University of Texas 2015 OCI Forum

[Anonymous User]

Email ding from Paul Weiss.

CB from Shearman.

Both happened this afternoon.

[Anonymous User]

Skadden CB just now

[Anonymous User]

Heard about CB's from Bracewell, and Shearman. Ding from Fried Frank. Anyone hear anything from K&S? Not too many people interviewed with them

[Anonymous User]

Nothing from K&S yet, but my interviewer told me it would be about a week before we heard back.

[Anonymous User]

anything from Akin?

[Anonymous User]

Email ding from Shearman.

[Anonymous User]

Email ding from STB (earlier today)

[Anonymous User]

Same, and lots of other dings today (e.g. cleary, davis polk, wilmer, debevoise. Bad times ).

[Anonymous User]

Compilation of anonymous posts about the NYC fair:

CBs:
Bracewell
Dechert
Fried Frank
Jones Day
Milbank
Paul Weiss
Shearman
Skadden
Sullivan & Cromwell
Weil
Willkie
WilmerHale

Explicit Dings
Debevoise
Cleary
Davis Polk
Fried Frank
Paul Weiss
Shearman
Simpson Thacher
WilmerHale


No known news yet (good or bad)
Akin Gump
Allen & Overy
Baker Botts
Cravath
King & Spalding
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ropes & Gray

[codeandcodes]

Good luck everyone on OCI and congrats to those with callbacks/cb dinners.

Just a reminder that you can put this info into http://www.biglawrefuge.com. If you haven't heard of it yet, it's a platform for sharing anonymous job statistics. Help your fellow classmates out and encourage others to share! You can also associate interviews with your job applications, so you can share that information as well.

[Anonymous User]

A&O and cravath have sent out dings. If you didn't get one yet I'd expect youre in the running for a cb

[Anonymous User]

Anon question, b/c I have an interview with them, but does anyone know if V&E ever does splits, and if so, is it extraordinary circumstances (law review, cure for cancer, and offer from BB), or is it something they're comfortable with?

[BigZuck]

Anon question, b/c I have an interview with them, but does anyone know if V&E ever does splits, and if so, is it extraordinary circumstances (law review, cure for cancer, and offer from BB), or is it something they're comfortable with?

Almost any firm allows splits, as long as you're with them for the first half. Are you asking if they'll allow you to work there for the second half? I've heard that's theoretically possible, but perhaps not for mere mortals like you and I.

[Anonymous User]

Anon question, b/c I have an interview with them, but does anyone know if V&E ever does splits, and if so, is it extraordinary circumstances (law review, cure for cancer, and offer from BB), or is it something they're comfortable with?

Almost any firm allows splits, as long as you're with them for the first half. Are you asking if they'll allow you to work there for the second half? I've heard that's theoretically possible, but perhaps not for mere mortals like you and I.

If you're referring to V&E Houston, they will not let you come second half. 6 weeks at the beginning of the summer. 5 weeks if you're returning. Seriously.

[BigZuck]

Anon question, b/c I have an interview with them, but does anyone know if V&E ever does splits, and if so, is it extraordinary circumstances (law review, cure for cancer, and offer from BB), or is it something they're comfortable with?

Almost any firm allows splits, as long as you're with them for the first half. Are you asking if they'll allow you to work there for the second half? I've heard that's theoretically possible, but perhaps not for mere mortals like you and I.

If you're referring to V&E Houston, they will not let you come second half. 6 weeks at the beginning of the summer. 5 weeks if you're returning. Seriously.

Yeah, I don't have any personal experience with that but I've heard anecdotally that they will bend on the first half only thing in very rare occastions.

Sounds like you have insider info though so I defer to you.

There's your answer OP, V&E really is first half only.

[Anonymous User]

Anon question, b/c I have an interview with them, but does anyone know if V&E ever does splits, and if so, is it extraordinary circumstances (law review, cure for cancer, and offer from BB), or is it something they're comfortable with?

Almost any firm allows splits, as long as you're with them for the first half. Are you asking if they'll allow you to work there for the second half? I've heard that's theoretically possible, but perhaps not for mere mortals like you and I.

Whoops, typed that too fast and didn't clarify enough.

Yeah, I meant do they allow second half, but you guys answered that. Thanks.

[Anonymous User]

Got lucky with an early offer I couldn't refuse and cancelled my ut oci. If you have firms you want for next week, hustle, there should be some open slots. Best of luck law bros; crush it next week.

[BigZuck]

Got lucky with an early offer I couldn't refuse and cancelled my ut oci. If you have firms you want for next week, hustle, there should be some open slots. Best of luck law bros; crush it next week.

Wow, nice. Congrats!

[Anonymous User]

Posting here (a) for anonymity and (b) because it's relevant to the job search and has been pulled down off of NALP. Order of the Coif (top 10%) numbers came out today for class of 2015: 3.82 was the cutoff.

Some past years show that this is on the high end of recent numbers: 3.76, 3.80, 3.81, and 3.82.

HH was also high this year; I can't say how high, but certainly somewhere north of 3.89.

[DJ JD]

Got lucky with an early offer I couldn't refuse and cancelled my ut oci. If you have firms you want for next week, hustle, there should be some open slots. Best of luck law bros; crush it next week.

Congrats! I wasn't aware it was possible to cancel.

[Anonymous User]

You can't like casually cancel one or two at this point, I think it has to be like all or nothing, essentially.

[Anonymous User]

Is skipping a pre interview reception basically an automatic ding? I have three receptions and six interviews on Tuesday, and I'm not sure I can make it to all of them.

Is it best to prioritize the firms you really want rather than dropping by each for a little bit?

[StylinNProfilin]

Posting here (a) for anonymity and (b) because it's relevant to the job search and has been pulled down off of NALP. Order of the Coif (top 10%) numbers came out today for class of 2015: 3.82 was the cutoff.

Some past years show that this is on the high end of recent numbers: 3.76, 3.80, 3.81, and 3.82.

HH was also high this year; I can't say how high, but certainly somewhere north of 3.89.

Any idea what honors was for this 2015?

[Anonymous User]

Posting here (a) for anonymity and (b) because it's relevant to the job search and has been pulled down off of NALP. Order of the Coif (top 10%) numbers came out today for class of 2015: 3.82 was the cutoff.

Some past years show that this is on the high end of recent numbers: 3.76, 3.80, 3.81, and 3.82.

HH was also high this year; I can't say how high, but certainly somewhere north of 3.89.

Any idea what honors was for this 2015?

No. It's generally around 3.55 but I don't know for this year.

[BigZuck]

Is skipping a pre interview reception basically an automatic ding? I have three receptions and six interviews on Tuesday, and I'm not sure I can make it to all of them.

Is it best to prioritize the firms you really want rather than dropping by each for a little bit?

I'd at least go to each reception and pick up your name tag, have a beer, stay 10 minutes and leave.

You can definitely make it to all of them.