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Hi [USER=22110]@user9809[/USER] I think the way you should go about preparing for a paralegal interview will be very similar to the way you should prepare for a VS/TC interview. A lot of the questions will go along the same lines, testing your competencies, reflection on prior experiences, situational judgement, motivations for law and the firm, and commercial awareness. As such, I advise you to read my Complete Interview Preparation Guide - it provides a detailed breakdown of my best tips.

However, I do think that there will be some differences, as the firm will surely seek to test your understanding of the role of the paralegal. As such, you should prepare answers for questions such as:

• What do you think the day to day role of a paralegal is? What kind of tasks and workstreams do they assist lawyers with?
• What skills do you have that will allow you to successfully fulfil the specific responsibilities of this this role?
• How does a paralegal's work and role differ from that of a trainee?
• Why do you want to work as a paralegal, rather than as a trainee?

Finally, if you know the practice area you would work in, you should work on improving your understanding of:

1. How that practice area differs from other practices of the firm - what different service does it deliver, and how does its day to day work differ?
2. What is the firm's specific market position for this practice area - who are their competitors, who are their core clients? etc.
3. What are relevant trends and developments in the area?
4. What types of tasks does a paralegal assist with in this area specifically, and why is this type of work of interest to you?