Met with multiple attorneys 1-on-1 and had many of the same questions expected during screeners. Definitely research the firm's practice areas and interviewers' backgrounds before the interview. Also try to to ask about firm culture and fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this firm?
Why did you go to law school?
Are there any practice areas you're interested in?
About a half hour screener interview. The attorney interviewing mostly read off my resume and asked follow-up questions where necessary. You do have time at the end to ask questions which I recommend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know what type of law you want to practice?
Very chill questions, just wanted to learn more about me. I feel like I got a good sense of the firm culture and what to expect. They were very friendly! Lots of room to ask my own questions. Felt pretty close to a normal conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about what got you to where you are today that’s not on your resume.
These people seemed inhuman - no personality, cold, robotic, and had little emotion. Questions were not too difficult though, as long as you are somewhat prepared you should be fine.
Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at K&L Gates with 2.7 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 50.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at K&L Gates overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at K&L Gates as a Summer Associate according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Phone interview: 27%
Group panel interview: 20%
Drug test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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