Equal Justice Works Conference and Career Fair 2014 Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:35 am

Anonymous User wrote:This is directed towards people who have interviewed in the past. How would you compare pre-selects for interviews at this conference with say pre-selects OCI? Do employers generally only take a couple people? I guess a big part of my decision to fly out for interviews will depend on the chances I really have with the few interviews that I hope to bag.

Are you talking about for 2L or 3L positions?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:47 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:This is directed towards people who have interviewed in the past. How would you compare pre-selects for interviews at this conference with say pre-selects OCI? Do employers generally only take a couple people? I guess a big part of my decision to fly out for interviews will depend on the chances I really have with the few interviews that I hope to bag.
Are you talking about for 2L or 3L positions?

2L

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:54 pm

Interview for MD PD (2L)

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:40 pm

Accepted at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (2L)

Edit: Criminal division

anon sequitur · Post by **anon sequitur** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:53 pm

The acceptance rate for 2L and 3L jobs is pretty low, lots of people get shut out, unfortunately. I'd still go unless you're really just looking at 1-2 interviews, or the jobs aren't things that you'd be super excited to do even if you got offers.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:56 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Accepted at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (2L)

Dinged at the same (also 2L) but still live on the civil side? Do you think they're really separate or that I'm probably out there too? Sorry to get into reading tea leaves this early

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:08 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Accepted at Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (2L)
Dinged at the same (also 2L) but still live on the civil side? Do you think they're really separate or that I'm probably out there too? Sorry to get into reading tea leaves this early

(same anon as first quoted) I really don't know ... I'm assuming they're separate because the divisions do different things? So if you don't have a criminal background you'd be less likely to get an interview on the criminal side than the civil side? But I'm not sure what the overlap is.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:13 pm

Dinged at NDS myself (2L). I've recently had some family stuff come up so I doubt I'll be attending this fair anyways.

abby3211 · Post by **abby3211** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:37 pm

Historically, is not hearing anything until late a good sign, a bad sign, or a total non-factor?

ToC51 · Post by **ToC51** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:04 pm

I don't know, but here's hoping its either a good thing or a non factor!

spleenworship · Post by **spleenworship** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:00 am

I don't know if this is already been mentioned, but call your Congressperson and set up a tour of the capital with one of their staffers.

loisaida · Post by **loisaida** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:39 pm

abby3211 wrote:Historically, is not hearing anything until late a good sign, a bad sign, or a total non-factor?

anon sequitur wrote:The acceptance rate for 2L and 3L jobs is pretty low, lots of people get shut out, unfortunately. I'd still go unless you're really just looking at 1-2 interviews, or the jobs aren't things that you'd be super excited to do even if you got offers.

Anecdotally, I had 2 interviews last year as a 2L - and I got an offer for 1. So I think it's worth going if you can score something. I was a LOT less stressed come December.

As for not hearing, I think it's a total non-factor. It seems denials and acceptances are coming out at the same time. Last year, I got one interview within a couple days, and another one 2 days before the deadline.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:06 pm

In at Brennan Center. (2L)

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:47 pm

In at Federal Community Defender Office For the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Capital Habeas Unit (2L) was previously dinged at LAS and NDS.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:54 pm

abby3211 wrote:
Nope - I was wrong. My phone wouldn't let me sign up, but you can sign up now through October 8 online. Click on one of the dates and it'll bring up a list of available times

What page is this on? I am on my my activity page and it says accepted but I can't see where I would sign up. If it matters my acceptance happened less than a half hour ago.

CaptainLeela · Post by **CaptainLeela** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:57 pm

Welcome to TLS

abby3211 · Post by **abby3211** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:06 pm

CaptainLeela wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
abby3211 wrote:
Nope - I was wrong. My phone wouldn't let me sign up, but you can sign up now through October 8 online. Click on one of the dates and it'll bring up a list of available times
What page is this on? I am on my my activity page and it says accepted but I can't see where I would sign up. If it matters my acceptance happened less than a half hour ago.
I think you can't sign up until after all the pre-selects go out (now I can't find where I read that, but it makes sense?)

I think that's right. Got accepted, but can't sign up by phone or computer. I wish they made all these processes more clear!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:23 pm

Accepted at Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office.

abby3211 · Post by **abby3211** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:25 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Accepted at Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office.

2L or 3L?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:30 pm

abby3211 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Accepted at Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office.
2L or 3L?

2L

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:35 pm

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:35 pm

Accepted interview at Florida Rural Legal Services Inc. (3L)

gr8scOtt! · Post by **gr8scOtt!** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:01 pm

Anonymous User wrote:brace yourself, 3l preselects are coming

or not...

ash0117 · Post by **ash0117** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:09 pm

gr8scOtt! wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:brace yourself, 3l preselects are coming
or not...

I swear, they are never going to come.

Scruffy_the_Janitor · Post by **Scruffy_the_Janitor** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:11 pm

Somebody's gone and broke the website. Mhm.

Never mind. Someone fixed it. Wasn't me.

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