Business Lawyer Question:
Top 100 Basic and Professional Business Lawyer Job Interview Questions:
Answer:
☛ 1 Where do you see yourself in five years time?
☛ 2 Where do you see yourself in ten years time?
☛ 3 Tell me about yourself?
☛ 4 What is your major achievement?
☛ 5 What do you consider yourself good at doing?
☛ 6 What sort of person are you?
☛ 7 What are your strengths?
☛ 8 What are your weaknesses?
☛ 9 How would you approach this job?
☛ 10 How do you get things done?
☛ 11 How would you decide on your objectives?
☛ 12 How do you manage your day?
☛ 13 What motivates you?
☛ 14 How do you cope without motivation?
☛ 15 How long were you at your last job?
☛ 16 Why did you leave your last job?
☛ 17 How have you changed in the last five years?
☛ 18 What contribution do you make to a team?
☛ 19 How do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?
☛ 20 Have you ever experienced such a problem during your working life?
☛ 21 If so, how did you cope and how did the matter resolve itself if it did occur?
☛ 22 What would your peers say about you?
☛ 23 Describe your ideal work environment?
☛ 24 Describe your worst work environment?
☛ 25 Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?
☛ 26 Tell me about a time when you felt that you dealt with a situation inadequately, and how has that changed how you would approach the same situation?
☛ 27 What do you think you can bring to this position?
☛ 28 What do you think you can bring to this company?
☛ 29 How do you see this job developing?
☛ 30 What sort of salary are you expecting?
☛ 31 What was your last salary?
☛ 32 If you did not have to work what would you do?
☛ 33 What decisions do you find easy to make?
☛ 34 What decisions do you find difficult to make?
☛ 35 Do you like to work in a team or on your own?
☛ 36 What would you do if you don’t get this position?
☛ 37 If offered the position, how long do you plan to stay at this company?
☛ 38 On taking this job, what would be your major contribution?
☛ 39 How do you get the best out of people?
☛ 40 How do you respond under stress?
☛ 41 Can you provide a recent example of when you were under stress, and how you coped?
☛ 42 What support training would you require to be able to do this job? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 43 What would you look forward to most in this job?
☛ 44 In your view, what are the major problems/opportunities facing the legal industry?
☛ 45 What will be your key target in this job if we appoint you?
☛ 46 What makes you think you can be successful with us?
☛ 47 How does the job sound to you?
☛ 48 Which subjects did you enjoy during your qualifying degree?
☛ 49 Why do you want to be a solicitor?
☛ 50 Have you always wanted to be a solicitor?
☛ 51 What is your alternative career, should law not be the avenue for you?
☛ 52 Would you be able to supply any references?
☛ 53 What sort of response would we get from your referees about your professional as well as social manner?
☛ 54 Why would you want to do LSC funded (legal aid) work? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 55 Why should we employ you, instead of someone else?
☛ 56 What do you think about partnership prospects in the future?
☛ 57 We are not willing to give partnership prospects, what are your views on that?
☛ 58 What are you expecting from this firm in the future?
☛ 59 What are your views on the franchising of legal aid firms?
☛ 60 What are your views on the policies of the Legal Services Commission?
☛ 61 What do you know about the impact of the Human Rights Act on law in this country?
☛ 62 Do you think that there will be a major impact on criminal law?
☛ 63 How has business/commercial/family law been affected by the change?
☛ 64 Have you ever attended a court hearing or employment tribunal?
☛ 65 What was the outcome?
☛ 66 How much preparation on files for trial do you do?
☛ 67 How much do you expect Counsel to do?
☛ 68 What do you think about the principle of Legal Aid? Should clients have to pay for services they use in all circumstances?
☛ 69 Are you willing to do after-hour work?
☛ 70 Are you willing to go through the accreditation process for police station advisors?
☛ 71 In the future would you be willing to manage a branch office? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 72 What sort of advocacy experience do you have (apart from those taught on the LPC)?
☛ 73 Do you think you would need to undergo training for advocacy?
☛ 74 How do you stand on equal opportunities?
☛ 75 Have you ever been involved either paid or unpaid with the services of the voluntary sector?
☛ 76 What do you think about law as it is practised in private practice firms?
☛ 77 What are the three main attributes for a successful commercial lawyer?
☛ 78 What views do you hold on the recent budget?
☛ 79 Who would you take a desert island, and why?
☛ 80 Are you a member of any clubs or charities?
☛ 81 What sort of activities are you interested in outside of work?
☛ 82 Are you a socialising person? What is your work/life balance?
☛ 83 Would your social life infringe on your work commitment?
☛ 84 If so, how? Explain.
☛ 85 What sort of management skills do you have?
☛ 86 Do you think you require training in management skills? Why?
☛ 87 Do you prefer to manage yourself or let someone else do the managing?
☛ 88 Are you a leader or a follower?
☛ 89 Are you computer literate?
☛ 90 Would you be able to do time-recording? Do you keep good time?
☛ 91 What sort of employment background do you have?
☛ 92 Why did you come to us through an agency?
☛ 93 Have you applied anywhere else apart from us?
☛ 94 Have you had any other interviews apart from us?
☛ 95 Have you been offered a position yet?
☛ 96 How much notice would you need to give to your present employer if you were offered a position?
☛ 97 Would you be willing to branch out into any other area of law, if the need arose?
☛ 98 Have you ever been abroad?
