Everyone knows the importance of making a good first impression. This has never been more important than in a job interview. Therefore, at Thomson Legal, we aim to help each of our candidates to prepare, perform and ultimately to be successful in all interview situations by providing them with useful legal job interview tips.
Below you can find just a few of our many legal interview tips, available as a free download and further down this page. While these tips provide you with some guidance for your next interview, our team can offer further tips relating to your specific interview, ensuring that you prepare and perform to the best of your ability.
Modern interview techniques are considerably more complex with many law firms and companies now having unique approaches and methods that they utilise to assess future hires. This can prove challenging to interviewees, which is why we recommend preparing for all interviews with the help of our legal interview tips.
Before the Interview
During the Interview
Competency Based Questions & STAR System
The purpose of a competency interview is to allow employers to to question you on specific character traits: leadership, autonomy, collaboration and people-management are common examples. Think of situations that demonstrate relevancy to the role, You may be asked to give position examples as well as difficult situations where things did not go according to plan. For these type of questions it is important to recognise your faults and mistakes but also to show the lessons learned and the resolution to the situation.
Further Guidance
While the above tips and advice will help you to start preparing for your next interview, these tips do not ensure that you are prepared for your specific interview. Our team can provide you with further guidance relating to your next career move. It is worth remembering that interviews can vary hugely internationally as well as across law firms and roles. Thomson Legal can help you prepare for your specific interviews, ensuring that you are fully prepared for everything that may come up. Additionally, our team can help calm your nerves to ensure that you are feeling prepared and confident for your next legal interview. Do you feel prepared for your next interview? Find out how we can help you by speaking to a member of our team.