It was professional and structured. I only had one interview for the position which I think is uncommon. I was asked some typical questions about my background and interest in law.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in this firm in particular?
I applied online. I interviewed at Arnold & Porter (Washington, DC) in Sep 2025
Interview
The initial interview was a phone call with an HR employee. The second interview was with two higher-up HR employees who specifically manage Paralegals/Legal Assistants. While I believe I could've been better prepared, the interviewers came off very uninterested and unfriendly, and I believe this contributed to my nervousness because it felt as though I would not be considered from the get-go. Other than that, the time in between each interview was fairly quick and they did not take too long to call me back and tell me that I was not selected.
Asked very traditional interview questions. One round. Met with a group of people who all asked various questions. Very relaxed in comparison to other interviews. Asked about experience and interests.
Legal Resource Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Arnold & Porter with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Legal Resource Assistant roles take an average of 41 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Arnold & Porter overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Arnold & Porter as a Legal Resource Assistant according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
Drug test: 14%
Phone interview: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 5%
Other: 5%
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