Pro practiceSenior Associate (Dispute Resolution) practice interview
Managing complex disputes, developing case strategy, drafting persuasive court papers and guiding clients through litigation, arbitration and settlement. Practise the 6 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Senior
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This is a senior disputes interview covering strategy, written advocacy, evidence, procedure and settlement. The panel wants to see that you can take ownership of a difficult matter, give a candid view of prospects and direct a team without losing control of detail.
How to prepare
- Prepare two disputes where your analysis changed the case strategy or settlement position.
- Review how you assess jurisdiction, limitation, interim relief, evidence and enforcement at the start of a matter.
- Practise stating a case theory and its main weakness in plain language.
- Choose an example of cross-examining evidence or resolving a serious factual inconsistency.
- Prepare to explain how you estimate costs, report progress and manage a client's expectations.
Common mistakes
- Treating every dispute as a contest that must reach judgment.
- Giving confident views on prospects without identifying evidential or procedural weaknesses.
- Describing courtroom work vaguely instead of explaining your own decisions and contribution.
- Revealing confidential facts from a previous client's case.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
6 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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