Be yourself and research the firm. Know who we are and what we offer in each office.
Put a lot of effort into writing responses to the questions in the application stage.
On top of showcasing your intellectual and legal ability, be open-minded and think broadly.
Consider what you can bring to role - from everywhere - whether its your personal life experiences, work experience, commercial experience
Research behavioral questions and be prepared for a round including a group interview (look up what skills you should demonstrate there)
Prepare by familiarising yourself with what the firm does. Be able to answer the question, why you are interested in commercial law, and why you think the firm would be a good fit? Also, be yourself, try to stay relaxed, and make the interview as conversational as possible.
really have a think about the practical and commercial side of legal work - and tie that to your own experience to demonstrate your understanding of not just the black letter law, but how it plays out in the commercial world
Prepare by thinking about your accomplishments and challanges you have faced.
I would say be yourself and be prepared to talk to what you like about the firm (be as specific as possible)
After filling in so many clerkship applications and re-writing the same boring cover letter. It was refreshing to see that the firm's cover letter was limited to a short 300 word reflection of me.
You need to be comfortable with speaking about your achievements and not short-selling yourself.
Ensure you have plenty of volunteering and co-curricular experience. Prepare to answer plenty of situation based interview questions.
Understand the company very well. It is large and small at the same time - work that out.
Just be you. It sounds cliché, but honestly, the people at the firm are real people and want to get to know the real you - being genuine is the best way to showcase your talents.
Be comfortable and reflect on yourself. By presenting your best (but still true) self to the interviewers they will be able to gain insight into how you work and operate as a human being beyond being a lawyer. A member of HR found that my answers to the questionnaire were more related to genuine expressions of my interests rather than attempts to pander to the firm.