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I don’t think you can prepare properly in all honesty. The exercise is going to be designed for you to think on your feet and respond to information as you have been given it.
You can consider what a trainer’s role is though and consider the realistic expectations that will be set of a trainee. It is hard to say what the scenario you will face will be but it’s likely to be either interacting with a client or a colleague.
In these instances, it’s going to be rare for you to be expected to “advise” them on the spot - it is more likely that it is more how you engage with them, and how you gather information from them by asking relevant questions.
One common role play is that a client has arrived at the office and you have to meet them as the partner who they are due to meet is running late. In these instances, a trainee would not be expected to start the meeting, they would generally be expected to just engage the client until the partner is there - it’s much more about engaging in small talk and keeping the client occupied rather than starting to engage with them in legal advice.
