Any tips for second interview??
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Why do we pay paralegals so little? A senior associate completely miscalculated a statutory deadline, and our lead paralegal caught it at 4:30 PM on the final day, staying late on a Friday to fix the caption and get it over the line. If she hadn't been paying attention, the firm would be facing a massive malpractice suit, yet she makes less than the associate who didn't even know what month it was.
One of our legal assistants has repeatedly complained about me to my boss, and each time my boss has met with me about it. The first complaint was because I made a copy of a document and wrote notes on the copy in pencil. The second was because I wrote a note in pencil on a manila folder. Most recently, she complained because I was unable to have someone served when they did not appear in court to be served. I haven't been in trouble for anything else. What would you do in my situation?
I left my associate attorney position to do a federal clerkship for a year. How do I explain to friends and family that it’s not like a demotion even though I won’t be practicing as an attorney? All the non-law people I tell seem confused as to why I would take a lower paying, temporary, non-attorney job for a year.
They wouldn't invite you back if they weren't interested. So it's all about fit. Be nice to everybody and try to connect with all your interviewers. Good luck!
Do your due diligence about the place. Check out website; read bios of people who’ll be interviewing you; check out LinkedIn learning sample questions often asked in interviews. You’d be surprised how well things go when you prepare well.
You've likely passed their competency test in interview 1. Interview 2 is personality fit. Don't be a robot.
I suggest using the information you know about your interviewers, if you have such details, to develop pointed questions about what they enjoy about the job, what their aspirations may be and the short and long term challenges anticipated. Then follow up with how you are in position to meet or exceed those needs.
People love to talk about themselves, given the opportunity. And to be honest, you are interviewing them too.
Look at bios and prep specific questions for each person based on seniority or something else clear in their bio. For example, as a junior and a senior about mentorship, as a junior about early substantive opportunities, ask about recent trials or cases etc