Lawyer applicants have rated the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis with 1.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Lawyer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kirkland & Ellis overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis as a Lawyer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 29%
Phone interview: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Personality test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
Skills test: 14%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (Houston, TX) in Jan 2025
Interview
Zoom interview fairly quickly only around an hour. Multiple rounds with different attorneys. Felt very impersonal and uninterested in actually trying to interview me. They seemed to have somewhere to be.
extremely efficient. Had me set up to meet with many different people who were in my area. In general, they were all very nice. So efficient is the right word for it.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2016
Interview
The interview process was relatively quick. I met with several of the partners on the first day. The second day, they called me back in to meet with a few more. They want to get a feel for who you are and how you will fit into the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe in detail a situation where you were overburdened with work with deadlines approaching. Explain how you went about rectifying that situation in a way that met the deadlines with a quality work product