If you disagree with senior management, how would you approach the issue?
Law Clerk Associate Interview Questions
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I was asked a variety of ethics questions, for example: If your client told you he was going to lie on the stand, what would you do?
When can you start?
Asking me what department I was most interested in working in
During the first interview, they asked me behavioral and technical questions. Whereas on my second interview (informal), LAO asked me technical and personal questions.
Can you commit to ___ number of months?
The interview is primarily a personality test for the judge to see if he or she can get along with you for the next year. Sometimes they will have you talk to their current law clerk. It is important to remember that the law clerk started in September, so if you are interviewing close to September, keep in mind that the clerk probably hasn't been there for that long, but it is still important to make a good impression on them, because the judge can take their input into account to a greater or lesser degree.
Q: What does the mission mean to you
Questions about my previous experience
They asked me if I my client told me that he had intimidated a witness into lying to a judge about his peacefulness by threatening violence against the witness, so that he could be released, would I argue that the client should be released in court.
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