I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Baker McKenzie (Washington, DC)
Interview
Meet with HR first round. Second round with attorneys. There is no testing. Come prepare with salary requirements. You will likely get an offer below market. They like working with staffing agencies. Get on their roster for quicker access to opportunities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They like to get to know you as a person and relative experience.
Went into the office and met with the administrator and then got a callback and scheduled for the following week to go back into the office to meet with the attorneys in the group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions they asked, wasTell me about yourself.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Baker McKenzie (Houston, TX) in Apr 2024
Interview
The interview process began with an email scheduling a zoom interview with the office admin. Next step was an in-person meeting with the team. All of the typical questions - nothing complicated. If your experience matches and your personality fits with the team, you will get an offer. Their litigation team pays a bit lower than most global law firms, but the benefits are great and the culture is awesome.
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Baker McKenzie (Melbourne) in Feb 2019
Interview
Three stages, first is the HR screening. Second would be with the person you are replacing (this was a maternity leave fixed contract), third would be with the partner for the practice group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What my background was, what attracted me to the role, wanted to learn about me as a person. Only role based question was had I created/amended documents for court.
