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Hi everyone,It's my first year applying, and the firm I've gotten through to the assessment process with - so no prior experience to go on here.The first two assessments involve one proofreading exercise (which takes 30 minutes, timed), and one drafting exercise (one hour, timed).I have never done any paralegal work before, so I am quite daunted as to what to expect. What exactly does proof reading a legal document involve? Just spelling errors and ambiguity? Or big omissions, such as a key legal issue which isn't included? I worry that the latter will be a problem if the document involves an area of law I know nothing about, as I've never studied it (e.g. M&A, company law...). There's only so much research you can do in 30 minutes!If anyone has completed a similar exercise at an MC/international firm - any thoughts?Thank you in advance
Hi everyone,
It's my first year applying, and the firm I've gotten through to the assessment process with - so no prior experience to go on here.
The first two assessments involve one proofreading exercise (which takes 30 minutes, timed), and one drafting exercise (one hour, timed).
I have never done any paralegal work before, so I am quite daunted as to what to expect. What exactly does proof reading a legal document involve? Just spelling errors and ambiguity? Or big omissions, such as a key legal issue which isn't included? I worry that the latter will be a problem if the document involves an area of law I know nothing about, as I've never studied it (e.g. M&A, company law...). There's only so much research you can do in 30 minutes!
If anyone has completed a similar exercise at an MC/international firm - any thoughts?
Thank you in advance
