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Assistant General Counsel Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Assistant General Counsel interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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Tell us about the last time you had to negotiate with someone.

As assistant general counsel, you will be negotiating on a routine basis. You may negotiate with internal and external partners. The hiring team wants to get an idea of your negotiation style and how it will fit in with the current legal team.

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30 Assistant General Counsel Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Communication

    1. Tell us about the last time you had to negotiate with someone.

  • Direct

    2. What is the most important piece of advice you've given someone?

  • Direct

    3. What activities do you do outside of work?

  • Direct

    4. Are you comfortable working remotely?

  • Experience

    5. What has been your most difficult project so far?

  • Experience

    6. Give an example of a process you automated.

  • Experience

    7. Do you have experience managing outside counsel?

  • General

    8. What major challenges and problems did you face in your last position?

  • General

    9. What do you think has contributed the most to your success?

  • General

    10. How do you incorporate diversity and inclusion in your workplace?

  • General

    11. What do you anticipate to be the most challenging part of this job?

  • General

    12. Have you ever needed to speak up against a course of action?

  • General

    13. How would you define strategic thinking?

  • General

    14. As an Assistant General Counsel, what do you believe is your best asset?

  • General

    15. What is your work philosophy?

  • General

    16. What decisions are easiest for you to make? Which are the most difficult?

  • General

    17. What three words would you use to describe yourself?

  • General

    18. What have you done to further your own professional development in the past five years?

  • General

    19. What achievement are you most proud of so far?

  • General

    20. How do you evaluate your success?

  • General

    21. Why do you want a career as an assistant general counsel?

  • Leadership

    22. Tell me about your most successful leadership experience.

  • Leadership

    23. Have you supervised or managed others before?

  • Management

    24. What kind of supervisor do you work best under?

  • Operational

    25. How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?

  • Operational

    26. How do you analyze a problem before deciding on the course of action to take?

  • Operational

    27. How do you handle stress and pressure?

  • Situational

    28. Have you ever been overloaded with work?

  • Situational

    29. How have you handled making a wrong or bad decision?

  • Technical

    30. What is a compliance issue that our organization could face in the next year?