I applied in-person. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Berry Appleman & Leiden (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
No real interview process
Very quick and short
They did not seem to be very prepared
Managers did not seem to know much about legal immigration or forgotten about it
The Questions were very generic and did not provide much insight to the company
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Berry Appleman & Leiden in Jul 2025
Interview
When I applied it took about 1-2 weeks to hear back. A recruiter first contacted me and we spoke on the phone for a quick call/overview of the position and if I had anny questions. I then had an AI interview then an interview with 2 managers from BAL.
I interviewed at Berry Appleman & Leiden (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Phone with the one in taxes and in person after a week in San Francisco. I felt like the phone interviewer was not paying attention enough. Phone with the one in taxes and in person after a week in San Francisco. I felt like the phone interviewer was not paying attention enough.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Berry Appleman & Leiden
Interview
The interview process consisted of two rounds: the first a phone interview with the recruiter, followed by a second interview with the team. The entire process took about two weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a day when you successfully solved a challenging problem at work and how you approached it?
Immigration Paralegal applicants have rated the interview process at Berry Appleman & Leiden with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Immigration Paralegal roles take an average of 9 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Berry Appleman & Leiden overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Berry Appleman & Leiden as a Immigration Paralegal according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
Background check: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 13%
Group panel interview: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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