Just graduated, had a callback at a biglaw firm today for a non-partner track attorney position in a specific practice group. The position is really within a specific department of that specific practice group, and I would be working mainly with 1 particular of counsel dude who runs that department. My interview with him went exceedingly well. However, I interviewed with another partner in that practice group and although she was nice, I think I gave one or two stupid answers.
My question is, how much control would that 1 guy I would mainly be working under have over the hiring process?
Bonus question: She asked how I found out about the position, and I said I did a google search for positions within that specific field and found the position that way. How stupid of an answer is this? The sad part is that its not even true, I remembered later that I looked on the firm's website to see if they had openings and found the position that way. Also she asked for a reference list and stared at it for like 10 seconds, not sure what to make of that.
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Re: Weird biglaw-related question
Don't understand
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Re: Weird biglaw-related question
It doesn't matter. You either got the job or you didn't. Worrying about all these stupid details and asking random strangers on the internet whether inane detail X decreases your odds of getting the job by Y percent is pointless.
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Re: Weird biglaw-related question
^^^Pretty much. Don't stress about something you can't control. Get a beer, do yoga, touch yourself, whatever calms you down and gets your mind off of it.bk1 wrote:It doesn't matter. You either got the job or you didn't. Worrying about all these stupid details and asking random strangers on the internet whether inane detail X decreases your odds of getting the job by Y percent is pointless.
