Final Stage Paralegal Interview Tips?

summerlee780

Standard Member
Aug 2, 2023
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Hi everyone,

I have a final stage interview for an antitrust paralegal role at major US firm next week... The first stage was submitting the application and I had my first interview a few days after (which was an interview with a HR representative as well as the head of the paralegal team at this firm). I was recently told that I was successful and now I have a final interview which is with a partner and an associate from the competition/antitrust department.

Most of my friends who are paralegals have only had to do an application and 1 interview so I'm wondering if anyone on TCLA would have tips/insight as to how this final stage interview would differ in comparison to the first one and perhaps what questions/information I should prepare? For additional background, I actually did my masters in law with a Specialism in Competition and Antitrust Law. I also have a few vacation schemes under my belt, where I always sat in a contentious group (i.e. fraud, employment, commercial litigation, etc).

For the final interview, I'm expecting a lot more commercial awareness questions and perhaps what I learnt during my LLM and my vacation schemes rather than inquiring into what I did? But I'm not sure. The first interview with the HR person and the head of paralegals was a mix of competency questions, why this firm/why law and pointing out interesting things from my CV (leadership roles, extracurriculars, etc). For now, what I know for sure that the final stage interviewers will also have access to my CV and I won't be asked to do a case study or something of that nature during the interview as I asked about this last week.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!!
 

tatianavlt

New Member
Mar 23, 2024
2
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Hi everyone,

I have a final stage interview for an antitrust paralegal role at major US firm next week... The first stage was submitting the application and I had my first interview a few days after (which was an interview with a HR representative as well as the head of the paralegal team at this firm). I was recently told that I was successful and now I have a final interview which is with a partner and an associate from the competition/antitrust department.

Most of my friends who are paralegals have only had to do an application and 1 interview so I'm wondering if anyone on TCLA would have tips/insight as to how this final stage interview would differ in comparison to the first one and perhaps what questions/information I should prepare? For additional background, I actually did my masters in law with a Specialism in Competition and Antitrust Law. I also have a few vacation schemes under my belt, where I always sat in a contentious group (i.e. fraud, employment, commercial litigation, etc).

For the final interview, I'm expecting a lot more commercial awareness questions and perhaps what I learnt during my LLM and my vacation schemes rather than inquiring into what I did? But I'm not sure. The first interview with the HR person and the head of paralegals was a mix of competency questions, why this firm/why law and pointing out interesting things from my CV (leadership roles, extracurriculars, etc). For now, what I know for sure that the final stage interviewers will also have access to my CV and I won't be asked to do a case study or something of that nature during the interview as I asked about this last week.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!!!
Hi there,

I'm actually in a similar position with a second-stage interview coming up for a paralegal role. I was wondering how your final interview went and if you could share any insights or tips based on your experience? Any advice on what to expect or how to prepare would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks and hope it went well for you!
 

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