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      2L Summer Associate Interview

      Mar 12, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Sidley Austin

      Interview

      3 interviewers, 20ish minutes each. Nothing unexpected, but great conversations with each. I received the offer about a day after, so they are very on top of things. All virtual, I don't think they do in person interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What would you consider the most difficult position on your resume?
      Answer question

      Other 2L Summer Associate Interview Reviews for Sidley Austin

      2L Summer Associate Interview

      Mar 26, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sidley Austin in Jun 2024

      Interview

      Skipped screener and was immediately asked to do a virtual call-back interview post resume drop; call-back consisted of five short interviews (3 partners, 2 associates) as well as a brief chat with an HR representative

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Why do you want to work at Sidley?
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      Question 2

      What made you pivot careers and go to law school?
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      Question 3

      Why are you interested in working in DC?
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      2L Summer Associate Interview

      Aug 14, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Sidley Austin in Jul 2023

      Interview

      I was invited straight to callback, and signed up for a time using an online portal link. The only option was virtual. After selecting the interview time, I was shared a link to the online meeting along with the names of the three intervieweres. I got 20-minutes with each interviewers, who would join the meeting at a 20-minute mark. Given 20-minutes isn't a long time, the conversation would be ongoing when the next interviewer joined, so be sure to review any notes you have on the interviewers well beforehand. They asked a few tough questions, which seems reasonable given they skipped the screener altogether.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a great challenge you experienced.
      Answer question

      Sidley Austin interviews FAQs

      • 2L Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Sidley Austin with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for 2L Summer Associate roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sidley Austin overall takes an average of 24 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Sidley Austin as a 2L Summer Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  100%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Associate(111) ;
        2. Legal Secretary(31) ;
        3. Project Assistant(31) ;
        4. Partner(26) ;
        5. Legal Assistant(21) ;
        6. Paralegal(19) ;
        7. Attorney(9) ;
        8. Associate Attorney(8) ;
        9. Intern(8) ;
        10. Lawyer(7) ;
        11. Summer Associate(7) ;
        12. Billing Specialist(6) ;
        13. Managing Associate(6) ;
        14. Administrative Assistant(5) ;
        15. IT Intern(5) .


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      3 jobs in United States
      Legal Recruiting Manager
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      Professional Development Manager
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      Legal Support Specialist
      Washington, DC
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