The 1L Virtual Mock Interview Program offers you the chance to practice your interviewing skills with, and receive candid feedback from, public interest practitioners. Space is limited and registration is required.

How to Sign up for an Interview Slot

Please note that due to limited capacity, you may only schedule one mock interview during the program. Depending on availability, additional slots many open up to allow for multiple sign-ups.

Students can sign up for a virtual mock interview through one of the links provided below. Upon registering, you will see the names of the practitioners and their general practice setting. You can choose from: Federal Government, State & Local Government, Nonprofit, Legal Services, Public Defender, and Private Public Interest Law Firms. Choose the category that most closely matches your interest.

    How to Modify or Cancel Your Interviews

    If you need to cancel your interview, you must do so by 12 p.m. ET the day before your scheduled slot. Keep in mind that holding your interview slot represents an investment of time by your interviewer, so you should cancel only in case of unavoidable circumstances or emergency.

    To cancel a scheduled mock interview, you can revisit the registration link you used to schedule a mock interview, enter your email address, and edit your schedule by removing your slot. You may do so up until the listed registration deadline. After the deadline has passed, all cancellations must be requested by email 24 hours in advance to Micah Nemiroff.

    Preparing for Your Interview

    Mock interviews will run for approximately 20 minutes followed immediately by 10 minutes for discussion and feedback.

    For help in preparing for your interview, you may read an overview of how to prepare.

    Your interviewers do not expect you to know about their particular organization, so there is no need to spend time researching. Rather, your mock interview is meant to generally prepare you for interviews within their field. If you would like, quickly Google your interviewer and familiarize yourself with their bio from their employer’s website and LinkedIn profile.

    Interview Day Logistics

    Interviews will take place on Flo and you will access your Virtual Interview Room via the email sent to your HLS email address.  To learn more about Flo , watch this 3 Minute Student Interview Training Video or review their many other training documents.

    Your resume will be sent to your interviewer the day before your interview.

    If you need technology assistance during the interview, the fastest way to get help is to use the blue chat button on the bottom right of your screen.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    I have been through interviews before and feel confident in my abilities. Are legal interviews really that different from other types of interviews?

    Depending on the fields in which you have interviewed before, you may find that legal interviews do differ substantially. This is one of the best and only ways to find out what a legal interview is like before going through a real interview.  You can learn tips to ensure that you put your best foot forward during your job search.

    I have never done an interview before and am nervous – what should I expect?

    Mock interviews via the 1L Mock Interview Program are opportunities to practice and obtain feedback. They consist of 20 minutes of interview questions (based largely on your resume) followed by 10 minutes of discussion and feedback. This environment is intended to be low-pressure and judgment-free, giving you space and opportunity to work out any issues before your real interviews.

    I am interested in working for a particular public interest organization this summer and I saw that there is an attorney from that organization coming to the program. Can I request to meet with this attorney?

    Because this program is exclusively for practice and is not a recruitment program, we cannot accommodate requests to interview with specific attorneys. Regardless of backgrounds and experiences, all interviewers will offer the opportunity to gain important insight into what you’re doing well and what you might need to improve upon.

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