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Message: <blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 92638" data-attributes="member: 17165">Hi [USER=1107]@Lauren[/USER],Great question. I think this is tricky honestly.A strong way to start thinking about this question (as with all interview questions) is to reflect. Ask yourself where you actually see yourself in 10 years, rather than answering what you think the firm would like to hear. I think it is hugely important to remain authentic when being interviewed/when you are applying.I was asked this in an interview (it may have been 'in 5 years'). I tried to avoid speaking about specific practice areas, for example, (I am unsure where you are in your career journey so you may have a much clearer idea than I did when I was applying!), and instead I mentioned less tangible things, such as how I aim to feel, the level of satisfaction I want to have, career balance, family/personal goals and my level of competence practicing law. I took this approach because, to me, it felt inauthentic (and potentially naïve) to answer with very specific goals (especially if they were not goals that I really held).You may well differ from me, for example, you may know already that in 10 years you will have chosen to continue a career in private practice, rather than moving in-house, for example. However, personally, even though I think this is likely true for me, I felt uncomfortable saying this without substantial experience of private practice itself. Answering with less tangible goals felt more authentic to me and is less easily to challenge. For example, it would seem fair for an interviewer to ask "how can you see yourself being X when you are yet to actually practice?". I think that this would be difficult to answer without experience to back it up!Perhaps one way to avoid the above would be to caveat your answer and say something similar to: 'provided that I do enjoy private practice as much as I foresee and hope I will, I see myself doing X or being Y'.Lastly, to answer your point about mentioning more unique characteristics to the firm such as innovation/tech, I am not sure I completely understand what you mean. How would you link this to your answer about where you see yourself in the future?I am going to tag [USER=16764]@James Carrabino[/USER] here as I bet he will have an interesting approach to this question!  🙌I hope that helps! I am very happy to answer any follow-ups you might have <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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