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.
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.
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?
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:
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 18%
One on one interview: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
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