I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at K&L Gates (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I had several zoom interviews before I was asked for an in person interview. I flew in for in person interviews in SF and was also asked to have in person interviews in the state I was moving from. There were several rounds and I met at least 7 partners, which was more than the other firms I interviewed at.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were mainly personality driven with a few high level legal / technical questions.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at K&L Gates (Washington, DC) in Jan 2016
Interview
After resume submitted via a recruiter, there were two rounds of interviews. Each with different partners and senior associates. A writing sample was also requested after the final interview round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why was I looking to leave prior firm?
Strengths and weaknesses
Legal Counsel applicants have rated the interview process at K&L Gates with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at K&L Gates as a Legal Counsel according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 13%
Other: 13%
Phone interview: 13%
Drug test: 13%
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