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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amma Usman" data-source="post: 190683" data-attributes="member: 36740">Yay! Great news! I’ve included a few tips below. It’s a mix of technical and soft tips, and I believe both are equally important for success;<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Relax the night before. I don’t recommend preparing hefty content the day before as it tends to stir one‘s nerves up before the assessment. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Research on how to ace the key components of the AC. Usually, this tends to be motivational, competency, and situational interviews, as well as commercial awareness interviews (CA). CA should be weaved in at any of the other interview types I mentioned, as it‘s a skill that should be highlighted naturally. Law firms value this heavily, as you can imagine. Lawyers in the commercial world are business advisors as well as legal advisors. Notice how the commerce part comes first in the term ‘commercial lawyer’ ?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As a transactional focused law firm, I suspect the case study to be a corporate one. I also know this has been the case at A&O in the past. However, I am not completely certain about this. On tips to prepare for corporate case studies, see the two links below;</li> </ul>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/new-corporate-case-study-analysis.9391/[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/mock-m-a-case-study-analysis.9136/[/URL]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Confidence. I appreciate this may sound a bit flowery, but if you’re confident on your abilities to excel at the AC, it will reflect in the responses you give. You didn’t get the AC by chance, they saw potential in you. All that’s left to do now is to calm yourself and showcase those abilities. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Know your motivations. When I was applying, I fell into the trap of only knowing what I put in my application form. As you can imagine, this is very bad as your motivations for why law, or why X firm, shouldn’t be solely contained in 300 words or less. I took time out to understand what was driving me and why. This solid understanding made communicating those passions at length in an interview very easy. So, understand these drivers of yours. On this, avoid talking about personal experiences too much. By personal, I mean attributing your passion for Big Law to rather generic things like a person, or the international reach, etc. Focus on being specific to your experiences. For example, started a business or worked in one? Done legal work experience? Why the business side of law, and not family or immigration? Literally differentiating between the various forms of law in the interview to say ‘I liked this cause.. I didn’t like this cause..’, helps craft a solid answer. Basically.. show your journey. Nobody woke up one day and decided to go into the profession - there would be drivers. Some will be more specific and professional than others, so focus on those. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Presentation. This is a given, but coming in professionally dressed in a smart suit goes a long way. At the end of the day, it’s a clientele role. </li> </ul>Again, very well done on getting to this stage. I’m sure you’ll ace it!</blockquote>

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