Conflict of interest woes John Gellene has taken an unusual journey Harvard Law graduate to Milbank partner to convict. The prosecution s arguments convinced a federal court jury, which found Gellene guilty of three counts of making false statements to a federal judge presiding over the Bucyrus case. Milbank, which claimed the suit to be totally without merit, settled the suit in February 1999, terms unknown. Getting through the interview is not brain surgery, relates one associate. Some Milbank associates report that they often discussed subjects unrelated to law during interviews, such as cultural events in New York City.
Callbacks are at held the firm, and last half a day, at most.
Six interviews take place in the callback round, half with associates, the others with partners. Candidates may also be sent to lunch with one or two associates. They try to get a sense of the kind of law you re interested in, and if you show interest in the overseas offices, you ll probably talk a lot about that too. One recent interviewee says that her Milbank interviewers asked behavioral questions, about things that range from actual experiences to hypothetical situations about how you would handle in a certain situation, how you would arrive at your conclusion. They want answers that show maturity, logic, and an even temperament.