Summer Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Ropes & Gray with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Associate roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 26 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ropes & Gray overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ropes & Gray as a Summer Associate according to 26 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 58%
Phone interview: 17%
Background check: 17%
Personality test: 8%
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Straight forward and enjoyable interview. Normal call back process for an interview. Rather casual, lots of good questions from the attorneys. Interviewed with two associates and two partners, each individually.
Really drawn out- straight to callback but had to wait a while to get the interview scheduled. Had the interview and it has been a month since then with no further information. This is the case with many people. I think in 2025-26 they are unsure on how to approach the hiring cycle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why their firm, obviously. Resume specific stuff too
I applied online. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
Four interviewers, very conversational and causal. Have a Why Ropes? ready. Also have questions for the interviewers, I found that they spoke for about 75% of the time. Overall, very relaxed experience.
Really conversational and focused on the resume. Some behavior questions, but really easy to answer. The interviewer is the partner, and she is super nice. 20-min OCI interview, really normal and general.