☛ Did you bring a sample of your work product?

☛ Can you provide a writing sample?

☛ Have you had a legal research assignment?

☛ Do you know how to use LEXIS-NEXIS or Westlaw?

☛ Are you familiar with federal and state laws?

☛ What specialty are you seeking?

☛ Do you speak any foreign languages?

☛ How would you rate your cite-checking abilities?

☛ Tell me about your computer skills.

☛ Tell me about your analytical skills. Please give an example.

☛ How extensive are your factual investigation skills?

☛ Have you ever interviewed a witness?

☛ Can you put together closing binders? Trial binders? Exhibits?

☛ Have you ever summarized a deposition?

☛ Have you ever drafted pleadings?

☛ Have you ever attended trial?

☛ What do you know about the SEC?

☛ How would you prepare for a real estate closing?

☛ Can you prepare subpoenas? Notices of depositions?

☛ Tell me about the judicial system.

☛ Have you ever coded documents?

☛ Tell me about your organizational skills.

☛ How much experience do you have interfacing with clients?

☛ What are your crisis-management skills? Please give me an example.

☛ Describe your worst assignment and how to prevent it, if you could, today.

☛ Describe an assignment where you were the hero.

☛ Do you know your way around the courthouse?

☛ What do you know about imaging and scanning?

☛ Have you ever formed a corporation?

☛ Do you have any experience working with government agencies?

☛ What do you know about CERCLA?

☛ Have you ever worked on the case/matter? (Checking for conflict of interest.)

☛ To what extent have you been exposed to mergers and acquisitions?

☛ Have you ever worked with Blue Sky laws?

☛ Have you ever Bates-stamped? No? Have we got a surprise for you.

☛ How are punitive damages awarded?

☛ How do you prepare jury instructions?

☛ Have you ever prepared a lease summary?

☛ Have you been to/studied Family Court?

☛ Are you familiar with products liability litigation?

☛ Describe how a trademark is registered.

☛ Describe the patent registration process.

☛ What is the procedure to file a copyright?

☛ Give me an example of your organizational abilities.

☛ Describe the differences between Chapters 7, 11, and 13.

☛ What skills do you possess to be a great paralegal?

☛ Why have you chosen corporate law over litigation?

☛ Why are you seeking a position with an in-house legal department?

☛ What is the difference between arbitration and mediation?

☛ What practice area most interests you and why?

☛ What are your strengths?

☛ What are your weaknesses?

☛ How do you handle last-minute projects?