☛ 99 Do you speak any other languages apart from English?
☛ 100 What questions have you for us?
☛ 2 Where do you see yourself in ten years time?
☛ 3 Tell me about yourself?
☛ 4 What is your major achievement?
☛ 5 What do you consider yourself good at doing?
☛ 6 What sort of person are you?
☛ 7 What are your strengths?
☛ 8 What are your weaknesses?
☛ 9 How would you approach this job?
☛ 10 How do you get things done?
☛ 11 How would you decide on your objectives?
☛ 12 How do you manage your day?
☛ 13 What motivates you?
☛ 14 How do you cope without motivation?
☛ 15 How long were you at your last job?
☛ 16 Why did you leave your last job?
☛ 17 How have you changed in the last five years?
☛ 18 What contribution do you make to a team?
☛ 19 How do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?
☛ 20 Have you ever experienced such a problem during your working life?
☛ 21 If so, how did you cope and how did the matter resolve itself if it did occur?
☛ 22 What would your peers say about you?
☛ 23 Describe your ideal work environment?
☛ 24 Describe your worst work environment?
☛ 25 Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?
☛ 26 Tell me about a time when you felt that you dealt with a situation inadequately, and how has that changed how you would approach the same situation?
☛ 27 What do you think you can bring to this position?
☛ 28 What do you think you can bring to this company?
☛ 29 How do you see this job developing?
☛ 30 What sort of salary are you expecting?
☛ 31 What was your last salary?
☛ 32 If you did not have to work what would you do?
☛ 33 What decisions do you find easy to make?
☛ 34 What decisions do you find difficult to make?
☛ 35 Do you like to work in a team or on your own?
☛ 36 What would you do if you don’t get this position?
☛ 37 If offered the position, how long do you plan to stay at this company?
☛ 38 On taking this job, what would be your major contribution?
☛ 39 How do you get the best out of people?
☛ 40 How do you respond under stress?
☛ 41 Can you provide a recent example of when you were under stress, and how you coped?
☛ 42 What support training would you require to be able to do this job? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 43 What would you look forward to most in this job?
☛ 44 In your view, what are the major problems/opportunities facing the legal industry?
☛ 45 What will be your key target in this job if we appoint you?
☛ 46 What makes you think you can be successful with us?
☛ 47 How does the job sound to you?
☛ 48 Which subjects did you enjoy during your qualifying degree?
☛ 49 Why do you want to be a solicitor?
☛ 50 Have you always wanted to be a solicitor?
☛ 51 What is your alternative career, should law not be the avenue for you?
☛ 52 Would you be able to supply any references?
☛ 53 What sort of response would we get from your referees about your professional as well as social manner?
☛ 54 Why would you want to do LSC funded (legal aid) work? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 55 Why should we employ you, instead of someone else?
☛ 56 What do you think about partnership prospects in the future?
☛ 57 We are not willing to give partnership prospects, what are your views on that?
☛ 58 What are you expecting from this firm in the future?
☛ 59 What are your views on the franchising of legal aid firms?
☛ 60 What are your views on the policies of the Legal Services Commission?
☛ 61 What do you know about the impact of the Human Rights Act on law in this country?
☛ 62 Do you think that there will be a major impact on criminal law?
☛ 63 How has business/commercial/family law been affected by the change?
☛ 64 Have you ever attended a court hearing or employment tribunal?
☛ 65 What was the outcome?
☛ 66 How much preparation on files for trial do you do?
☛ 67 How much do you expect Counsel to do?
☛ 68 What do you think about the principle of Legal Aid? Should clients have to pay for services they use in all circumstances?
☛ 69 Are you willing to do after-hour work?
☛ 70 Are you willing to go through the accreditation process for police station advisors?
☛ 71 In the future would you be willing to manage a branch office? If not, why not? Explain.
☛ 72 What sort of advocacy experience do you have (apart from those taught on the LPC)?
☛ 73 Do you think you would need to undergo training for advocacy?
☛ 74 How do you stand on equal opportunities?
☛ 75 Have you ever been involved either paid or unpaid with the services of the voluntary sector?
☛ 76 What do you think about law as it is practised in private practice firms?
☛ 77 What are the three main attributes for a successful commercial lawyer?
☛ 78 What views do you hold on the recent budget?
☛ 79 Who would you take a desert island, and why?
☛ 80 Are you a member of any clubs or charities?
☛ 81 What sort of activities are you interested in outside of work?
☛ 82 Are you a socialising person? What is your work/life balance?
☛ 83 Would your social life infringe on your work commitment?
☛ 84 If so, how? Explain.
☛ 85 What sort of management skills do you have?
☛ 86 Do you think you require training in management skills? Why?
☛ 87 Do you prefer to manage yourself or let someone else do the managing?
☛ 88 Are you a leader or a follower?
☛ 89 Are you computer literate?
☛ 90 Would you be able to do time-recording? Do you keep good time?
☛ 91 What sort of employment background do you have?
☛ 92 Why did you come to us through an agency?
☛ 93 Have you applied anywhere else apart from us?
☛ 94 Have you had any other interviews apart from us?
☛ 95 Have you been offered a position yet?
☛ 96 How much notice would you need to give to your present employer if you were offered a position?
☛ 97 Would you be willing to branch out into any other area of law, if the need arose?
☛ 98 Have you ever been abroad?
☛ 99 Do you speak any other languages apart from English?
☛ 100 What questions have you for us?