Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Interview Questions for Paralegals

1. What are your long and short range career goals and objectives?
2. When and how did you establish those goals?
3. How are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
4. What goals, other than those related to your legal career, have you established for yourself for the next 10 years?
5. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
6. Why did choose to go to Northeastern State University?
7. What kind of life do you want?
8. How would you describe yourself?
9. How has your college degree prepared you to work in this firm?
10. Why should I hire you?
11. What are the most important qualities of a successful legal assistant?
12. How can you contribute to our agency/firm/company?
13. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
14. What was your most rewarding collegiate experience?
15. What legal courses did you like the best? Least?
16. Are your grades a good indication of your academic achievement?
17. What area of law appeals to you?
18. Describe your ideal working environment.
19. Why are you interested in this firm/company/agency?
20. What do you know about this firm/company/agency?
21. What two or three things are most important to you in a job?
22. What do you know about (the city in which the firm is located) ?
23. Do you have other job offers?
24. What have you learned from the other attorneys/paralegals you've spoken with today?
25. Do you have any questions I can answer?
26. Why do you want to be a paralegal?
27. Tell me about your legal experience. (Or why haven't you acquired any legal experience?)

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
www.TheBigGameHunter.us
JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in technology, accounting, finance, sales, marketing and other disciplines since 1971. He is a practicing psychotherapist and is a retired certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues.
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