Associate Attorney applicants have rated the interview process at Holland & Knight with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Attorney roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Holland & Knight overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Holland & Knight as a Associate Attorney according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 50%
Background check: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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I applied in-person. I interviewed at Holland & Knight
Interview
I interviewed separately with multiple partners from different practice groups. I was given an opportunity to ask plenty of questions about the firm and the particular office, and was given helpful answers each time. The lawyers are generally proud of the firm and happy to talk about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What specific areas of practice I was interested in focusing on as my career developed.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Holland & Knight (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2019
Interview
Like most big law interviews conducted during OCI, my first interview was very brief and the associate attorney conducting the interview was very friendly. I wasn't given a callback immediately but most students who the firms wanted were given a callback within 24-48 hours. I was contacted maybe two weeks later. The callback interview took place at the firm's office and I was interviewed by five attorneys in a row. The nature of the conversation was very friendly and we didn't spend the whole time talking about the law. The point of interviews is for the firm's partners and associates to gauge whether or not they like you, not how smart you are, or how much law you know. Your resume already reflects that so avoid talking about anything on your resume if possible. The moment an interviewer starts to look for questions by scanning your resume, I would say that you have decreased your chances of getting an offer significantly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They didn't really ask me questions. I asked them questions and let them talk about themselves and what work they do. Interviews should be conversational and not focused on the law. Law firm your views are particularly strange in the fact that you will rarely be asked any substantive legal questions. The whole process is to see whether or not the firm's associates like you enough to have you as a co-worker. It's more of a popularity contest than interviews in other fields.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Holland & Knight in Oct 2018
Interview
horrible horrible experience. 10/10 DON'T recommend. they basically acted like they were conducting the interview out of obligation/pity, and did not seem genuinely interested in hiring. the partner that was interviewing was also very rude.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work here? (Very generic questions)