Staff Attorney applicants have rated the interview process at Simpson Thacher 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 52.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Simpson Thacher as a Staff Attorney according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
Presentation: 20%
Personality test: 20%
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I interviewed at Simpson Thacher (London, England)
Interview
Highly informal first process and no real questions, seemed like they did not like the background from minute 1. Then why not to eliminate during cv process? Seemed like interviewer has no idea about the CVs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
No real question apart from tell us your background
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Simpson Thacher (New York, NY)
Interview
I met with the staff attorney manager and the heard of human resources and went over my previous experience and future expectations. It was pretty straight forward and conducted in a conference room. I think the main purpose of the interview was to confirm my resume details and get a feeling for my personality and how I interacted with others.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you deal with the more mundane (document review) portions of your job?
I applied online. I interviewed at Simpson Thacher (Palo Alto, CA) in Oct 2014
Interview
Extremely drawn out. Was contacted by HR in early October for an interview, had the interview (with two partners) at the end of October and didn't receive an offer until January.