Midwest T25s OCI discussion/results Forum

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Yes.

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Indy only? I'm sort of shocked Taft can be so selective.

Yeah, just Indy. I know a couple of people from here got CBs though, just not sure how many.

[Anonymous User]

At least one Chapman CB went out yesterday

When did the person who got a CB interview with them?

Chapman interviews at IUB were last Friday.

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Uh, I believe you forgot to mention Mr. Caruso's penetrating legal mind and vibrant energy

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Uh, I believe you forgot to mention Mr. Caruso's penetrating legal mind and vibrant energy

I may have had to clean myself up after our riveting discussion about the practice of law.

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Uh, I believe you forgot to mention Mr. Caruso's penetrating legal mind and vibrant energy

I may have had to clean myself up after our riveting discussion about the practice of law.

LOL he was not the worst interviewer I've had this OCI, that's for sure.

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Taft. 10%/LR ND

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Uh, I believe you forgot to mention Mr. Caruso's penetrating legal mind and vibrant energy

I may have had to clean myself up after our riveting discussion about the practice of law.

Oh come on guys...I interviewed with him at Illinois and had a meeting with him during my 1L year. I like the guy! I thought he was one of the better interviewers I've had. We were able to have a good conversation--it certainly wasn't awkward, the way some interviews are. Of course, I'm still waiting to hear from them, but I'm hoping for a CB.

[Anonymous User]

Did you interview with the illustrious, well-spoken, one and only Ralph A. Caruso?

Uh, I believe you forgot to mention Mr. Caruso's penetrating legal mind and vibrant energy

I may have had to clean myself up after our riveting discussion about the practice of law.

Someone elaborate on this for those of us not yet familiar with Mr. Caruso.

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

That's awesome! Congratulations!

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

Impressive. What market?

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

Impressive. What market?

New York. All v100 including 1 v10 and 2 v25s. Still waiting to hear from the other 6 callbacks before accepting.

[dissonance1848]

Are you a URM? If not, seems like NYC is looking OK, Chicago is a bloodbath.

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 50% + journal

14 screeners, 3 callbacks, 2 offers.
Never went on the 3d callback after the 2 offers since they were my top 2 choices.
SF IP market.

Turns out WUSTL does have national reach?

[dissonance1848]

No kidding, everyone knows IP is hot (especially right now with the tech wars).

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

Impressive. What market?

New York. All v100 including 1 v10 and 2 v25s. Still waiting to hear from the other 6 callbacks before accepting.

URM? IP? Impressive undergrad? WE? That seems like a lot more CBs than most with top 20% grades. I think we'd like to know more about what made you so successful rather than what Vault level the firms are at. Congrats on the success, would like to hear more.

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

Impressive. What market?

New York. All v100 including 1 v10 and 2 v25s. Still waiting to hear from the other 6 callbacks before accepting.

New York is where to go, even for us midwest schools. I have three V100 (2 V50) CBs in NYC, none in the midwest yet.

[minnbills]

New York is where to go, even for us midwest schools. I have three V100 (2 V50) CBs in NYC, none in the midwest yet.

Do you have ties to New York?

[Anonymous User]

New York is where to go, even for us midwest schools. I have three V100 (2 V50) CBs in NYC, none in the midwest yet.

Do you have ties to New York?

Yeah, tons of them. But ties don't matter one bit.

[Anonymous User]

Any updates on Cincinnati/Columbus/Cleveland/Detroit?

[Anonymous User]

Any updates on Cincinnati/Columbus/Cleveland/Detroit?

A couple of people got callbacks from ND at Taft Cincy.

Honigman Detroit screeners were here today, I thought mine went reasonably well but they tend to hire mostly from Michigan.

[Anonymous User]

Any updates on Cincinnati/Columbus/Cleveland/Detroit?

A couple of people got callbacks from ND at Taft Cincy.

Honigman Detroit screeners were here today, I thought mine went reasonably well but they tend to hire mostly from Michigan.

Wait ND people got CBs at Taft Cincy or Taft Indy?

[Anonymous User]

Any updates on Cincinnati/Columbus/Cleveland/Detroit?

A couple of people got callbacks from ND at Taft Cincy.

Honigman Detroit screeners were here today, I thought mine went reasonably well but they tend to hire mostly from Michigan.

Wait ND people got CBs at Taft Cincy or Taft Indy?

Both. Caruso interviewed for both.

[Anonymous User]

WUSTL, top 20% + LR

16 screeners, 7 callbacks, 1 offer (v50).

Impressive. What market?

New York. All v100 including 1 v10 and 2 v25s. Still waiting to hear from the other 6 callbacks before accepting.

URM? IP? Impressive undergrad? WE? That seems like a lot more CBs than most with top 20% grades. I think we'd like to know more about what made you so successful rather than what Vault level the firms are at. Congrats on the success, would like to hear more.

I have ok but not incredible WE and undergrad, not IP or URM.  

If I had to guess why I'm doing well, I'd say it's because I don't buy into the whole TLS idea that grades/urm/undergrad prestige are the end all be all of law firm hiring.  Those things may get you in the door of an interview room, but they will not get you a callback.  In my experience, success in this process requires the ability to show that you're charming, articulate and interesting in 20 minutes without making it look like work.  The people conducting interviews generally seem more willing to take a chance on someone they would like to work with rather than a kid who just happens to be good at law school exams.  

I guess the short answer is that I'm a good interviewer and I don't let the fact that others have better grades than I do affect my performance in this process

[Anonymous User]

Any updates on Cincinnati/Columbus/Cleveland/Detroit?

Vorys, Dinsmore, Ulmer, and Taft have all started making calls. No word on Jones Day, Squire, or Baker