What is the hiring process at White Case?

Application: Prospective employees are encouraged to review White Case careers webpage and get information on White Case's business, culture, and available jobs. You are also encouraged to explore "Inside White Case" and subscribe to their podcast "On the Record with White Case".

Once an opportunity of interest has been identified, prospects are encouraged to apply via the White Case career page. You will be prompted to create a profile via Desktop if you don't already have one.

There may be pre-screening text messages or assessments that will be sent to you or you will be contacted by a member of the internal recruitment team regarding the next steps.

Please note that a full COVID-19 vaccination may be a condition of employment depending on the role and location of the job. If you have concerns, please discuss this with a member of the internal recruitment team.

Interview: After you submit your application, it will be reviewed by a member of the internal recruitment team. If your skills seem to be a match for the role, you will be contacted to set up a phone interview.

During the phone interview, you will discuss the role in greater detail and get to ask any questions you have regarding the role and/or the company. If you are still interested and the recruitment team feels that you are a good fit, you will move on to the panel interview.

The panel interview usually takes place with current paralegals and at least one senior attorney. This interview tends to involve a lot of scenario-based questions in order to gauge your personality and experiences in past roles.

Typical interview questions include:

• "Describe a time that you had to work under pressure."

• "Are you prepared for a job that has extremely long hours and minimal work-life balance?"

• "Tell me about a challenging situation you have encountered and how you handled it?"

• "How do you handle feedback or criticism?"

• "What are your goals?"

• "Why did you choose to study law?"

Offer and Onboarding: If you are selected for the role, a member of the internal recruitment team will contact you to review the offer letter details, benefits, and more information on your new career at White Case. If you are not selected, you will receive communication from a member of the White Case team.

Once you have accepted an offer, you will be asked to complete forms and start the pre-onboarding process. The internal recruitment team member will provide you with more detailed information on how to complete these steps.