Chimes in another, The firm hires only the brightest students that is, the ones with the best grades and rarely looks beyond the best schools. But according to one source, that is not the whole story. There are two ways to get in the door. One is to be a stellar student. The other is by having core experience.
Practical skills are a plus.
Experience working during law school is important because they don t teach you how to be a practical skills lawyer in law school. Interview process Mayer Brown conducts screening interviews on campus with a partner or an associate, depending on who is available at the time. Applicants who cannot make a campus interview can send their r sum to the office to which they are applying, where it is reviewed by designated partners. If the candidate expresses an area of interest, an interview with a partner in the area of interest follows. Each interview lasts a half-hour and sometimes includes lunch.