I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray
Interview
First round at school (general questions, why law, why this firm) with a patent analysis. Second round at firm with 6-8 attorneys and lunch. Each round at the firm is 30 min with 10 min of asking you questions and 20 min of you asking them questions. The interview process was fine but hearing back took several months and I felt strung along.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is this patent trying to claim? Why law? Why this firm? Explain your research. Do you want to go to law school? Why IP?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (Boston, MA) in Jan 2021
Interview
Th e 1st interview was with 2 partners, the 2nd interview was with 4 partners, all online. People were nice. They asked a lot of questions and expect you to ask a lot of questions as well.
I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (East Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
First round was on-campus. Quick 30 minute interview with an associate from the firm.
Second round was at their office, met with 1 partner and 3 associates, one of which was a former technical advisor, over a 2.5 hour period.
Every attorney I spoke with was very friendly, but the HR folks were unpleasant during the process of setting up the second interview.
Received a rejection email a month later.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (Berkeley, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
I applied through handshake and received an on-campus interview within 1 week. I was interviewed by a patent lawyer. The interview was short, 30 min. 10 mins asking about my resume and why I want to work as a technical advisor. 20 mins for me to ask questions about the job/company etc. I was not asked to analyze a patent claim. It took about 2 weeks to hear back, but I did not get the second round on-site interview.