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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by JamMasterJ » Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:00 pm

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bsktbll28082 wrote:
JamMasterJ wrote: Best bet is to just mail, baby, mail
Will do.

I get responses from firms, but so far it's just been 'Please apply online.'

Same, its been frustrating. Just got one asking which offices interest me with a list of their offices. Not sure how to approach this though.
combination of biggest summer class and where you have the best ties, I would think, but if it's a place that is cool with expressing interest in multiple offices, say a few as long as there's some geographical sense to it.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:50 pm

Just got my fourth pre-OCI callback lined up. Mass mailing works wonders - all four were firms I tried and failed to bid on through my school's OCI lottery. One of them I just mailed this past weekend, and I plan to keep mailing whenever I have free time (lol) throughout OCI.

T14 above median but below LR grade-on. All callbacks are a large regional market (DC/Chicago/Philadelphia/LA/SF). Have sent ~80 cover letters, will be about 100 after tonight.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by sublime » Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:51 pm

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Robb » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:20 pm

How do I manage to fuck this shit up so much. Just sent out an email and copied it from another email that I had searched for, so firm name was highlighted. Pasted it, Flux was on so didn't realize that replaced firm name was also highlighted. Sent with highlighted firm names. Ugh.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Druid » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:20 am

Robb wrote:How do I manage to fuck this shit up so much. Just sent out an email and copied it from another email that I had searched for, so firm name was highlighted. Pasted it, Flux was on so didn't realize that replaced firm name was also highlighted. Sent with highlighted firm names. Ugh.
LOL. I forgot to send attachments with my cover letters once when I was mass mailing a market. That market was New York.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by soj » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:23 am

before law school, i sent investment banks cover letters addressed to competitors. all you can do is laugh at yourself, fix your mistake, and never make it again.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by bsktbll28082 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:39 pm

One thing law school taught me very quickly, and especially now during mass-mailing, is to accept rejection and failure. Embrace it, learn from it, and get better.

Or just go drink. Either one.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by shifty_eyed » Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:11 am

bsktbll28082 wrote:One thing law school taught me very quickly, and especially now during mass-mailing, is to accept rejection and failure. Embrace it, learn from it, and get better.

Or just go drink. Either one.
Mass-mailing rejection is the most painless. Totally not personal.

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Post by Anonymous User » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:55 pm

Another mass mailing works story: V25 straight to callback, offered on the spot. Top third at T20. Nothing but auto-rejects from every other mass mail - it only takes one.

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Post by Anonymous User » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:00 pm

V20 and V100 callbacks this week after phone screeners. Top 35% CCN.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:39 pm

MM success story: V50 straight to callback & offered within 3 business days.

DCNG top 30% with write on LR.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:09 pm

Do you generally include transcripts when mass mailing? Or just resumes/CLs?

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Post by Mal Reynolds » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:11 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Do you generally include transcripts when mass mailing? Or just resumes/CLs?
You absolutely should include your transcripts. What other way to firms have to measure your relative worth?

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:38 pm

about 100 firms mailed

2 callbacks, 1 phone screener, 15 rejections so far

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:02 am

If I haven't heard from a couple firms that I like after OCI, but expect a ding, is it 100% futile to mail or is there a slight chance? I'm competitive for both on grades, but came off poorly in the screeners. If it's not completely futile, what gives the best odds?

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Post by ymmv » Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:40 pm

Anonymous User wrote:If I haven't heard from a couple firms that I like after OCI, but expect a ding, is it 100% futile to mail or is there a slight chance? I'm competitive for both on grades, but came off poorly in the screeners. If it's not completely futile, what gives the best odds?
I don't think mailing to express continued interest is appropriate or helpful for firms you've already screened with, though it might be appropriate after a callback and a few weeks of silence. Purely IMO.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by FSK » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:01 pm

So many firms this summer now only accept online applications. This has to be bad for mass-mailing law students. There has to be a higher chance your app just goes into a black hole, or never sees a human's eyes based on GPA/School filtering.
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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by ymmv » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:07 pm

flawschoolkid wrote:So many firms this summer now only accept online applications. This has to be bad for mass-mailing law students. There has to be a higher chance your app just goes into a black hole, or never sees a human's eyes based on GPA/School filtering.
I think this thread contains plenty of evidence that mass mailing is still worth the effort, even if online apps have reduced the ROI slightly. I received almost a third of my CBs through them.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by FSK » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:10 pm

ymmv wrote:
flawschoolkid wrote:So many firms this summer now only accept online applications. This has to be bad for mass-mailing law students. There has to be a higher chance your app just goes into a black hole, or never sees a human's eyes based on GPA/School filtering.
I think this thread contains plenty of evidence that mass mailing is still worth the effort, even if online apps have reduced the ROI slightly. I received almost a third of my CBs through them.
I did it (currently over 100 sent, and I've gotten results), but every time I filled one out I didn't feel good about it.
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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by FSK » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:14 pm

sublime wrote:Too late to continue to massmail? Considering making a big push this weekend, but am I too late? Have I fucked myself in that portion of the job search.
I just got a massmail CB today. YMMV
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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by hoos89 » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:38 pm

Definitely not too late. Some firms haven't even looked at write in apps yet.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Danger Zone » Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:45 pm

People were getting results from mass mailing in October last year. It's not even close to too late in mid-August.

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Re: Reminder: TLSers (You) are aspie; Start Mass Mailing

Post by Druid » Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:00 pm

And the worst that happened is you waste some time. Get on it.

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

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