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[IP_MA_DUDE]

Had an interview 3 weeks ago and everything seemed to have went very well.  Actually, one of the attorneys who interviewed me made it seem like a got the job.  However, no word back yet.

Is no news good news at this point?  THey told me it may take a while to hear back, but to contact them if I'm concerned.  Should I just sit tight. 

How fast to firms usually hire after your interview?

[blakesq]

3 weeks is a long time, especially for a law firm.  If this is an in-house position, on the other hand, I hear they can take forever.  However, I don't see any harm in emailing the attorney who interviewed you to ask about the status of the position, and that you are still interested in it. 

Had an interview 3 weeks ago and everything seemed to have went very well.  Actually, one of the attorneys who interviewed me made it seem like a got the job.  However, no word back yet.

Is no news good news at this point?  THey told me it may take a while to hear back, but to contact them if I'm concerned.  Should I just sit tight. 

How fast to firms usually hire after your interview?

[klaviernista]

At three weeks, I would make contact with the firm and politely ask them if there has been any movement with respect to the position.  As long as you are nice and don't pester the firm, I see no harm coming from a quick ping.

As to how long firms take to hire, there is unfortunately no hard and fast answer.   Many factors come into play, including firm need, size and quality of the applicant pool (meaning there are substitutes if one particular applicant goes elsewhere), etc.  In the current market, there are a LOT of substitutes in most instances.  This allows a firm to take more time selecting a candidate than they otherwise might if no substitutes are available.

That said, no news is usually good news with firms, at least for interviewed applicants.  Most firms will tell an interviewed applicant when the position has been filed, even if the applicant was not selected.  

[nummo]

Normally a long delay may mean that they are still interviewing others or are waiting on someone else to response to an offer.  If the other guy rejects the offer, you may get the call.  A ping is good in three ways. it makes them expedite the process. it lets reathem know ur still interested and waiting.  3. u might actually receive an offer if they  realize theyve made u wait too long and aren't making any movement from somewhere else.

[IP_MA_DUDE]

Thanks.  I will send an email.  Funny thing is that I went through a rotation of attorneys and one of the guys made it seemed like I was a lock for the position (i.e. saying "I'm not sure how much they are going to offer you"), but still no reply.  But like someone said earlier, no news is good news.

Also, if I'm in contact with another firm who stated they would like to interview me but I did not get an interview yet, is it okay to follow up and let them know I'm in an interview with another firm, but would still like to see what their firm has to offer?  Not sure of the etiquette of this approach (seems like it could be approached as agressive/cocky)

[MYK]

Thanks.  I will send an email.  Funny thing is that I went through a rotation of attorneys and one of the guys made it seemed like I was a lock for the position (i.e. saying "I'm not sure how much they are going to offer you"), but still no reply.  But like someone said earlier, no news is good news.

Not to be a bummer, but that might have been just HIS opinion, and another attorney might have felt strongly about wanting another candidate.

When you're jobhunting, you don't ever wait on one position;  go ahead and call the other firm back to see if you can get an interview.  In this job market, it would probably sound really cocky to tell them that you felt sure you were going to get the other job, but simply calling to remind them that you exist, are interested, and would love to talk with them would be pretty much the norm.