I (3rd year transactional associate at a midsize firm) have some interviews this week to potentially lateral a bigger firm. Any advice for the interviews? Questions to ask? Questions I should expect?

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I just did the same. I asked questions about the size of the group, size of the deals, level of mentorship/supervision/independence, billable expectations/workflow.

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Went well. Two offers, went with a bigger firm. Other was in house M&A role.

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I’ll second A1. I just did this as well, and these are the same types of questions I asked. I was asked questions about my level of confidence in drafting ancillary M&A documents — certificates, resolutions, etc.

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