In the interview process for a City Attorney office position. Is it ok to reach out to a current attorney in the office to get intel? For context, I don’t actually have a connection to this person other than I learned through the interview process that they too are from my law school. High likelihood that that person tells the interviewers I’ve reached to get intel. Is it OK/fair game for me to contact this person or not?

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I don’t see anything wrong with reaching out, if anything, it will show you’re really interested in learning more about the position.

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If there’s any doubt about how this would be perceived by the interviewers, I’d wait until you have an offer.

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Would it be a subordinate or peer?

Then ya deff reach out

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