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Bit late to this thread, but my personal favourite is when I was asked what skills do you think are important for a lawyer to have, particularly at our firm. Whilst explaining why being very personable is an incredibly important skill for a lawyer both in attracting clients but also getting along with your colleagues, I said that 'because if you are, for want of a better expression, a bit of a dick, people won't want to work with you or for you and you'll struggle to progress in your career'. Needless to say, as soon as those words left my lips, I was mortified and frantically tried to say 'excuse my French, but if you're someone who doesn't work well with others/get along with people...' but the genie was already out of the bottle at that point

Both the partner and the associate laughed and agreed with me, much to my relief and the associate then proceeded to swear in telling a funny anecdote about a similar interaction he had with a partner. Needless to say, however, the head of HR was not amused and later told me that she had never heard a candidate in her recruitment career ever say something like that. That said, I still got the vacation scheme