Hi, I recently had this experience while interviewing for a US law firm. One thing I did was to keep relating back with regard to how this experience has been useful in developing a transferable skill relevant to commercial law. I also showed that I spent time cultivating genuine interests outside my studies.
Yes, I have, but I did not receive any updates after the interview.
I am very interested , I still don't know what tasks we will be given
Thank you - it took them exactly 7 days after the interview.
Coming back on this to correct myself as I've had to do some research on partnership and funds recently, and I hate being wrong on the Internet - the GP *is* liable in a limited partnership, *but* will often itself be a corporate entity with limited liability for its owners, shielding them from many forms of liability - and will likely maintain minimal capital and assets in its own name. Liability is also generally limited downstream as topcos, midcos etc. will be corporate entities with limited liability down the ownership structure so the default of an opco/portco shouldn't impact other fund assets.
this is really interesting! I wish more firms start doing this.
I suppose as Cooley have such a low intake it would work better for them compared to other firms - but yes this is cool!
Interested in hearing your thoughts!I think that linking deals to broader industry trends is a smart way to go - it does the service of showing a fairly sophisticated understanding of what partners and clients are thinking about. One trick with this is to avoid overreach and overgeneralisation, and I would expect to be grilled on any broader comments on the market. That said, it's probably in many ways easier to make a broad comment on market context and implications than to dig into the nitty-gritty of deals which, as you've mentioned, are not publicised in granular fashion. The expectation won't be the you've got expert knowledge so don't sweat it too much, you should acquit yourself well with basic knowledge, sense and the courage of your convictions.
I don’t think you do have to link your experiences back to commercial law unless explicitly asked.Thank you @Jessica Booker @summer207 @curious_cat - I am just wondering, if I keep relating my experiences back to commercial law when they ask me about my CV, would it seem very contrived? I've broken down my CV into what I enjoyed about my experiences and the skills I gained but am not sure if it would always be necessary to make the link back to commercial law?
