Mock Interview Program: Private Sector

The CSO hosts a private-sector Mock Interview Program (MIP) each fall to introduce 1Ls to the legal interviewing process. It also provides attorneys an opportunity to meet our exceptional students. Depending on availability, 2L and 3Ls may also participate in this program.

November 5-6, 2024
8:45-11:15 a.m. & 1:15-5:45 p.m.
Career Services Interview Suite (TNH 3.122)

Practice interviews and attorney feedback are invaluable to our students, preparing them technically and instilling confidence as they begin their first legal interviews.

Each mock interview will be 20-minutes in length followed by 10-minutes for feedback.

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Quiroz at 512-232-1161 or rquiroz@law.utexas.edu.

Please visit the Mock Interview Program: Private Sector Canvas webpage for detailed information about the program, how to sign up, resources for researching employers, and more.

We encourage you to review our Interviewing Policy ahead of the program. On the day of your mock interview, please dress professionally as you would for a real interview.

Initial 1L Sign-Up Period: 1Ls (only) may sign up for 2 mock interviews during this period.
- Opens: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (CT)
- Closes: Friday, October 25, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (CT)
Final 1L Sign-Up Period: Space permitting, 1Ls (only) may sign up for 1 additional mock interview during this period (for a total of 3 mock interviews).
- Opens: Friday, October 25, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (CT)
- Closes: Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. (CT)

Complete instructions on scheduling your mock interview are available on the Mock Interview Program: Private Sector Canvas page under the [How to Sign Up] section.
Only a resume is required to sign up for a mock interview. We strongly encourage you to have one uploaded to TEX – Powered by 12Twenty ahead of the signup period.
Be sure to sign up early as interviews are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You are limited to 2 mock interviews during the initial sign-up period. If additional slots are available after the initial sign-up period, you will be allowed to schedule 1 more mock interview (total of 3).
Grades are not a consideration for a mock interview.
You are signing up for a specific date and time with a specific employer. Make sure to avoid class conflicts.

You may manually cancel a mock interview during any sign-up period by clicking the [Withdraw from Application] button featured on the respective employer schedule in TEX – Powered by 12Twenty.
To cancel a mock interview after the Final Sign-Up Period has closed, please submit an online cancellation request.

Student response to this program in the past has been overwhelming as they appreciate practicing for the “real thing.” As an employer, you will find that participating in our program is a wonderful way to meet our students and help prepare them for real interviews.

Students will submit their resumes only and schedule their mock interview(s) online. Employers will then be able to review student resumes prior to their interview day. As interviewers will represent their actual employer, please be sure to update your employer’s TEX profile as students will be researching your organization.

Each mock interview is comprised of a 20-minute interview followed by a 10-minute review. In addition to providing feedback directly to each student, we ask that you take a moment to complete an online evaluation so we may gauge our students’ interview preparedness. Paper evaluations will be provided at check-in. If you prefer the online form, please bring your laptop. Evaluations will be returned to students after our office has reviewed them.

Space is limited to 15 employer schedules per day. Each firm is limited to one schedule (firmwide) for this event. Interviews will be scheduled in Central Time.

Thursday, August 22: Registration opens at noon (CT).
Thursday, September 12: Registration closes at noon (CT).
Tuesday, October 29: Interview schedules available.

: The registration form will be available on Thursday, August 22 at noon (CT). Mock interview dates are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.