I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (New York, NY)
Interview
I did not go through the OCI process. I gave my resume to an associate whom I met and he was kind enough to give it to recruiting. Two days later, recruiting called me to set up an interview time for the next week. I interviewed with a hiring partner for 30 minutes and then with an associate for 30 minutes.
Recruiting reached out to me 11 days later to set up a callback interview. I went in the following week for four 30-minute interviews with two associates and two partners, one of whom was an alumn from my law school.
I got a call one week later from the first hiring partner with whom I met with an offer. I accepted four days later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is one thing you are happy I did not ask you during this interview?
Really drawn out- straight to callback but had to wait a while to get the interview scheduled. Had the interview and it has been a month since then with no further information. This is the case with many people. I think in 2025-26 they are unsure on how to approach the hiring cycle.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
why their firm, obviously. Resume specific stuff too
I applied online. I interviewed at Ropes & Gray (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
Four interviewers, very conversational and causal. Have a Why Ropes? ready. Also have questions for the interviewers, I found that they spoke for about 75% of the time. Overall, very relaxed experience.
Really conversational and focused on the resume. Some behavior questions, but really easy to answer. The interviewer is the partner, and she is super nice. 20-min OCI interview, really normal and general.