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Casetext, the law annotated Top 10 Law Firm Interview Questions One of the worst experiences in law school has been the ritual of submitting applications for summer employment and then going through a series of 20-minute screening interviews that would put a marine drill sergeant to shame when it comes to humiliating and dehumanizing you. Here are my top-ten (least) favorite questions, and how I actually answered them as opposed to how I would have liked to answer them. 1. Why are you interested in this firm? What I said: Your firm handled (insert name of case I read on their website) which I found to be exciting because it was just like another case I was reading in this class I got an A in. What I thought: I looked through your attorney roster and saw that you hire people who do not appear to have any honors and come from bad law schools. 2. What I said: I went to law school because I want to be able to make a difference. What I thought: That's a good question, and I ask myself it daily. 3. 4. What I thought: Pussy. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Wisdomap Law - Study Aid That Helps Law Students Learn Overlawyered — Chronicling the high cost of our legal system NAICS -- North American Industry Classification System The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. NAICS was developed under the auspices of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada , and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia , to allow for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the North American countries. This official U.S. The official 2012 U.S. Additional information on the background and development of NAICS is available in the History section of this Web site.

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