Paralegal Interview Question:

Can you please give me an example of a time recently when you had to organize and analyze a lot of data that had to be used within a tight deadline?

Submitted by: Muhammad

Most likely this type of situation will happen regularly as a paralegal. Show that you can produce quality results under pressure.

"In my previous position, we had a case where we were representing a plaintiff with a quickly approaching court date. The case involved the purchase of a new home and the seller did not disclose to our client that there was a termite infestation in the home. The conflict was whether or not the seller had an affirmative duty to share that information with our client. While researching, I found a similar case where the plaintiff won and I proposed we use the common law system in our favor. My process was to create a report documenting a condensed case summary and relevant legal principles that can be used to our advantage."
Submitted by: Muhammad