Hi! I'm sorry if this has already been asked. But I was wondering if anyone has tips regarding the DLA Piper App QS? I feel like I'm struggling with 1) what they really mean with business news story? Like can it be any news that's about a business or something specific that they are looking for and 2) how to actually structure and answer this? Do we first mention which business news story, explain what happened and why we chose that one?
Hey - I think this application question seems to throw people off the most (especially as this is their only question, or it was when I applied!). I did the summer vacation scheme with the firm in 2020, and to help with this I would suggest:
1) any news about business - but something relevant. By that I mean something that you are interested in (and can show that interest) and something that is relevant to the job role that you are applying to (what is the impact of this story? how will it affect the firm? your career? the future legal market?)
2) for my answer I gave a brief synopsis of the story (aka a headline - 2 or 3 sentences). Then I explained why I was interested in the story giving 2 reasons and linking this to both my experience and the firm. My news story directly impacted the firm as it was taking place in a country where the firm was advising the government, which I included.
This is what worked for me, but I think they are much more interested in how you explain your interest in the story, and what you took from the news, rather than your ability to explain the story itself.
