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<blockquote data-quote="Amma Usman" data-source="post: 183870" data-attributes="member: 36740">Hey [USER=35320]@tosin4774[/USER] , thanks for your question. Ideally, you should cover two things in the answer. When I was applying for insight schemes, the word count was typically 300 words and less. This means you’ll need to be really concise in your answer. 1. Why Commercial Law: This requires strong demonstrated interest. Often times, candidates fall into the trap of including generic answers like cross-border work or highly stimulating deals. As you can imagine, this is generic because alot of professions offer this. For more information on this, I have made a thread on Friday which I have linked <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-commercial-law-investigating-your-%E2%80%98why%E2%80%99.9113/" target="_blank">HERE.</a> It relates to finding your WHY which I feel is super important for the process - and life generally! 2. Why the Specific Firm: Again, this is another point which requires strong, non-generic points. Agreed, this is not an easy question to answer, as a lot of firms feel similar from the outset. They all do the same kinds of work and work on similar deals. However, dig deep and you will find differences in their internal strategy, differences in their practice area specializations, and so on. How do you find this out? A good deep dive on the website will help. However, speaking to people at the firm or future trainees is recommended. They are able to tell you about projects and procedures beyond the surface of a web page! Bonus points: If the word count permits, you could also touch on any skills, experiences, or achievements which make you a stellar candidate for the scheme.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Amma Usman, post: 183870, member: 36740"] Hey [USER=35320]@tosin4774[/USER] , thanks for your question. Ideally, you should cover two things in the answer. When I was applying for insight schemes, the word count was typically 300 words and less. This means you’ll need to be really concise in your answer. [B]1. Why Commercial Law: [/B]This requires strong demonstrated interest. Often times, candidates fall into the trap of including generic answers like cross-border work or highly stimulating deals. As you can imagine, this is generic because alot of professions offer this. For more information on this, I have made a thread on Friday which I have linked [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-commercial-law-investigating-your-%E2%80%98why%E2%80%99.9113/'][B]HERE.[/B][/URL][B] [/B]It relates to finding your WHY which I feel is super important for the process - and life generally! [B]2. Why the Specific Firm: [/B]Again, this is another point which requires strong, non-generic points. Agreed, this is not an easy question to answer, as a lot of firms feel similar from the outset. They all do the same kinds of work and work on similar deals. However, dig deep and you will find differences in their internal strategy, differences in their practice area specializations, and so on. How do you find this out? A good deep dive on the website will help. However, speaking to people at the firm or future trainees is recommended. They are able to tell you about projects and procedures beyond the surface of a web page! [B]Bonus points: [/B]If the word count permits, you could also touch on any skills, experiences, or achievements which make you a stellar candidate for the scheme. [/QUOTE]

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