Legal Interview Advice Directory

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Interview Questions & Answers

• Are psychometric tests a good idea for solicitor recruitment? 27/04/2024
• Should I tell a potential employer why I am leaving my current employer? 22/03/2023
• Effective Interview Techniques for Employers 18/08/2022
• 10 Top Interview Tips for Interviewers 27/01/2022
• Job Interviews – 10 Top Tips for Candidates 27/01/2022
• Interview Question and Answer 52 – Why haven’t you had many interviews? 08/12/2021
• Interview Question 51 – Give an example of how a situation or project that had a positive outcome depended on the work of people from a wide range of backgrounds and ideas. 16/11/2021
• Interview Question & Answer 50 – Give an example of a recent commercial deal that captured your attention 20/10/2021
• Interview Question & Answer 49 – Give an example of a project or task that you felt compelled to complete on your own. What stopped you from delegating? 19/09/2021
• Interview Question 48 – Explain the organisational structure in your last company and how you fitted into it? 21/07/2021
• Interview Question & Answer – Do You Work Well with Others? 12/06/2021
• Interview Question 46 – Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company? 18/05/2021
• Interview Question & Answer 45 – Do you need other people around to stimulate you or are you self-motivated? 10/04/2021
• Interview Question 44 – Do you mind working for someone older than yourself? Younger than you? 11/03/2021
• Interview Question and Answer – Do you know how to motivate other people? 08/02/2021
• Interview Question 42 – Do you feel you are ready to take on greater responsibilities? 15/01/2021
• Legal Job Interview Techniques – The Fake Receptionist 15/01/2021
• Interview Question and Answer 41 – Do You Enjoy Travelling? 09/12/2020
• Interview Question & Answer no.40 – Do You Consider Yourself Successful? 14/11/2020
• Interview Question 38 – Did you increase sales or profits in your last job? 12/03/2020
• Interview Question 37 – Did you feel you progressed satisfactorily in your last job? 12/03/2020
• Interview Question – did you enjoy university? 12/02/2020
• Interview Question – Did your (university) course live up to expectations? 12/02/2020
• Interview Question 34 – Describe your strongest and weakest colleagues – how do you cope with such diverse personalities? 22/01/2020
• Interview Question 33 – Describe the project or idea that you were most satisfied to sell to your management. 22/01/2020
• Inappropriate interview question – are you the type of person to cry if someone shouts at you? 08/12/2019
• Interview Question and Answer – describe a time that you failed to sell an idea that you knew was the right one. 08/12/2019
• Interview Question – Describe a time when you had a number of conflicting demands on your time and how you dealt with this. 08/12/2019
• Interview Question & Answer – Describe a time when you failed to engage at the right level in your organisation. Why did you do that and how did you handle the situation? 07/11/2019
• Interview Question & Answers – Describe a situation where you worked as part of a team. 07/11/2019
• Interview Question & Answer 28 – Describe a situation where you are asked to do something you had never attempted previously. 11/10/2019
• Interview Question & Answer 27 – Describe a situation where you had to change your approach half way through a project or task following new input into the project. 11/10/2019
• Interview Question and Answer – Describe a situation where you had a disagreement or an argument with a superior – how did you handle it? 17/09/2019
• Interview Question: Describe a situation in which you have led a team. 17/09/2019
• Negotiating for the sake of negotiating – the risks of haggling on salary during the job offer process 15/09/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Are you willing to travel? 16/07/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – are you satisfied with your academic achievements to date? 16/07/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question & Answer – are you prepared to relocate? 09/06/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question & Answer – Describe a Situation when you had a communicate a message.. 09/06/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – describe a situation in which you were a member of a team – what did you do to positively contribute to it? 10/05/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – describe a situation in which you influenced or motivated people. 10/05/2019
• Legal Job Interview and Answer – describe a situation in which you have led a team. 07/04/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Describe a Situation in which you dealt with confrontation, for example a difficult customer? 07/04/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Describe a project where you needed to involve input from other departments – how did you identify that need and how did you ensure buy-in from the appropriate leaders and managers? 10/03/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – describe a project or situation where you took a project to completion despite important opposition. 10/03/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – describe a time where you had to drive a team through change 10/02/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – demonstrate an understanding of organisational issues 10/02/2019
• What to Expect From an In-House Legal Counsel Job Interview 19/01/2019
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Can you work under pressure? 09/01/2019
• Should I tell my recruitment consultant if an employer I have interviewed with contacts me directly? 18/12/2018
• Exaggerating on CVs – a good idea? 11/12/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Can you give me evidence that you set yourself high personal standards? 05/12/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Can you act on your own initiative 25/11/2018
• Don’t tell candidates they have been rejected until you are absolutely sure that you don’t want them. 20/11/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Describe a project or situation where you had to use different leadership styles to reach your goal? 12/10/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – describe a company you think is doing well or badly and explain why you think this is so? 09/10/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Are you hoping for specialisation in a particular field. If so, why? 03/10/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Are you considering any other positions at the moment? 01/10/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Are you Competitive? 30/09/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – Are you Aggressive? 28/09/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answer – are you accepted into a team quickly? 15/09/2018
• Legal Job Interview Question and Answers – are you a leader? 13/09/2018
• 10 Things to do before a Legal Job Interview 10/09/2017
• Top Tips for Succeeding at Legal Job Interviews 15/04/2016
• Top 5 Tips for getting the most out of Interviews 03/09/2015
• Top 5 Tips for Getting the most out of Candidates 03/09/2015
• Interview Question – What sort of response would your referees give? 04/02/2013
• An interview with Jonathan Fagan, Solicitor, Legal Recruitment Consultant and Career Coach 12/10/2011
• How Do Training Contract Interviews Vary when with Partners or HR Managers 09/09/2011
• Taking Up References 24/06/2011
• Job Offers – how to decide 24/06/2011
• Business Acumen 24/06/2011
• Job Offers – Sticking or Twisting 23/06/2011
• The Unwritten Rules of Legal Job Interviews 23/06/2011
• Discussing Flexible Hours or Child Care in a Job Interview 20/06/2011
• Technical Questions in a Legal Job Interview 20/06/2011
• How to Get Travel Expenses Paid for Job Interviews 20/06/2011
• Interview Question – if you did not have to work, what would you do? 17/06/2011
• Interview Question – What can you contribute to a team? 17/06/2011
• Interview Question – Would you describe yourself as ambitious? 17/06/2011
• What to Wear for an Interview 16/06/2011

