Sullivan & Cromwell Paralegal Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involves common paralegal questions, similar to what you'd find online. The first round is conducted by the paralegal manager and some current paralegals. They alternate asking questions, with the manager asking more.

I applied through my campus career portal and the whole thing took a bit less than two months. First, I had a 15-30 minute phone call that really felt like a screening to make sure I was a good fit. The recruiter asked why I wanted to work there and confirmed I was okay with working overtime and weekends. They invited me to come to the NYC office for a second round interview at the end of the call. This second round was with different people at different levels, which was a much better experience than the phone call. They all asked me questions, some more conversational than others. I sent follow up emails to all four interviewers but only got one response. About two weeks later, I got a standard rejection email.

I interviewed for a legal assistant job via the Small Liberal Arts Consortium recruiting day. Two women interviewed me: a recruiter and a lawyer. They asked pretty basic questions, like why I wanted to get into law. I'm annoyed because over a month later, they told me I got to the final round, which is a 3-4 hour in-office interview in NYC. I go to school in the Midwest, so I asked about travel reimbursement or a Skype option, which they don't offer. It feels unreasonable for a law firm to expect students to fly to NYC (with only two weeks' notice) for an interview without covering travel costs. So, I withdrew my application.