Everlaw Interview Questions
& Process

So after applying, the first thing was this quick 15-minute chat with a recruiter, pretty standard stuff – they talked about the job, the interview steps, and just general fit questions. Things got a bit weird when trying to schedule the actual tech screen though. The recruiter sent an email that was an exact copy of the first one to schedule our initial call. I had to ask if it was a mistake since we'd just talked. Turns out it wasn't, that was indeed the email to set up the tech screen. A bit clumsy, but whatever. We got the coding round scheduled for the following week. On the day, I joined the Zoom, ready for the coding challenge. Expected two interviewers, but only one showed up. The one who did show needed my email to send over the problem. Felt pretty old-school since everyone uses tools like Hackerrank these days. Anyway, we went over the problem, I did a quick manual example and asked some clarifying questions. Then, I had an hour to work on it alone, without anyone watching, before we'd regroup to discuss my solution. No worries, I finished the challenge and jumped back on the Zoom after the hour. The interviewer was a few minutes late rejoining and seemed a bit lost on how to run the debrief. I shared my screen to show them my code. They didn't really give any feedback on whether my solution was good or bad. Once I finished explaining, they asked me to email them the code file directly. Again, super outdated. I asked them a few questions about the job and then we wrapped up. Two days later, I got a generic rejection email. Honestly, the whole thing felt disorganized and like the interviewers weren't really engaged. A lot of companies, big and small, give out prep guides and use modern tools, but this felt really behind the times. Everlaw could definitely step up their game with their interviewing to make it a better experience for candidates.

If your team needs 13 rounds of interviews to make a decision… plus a take home assignment an onsite and etc etc, feels like I dodged a bullet. Had a 6 hour onsite with back to back interviews and a 5 minute break in the middle. Back to back = one ends at 11:30 the next begins at 11:30. It felt like a firestorm. Clearly they can’t make effective decisions or feel like wasting time is necessary in the hiring process. I didn’t feel like anyone read my take home assignment, just followed up after I heard nothing after submitting take home, and recruiter said sorry for delay you passed! Also, I should mention the take home requires you to tell them a 2 hour window that you can work on it, they send it to you at that time and you must send back in 2 hours. Feels so juvenile. Either way I feel like after such a long and complex for no reason process the feedback was so basic it was clear it was a waste of time. “Hire someone more senior” like you didn’t know my seniority by the 5th, 9th, or even 10th interview.

The interview journey was super smooth. The person interviewing me was really nice and made me feel comfortable, which definitely helped with my initial nerves. They asked a bunch of questions on different subjects – like my history, what I've done, how I tackle problems, and how I deal with various work situations. It was kinda surprising that there weren't any coding questions at all, which I totally prepared for since it's a tech role. I'm not sure if this is their usual way or if the tech part is coming later, but it was nice to have more of a chat about soft skills and how I'd fit in, instead of doing algorithms on a whiteboard under pressure.

I applied for a sales role and got an email late the night before confirming my first call with a recruiter for 10am the next day. When I got the call, it was actually with the hiring manager and we had a great conversation, so they set up a second interview. I thought that one went well too, and they said they'd let me know by the end of Friday. I got an email on Monday saying they weren't moving forward, which was a bummer since I felt like both chats went pretty well. They sent a standard template saying they chose other candidates but didn't give any real details. I emailed asking for more specifics and waited about a week with no reply. I sent a second follow-up email and still haven't heard back. I think it's super unprofessional for a company to schedule a call for 10am the day after emailing you at 9pm the night before, and then to ghost my emails.