How to Answer: Talk about a time your ethics were challenged on the job. How do you react to those situations in the legal profession?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Kingsley Napley job interview.
2. Talk about a time your ethics were challenged on the job. How do you react to those situations in the legal profession?
How to Answer
The legal field in general unfortunately will always provide ethical challenges for those that work in the field and life is no different at Kingsley Napley. Your interviewer will be looking to hear that you are able to separate your own personal ethical standards from business matters by having you cite an example where you had to do this. In your answer, talk about the situation and even feel free to talk about why you were challenged ethically in that situation. In the end, make sure that your interviewer sees that you have the ability to separate personal feelings from your job.
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 6th, 2019
1st Answer Example
"During my career, there have been a few times where the attorney-client privilege has certainly tested my personal beliefs and opinions but I always keep level headed and focused on the rights of my client. In this business, the client is priority number one and this was most tested when I had a client that was being held on a string of charges, the worst in my mind being child neglect. During our initial conversation in the jail, she admitted to going on long drug binges and failing to feed her children and bathing them properly. Being a parent and a caring person, these accounts were extremely hard to hear first hand from someone. Hearing her rationalize her actions towards her children was making me extremely mad on the inside, but I had to and did remain focused on gathering the facts from her and proceeding forward."
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 6th, 2019
2nd Answer Example
"Last year, our firm was handling the defendant's case of a very high profile case in our city. While I have known that this would one day happen with the sudden prominence of social media, I noticed many family, friends and community members were posting incorrect facts about the case and the rumor mill was certainly starting to spread around town. Being a part of the discovery of the case, I knew that most of the rumors just weren't true. As much as I wanted to correct people, I had to maintain strict confidentiality and wait for the facts to play out at trial."
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 6th, 2019