- What are your long-range and short-range goals
and objectives? When and why did you establish these goals, and how are
you preparing yourself to achieve them?
- Where do you see yourself three/five/ten years
from now?
- How would you describe yourself?
- What qualifications do you have that make you
think you will be a successful attorney?
- What two or three accomplishments have given
you the most satisfaction?
- What area(s) are you most interested in?
- What three things are most important to you in
a job?
- In what kind of work environment are you most
comfortable?
- Do you have a geographical preference and, if
so, why?
- Why do you think you might like to live in the
community in which our firm is located?
- What do you know about our firm?
- Why did you decide to seek a position with our
firm?
- Why should I hire you? How can you make a
contribution to our firm?
- What are your three main strengths? What are
your three main weaknesses?
- Why did you go to law school?
- What law school courses have you liked
most/least? Why?
- Are your grades an accurate indication of your
talent/potential? Why/Why not?
- Why did you choose your law school?
- What have you learned from your participation
in Law Review/Moot Court/Law Journal/Trial Advocacy/paid Law Clerk
positions/Externship/volunteer work experience?
- How has your law school experience prepared you
to work here?
- Have you interviewed with other firms? If so,
where?
- Do you have other current job offers? If so,
where?
- What do you like to do in your spare time?
- If you were going to do something other than
practice law, what would you do? Why?
- Do you have questions about my firm that I can
answer for you today?
(Remember, the answer should never be "No.")
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