Experienced Students Interview Questions

Work Experience

• What type of responsibilities have you had in prior work experiences?
• What did you particularly like/dislike about that work?
• What tasks are you especially strong/ weak at doing?
• What major problem did you encounter on a job and how did you handle it?
• How do you think your prior work experience benefits you for this position?
• Why law school after years of prior experience?
• How do you feel about working for someone younger than you or who has less work experience?
• What have you done that shows initiative and creativity?
• Are you a self-starter or do you prefer guidance on projects?
• How do you work under pressure?
• How strong are your writing skills?
• Why did you leave your prior jobs?
• Why have you switched from your previous field to law?

Career Goals

• What are your short/long term career goals?
• Why the career change?
• How are you planning to achieve these goals?
• What two or three things are most important to you in a job?
• What kind of training/supervision do you want?
• How would you describe your ideal job?
• Where do you see yourself five/ten years from now?

Job Specific

• Why our office/organization?
• To what other offices have you applied?
• Why are you looking at this area of specialization?
• What qualifications do you have that will make you successful at this job?
• What would the greatest drawback of this job be for you?
• Why should we select you over all the other candidates?
• Why this city, town or area? What ties do you have here?