Interviewing
Interviewing well is critical to success – everyone can improve their interview game through in-depth preparation and practice.
Updates from Hire Ground
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Declining Offers
Remember, you should not be holding more than 3 offers at any given time. The moment you decide a firm is no longer under consideration, promptly decline that offer. Similarly, once you receive an offer, look at your callback schedule and promptly cancel any interviews with firms you are no longer seriously considering and decline
February 5, 2026
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Evaluating Law Firms
Whether you are attending callbacks or trying to finalize your decision after receiving an offer, review the OCS webpage on Evaluating Firms and Offers page. Knowing how to evaluate the firms can help you know what to look for or ask about in your callback interviews or post-offer office visits. Our Law Firm Assessment Grid
February 5, 2026
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No Callbacks? Check in With OCS
If you haven’t received interviews or heard from EIP firms or direct applications, we encourage you to check in with OCS. We have appointments available this week and drop-in advising. This process moves quickly, so we encourage you to check in early and often as your job search continues. You should also complete/update your interview
February 3, 2026
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Following Up After Callbacks
If you have not heard back from a firm where you did a callback interview, you can and should follow up, particularly if you need to decide on another offer. If it has been over a week since your interviews, or if the firm said you should hear by a certain date and that date
February 3, 2026
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Extensions on Offers
If an employer gives you an offer with a deadline that feels tight, you may request an extension—but only if you are reasonably sure you truly need one (not within days of receiving the offer because you assume it will be tight). First, ask yourself whether you can make a decision by the stated deadline
February 3, 2026