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25 Ques ons Ask During

an Interview for a Legal


Job

1. Why do you want to be a lawyer?

2. Why do you think you’re suited to a career in the law?

3. Why did you choose this firm/organization over others?

4. If you couldn’t work in the law, what would you be?

5.What do you like most about this firm/practice group/organization?

6. What makes someone successful in this role?

7.How is work distributed/how will I receive assignments?

8. What do you think you’ll be doing during your first year at the firm?
9. Do you like working in a team?

10. Do you like working by yourself? 11Tell me about a memorable case/deal/issue you worked on while
working at this firm/organization.

12 How do you feel about long working hours?

13 What type of assignments do a orneys of my level typically work on?

14. What are our strongest prac ce areas?

15. Which of our prac ce areas interest you and why?

16. Who are our main compe tors?

17 How will my work be evaluated? What kind of feedback can I expect to


receive?

18. What other law firms have you applied to, and why?

19. Why do we need offices abroad, and where should we open next?

20. What deals or disputes that have been announced publicly are we
currently involved in?

21. What are the biggest challenges facing the firm/organiza on right now?

22. What have you learned from your studies and extra-curricular ac vi es
that can be applied to a career in the law?

23 Why did you choose to study X at university?

24. What type of interac on do lawyers in this office have with a orneys at
the firm’s/organiza on’s other offices?

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