Debevoise Hiring Partner Looks for Meaningful Conversations and Passion
Don’t expect legal hypotheticals or behavioral interview questions if you are looking for a job at Debevoise & Plimpton.
“Oh, that’s so silly,” according to hiring partner Maurizio Levi-Minzi, who talked to the Careerist about his interview style.
Instead, Levi-Minzi said he looks for candidates who are passionate and “authentic.”
“What’s important is meaningful conversations during the interview,” he told the Careerist. “I’ve had conversations with people about their summer jobs, undergraduate thesis, subjects totally unrelated to law—esoteric topics.”
Levi-Minzi said he doesn’t discuss law because he doesn’t think law students know much about it. “Personally, I like candidates that are passionate about something: a cause, a subject, a hobby,” he told the Careerist. “I find that candidates who are engaged with an issue or a subject, both emotionally and intellectually, tend to be people who will be successful lawyers and interesting colleagues.”
