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Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
Since you may not have much experience practicing law, the hiring partner wants to know how you work through difficult situations. Law exams are complex and have the added pressure of being timed. If you cannot remember a specific exam question, talk about your hardest course. Explain the specifics of why you found it challenging. You can also describe something you could have done to make it easier to show that you can learn from challenges and make yourself better moving forward.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
"My Real Property exam in my first year was the most challenging one that I can recall. It was the first year of exams, and I wasn't sure what to expect. It was overwhelming to see all of the questions and realize that I only had two hours to get everything done. Thankfully, I had an organized study group, and in the end, I did fine. It was a good lesson of learning how to deal with pressure and uncertainty. While I had other exams that were challenging over the next couple of years, each one became less overwhelming."

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