Interview tip of the day: Leave yourself a little wiggle room.
I once worked with a candidate who received four offers, all from outstanding firms. The one firm where he wanted an offer though, decided to pass. In retrospect, I believe this fifth firm passed on this candidate because during the interview- he volunteered that he was very passionate about corporate finance law and that he wanted to get more exposure to it. Unfortunately, this particular firm did not have a corporate finance practice in the office he was interviewing with. Thus, this mistake likely cost him the potential offer there.
The unfortunate thing about this situation is that this candidate would have been open to doing general corporate work as well. Therefore, unless you are completely set on only doing a particular area of law that is more specialized- keep your options open by being flexible (when asked what practice areas you are interested in). Leaving yourself some wiggle room in this regard will hopefully result in additional employment offers, where you are the one making the final decision regarding your candidacy with a firm.
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