Legal Counsel Question:

☛ What do you think about law as it is practised in private practice firms?
☛ What are the three main attributes for a successful commercial lawyer?
☛ What views do you hold on the recent budget?
☛ Who would you take a desert island, and why?
☛ Are you a member of any clubs or charities?
☛ What sort of activities are you interested in outside of work?
☛ Are you a socialising person? What is your work/life balance?
☛ Would your social life infringe on your work commitment?
☛ If so, how? Explain.
☛ What sort of management skills do you have?
☛ Do you think you require training in management skills? Why?
☛ Do you prefer to manage yourself or let someone else do the managing?
☛ Are you a leader or a follower?
☛ Are you computer literate?
☛ Would you be able to do time-recording? Do you keep good time?
☛ What sort of employment background do you have?
☛ Why did you come to us through an agency?
☛ Have you applied anywhere else apart from us?
☛ Have you had any other interviews apart from us?
☛ Have you been offered a position yet?
☛ How much notice would you need to give to your present employer if you were offered a position?
☛ Would you be willing to branch out into any other area of law, if the need arose?
☛ Have you ever been abroad?
☛ Do you speak any other languages apart from English?
☛ What questions have you for us?