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  • www.legal-aid.org
  • New York, NY
  • 1001 to 5000 Employees
  • Type: Nonprofit Organization
  • Founded in 1876
  • Revenue: $100 to $500 million (USD)
  • Legal
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Serving as a law firm for many of New York's less fortunate residents, The Legal Aid Society represents people who could not otherwise afford a lawyer in civil, criminal, and juvenile rights cases. The society operates from about 25 facilities in all five boroughs of New York ...
Mission: The Legal Aid Society is dedicated to one simple but powerful belief: that no New Yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty.

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Legal Aid Society358
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Legal Aid Society President Theodore A. Levine
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71 Ratings
    5.0
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    Current Employee, more than 3 years
    Bronx, NY
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    Pros

    colleagues. Amazing place to work.

    Cons

    Challenging work, requires long hours sometimes.

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    Negative13%
    Neutral10%
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    Applied online81%
    Campus Recruiting8%
    Employee Referral5%
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    1. Junior Systems Administrator Interview

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      I was pretty excited to interview with Legal Aid since I’m a fan of the organization. Originally, I had two interviewers for my first interview. Less than 5 minutes in, the head of IT abruptly joins the interview and explains to me that she needs to pull one of my interviewers, the department head I’d be working for, out of the interview to deal with an emergency. I understand emergencies happen, but I was kind of surprised that the one other interviewer (who was a lower rank) continued the interview. I did my best and I was able to answer most questions. The interview itself did not seem difficult, but ultimately I did not get selected for the second round. While I’m sure there are other reasons I didn’t make the cut, it kinda feels like I got a raw deal from the beginning since I was unable to impress upon the person I’d actually be reporting to. I really wish they would have rescheduled. Even if I still failed to impress the other interviewer who got pulled, I would have at least appreciated the opportunity to try.
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    76% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Legal Aid Society as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Legal Aid Society.

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