Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Latham & Watkins with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 87% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 23 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Latham & Watkins overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Latham & Watkins as a Summer Associate according to 23 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 48%
Phone interview: 19%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Presentation: 5%
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The process started off as a screening, informal interview with an office partner. Then I went to the offices for a "callback" round. That consisted of 20 minute interviews with 5-7 attorneys.
Screener with partner lasting 20 minutes
Callback with 5 attorneys (mix of partners, associates, and counsel) lasting over two hours.
The whole process was very well organized and I received an offer within a day of final grades
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Screener with partner had basic behavioral questions about how you like law school, why Latham, why this location. Callback it was a mixed bag. Some interviewers were definitely trying to test me with some harder questions (i.e. how does big law comport with your background) but others were very conversational and driven by me asking questions
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Latham & Watkins (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2025
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Went great! Very kind interviewers. It was more of a fluid conversation than a formal interview. I appreciated learning more about their practice groups and specialties. I would recommend this firm.
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They asked about past experience and behaviorial type questions.
Conversational interview that lasted about 3 hours with two partners and a mix of senior and junior associates. Got invited to a dinner between the interview and decision, not sure if that factored in at all. Pretty straightforward process.
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Tell me about yourself. Tell me about X on your resume. Asked about thesis I wrote.