So when asked about ties to the city I am aiming for, is it ok to tell the interviewer my relative is in a well-known government position? (think senator, current judge, etc)
I feel like I have good judgment, but can't figure this one out. At one end, it's a great connection, at the other, it's douchey and trying to impress with name dropping.
Thoughts?
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Re: Disclosing Prominent Family Member?
I wouldn't, unless it specifically comes up. If the person is so well known that the connection is obvious, the interviewer will be aware of it and you can follow their lead. They probably won't refer to it in a formal setting but might in an informal one. If the person isn't really a public figure and wouldn't be on the radar of the average firm attorney, then it wouldn't be worth mentioning anyway.
There were a sizeable number of children of relatively famous or important attorneys, political operatives, or other persons of some notoriety at my law school, and they often had deep connections in the industry. It was clear in social settings that these connections existed and that partners at major law firms were aware of who these people and their parents were, but it wasn't a topic of discussion per se, and it was almost always kept out of the interview room. Screeners and callback interviews are surprisingly consistent in content no matter who you are, which reinforces the anti-nepotism standard (or more anti-overt-nepotism) in the profession. There were a few times reported where interviewers would actually ask other students about their more famous peers if they all interviewed on the same day, but that's just random anecdotes.
There were a sizeable number of children of relatively famous or important attorneys, political operatives, or other persons of some notoriety at my law school, and they often had deep connections in the industry. It was clear in social settings that these connections existed and that partners at major law firms were aware of who these people and their parents were, but it wasn't a topic of discussion per se, and it was almost always kept out of the interview room. Screeners and callback interviews are surprisingly consistent in content no matter who you are, which reinforces the anti-nepotism standard (or more anti-overt-nepotism) in the profession. There were a few times reported where interviewers would actually ask other students about their more famous peers if they all interviewed on the same day, but that's just random anecdotes.
