Staff Attorney applicants have rated the interview process at Legal Aid Society with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 68% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Attorney roles take an average of 67 days to get hired, when considering 28 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Legal Aid Society overall takes an average of 49 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Legal Aid Society as a Staff Attorney according to 28 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 43%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 11%
One on one interview: 11%
Personality test: 5%
Phone interview: 5%
Other: 2%
Background check: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Legal Aid Society (Brooklyn, NY) in Nov 2014
Interview
There was a panel interview and we had to prepare a mock closing argument based on a mock case file. There was a panel of about five people. Asked a bunch of questions about my resume and thoughts on the criminal justice system. All seemed very judgmental and not very responsive. Made us wait months for an answer, almost 3 months after I interviewed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work at Legal Aid? How would you feel representing someone who is charged with a morally offensive crime?
First interview for Juvenile Rights Practice focused on hypos, past experience, and awareness about social justice issues. They asked for references a few days after my interview. Then, months later I learned they were pausing hiring for the position
Standard interview questions, then hypotheticals. The hypotheticals were reasonably easy to answer on the spot. This is with regard to the first round of interviewing. I am hoping to hear back for a second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Hypothetical question inserted here for glassdoor requirements.
Mock summation and some followup questions after, role playing how you'd handle a client in a stressfull situation, etc. There was two rounds, one for the summation(about 40 mins), and then a followup with Tina. She asks pretty basic PD questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you handle connecting with clients of diverse backgrounds