How to Prepare for an Investment Funds Interview
Investment funds is a more niche practice area, so if you have an interview for a funds team, you may feel you know less about it than about, say, general corporate work. That is completely normal and manageable. As with...
How to Prepare for a Capital Markets Interview
Capital markets is one of those practice areas that sounds impressive and slightly mysterious, and if you have an interview for one, you may be unsure what they will actually ask. The reassuring news is the same as for other...
How to Prepare for an Intellectual Property Interview
Intellectual property is a wonderfully varied area, covering things like trademarks, copyright, patents and technology, and often sitting where law meets creativity, innovation and business. If you have an IP interview coming up, the reassuring news is familiar: as a...
How to Prepare for an Arbitration Interview
Arbitration is one of the most sought-after dispute areas, blending the reasoning and advocacy of litigation with a distinct, often cross-border, framework for resolving disputes outside the regular courts. If you have an arbitration interview, you are probably wondering what...
How to Prepare for a Judicial Clerkship Interview
Interviewing for a judicial clerkship or a role assisting a judge is a special kind of interview, because the person assessing you is often the judge (or their office), and what they need is quite specific: someone who can research...
How to Prepare for a Startup In-House Interview
Interviewing for a legal role at a startup is different from interviewing at a law firm or a large company, and the difference is worth understanding. Startups move fast, wear many hats, and need a lawyer who is pragmatic, commercially...
How to Prepare for a Tax Interview
Tax has a reputation as one of the most technical, detail-driven legal fields, so a tax interview can feel intimidating, as if you will be quizzed on complex provisions you have not mastered. Relax: as a student or junior, you...
How to Prepare for a Banking & Finance Interview
Banking and finance can sound like the most intimidating practice area to interview for, because “finance” conjures visions of complex numbers you are sure they will grill you on. Take a breath: as a student or junior, you are not...
How to Explain a Career Switch in a Legal Interview
Whenever you are moving (switching practice areas, changing roles, or leaving a job), an interviewer will ask why, and how you answer matters enormously. Handled well, your switch sounds like a deliberate, positive step. Handled badly, it can raise red...
HR Rounds for Lawyers: How to Handle Them
The HR round sometimes gets underestimated by candidates who are strong on the legal side. “It is just HR,” they think, and then treat it casually, which is a mistake. The HR round assesses things that genuinely matter (your fit,...
