Preparing for Success: Common Legal Staff Interview Questions and Sample Answers Legal staff interviews can be nerve-wracking, but with the right preparation, you can ace your next interview and land your dream job. In this article, we'll cover some common legal staff interview questions and provide sample answers to help you prepare for success. (102 views)
Legal Staff Q&A: Common Questions and Answers for Legal Support Staff Members This article provides answers to common questions that legal support staff members may have about their job duties, qualifications, rights, and career advancement opportunities. By understanding these key topics, legal support staff members can feel empowered and confident in their role and contribute to the success of their organization. (66 views)
Public Defender Interview Questions: The Real Questions You Should Be Prepared to Answer If you’re interested in becoming a public defender, there are public defender interview questions you should be prepared to answer. Whether you’re preparing for an interview as a federal public defender or a public defender at the state or county level, these interviews are far different than preparing for a law firm interview. In this article, we will review the most... (374 views)
How to Avoid Bringing Salary Up Too Soon in a Legal Job Interview There's no telling when the salary discussion may come up in an interview, but bringing up your desired salary too soon could be a risky move. It's important that you are able to present yourself, your abilities, and what you can contribute to the company before your price tag. (32 views)
How To Bomb Your Legal Interview In 10 Minutes Ever wonder why you don’t get a call back after what you thought was a “great” interview? (695 views)
Listen Up: How to Use Your Ears in a Legal Job Interview Plenty of law students spend their time in the back of a classroom, tuning in and out of hour-long lectures. While this may be good for catching up on sleep, it does nothing to hone your listening skills. In fact, it’s quite the opposite of the kind of listening needed to ace an interview. (28 views)
Thinking of Sending a Thank You Gift to a Law Firm After an Interview? It’s a given that you should always send a heartfelt thank you note after a legal interview, but it’s also possible to express a little too much gratitude. Sending in a flower bouquet after an interview may be a little too extreme…however, sending a thank you note via email with 24 hours after your interview is a must! (332 views)
How to Nail a Legal Interview You've snagged an interview at the most prestigious law firm. Now what? Here, top recruiters, career consultants, and even shrinks offer shrewd tips and subtle tricks for moving from "How do you do?" to "When can you start?" (71 views)
How Can A Legal Applicant Bomb an Interview In 10 Minutes Ever wonder why you don’t get a call back after what you thought was a “great” interview? (52 views)
Finish Strong: End Your Legal Job Interview on the Right Note In high school, my lacrosse coach used to constantly remind us to “finish strong”—whether we were running sprints, completing a 3-mile run, or ending a game. I can still remember her standing on the sidelines, yelling “Finish strong, ladies!” The point she was trying to make, I think, is that when you’re in the home stretch, you shouldn’t wind down—you... (58 views)
The 5 Defining Moments of Every Legal Job Interview In every job interview, there are five “make-it-or-break-it” moments that send the candidate onto the next round of interviews, possibly even a job offer, or to the discard pile. (5 views)
How to Handle "Curve Ball" Questions in a Legal Interview You landed an interview for a legal position you really want. You meet all the stated requirements and you’ve got the requisite experience. You’ve prepared for the interview, nailing down your responses to all the tough questions you expect to be asked. (92 views)
10 Questions You Should Never Be Asked by Law in an Interview There are numerous state and federal antidiscrimination laws designed to assure that employers hire based upon skill, rather than stereotypes. Therefore, there are some things a legal interviewer isn't allowed to ask. How do you know what's fair game? Here are some questions that should raise red flags. (38 views)
Top 7 Common Behavioral Interview Questions Asked In Legal Interviews More and more, legal employers are asking behavioral questions during interviews to see how candidates would behave when confronted with an issue on the job. Since behavioral interviews are becoming so popular, it’d behoove you to prepare responses for some commonly-asked behavioral interview questions. Here are a few to start off with: (3214 views)
A Comprehensive Paralegal Interview Guide Summary: This article explains the importance of the interview process and details how you can achieve success, from what to wear to negotiating your salary. (143 views)
