American Civil Liberties Union Lawyer interviews, decoded.

I talked to 2 people and they asked me a bunch of normal behavioral questions. Nothing too hard. I thought they'd ask more about me but they focused more on why I wanted the job and the environment I was looking for.

I went through a panel interview with a few people. They asked some really deep, challenging questions. The conversation was long and detailed, and everyone was quite friendly. They did expect you to be an expert in the specific area, which was a bit of a problem for me because I wasn't, even though I had experience in litigation.

It was fair and comprehensive, with three interviews before they made a hiring decision. We had to analyze constitutional dimensions for different hypotheticals and recommend case strategy for prosecuting prospective claims.