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So I could walk into a Law office and if I talk a good game I'll get hired without having passed the bar? If not, then it is a part of the hiring process, as it

So I could walk into a Law office and if I talk a good game I'll get hired without having passed the bar? If not, then it is a part of the hiring process, as it is a pre-interview filter.

nitrogen 13y ago
By extending this logic, kindergarten is part of the hiring process. Better make sure you get into that top-notch preschool if you want to get a job at Google in 20 years!
- hackinthebochs 13y ago
  I don't think this follows. No one is going to check whether you passed preschool before interviewing for a job at a law firm. Presumably, someone in the process is going to check whether you passed the bar before you have a sit-down with the CEO. I'm guessing that for anyone who sets foot in an interview for a law firm, the interviewer expects he or she to have passed. This expectation comes from the fact that someone or something filters out the non-passers ahead of time. There is no expectation regarding kindergarten; they are completely indifferent towards it.
  - rayiner 13y ago
    > I'm guessing that for anyone who sets foot in an interview for a law firm, the interviewer expects he or she to have passed. Most large firms draw their entry-level associates from their pool of summer interns, which they hire two years before they graduate law school and take the bar exam. They also usually give people a mulligan on failing the bar exam the first time, so people might work somewhere for 6+ months before passing the bar.
    - geebee 13y ago
      Also, you only have to take the bar once (assuming you remain in an area where your bar membership allows you to practice). You don't have to re-pass the bar exam every time you interview.
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harryh 13y ago
Yes, if you are set to graduate from a top law firm and have a good GPA you'll get hired before you even take the bar.
- mattstreet 13y ago
  But you will have to pass the bar to actually work for them.

So I could walk into a Law office and if I talk a good game I'll get hired without having passed the bar? If not, then it is a part of the hiring process, as it is a pre-interview filter.

nitrogen 13y ago

By extending this logic, kindergarten is part of the hiring process. Better make sure you get into that top-notch preschool if you want to get a job at Google in 20 years!

hackinthebochs 13y ago
I don't think this follows. No one is going to check whether you passed preschool before interviewing for a job at a law firm. Presumably, someone in the process is going to check whether you passed the bar before you have a sit-down with the CEO. I'm guessing that for anyone who sets foot in an interview for a law firm, the interviewer expects he or she to have passed. This expectation comes from the fact that someone or something filters out the non-passers ahead of time. There is no expectation regarding kindergarten; they are completely indifferent towards it.
- rayiner 13y ago
  > I'm guessing that for anyone who sets foot in an interview for a law firm, the interviewer expects he or she to have passed. Most large firms draw their entry-level associates from their pool of summer interns, which they hire two years before they graduate law school and take the bar exam. They also usually give people a mulligan on failing the bar exam the first time, so people might work somewhere for 6+ months before passing the bar.
  - geebee 13y ago
    Also, you only have to take the bar once (assuming you remain in an area where your bar membership allows you to practice). You don't have to re-pass the bar exam every time you interview.

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harryh 13y ago

Yes, if you are set to graduate from a top law firm and have a good GPA you'll get hired before you even take the bar.

mattstreet 13y ago
But you will have to pass the bar to actually work for them.