Assistant General Counsel Mock Interview
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Question 12 of 30
Have you ever been overloaded with work?
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Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
In an assistant general counsel position, your scope of work will be broader than the projects assigned to you at a law firm. You may have more meetings, and if you are overseeing other employees, you may have additional coaching and professional development work to do. The interviewer wants to know that you are prepared for a role that may be different from your current arrangement.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
Be honest in your answer, but if you say yes, take the time to clarify if the problem was the amount of work being assigned to you or a time management issue on your part. Share the important lessons you have learned and how you keep your workload manageable.
Nicole provides content and consulting for clients in the legal, real estate, insurance, and non-profit industries. She has over 10 years experience working in corporate and in 2018 she was certified by Gallup as a CliftonStrengths coach.
"At my firm, we have a lot of tax clients. During tax season, the attorneys are very busy and put in much longer hours than at other times of the year. Thankfully, we have understanding partners who communicate well. They encourage us to talk to them if we feel overwhelmed. Sometimes, it is helpful to get their perspective on how to tackle the workload since they have experience. Aside from that season, I feel that my work has been manageable."
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