I have second round interviews coming up at a law firm with partners and associates. What are your favorite questions to ask law firm partners and associates during interviews?

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I love when people ask me about my favorite deal

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Attorneys love talking about themselves, plus it’s a good way to figure out what the work is really like in a more subtle way

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Ask how the teams are working together and how they expect you to fit in. Ask both associates and partners about partnership and career question - partners might be a bit removed on what is going on.

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Ask about the culture of the department, how the files are staffed (so you get a sense of how much you will be working with a partner directly / with a more senior associate in between) and if the interviewer came from another firm previously, ask what made him/her choose to join the firm

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Partners - ask questions about mentorship of junior level associates - their partnership track - expectations from day 1, etc

associates - ask about work life balance - typical days - honest opinion on the partners - etc.

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A5: Agree on the work-life balance. Also upcoming holidays. Honest opinion on the partners will be unlikely

“How often do you cry at your desk?”

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Or want to crawl under it?

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Make sure to ask specific questions about the role you will fill, including why it is open (new business or attorney left). If someone left, do some research post-interview to figure out why.

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Also: Not a question but explain anything that is unusual about your CV or why you have chosen to do something. It is helpful to make a picture of the interviewee.

I agree that this might be helpful, but don’t assume that they’ve read your CV thoroughly. I skim for anything interesting, but would probably be very confused if someone launched into an unprompted explanation of some detail of their resume that I hadn’t even noticed.

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