How to Perform Better at Interview and Assessment Centre Stage
A practical session on how to improve your performance at interview and assessment centre stage and understand what stronger candidates do differently under pressure.
A practical session on how to improve your performance at interview and assessment centre stage and understand what stronger candidates do differently under pressure.
2026/04/29 14:00
A practical session on how to improve your performance at interview and assessment centre stage and understand what stronger candidates do differently under pressure.
Reaching interview or assessment centre stage shows that law firms are already taking you seriously. But getting through on paper is only part of the process. At this stage, success often comes down to how clearly you communicate, how well you perform under pressure and how effectively you demonstrate judgement, motivation and commercial thinking in the room.
Join Lindsey Thompson, Talent Development Manager at AAL for a session that will explore why strong candidates can still miss out, what firms are really assessing at interview and assessment centre stage and how to improve across tasks such as interviews, group exercises, written exercises, case studies and presentations. You will also hear how to stay composed, recover if something does not go to plan and prepare more effectively for your next opportunity.
You will leave with a clearer understanding of what stronger later-stage performance looks like, why candidates lose momentum at this point and what to practise before your next interview or assessment centre.
Don’t miss this opportunity to improve your performance where it matters most.
Being unsuccessful for a training contract or vacation scheme is not the end of your legal career. What matters now is what you do next.
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