I applied through college or university. I interviewed at McGuireWoods (Richmond, VA)
Interview
I submitted my application through school career services, The screener interview was on-campus with a panel of three attorneys of varying experince levels. It was very brief, 15 mintures total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about my prior summer experience and how it shaped what area of law I planned on practicing after graduation.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at McGuireWoods (Chicago, IL) in Jun 2023
Interview
(1) initial screener with the recruiter, who essentially just asked what questions I had about the firm and then provided a sales pitch about the summer program (2) a callback consisting of three interviews, each with two attorneys (2 litigation partners, 2 corporate partners, 2 associates) Everyone was genuinely nice and easy to talk to. Typical law student interview questions--nothing difficult or surprising. It was easy to fill the time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why McGuireWoods, why this city, what practice groups are you interested in, talk about this line from your resume, what questions do you have for us
2L Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at McGuireWoods with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for 2L Summer Associate roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McGuireWoods overall takes an average of 38 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McGuireWoods as a 2L Summer Associate according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 40%
Personality test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
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