Legal Assistant Mock Interview

Master 30 Legal Assistant interview questions covering case management, legal terminology, and client confidentiality.

Question 11 of 30

How do you handle stressful situations?

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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

Being a Legal Assistant can be a very stressful career. When you answer this question it is good to acknowledge that and talk about a time when you have been complimented on your ability to manage stress very well.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"Being a Legal Assistant can be a stressful job. I have become more accustomed to the stress of deadlines and large work loads over time and feel that I handle stress really well. I will take a moment to take a deep breath, and re-think my strategy when I become overwhelmed with stress. My colleagues have often complimented me on my ability to stay calm throughout stressful times."

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Being a Legal Assistant can be a stressful job. I have become more accustomed to the stress of deadlines and large workloads over time and feel that I handle stress well. I will take a moment to take a deep breath and re-think my strategy when I become overwhelmed with stress. My colleagues have often complimented me on my ability to stay calm throughout stressful times.

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This is a wonderfully thoughtful response. Be prepared to respond to possible follow-up questions about work-life balance.

Be prepared to answer questions such as:
"How do you maintain work/life balance?"
"Other than deep breaths, what are other ways you decompress and remain focused through long and stressful workdays?"

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30Legal Assistants Interview Questions & Answers

1.What are your long and short range career goals and objectives?

2.What goals, other than those related to your legal career, have you established for yourself for the next 10 years?

3.How would you describe yourself?

4.How has your college degree prepared you to work in this firm?

Legal Assistant Mock Interview

How do you handle stressful situations?

30Legal Assistants Interview Questions & Answers

1.What are your long and short range career goals and objectives?

2.What goals, other than those related to your legal career, have you established for yourself for the next 10 years?

3.How would you describe yourself?

4.How has your college degree prepared you to work in this firm?

5.How can you contribute to our firm?

6.Are your grades a good indication of your academic achievement?

7.What two or three things are most important to you in a job?

8.What have you learned from the other attorneys/paralegals you've spoken with today?

9.Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Legal Assistant?

10.Do you work well under pressure?

11.How do you handle stressful situations?

12.What are you doing to better yourself as a Legal Assistant?

13.Which areas of law are you most interested in?

14.What subject did you like the most at school? Why?

15.How has your education prepared you to work for us?

16.What qualities do you feel are most important for a successful legal assistant?

17.What is your greatest strength? Greatest weakness?

18.Can you give me an example of a situation where you needed to deal with multiple priorities at once and how you deal with it?

19.Do you enjoy working as part of a team?

20.How do you deal with sensitive or confidential information?

21.Can you give me an example of a situation where you demonstrated an eye for detail?

22.Why did you leave your last position?

23.What type of work environment would allow you do to your best work?

24.What are the main components of a case file and what steps are carried out to file a case?

25.How do you manage your research work considering there is so much to look through?

26.How do you check your work for accuracy?

27.Why are you the best candidate for us?

28.Tell us about a time you had to handle a difficult client.

29.How familiar are you with the law we practice at our firm, or the law I specialize in?

30.Do you understand the impact you, even as a legal assistant, will have on the lives of our clients?