I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Wilmerhale in May 2012
Interview
The whole process--from the time I submitted my resume to my first day of work--took about a month.
The interview was relaxed. I interviewed one-on-one with the Hiring Manager in the department I applied to. I was asked to walk through my resume. We then discussed my organizational skills, talked about how I might prioritize assignments, and the culture of the firm.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you were given a number of assignments by different paralegals or attorneys at the same time, how would you go about prioritizing the assignments?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Wilmerhale (New York, NY) in Aug 2012
Interview
Standard difficulty interview. Initial phone interview with hiring manager, initial interview, group interview, interview with office manager. Then had to wait a week and then received and offer. Generous salary and benefits.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard interview questions; greatest strengths, weaknesses, etc
Legal Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Wilmerhale with 2.5 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 65.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Legal Assistant roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Wilmerhale overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Wilmerhale as a Legal Assistant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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