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<blockquote data-quote="Dheepa" data-source="post: 48290" data-attributes="member: 1572"><p>I always structured my answers in two parts: </p><p></p><p>a) Interest in the firm's work (the most important part in my opinion, since they are at the end of hiring you to do the job) </p><p>b) Culture which for me included anything to do with diversity initiatives, pro bono emphasis and any insights I had gained from speaking to people at the firm. </p><p></p><p>I actually always did my best to hone in on the firm's biggest/most important practice areas by tying my interest to my own experiences. I always felt that this made my application to a firm more convincing as it demonstrated that I had not only taken the time to research their strengths but that I was keen to actually do the work that generated most of their revenue. That being said, I tried to keep generic by focusing on broader areas of law, like an interest in transactional work for transactional firms or when I was applying to HSF for example I really focused on all mooting I did and how that gave me an interest in disputes work. That way you're being specific without necessarily committing yourself to an overly niche practice area. </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dheepa, post: 48290, member: 1572"] I always structured my answers in two parts: a) Interest in the firm's work (the most important part in my opinion, since they are at the end of hiring you to do the job) b) Culture which for me included anything to do with diversity initiatives, pro bono emphasis and any insights I had gained from speaking to people at the firm. I actually always did my best to hone in on the firm's biggest/most important practice areas by tying my interest to my own experiences. I always felt that this made my application to a firm more convincing as it demonstrated that I had not only taken the time to research their strengths but that I was keen to actually do the work that generated most of their revenue. That being said, I tried to keep generic by focusing on broader areas of law, like an interest in transactional work for transactional firms or when I was applying to HSF for example I really focused on all mooting I did and how that gave me an interest in disputes work. That way you're being specific without necessarily committing yourself to an overly niche practice area. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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