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Kirkland & Ellis interviews FAQs
Attorney, 1st-Year applicants have rated the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis 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 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Attorney, 1st-Year roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kirkland & Ellis overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis as a Attorney, 1st-Year according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis
Interview
I went for a full day interview. It included short interviews with 5 separate partners/senior associates, and a lunch with 2 younger associates. Pretty standard for big law. Everyone was nice, and there weren't any curve balls, or weird questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not a ton of questions were asked, it was more of a "get to know you" type of interview. By that point, I got the impression it was more about fit.