How to Answer the “Tell Me about Yourself” Question as a Law Student or Attorney "So, tell me about yourself." (19487 views)
Tips on Preparing Yourself for the Interview for an In-House Counsel Job Recently, one of the leading in-house counsel publishers gave some advice to general counsels on how to conduct effective job interviews. This advice was given to those who are hiring new in-house counsel — i.e., interviewers. (12017 views)
General Counsel Interview Tips So, it's time. You've gotten your resume looked at, and now it's time for you to go into that interview in your search for an in-house counsel job. Now what? (11084 views)
Nail the Job, Part 1: How to Answer Interview Questions Scared to open your mouth at a recruiting interview? Don't be. We'll show you how to talk smart no matter what comes your way. (6589 views)
Handling Legal Gotcha Questions Summary: Interview gotcha questions are potential landmines in outing you as a poor candidate. They are also great opportunities for spotlighting you as the best candidate. Anticipating and preparing for these questions will give you an edge in your interview. (4534 views)
A Guide for Attorney Salary Negotiation: How to Negotiate Your Salary Like a Pro Summary: When you can answer the following three questions, you are ready to negotiate your salary. (4485 views)
Top 25 Table Manner Rules for Attorneys and Law Students during Lunch Interviews Summary: Tackle your next lunch interview as an attorney or law student that will show the interviewer that you not only have all the right qualifications, but table manners as well. (3249 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: (3211 views)
Interview Theory By definition, the employment interview is a two-way discussion between a job applicant and a prospective employer with the objective of exploring the probable compatibility between the applicant's qualifications and the needs of the employer, for the purpose of making an employment decision. It is the intent of both parties during this discussion to gain as much relevant... (3153 views)
A Simple Follow-Up Letter Can Change Your Life A follow-up letter or follow-up correspondence is something rarely given importance by those who need it the most. Reading books of Steven Covey will at least convince you that our lives are controlled by habits. (3073 views)
Nailing the Interview With several generic publications, websites, and services dedicated to providing resume-writing tips, there is a lack of information on interviewing techniques specific to attorneys. (2333 views)
Paralegal Job Interview Guide: Paralegal Job Interview Questions and Answers This article goes into detail on the dos and don'ts of paralegal job interviews. By following this guide, you will increase your chances of landing a paralegal job. (2236 views)
Legal Job Interview: Homework You Should Do Success in a legal job interview, as in any other professional endeavor, requires preparation and thought. There should be no surprises during the interview itself: you should know what you want, you should anticipate what the lawyer-interviewer wants, you should have ready answers to the standard interview questions, you should have in your mind a list of questions to... (1896 views)
What to Expect in an In-House Law Firm Interview The in-house interview is the "meat" of the recruiting process. This stage of the recruiting cycle requires a substantial amount of time and energy and is also the most stressful part. The best advice I can give to you at this stage of the game is to plan, prepare, and listen to what your intuition tells you. (1497 views)
Negotiating the 'Tangibles'—Legal Job Offers After the legal job interview an offer is made. Once an offer has been made, there will inevitably be some discussion of "tangibles" such as salary, pension and health care benefits, perquisites, and the size and location of your office. Rarely if ever will these items be discussed in detail prior to a job offer being extended (and you should never, ever, ever bring them... (1397 views)
The Weakness Question for Law Students and Attorneys During a pre-election interview on CBS News, Katie Couric asked President Barack Obama to name a personal flaw that might hinder his performance as president. His response: “I don’t think there's a flaw that would hinder my ability to function as president. I think that all of us have things we need to improve.” (1115 views)
How to Sell Yourself at Law Job Interviews The time spent preparing for an interview is time well spent. You are now ready to sell your "product" to a prospective employer. (1103 views)
5 Things to do When Turning Down a Law Firm Job Offer Interviewing, much like dating, begins with careful preparation, nervous anxiety, and finding just the right outfit. And if things go well, you might be extended an offer to see each other more regularly. (963 views)
The Attire during job interview makes a difference What to Wear to Work There is a story that has been passed down from attorney to attorney over the years concerning a young woman who went in for a job interview at a major New York law firm. According to legend, she showed up in the hiring partner's office dressed for a night on the town. She wore a short skirt, stiletto heels, and a low-cut top that exposed a tattoo. Her... (906 views)
How to Brand Yourself for Your Next Job Search Summary: Branding in the legal profession means, essentially, promotion. (904 views)
Is Your Body Language Sabotaging Your Job Interview? You seemed to be the perfect candidate for the position: an honors graduate with a solid work history and excellent references. But somehow you didn't advance past the first round of interviews. Could inappropriate body language have actually killed your chances? (869 views)
Top Tips To Ace Your Law Firm Job Interview: Interviewing 101 Interviewing for a job can be a daunting task, but with preparation and practice, any job seeker can become an expert at the process. With Interviewing 101, job seekers can learn the most important strategies and tips for successful interviewing. First, you should always be ready to answer questions about your work history and prepare ahead of time. Before the interview,... (849 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)
Legal Interviews for Career Change First, let's define some key terms. By a "lateral hire", meaning a job change made after one has been practicing law for a while, in which one is looking for a job in a different legal environment - for example, from a large law firm to a smaller law firm, from a law firm in City A to a law firm in City B, or from a law firm to a corporate legal department or government... (686 views)
How to Master Phone Screening: 10 Tips for Law Students and Attorneys Many job seekers think of a phone screen as a formality: The employer is clearly interested, so all you have to do is sound relatively competent and set up an in-person interview, right? (612 views)
Asking the Right Questions in Legal Job Interview The key to saying as little as possible is to keep the interviewer at a legal job interview talking as much as possible, and the key to doing that is to keep asking questions. But not just any questions; to keep the interviewer talking, and genuinely interested in the one-way discussion, your questions must be the "right" ones. (600 views)
Take Care of Looks: Legal Job Interview Before you open your mouth in a legal job interview, the interviewer will have an opportunity (however brief) to see how you look, how you dress, how you walk, and how you carry yourself. Since first impressions are lasting ones, you need to be very concerned about those fleeting first moments when the interviewer is "sizing you up." This is not a "Dress for Success" book... (571 views)
Job-Interview Warning Signs: Is This Job a Bust? Getting an interview for a seemingly excellent job is a big step in anyone's job search. No matter how good or bad the job may actually be, job seekers sometimes fail to notice obviously suspicious interview signs that can be bad news when it comes to a potential job. (506 views)
Don’t Sell Yourself: Legal Job Interview You should not at any cost come on too strong during a legal job interview. This point needs to be underscored here, because your demeanor during the interview may be crucial to the outcome. While you should appear genuinely interested in the position and in the interviewer, you must not be too enthusiastic, or too dynamic, or too polished, or too eloquent, or else you... (475 views)
Secrets to Landing the Callback Interview: Proven Strategies for Job Seekers How to Get That Callback Interview Any job interview is stressful, but knowing you are only one in a continuous line of potential job candidates parading in front of the on-campus recruiters - and meeting up to 10 recruiters yourself in a single day - can be extremely wearing and disheartening. How do you impress the interviewers enough to be the one they want to see... (465 views)