Of course getting to the training contract interview is dependent on you showing enough theory in the theory test. So start practising those SHL Direct Verbal Reasoning tests!

Once you get into your interview, you may accidentally sit down without being asked to. This is a mistake. If you find yourself doing that, you must do an emergency stop.

You may be asked why you wish to pursue a career in corporate law, having achieved a good First at Oxford in classics. Consider this a ‘setpiece manoeuvre’ like an hill start.

You may then be given another set-piece manoeuvre, like a discussion of a recent commercial issue. If you pick the wrong one, stop digging  your grave, and do the ‘commercial awareness’ equivalent of a ‘three point turn’.

Good luck!