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Figured since most interview results are out it was time to make this thread. Please post how OCI went for you and any updates you might have about firms as we move through the process. As a reminder, you can post a reply to this thread anonymously. The more specific you are, the more useful the data.


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For the sake of readability, it'd be cool if everyone followed this format (Just copy/paste and fill in):

Stats: GPA(or rank)/Journal/Awards
Litigation/Corporate/Other/Unsure:


EIP: X Screeners / Y Bids (alternates)
MCGC (NY):
MCGC (DC):
MCGC (Chicago):
MCGC (Houston):
SEMW (NY):
SEMW (GA):
Direct Applications:

Add more detail about your above response here if you'd like.

Stats: Top third, secondary journal
Litigation/Corporate/Other/Unsure: Lit all the way

EIP: 18 screeners, 4 alts
Dallas walkaround: 2 / 5
MCGC (Houston): 2 / 7
Direct Applications: 1 / dozens so far

Got a few stray screeners at the other MCGCs and SEMW but not enough to make me wanna go

I have one really bad outlier grade dragging me way down, dunno how firms view that fwiw

Most of my EIW screeners are in STL and other comparable midwestern mkts. I'm fine with staying in the midwest and don't have strong ties anywhere. Not URM.

The one direct app success is a straight-to-CB with a STL firm

Stats: Upper 3.9/Law Review/Multiple CALIs
Litigation/Corporate/Other/Unsure: Leaning Corporate

EIP: 15/22 (4 alternates)
MCGC (NY): 4/17. Got a few of these I missed at SEMW.
MCGC (DC): 0/0
MCGC (Chicago): 1/1
MCGC (Houston): 8/10 (7/9 post H&B dropout)
SEMW (NY): 11/17. 2 of the 6 no's I got in MCGC.
SEMW (GA): 3/3
Direct Applications: 1 straight to callback with an nyc firm. 1 screener from a Dallas firm. Will update if more come through.

Through Pre-OCI resume drops I got 1 screener which turned into a callback and 1 straight to callback.

Kirkland NYC and wiener DC have offered callbacks post-mcgc screener.

Proskauer Rose and Jones Day have given SEMW NY callbacks

MCGC/SEMW NYC: Cravath, Covington, Debevoise, Weil all out

Cleary and Shearman CBs out from day 2 of SEMW NYC.

Stats: Top 10%/Law Review/Research Assistant/had a 1L SA position in a secondary market at a V20ish firm/multiple CALIs

Litigation/Corporate/Other/Unsure: Litigation/White Collar/Appellate


EIP: 6-8 Screeners, declined all of these because I had an offer and wasn’t that interested in the firms
MCGC (NY): 10 screeners, 5 callbacks all coming up still
MCGC (DC): 6 screeners, 1 Callback which I declined
MCGC (Chicago): got 5 screeners but decided not to go
MCGC (Houston): didn’t apply
SEMW (NY): 12 screeners offered, 2 alternates, only did 9 screeners day of because I got an offer and wanted to pass along interview slots to others at the program for firms I wouldn’t accept over my offer. 5 callbacks, one firm still pending on callbacks that says they take a week to get back, and one callback that I turned down
SEMW (GA): didn’t apply
Pre-OCI: 1 direct to callback, currently have an offer from this firm
Direct Applications: 1 Screener with a boutique lit for next week, 1 Screener at DC firm next week, 1 Screener/Callback that I got an on the spot offer for, 1 Callback next week for a different office of the firm where I did my 1L summer.

Update 8/5: Received another offer on Friday

Any callbacks from day 1 of OCI?

Heard of someone getting a Thompson Coburn callback already

callback from DLA piper this afternoon

Rutan callback

Ice Miller ding by email this morning. Also heard of some ppl getting Cadwalader dings today but I didn't

Has anyone heard from any of the Houston firms? V&E BB HAK B&M

Any movement at all today?

Kirkland Chicago, perkins coie, Denton's callbacks all from oci.

Anonymous User wrote:Kirkland Chicago, perkins coie, Denton's callbacks all from oci.

Lit or corp for Kirkland and Dentons?

Restructuring for Kirk and open with Dentons

Anyone hear from BakerHostetler yet? Interviewer indicated we'd hear back quickly

Bryan Cave ding wave this morning

Honigman ding just now

Anonymous User wrote:Has anyone heard from any of the Houston firms? V&E BB HAK B&M

Did you hear back yet? I'm waiting on these as well.

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Has anyone heard from any of the Houston firms? V&E BB HAK B&M

Did you hear back yet? I'm waiting on these as well.

Heard someone got a V&E callback. I haven't heard from any.

Anonymous User wrote:Anyone hear from BakerHostetler yet? Interviewer indicated we'd hear back quickly

Have heard of at least one callback being extended