I was initially contacted by a recruiter and I agreed to a phone screen. The recruiter described the position he was looking to fill and I described my background and what I was interested in. He suggested a follow up interview with the practice's managing partner. I interviewed by phone with the managing parnter and there were 2 more rounds of phone interviews. After the second phone interview, I was invited to meet with a number of parnters and principals in the DC office. The conversations were interesting and the interviewers were extremely personable. What it really came down to, in my opinion, is I didn't have a rolodex in the federal space and at the level I was interviewing for, that is what they are looking for.