Law Firms
Firm Unveils Comical ‘Lawyer Job Interview Translator’
Posted Jul 22, 2008, 12:02 pm CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A Minneapolis law firm is poking fun at the job interview process with a new website called “the lawyer job interview translator.”
The online recruitment tool is the brainchild of Halleland Lewis Nilan & Johnson. It features a glib-talking interviewer who delivers pat answers to job candidates. The site then offers a chance to learn what the interviewer really means, and how things would be different at Halleland Lewis.
Here’s one example: Ask whether the office has a fun working environment, and the talking-head interviewer says he can’t imagine a more fun place to work. Translated, the answer means that the interviewer has no imagination. The Halleland way is then explained. The firm expects 1,800 billable hours a year, the site says, but it also celebrates successes. “Ask anybody—we take pride in throwing good parties,” according to the Halleland answer.
A law firm press release says its aim is to “encourage candidates to ask hard questions and get real answers," while showcasing the firm’s own unique environment, according to a press release.
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