Kirkland & Ellis Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (84%)

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The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

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Interview Difficulty (51%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.5
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% Interns - FT Offers (96%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Kirkland & Ellis

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Corporate Finance
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2009
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Kirkland & Ellis Examples

Associate Interview - Corporate Finance

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2014
Date Submitted: Jul 15, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Hiring consisted of first round phone call with a junior associate that was very amicable and ended with that associate saying the recruiter would set up a time to come into the office. Second (and final) round consisted of 5 or 6 20-30min one on one interviews that were focused on my interest in the firm and group without any behavioral or skill questions. Senior partner called with the offer the following day.
Interview Questions
This being an entry level law firm interview, the interview questions were a joke relative to a corporate or investment banking interview. To get the interview, you have to have high enough grades from a good enough school as the firm assumes you'll be smart enough to do grammar edits for two years if your grades are high enough. Questions are rarely about actual legal knowledge (which I think is a mistake) and also almost never include any traditional 'behavioral' questions.

The only question that was remotely difficult was: Why law and why this type of law? (Given that the true answer was, I went to law school for three years for this and I'll be damned if those three years were a waste even if I'd rather be working in lev fin at a BB.)
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Associate Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: September 2009
Date Submitted: Jun 06, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The interview process was very typical for a Biglaw recruiting process. They come on campus for first rounds 30 min interview. They then fly you out for half day interview in Chicaog.
Interview Questions
There were not any non-standard questions. As with all law firm interview, they are mostly conversation about what you would like to do and why you want to come to their firm.
Just be honest and excited about the law firm. If you are truly interested in the firm, it will show.
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$1bn+
Est Annual Revenue
Industry
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