I applied online. I interviewed at DLA Piper (New York, NY) in Jun 2017
Interview
I was contacted two weeks after submitting my application. They asked me to do a video interview and completed competency tests. This was BY FAR the worst interview process I have ever endured. The video interview process does exactly what one other reviewer perfectly said- it takes the 'human' out of Human Resources. There was not enough time to prep (30 seconds), and you were unable to correct yourselves or ask questions about the company. A job interview is also about interviewing the company to see if its a good fit! The tests took around 3 hours- very very tedious, but not overly difficult. I would implore DLA Piper to take the time to AT LEASt offer a phone screening and get to know the people interested in working for you! Video interviews are almost always a terrible idea (especially if you're just recording yourself, and there is no one to speak to or clarify anything).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself, what legal databases have you used before.
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at DLA Piper (New York, NY) in May 2017
Interview
The interview process is very unfair. Now I understands why so many people dont want to work there. You have to do a video interview that gives you less than a minute to answer some questions they ask you. You dont get to speak with anyone. Not even by phone. You cant re-record or fix something. 25 minutes to answer all those questions. then you get a test to see your skills using Microsoft and excel and only 25 minutes for each other the test and you cant use control or anything to answer the questions. It's very old fashion. This place needs to stop all those silly test and start doing in person interviews and actually taking the time to meet the people who want to work for them
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Different questions and expect to answer them in less than a minute
The interview was a digital interview. It was very awkward because I essentially was recording myself answering questions. It felt very disjointed and strange because there was no normal conversation flow as you would find in a normal phone for face to face interview. They give you 30 seconds to prep between each question asked.