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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Posted by Tim Hughes - 3 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 15 hours, 30 minutes ago
Worthy web page and nice branding idea as well
Posted by Thomas Cochrane - 3 months, 4 weeks, 1 day, 13 hours, 21 minutes ago
I worked at a small plaintiff-side firm for six years (before I came to my senses) that did almost no billable work and made almost all its money on contingency.
Even though my firm was practically the antithesis of Hallehand Lewis, almost all the mock questions could just as easily have been mouthed by one of my firm’s partners, esp. the bit about professional development.
I used to think it was the big corporate firms that chewed up associates and spit them out. I know better now.