I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (London, England) in Jul 2025
Interview
Very straightforward. In total I had three 30-minute interviews for the position. My initial interview was scheduled by the recruitment team over email. The first interview was with 2 partners. After this, I had a callback two days later to interview with 2 other partners, followed by an interview with an associate. I heard back the day after those interviews.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (New York, NY)
Interview
Straight to callback interview with litigation group composed of three 20min interviews with 1 associate and 2 partners, very conversational, no big surprises but associate expected me to lead the conversation
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Kirkland & Ellis (New York, NY) in Jul 2023
Interview
Commented on slightly crooked tie and lighting in background. Didn't seem interested in getting to know me from the get go. Couldn't answer when I asked about their favorite office tradition.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Expect everything on your resume to be scrutinized.
2L Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Kirkland & Ellis with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for 2L Summer Associate roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 5 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 2L Summer Associate according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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