Weird biglaw-related question
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:12 pm
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.
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.