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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 223696" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hello!Video interviews definitely feel different from written applications, but the good news is that you don't need to overhaul everything - it's more about adapting your structure so it fits naturally into 1-2 minutes and doesn't sound scripted.For questions such as "Why X Firm", I would try choosing two strong and specific reasons instead of the three you might write in an application. Give a sentence or two on why each reason matters to you (with reference to your past experiences or future goals), and then end with a short line linking it back to your motivations. This keeps your answer natural and stops you from sounding overly rehearsed.For skills or qualities questions, you don't need to list everything. Pick one or two key qualities, give a very brief example, and connect it to why it matters in the role. This should be more than enough information for a VI question.The method that really helped me was preparing bullet-point prompts rather than full scripts. When I tried to memorise whole paragraphs, I sounded robotic and would lose my place or talk too quickly. With quick prompts in the form of bullet-points, you can stay structured but it still feels conversational. I also kept a small "example bank" in mind, and before completing the VI, wrote down my main experiences and discussed what skills were displayed in each. This meant that I wasn't scrambling to think of examples under pressure, and I could pick the experience that suited the question best.There are also a few resources on TCLA that are super useful and I would check out - you can find the video interview section of the TCLA Wiki here, and I would really recommend <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/a-complete-guide-for-competency-interview-preparation.9380/#post-198792" target="_blank">Andrei's post</a> in particular!I hope that assists! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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