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I have an interview at the PD office in Philly next week. I've been reading up on what to expect from a PD interview in general, I was hoping somebody would have some specific advice for Philadelphia.

Good luck to anyone else also applying, I hear they are hiring 10 APD.

When/how did they contact you for an interview?

Through email, they asked me to call and set up an interview time. It's a panel interview.

Thanks for sharing and good luck with your interview. <runs off to check the spam filter on school e-mail account>

Has anyone else heard? After I had a screener a while ago I was told nothing would happen til January.

How crucial are Philly ties for Philly PD? I have ties to nowhere, grew up in BFE.

I'm from BFE too, but I have worked in Philly for over a year now.

widener462 wrote:I'm from BFE too, but I have worked in Philly for over a year now.

As a pd or something else?

robin600 wrote:

widener462 wrote:I'm from BFE too, but I have worked in Philly for over a year now.

As a pd or something else?

No, working in the court system.....not even as an attorney

What's a better topic for a writing sample at the PD's office?

1. A paper on Death Qualified juries
2. An appellate brief on the constitutionality of Megan's Law

I would say the appellate brief, because it's closer to something you might have to do in practice.

A. Nony Mouse wrote:I would say the appellate brief, because it's closer to something you might have to do in practice.

That's what I was thinking, but the other sample is higher quality, I think.

widener462 wrote:I have an interview at the PD office in Philly next week. I've been reading up on what to expect from a PD interview in general, I was hoping somebody would have some specific advice for Philadelphia.

Good luck to anyone else also applying, I hear they are hiring 10 APD.

When did you get the e-mail from Philly?

hopin10 wrote:
When did you get the e-mail from Philly?

About a month ago.

Anyone else heard from them about post-3L work?