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        "html_text": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Litigation assistant role</strong></span></p><ol><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Application:&nbsp;</strong>CV and cover letter</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Telephone screening:&nbsp;</strong>casual discussion regarding suitability for the role (recruiter).</span></li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Final interview:&nbsp;</strong>in-person interview covering competency, motivation and scenario-based questions (~1 hours, with one associate and one legal director)</span></li></ol><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">I was booked in for an hour-long slot with one associate and one legal director from the team I had applied to and was provided with their names ahead of the interview. Recruitment also sent me a preparation document with advice on the types of questions that could come up. Overall it was a relaxed environment and I enjoyed the discussion. The firm called me 8 days after the interview to tell me I had been successful.</span></p><hr><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Legal services paralegal role</strong></span></p><ol><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Application</strong>: one 500 word question covering my motivation for joining the firm/specific team, and why me.&nbsp;</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Psychometric test:</strong> Watson Glaser test and Arctic Shores behavioural assessment.</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Telephone interview:&nbsp;</strong>a casual discussion regarding general motivations for applying (with the head of legal services in the relevant office).</li><li style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><strong>Assessment centre:&nbsp;</strong>written task (1 hour 25 mins), group task (30 minute discussion, 5 minute presentation, with 2 legal services managers), and speed interviews (3 x 10 minute interviews with supervising paralegals, members of graduate recruitment, and 2 legal services managements).</li></ol><p><span style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Think about your personal motivations for selecting the firm as the starting point for your legal career &ndash; what do they offer that stands out from other firms in your opinion? Also consider your motivations for applying to be a paralegal and why you want this particular role. I wanted to build legal experience doing trainee-level tasks in preparation for further career steps and to build confidence in working in a law firm. The firm called me two weeks after the assessment centre to tell me I had been successful.</span></p>"
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