I went through eight rounds of interviews, meeting with everyone from associates to the General Counsel and ultimately the Chief Legal Officer. After the third interview, I was even assigned a project related to subpoenas, which I completed thoroughly. Despite all that time, effort, and demonstrated commitment, I was not offered the role. It was a completely exploitative and disrespectful use of my time a process that felt less like recruitment and more like free labor under the guise of evaluation.