Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Goodwin with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 64% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Goodwin overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Goodwin as a Summer Associate according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 41%
Group panel interview: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Personality test: 12%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Skills test: 6%
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I interviewed with four separate attorneys: one of counsel, one associate, and two partners. They were all very friendly. Conversational interviews with some behavioral questions. Definitely have solid answers to common behavioral questions prepared before your interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I respond to having several conflicting assignments at once.
I applied online. I interviewed at Goodwin (New York, NY) in Mar 2025
Interview
Screener interview took 15 minutes. Scheduled via an online portal. Very casual questions about why law school, why my particular school, why New York. I did not hear back after the screener about a callback.
I applied online. I interviewed at Goodwin (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2025
Interview
I had an intial screener with the hiring partner. Then I received a callback. Callbck interview was 4 rounds. Each round was 30 minutes each. I was interviewed by 2 partners and 2 associates. Interview done on Zoom.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most difficult academic challenge you have made?