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Mine is doing it for summers next week actually
Yes, I’ve done a few Zoom interviews while hiring a litigator for our Miami office. I wore a Firm polo shirt (and athletic shorts). I gave the applicants the option to dress casually but all of them were very professional. I thought it worked well and we just hired an attorney I think will be great. One tip for any of you doing a Zoom interview: if you own a cat, that’s fine; however, please put the cat away during the interview so it doesn’t constantly jump on the desk and sit in front of your face during the interview.
“if you own a cat, that’s fine” 😂 was extremely concerned about throwing out my cat in preparation for the job hustle
Yeah that's how I got my new job.
Yes, a lot of them actually
I am conducting numerous interviews now
Mid Atlantic area, mid level
Do people wear suits during them?
Yes, but interviewers were business casual.
Yup. Zoom for second round interviews.
Yes, had two sets of interviews last week and received the offer last night. First was a phone interview. The second a Zoom interview w multiple partners.
What market are you in?
Thank you all for your comments. It’s encouraging to hear that firms are taking this approach. I’m in South Florida and hope to find a firm that will consider my application!
Yes, I've also seen several remote interviews and remote hires.
What type of firms/practice areas?
V25-100. IP Litigation.
I haven’t even been able to identify any firms that are hiring. How did you hear of the opportunities? Through a recruiter, browsing firm websites, LinkedIn/google, personal referrals? Something else? I’d love to get in contact with firms that are actively looking. Currently AMLaw 200, Lit.
I had an initial in-office interview in the first week of March, after applying through a recruiter in February. So I was already in the funnel before the economy deteriorated.
Mine is doing for both laterals and summers
Yes, definitely.
Yes, they are.
We did. We actually just hired someone to start May 1. We’re still working remotely so I’m not sure how that’s going to work but that’s not something I have to worry about!
We contracted a new paralegal who asked to convert the in person interview to a phone interview because of covid. This was early March before we realised how bad the situation was but I immediately thought of her as a good candidate because she was thinking prudently about how to handle a crisis and really spotted it coming before I did. A few days later I had it and was happy I didn’t give it to her. A second level of interview took place on zoom (which was the norm by then). We selected her and one factor in her favour was the fact that she asked for the phone interview.