However, I do think that interviewing for a recruiter's position with a legal search firm is not all that different from an attorney looking for the right search firm for representation on a job search.
First impressions are critical.
If not, cut your losses early. A lack of professional, confident and energetic demeanor should send you running out the door. I don't mean how long that particular firm has been around because experienced recruiters certainly move to other firms, but, rather the total number of years that the principal has been a legal recruiter. As a new recruiter, you will have more questions than you ever dreamed possible from the very first time you pick up the telephone. If the person training you does not have a solid background in this business, the odds are against you ever being a successful recruiter.