Questions to Ask and Interviewer/Employer

• What are the objectives of this firm/organization?
• What type of work would I be doing for your firm at the beginning?
• Does the firm have an official hours requirement or expectation?
• How many years, on the average, does it take to become a partner?
• What flexibility is there within this firm to allow transfer between one specialized department to another? (Asked of a large firm)
• (If the firm has an area of emphasis) What percentage of your attorneys are in each specialized field?
• Are these attorneys available for consultation?
• (Of a governmental agency) How does this agency deal with other related government entities?
• Do you have a formal training program? Would you describe it?
• After what period of time do you estimate that I will be doing (memoranda, briefs, interviewing clients, handling my own caseload, handling litigation)?
• How much case involvement will I have?
• How soon and to what extent would I be expected to supplement client intake?
• What kind of outside activities do the lawyers participate in? (County Bar, clubs, athletics).
• Would new members of your firm be expected to engage in community activities? To what extent?
• Why do you enjoy/not enjoy your particular occupation or area of the law?
• What do you personally feel the firm's strengths and weaknesses are?
• What is the firm's policy on pro bono services?