Legal Secretary applicants have rated the interview process at Sidley Austin with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 61.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Legal Secretary roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Sidley Austin overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Sidley Austin as a Legal Secretary according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Background check: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Presentation: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Sidley Austin (Washington, DC) in Mar 2022
Interview
Quick and efficient interview process, about a 3 step process. First is a call with the recruiter, screening. Next is a zoom interview with the Secretarial Management Team and lastly you meet with the attorneys, if applicable.
Interview process took way too long. Multiple interviews over video, an exam on an outdated version of Microsoft Office, and finally an in person interview.
Interview process took way too long. Multiple interviews over video, an exam on an outdated version of Microsoft Office, and finally an in person interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many attorneys I work with at my current job. Standard interview questions. Nothing really out of the ordinary. Entire process was like 2 months
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Sidley Austin (Chicago, IL)
Interview
I spent most of the time taking tests. The typing test was a bit painful. They queried my software knowledge and included a spelling test to show adequate language skills and then a fairly brief interview.