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why do you actually want to work in commercial law? (honest)
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<blockquote data-quote="TCLA Community Assistant" data-source="post: 38797" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>To be fair, I never struggled with conversations at the vast majority of the law firms I have worked for or with. And I used to have plenty of pretty random conversations with various people about the things you mentioned.</p><p></p><p>Generally the people were great - I think that’s because I got them at their most optimistic though. Graduate recruitment is fun and energetic and there is always a bit of a buzz about it from all levels of seniority. The lack of EQ was always down to how demanding people were - having to chair a meeting with the senior partner in the room, with trainees putting on the agenda for the meeting a complaint about the size of the jacket potatoes in the canteen (because they were too big) is just one example of the lack of EQ shown...</p><p></p><p>I was always a little too outspoken and lacked the diplomacy for law firms. I often had strong opinions and even when I kept my mouth shut, my face would give the game away. There is a lyric to one of my favourite songs that says “she’s got looks that tell the truth when she lies” and I swear it must be about me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCLA Community Assistant, post: 38797, member: 2672"] To be fair, I never struggled with conversations at the vast majority of the law firms I have worked for or with. And I used to have plenty of pretty random conversations with various people about the things you mentioned. Generally the people were great - I think that’s because I got them at their most optimistic though. Graduate recruitment is fun and energetic and there is always a bit of a buzz about it from all levels of seniority. The lack of EQ was always down to how demanding people were - having to chair a meeting with the senior partner in the room, with trainees putting on the agenda for the meeting a complaint about the size of the jacket potatoes in the canteen (because they were too big) is just one example of the lack of EQ shown... I was always a little too outspoken and lacked the diplomacy for law firms. I often had strong opinions and even when I kept my mouth shut, my face would give the game away. There is a lyric to one of my favourite songs that says “she’s got looks that tell the truth when she lies” and I swear it must be about me :D [/QUOTE]
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