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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 221840" data-attributes="member: 36777">I think this structure makes sense; when answering this kind of question, I also used to split it up in a 'Why commercial law generally" and a "Why the firm" part, allocating around 1 minute of speaking time to each. I like this structure because it makes it very clear that you are addressing both points in the question directly; and ensuring the recruiter doesn't get lost when listening to your answer is crucial for progression. That said, if there is significant overlap between your general why commercial law reasons and your firm-specific motivations, you could also bridge the analysis and go for the following approach:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Explain reason 1 why you want to work in commercial law; and the explain how this motivation makes the law firm particularly well-suited for you (e.g. if you want to go into commercial law because you enjoy advocacy and working on contentious matters in a business context, you could make a nice link to how this fits well with the strengths in disputes of firms such as HSFK). </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Explain reason 2 for pursuing commercial law, and then explain how this also makes the firm a particularly good fit. </li> </ol>Nonetheless, if you choose to go down this route, you should be careful of two things: (i) you should avoid making strained connections between the "why commercial law" and "why the firm" motivations; and (ii) you should ensure you are very clear as to when you are discussing the general commercial law point and when you are discussing the specific firm point, so that the recruiter can be sure you have adequately addressed both.</blockquote>

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