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<blockquote data-quote="Roland" data-source="post: 12667" data-attributes="member: 1468"><p>I just got invited to AC for the Government Legal Department trainee scheme. Has anyone interviewed there in previous years? Any tips and guidance would be appreciated!</p><p></p><p>It will be an hour long written exercise and a panel interview with 2 senior government lawyers and an independent chairperson. Details are below:</p><p></p><p>'WRITTEN EXERCISE</p><p></p><p>You will be given a practical legal problem</p><p>which you will be asked to analyse and then</p><p>address a number of questions.</p><p>You will be given 60 minutes to complete the</p><p>exercise. The exercise will be taken under test</p><p>conditions and you will be asked to complete</p><p>your answer on a laptop computer which will</p><p>be provided. </p><p></p><p>The exercise is not a test of legal knowledge</p><p>but of your analytical ability, judgement and</p><p>your ability to communicate effectively in</p><p>writing. If you have been or are studying law,</p><p>you will not be given credit for referring to</p><p>any legal knowledge beyond the given</p><p>material because this would give you an</p><p>unfair advantage over those who have not yet</p><p>studied law.</p><p></p><p>As part of the exercise, you will need to</p><p>assume that you are writing to a senior</p><p>colleague or minister who has asked for your</p><p>advice. You will be given the necessary</p><p>information about the law which you will</p><p>need to refer to in order to advise your</p><p>manager.</p><p></p><p>You should express your thoughts clearly,</p><p>using language appropriate to your audience.</p><p>However, you do not need to spend time</p><p>writing in formal ‘legal opinion’ style (i.e.</p><p>formally saying you “are asked to advise etc.”,</p><p>followed by a recital of the facts).</p><p></p><p>Following the written exercise, you will be</p><p>given a copy of your response. You will then</p><p>spend around 20 minutes reviewing your</p><p>response as you prepare to be questioned on</p><p>it at the start of the interview. You will have</p><p>your response with you during the interview.</p><p></p><p>INTERVIEW</p><p></p><p>The interview provides you with a further</p><p>opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the</p><p>behaviours listed in the ‘What are we looking</p><p>for’ chapter. You should expect your interview</p><p>to last for 70 minutes.</p><p></p><p>Your interview panel will comprise two senior</p><p>government lawyers and an independent</p><p>chairperson. On occasion, observers are</p><p>allocated to interview sessions. Where an</p><p>observer is present, they will take no part in</p><p>either the questioning or decision-making</p><p>process.</p><p></p><p>At the beginning of the interview, the panel</p><p>will spend up to 15 minutes questioning you</p><p>on your response to the written exercise. This</p><p>will enable you to expand upon the key points</p><p>which you have made.</p><p></p><p>Following this, you will be asked a selection of</p><p>ability, behaviour and strength-based</p><p>questions by members of the interview panel.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the interview you will be asked</p><p>if you have anything to add which you believe</p><p>may be relevant to your application. You will</p><p>be able to ask the panel any questions you</p><p>may have. You will also have the opportunity</p><p>of asking for any personal information you</p><p>have given to be treated in confidence.'</p><p></p><p>Many thanks!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roland, post: 12667, member: 1468"] I just got invited to AC for the Government Legal Department trainee scheme. Has anyone interviewed there in previous years? Any tips and guidance would be appreciated! It will be an hour long written exercise and a panel interview with 2 senior government lawyers and an independent chairperson. Details are below: 'WRITTEN EXERCISE You will be given a practical legal problem which you will be asked to analyse and then address a number of questions. You will be given 60 minutes to complete the exercise. The exercise will be taken under test conditions and you will be asked to complete your answer on a laptop computer which will be provided. The exercise is not a test of legal knowledge but of your analytical ability, judgement and your ability to communicate effectively in writing. If you have been or are studying law, you will not be given credit for referring to any legal knowledge beyond the given material because this would give you an unfair advantage over those who have not yet studied law. As part of the exercise, you will need to assume that you are writing to a senior colleague or minister who has asked for your advice. You will be given the necessary information about the law which you will need to refer to in order to advise your manager. You should express your thoughts clearly, using language appropriate to your audience. However, you do not need to spend time writing in formal ‘legal opinion’ style (i.e. formally saying you “are asked to advise etc.”, followed by a recital of the facts). Following the written exercise, you will be given a copy of your response. You will then spend around 20 minutes reviewing your response as you prepare to be questioned on it at the start of the interview. You will have your response with you during the interview. INTERVIEW The interview provides you with a further opportunity to demonstrate evidence of the behaviours listed in the ‘What are we looking for’ chapter. You should expect your interview to last for 70 minutes. Your interview panel will comprise two senior government lawyers and an independent chairperson. On occasion, observers are allocated to interview sessions. Where an observer is present, they will take no part in either the questioning or decision-making process. At the beginning of the interview, the panel will spend up to 15 minutes questioning you on your response to the written exercise. This will enable you to expand upon the key points which you have made. Following this, you will be asked a selection of ability, behaviour and strength-based questions by members of the interview panel. At the end of the interview you will be asked if you have anything to add which you believe may be relevant to your application. You will be able to ask the panel any questions you may have. You will also have the opportunity of asking for any personal information you have given to be treated in confidence.' Many thanks!! [/QUOTE]
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