Paralegals: What’s The Toughest Question You Answered During a Job Interview? We asked paralegal Kimberli A. Taylor who is employed by Los Angeles’ Conover & Grebe, LLP, what’s the toughest question she answered during a job interview. We hope you enjoy her response. (334 views)
What Questions Should a Paralegal Ask before Being Hired at a Law Firm? We asked attorneys and paralegals throughout the country what questions a paralegal should ask before being hired at a law firm. They provided straightforward and useful advice that a potential paralegal should ask their employers. We hope you enjoy their responses. (4078 views)
Qualifying the Paralegal Interview We are faced with a reality that must be acknowledged after considering the basics of your professional package. It is the qualification/disqualification process. (21 views)
Things to Avoid while Giving an Interview Below mentioned are some points that should be taken avoided by the applicants giving interview! (35 views)
Important Tips to be Considered for Paralegal Without opening your mouth, you convey messages and attitudes by how you sit, stand, use your hands. Be sure the message is a positive one and works for you. Here are some tips for doing this: (28 views)
Preparing You for the Interview In preparing yourself for the interview, try to put yourself in the place of the person who will be interviewing you. He or she is interested in finding an employee who can make a contribution to the company, get along with other employees, and promote the image that the company wants to project. In other words, your professional appearance and behavior may single you out... (97 views)
How to Get Hired: The Art of Being Interviewed The word ‘interview’ stems from the French word entre-voir, which means to ''see each other." If we take that meaning one step further, we see in a current English dictionary that the word interview literally means "to see each other mutually." In other words, the scope and purpose of the interview is to find out if the job candidate and potential employer are "right"... (695 views)
Planning the follow-up strategy while confronting an interview! You will probably have some clues as to when the interview is over. The interviewer will either stand or ask if you have any questions about the job. (529 views)
Answering Difficult Questions about Paralegal Job It is very natural to prepare yourself for handling difficult questions that are being shot on you at the time of interview. Below are some specific ways in which you can protect yourself without alienating the interviewer who poses questions that are illegal or border on illegality. (129 views)
Questioning session During the Interview Remember that you have already begun the interview, so let the interviewer set the pace and begin the serious questioning. Below is a list of questions you may be asked, so be prepared to answer them. As you review this list, you will notice that some of these questions are broad and general. It is your job to answer them as specifically as you can, relating your answers... (60 views)
Simple Rules: End of Legal Job Interview Just as the most hazardous parts of an airline flight are the takeoff and the landing, so the most awkward parts of a legal job interview are the beginning (where you are greeting the interviewer and trying to establish a personal rapport with him) and the end (where you are taking your leave and trying to end the interview on a positive note). Here are some simple rules... (19 views)
Legal Job Interviews & Handling Negative Questions Once in a while, especially if your lawyer interviewer is a litigator or trial attorney, you may find yourself the focus of a "negative" or "adversary" interview. This is one in which all of the interviewer's questions appear to be designed to put you down or make you reveal unflattering or negative information about yourself, and it can be a truly terrifying experience.... (2809 views)
One-site Interview: How to Deal with Non-lawyer Staff While attending the “one-site” interview, read carefully a few words about those associates on the Committee and the non-lawyer staff person who walks you around from interview to interview. It is very tempting in an "one-site" interview to save your best performances for the partners you are meeting, and "relax" a bit more when talking to the associates. I believe... (19 views)
Conducting Yourself Effectively at Law Job Interviews Appearance and attitude convey an instantaneous impression that can make or break the success of the entire meeting. Interviewers often make unconscious decisions about a candidate during the first minute of the interview. Make that minute count. (24 views)
Understanding the Human Side of a Paralegal Interview A quiet, young woman with excellent grades was worried about the three or four dynamic personalities in her class. "How can I compete against them?" I told her, "You let them do their thing. You just be your best, most enthusiastic self!" She looked hopeful, but disbelieving. I continued, "Talking comes easier for some than others, but good interviewing is not just talking... (146 views)