First off, congratulations on getting the group interview, AC is an excellent firm and everyone I met when I was there was very friendly and professional, so try not to be too nervous!
Each interview is an hour long. Arrive at least 15 minutes early. You'll go in, make yourself known to reception, and be shown upstairs where you'll sit making small talk with the 6 to 8 other candidates who'll be in the group interview with you. Some trainees will probably be sent to talk to you while you wait, and to offer you tea/ coffee, etc (don't have the chocolate biscuits with your coffee as you'll end up with melted chocolate on your hands which is a worry you don't need when shaking hands with the interviewing partners!) This is a good opportunity to ask the trainees for tips about the group interview before you go in. They've been there and done that (successfully), and I found the tips given by one trainee in particular invaluable. A few minutes later the interviewing partners will arrive, introduce themselves, and you'll be shown into the group interview room. Everyone takes a place at the table and the partners (three, if I recall correctly) will put some questions out to the group. There is no legal knowledge required, in fact some of the questions seem overly simple, but therein lies the secret. The questions are simple because they want to make sure that everyone has a chance to have an input in the coversation: it's all about seeing how you function within a group. Don't try to make a killer point just to impress the partners, and there's always one or two in a given group who seem to want to confirm to the hard-nosed solicitor sterotype and 'win' the argument, which is not the way to go. If you have a point to make, make it clearly and you'll be fine. Don't interrupt other people, and it's always a good idea to refer to the other candidates when making your point « As Michael was saying, I agree that... » If there are people in the group who interrupt others or try to 'take down' your point, just smile politely and watch on as they talk themselves out of a callback to final interview. The opening question was a very simple one: what our favourite website was. All I would say is, try not to mention bebo or facebook. I'd say at least half the candidates in my interview mentioned one or the other of these. The next question was to do with immigration in Ireland. This opened up a general debate on the issue. The next was to do with sport in society. These are all very general questions. All I would say is don't be afraid to have a bit of independent thought on the issue and avoid going along with everyone else just for the sake of it. Avoid thinking out loud and give a reasoned answer to the question. That's all that really occurs to me, if you have any other questions let me know. And good luck to anyone called for interview! On Nov 15, 4:33 pm, Of The Girl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I have a group interview next week with Arthur Cox. Has anyone done > one of these before? I have never had a group interview before and > just don't know what to expect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
