Cooley interview questions

OCI was a breeze. You need to know about the firm and depending on what office you want to work for, what practices they focus on. My knowledge of the history and accolades of the firm was a plus as I received a call back interview after being a lottery selection. The call back interview was very fun. Again, they are looking for enthusiasm and knowledge of the firm. I was diligent in studying each partners forte as well as their accomplishments. Go ahead and take a look at Cooley Go, their website for start ups. Digest some of the relevant info and be ready to use it in the interview. I got some behavioral questions throughout the six, thirty minute interviews. The main questions was describe a time where you were working in a group and had to over come a conflict. After the interviews they took me to lunch and I had a great talk with two associates.

I was called for an interview after a reputable partner and two secretaries at the firm highly recommended me. My interview was with the HR Manager who told me that she was impressed by the recommendations I had received and the partner who recommended me was pushing hard for my hire. I was given a run down of the firm, how the department for which I would be working operated, and information about the position and the people with and for whom I would be working. I was told they wanted to fill the position very quickly and was only asked 3 questions during the meeting: Why was I applying for the position, did I have any upcoming vacation, and did I have a preference on my work hours. The HR manager then told me she wanted to have me back in to meet the folks with whom I would be working. The entire conversation gave me the very strong impression that the interview and follow up meetings were just formalities. I met with the attorneys with whom I would be working as well as the secretaries in the group. According to my contacts there, all were impressed by me. I reached out to the HR manager to find out next steps and was told that she would touch back with me shortly. When I did not hear back after a couple of weeks, I reached out again and was told the same thing. A few weeks later I heard from one of my contacts that the position was filled by a less experienced person. To this day, I have not heard back from the HR manager letting me know the position was filled or giving me a reason as to why I was not hired. As a former HR manager myself, I find this extremely unprofessional and discourteous, especially given the nature of all prior communications and my relationships at the firm.