Covington & Burling interview questions
Updated May 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 29%RecruiterRecruiter
- 12%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 5%OtherOther
- 5%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 5%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
80 interviews
Covington & Burling interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Covington & Burling as 61.5% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.77 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Litigation Paralegal and SharePoint Administrator rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Legal Recruiting Assistant and Legal Administrative Assistant roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Covington & Burling takes an average of 15 days when considering 65 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Front End Developer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Associate roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 33 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Covington & Burling according to 65 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 29%
Phone interview: 24%
Group panel interview: 20%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 5%
Personality test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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