Interview Techniques

This is a list of our articles from both the Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment sites and the Legal Recruitment Blog. All the articles are on the theme of legal job interviews.

• 10 Top Interview Questions for Legal Jobs
• 5 Questions to ask at the end of Legal Job Interviews
• 5 Things not to take to a Job Interview
• 5 Ways to Avoid Recruiting Duff Candidates for Law Firms
• 105 minute training video on how to succeed at legal job interviews
• Attending Interviews – do locums need to do this?
• Business Acumen
• Business Acumen – what’s it all about?
• Dealing with technical questions in a legal job interview
• Discussing Flexible Hours or Child Care in a Job Interview
• Getting Feedback from Employers from Job Interviews – is it worth it?
• How do Training Contract Interviews Vary when with Partners or HR Managers
• How long can I keep a job offer open for before making a decision?
• How to dress for a legal job interview
• How to get round questions about legal work experience if you don’t have any
• How to Get Travel Expenses Paid for Job Interviews
• If I am looking for a training contract, how many firms should I be applying to for work?
• Interview Guide for Law Firms and Legal Employers
• Interview Guide for Candidates – quick summary and top tips
• Interview Preparation for Lawyers
• Interview Question – are you able to supply any references and if yes, who? What do you think they would say about you?
• Interview Question – are you ashamed of your ‘new university’ degree?
• Interview Question – do you prefer to work in a team or on your own?
• Interview Question – how do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?
• Interview Question – How many training contracts have you applied for?
• Interview Question – How was your journey?
• Interview Question – if you could take one celebrity to a desert island, who would it be and why?
• Interview Question – If you did not have to work, what would you do?
• Interview Question – if you did not have to work, what would you do?
• Interview Question – if you had a million pounds how would you spend it?
• Interview Question – Is that your natural hair colour?
• Interview Question – overcoming a hurdle
• Interview Question – tell me how you would market our firm if you joined us
• Interview Question – tell me something about yourself
• Interview Question – tell us about your interests and hobbies?
• Interview Question – what are your weaknesses?
• Interview Question – What can you contribute to a team?
• Interview Question – what contribution do you make to a team?
• Interview Question – what do you see as the main challenges facing us with climate change?
• Interview Question – What do you think will bring about the end of the world?
• Interview Question – What sort of response would your referees give?
• Interview Question – Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
• Interview question – where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
• Interview Question – why do you want to be a solicitor at this firm?
• Interview Question – would you describe yourself as ambitious?
• Interview Question – Would you describe yourself as ambitious?
• Interview Resources for Lawyers on the Web
• Interviewing using The Apprentice style selection techniques
• Interviews and Childcare Questions
• Job Offers – how to decide
• Job Offers – Sticking or Twisting
• Newly Qualified Solicitors – head of department jobs?
• Taking Up References
• Technical Questions in a Legal Job Interview
• The Joy of Paralegal Recruitment
• The Perfect Job Interview
• The Unwritten Rules of Legal Job Interviews
• Top 5 Things to Take to a Job Interview
• Top 5 Tips for Getting the most out of Candidates
• Top 5 Tips for getting the most out of Interviews
• What is your alternative career, should law not be the path for you
• What to Wear for an Interview

105 minute Legal Job Interview Training Video – with suggested answers, interview technique, how to cope with difficult questions, how to manage stress, etc.. etc..

Legal Interview Training Videos

These videos are a series we made in 2011 at a workshop at the University of Chester for a group of volunteers. The volunteers were applying for training contracts. We spent the day providing advice and guidance for interview technique, assessment centres, improving your application forms and much more. The interviews are about 105 minutes long in total.