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Khurram

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Invited to a JD VI. it involves a discussion w a trainee and then an interview with two lawyers. Does anyone have any tips or insights? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Invited to a JD VI. it involves a discussion w a trainee and then an interview with two lawyers. Does anyone have any tips or insights? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Hi @Khurram! Do you know what the discussion with a trainee and interview with two lawyers is based on?

Linking some posts here, here and here to help with your prep anyway! Let me know if these are useful.
 
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Hi Avni, thanks for these they are really helpful.

From what I have read online, the discussion w the trainee is just to make you feel at ease (not assessed). The partner interview consists of the normal motivation questions, a few competency questions and I have come across one post saying there is the odd commercial awanress question.

Any other insight?
 

AvniD

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Hi Avni, thanks for these they are really helpful.

From what I have read online, the discussion w the trainee is just to make you feel at ease (not assessed). The partner interview consists of the normal motivation questions, a few competency questions and I have come across one post saying there is the odd commercial awanress question.

Any other insight?
@Khurram thanks for this additional information! I would recommend giving these questions here a look, alongside the other links in my previous post, to help prepare for your partner interview.

All the best!
 

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