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Kirkland & Ellis interviews FAQs
Junior Litigation Paralegal applicants have rated the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Litigation Paralegal roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 4 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 Junior Litigation Paralegal according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 27%
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 18%
Background check: 18%
Skills test: 9%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis
Interview
The first round was a phone interview with a recruiter. The second round was two interviews with the program manager and other Junior Paralegals. Got an offer less than 24 hours after the second round interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (Washington, DC) in Mar 2023
Interview
I applied online, received an email of interest within two weeks, and then had a 3 person interview with senior paralegals at the office. The interview was conducted over zoom and each lasted about 20 minutes - very conversational
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Why interested in being a paralegal
- What do you hope to gain from the experience
- Do you have any applicable prior experience, tell me about it
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago, IL)
Interview
Proofreading test, phone screen, and in-person interview with about 7 employees. They all immediately asked me if I had any questions and continued asking me if I had questions. Obviously you never say you have no questions, so I asked a ton. They barely asked me anything about myself and spent the whole hour answering what I asked and talking about how hard the position is and working at Kirkland.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a time you had to deal with conflict working with a team? Do you want to go to law school? Why do you want to work at Kirkland?