I applied through college or university. I interviewed at A&O Shearman
Interview
Met with attorneys and leadership within the practice area I was applying for five minute introduction chats...longer discussion with current Legal Assistant and Legal Assistant supervisor. The entire process lasted about two hours. It was intimidating because of the scale but ultimatley the discussions were mostly conversational. If you get the interview they know youre qualified they just want to see if you can gel with the team and fit into a professional setting.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you think is the most imporant quality for this position?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Englewood, CO) in May 2026
Interview
The interview is remotely and you are required to upload a video introducing yourself, step two you will get an email to have an interview with one of the representatives step three you will be required to write a gorilla test for consideration
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Los Angeles, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Very straightforward and honestly felt very comfortable for an interview but after that there was some behavioral assessment that tested soft skills and decision making there was also a case study where you determine how to best assist on a case.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how I respond to pressure and also a hypothetical about what I would do if I messed up a file.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at A&O Shearman (Munich, Bavaria) in Dec 2022
Interview
After the telephone interview, I was invited to a personal interview twice. During both interviews I was received very politely and was already able to get to know some lawyers and legal assistants during the second conversation. The interviews were very professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which activities I like and don’t like about my job
Legal Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at A&O Shearman with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Legal Assistant roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at A&O Shearman overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at A&O Shearman as a Legal Assistant according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
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