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One of the questions she asked was did I implement anything new in my working environment. I asked her to clarify and she said last legal counsel implemented hour tracking. I replied that is HR scope of work and not Legal.
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General Counsel

Interviewed at Oyster

4★
Sep 18, 2023

One of the questions she asked was did I implement anything new in my working environment. I asked her to clarify and she said last legal counsel implemented hour tracking. I replied that is HR scope of work and not Legal.

Recruiter wanted to know what GG product I liked best, for a commercial attorney role. No questions on my experience or qualifications, he seemed intent on weeding out people who didn’t know the products backwards and forwards.
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Commercial Counsel

Interviewed at GoGuardian

2.9★
Dec 6, 2021

Recruiter wanted to know what GG product I liked best, for a commercial attorney role. No questions on my experience or qualifications, he seemed intent on weeding out people who didn’t know the products backwards and forwards.

They presented me with a fact pattern and I was asked to identify which party was the data controller and what responsibilities they would have. I was also asked specific questions about moderating content submissions by users.
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Associate General Counsel

Interviewed at Quora, Inc.

4.2★
Dec 18, 2023

They presented me with a fact pattern and I was asked to identify which party was the data controller and what responsibilities they would have. I was also asked specific questions about moderating content submissions by users.

At second interview, questions related to issues arising out of the scenario-based problem solving exercise - essentially, around identifying key issues, why they were significant, and how they should be managed and resolved. The written response needed to be supplemented verbally in a dynamic back and forth with further Q&As with the interviewers.
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Legal Counsel

Interviewed at Quantexa

4.1★
Feb 5, 2024

At second interview, questions related to issues arising out of the scenario-based problem solving exercise - essentially, around identifying key issues, why they were significant, and how they should be managed and resolved. The written response needed to be supplemented verbally in a dynamic back and forth with further Q&As with the interviewers.

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