BADCF 2014 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Will the alternates open up PST or EST?

[cookiejar1]

Will the alternates open up PST or EST?

From the email sent today: "If you have been chosen as an alternate candidate, you will be able to log in and accept interview invitations starting Tuesday, July 8 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time. Please note that interview slots are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis, and you have until Monday, July 14 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time to accept your invitation(s)."

[cookiejar1]

Bad news: it seems like alternate scheduling is no longer purely first-come first-serve. The system is taking into account the candidate's time slot availability as well. I think it means that anyone with interviews already scheduled over the open slot(s) is out.

Source? (seriously? why the hell would anyone lie about this?)

Also my two most important interviews are 5 minutes apart from each other. God damn.

Coworker forwarded response from BADCF coordinator. Not sure if interviews are scheduled close together on purpose. All of mine are in the afternoon, rooms 10's to 40's; bringing flats for the stairs

Anon poster who asked for a source here. I asked for a source because it directly conflicts with the quote from the e-mail I posted directly above. Given your source and given the e-mail it appears that alternates will be awarded to those with an open time slot (i.e., no conflicts with firm's open interview slot(s)) on a first come, first serve basis. I'm assuming, of course.

[Anonymous User]

I have four interviews, none from the lottery. The first three are all five minutes apart, on different floors. Shit.

Would you all recommend dropping one? I don't want to end up late and risk botching them all.

[omegaomega]

better late than never

[Anonymous User]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

[Anonymous User]

I have four interviews, none from the lottery. The first three are all five minutes apart, on different floors. Shit.

Would you all recommend dropping one? I don't want to end up late and risk botching them all.

take next week to practice running up and down 5 flights of stairs in 3.5 minutes.

[Anonymous User]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

why alt isn't market-paying?

[Anonymous User]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

why alt isn't market-paying?

not vault and not a huge firm

[Anonymous User]

Now we have to wait a week to see if we got the alternate interview/s?

[Anonymous User]

I guess so. I better have been the first one to accept that shit lol

[Anonymous User]

Now we have to wait a week to see if we got the alternate interview/s?

Yup. Got back up to accept Cooley alternate bid at 2:00:04 Central time. 6 open slots; If I get scheduler-dropped, I'm going to be one unhappy camper. Gnite all.

[Anonymous User]

nixon peabody at 12:00 AM exactly... here's to hoping at least 1 of the 2 spots is not in the afternoon

[Anonymous User]

hope 3:00:10 eastern time was not too late to get one of the two alt slots

[Anonymous User]

I have four interviews, none from the lottery. The first three are all five minutes apart, on different floors. Shit.

Would you all recommend dropping one? I don't want to end up late and risk botching them all.

take next week to practice running up and down 5 flights of stairs in 3.5 minutes.

I'm down for that. More worried about if one runs over, or if the last one started late, etc.

[Anonymous User]

I have four interviews, none from the lottery. The first three are all five minutes apart, on different floors. Shit.

Would you all recommend dropping one? I don't want to end up late and risk botching them all.

take next week to practice running up and down 5 flights of stairs in 3.5 minutes.

I'm down for that. More worried about if one runs over, or if the last one started late, etc.

the guy/lady who interviews after you at each firm will do his/her best to make sure you don't go over

[fruitlobber]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

why alt isn't market-paying?

not vault and not a huge firm

isnt it a shitlaw plaintiffs firm?

[Strahilevitz]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

why alt isn't market-paying?

not vault and not a huge firm

isnt it a shitlaw plaintiffs firm?

1L's always talk big until they strike out. Unless you're URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, I wouldn't laugh at any job in the Bay Area if I were you. If you are URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, try to remember other people aren't.

[fruitlobber]

1L's always talk big until they strike out. Unless you're URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, I wouldn't laugh at any job in the Bay Area if I were you. If you are URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, try to remember other people aren't.

Being in the Bay doesn't make it any less shitlaw. I was just asking a question, but thanks for the condescending tone.

[Anonymous User]

The scheduler for the alternate interviews will be run Tuesday right?

[Anonymous User]

2 interviews, banking on alt for 3rd interview. hoping not a lot of people will bother, since alt isn't market-paying

why alt isn't market-paying?

not vault and not a huge firm

isnt it a shitlaw plaintiffs firm?

no, it's just a smaller firm paying ~100k-130k. still defense and still good money. 130k goes farther in the bay area than 160k does in nyc.

[Anonymous User]

I've been preselected by a firm in which my cover letter said I was interested in labor and employment. Is it important for me to say that I'm interested in the same thing during my interview? Or can I also say I'm interested in general lit? I ask bc I realized afterwards their general lit practice is much bigger than the l&e group

[SLS_AMG]

1L's always talk big until they strike out. Unless you're URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, I wouldn't laugh at any job in the Bay Area if I were you. If you are URM (AA or NA), top 20% at a T14, or top 30% at Boalt, try to remember other people aren't.

Being in the Bay doesn't make it any less shitlaw. I was just asking a question, but thanks for the condescending tone.

lmao

[Anonymous User]

The firm I was selected as an alternate for had 2 interview slots open. Now it only has one....

[Anonymous User]

Can someone please explain what the email from Foley & Lardner means? I'm really confused.