HLS EIP 2021 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from PW (AP)?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Linklaters (JC)?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from PW (AP)?

I haven't heard - but not sure I got a callback! AP is in CA, so it would still be rather early.

[Anonymous User]

I got a call from him yesterday evening ET and got cb!

Any movement from PW (AP)?

I haven't heard - but not sure I got a callback! AP is in CA, so it would still be rather early.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone got a CB from JM, paul weiss NY?

[Anonymous User]

Real Q: do people think firms are being more restrained in offering CBs this year? It's possible I just really suck, but I feel like the pandemic must be having some effect...

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Paul Weiss NY (LW)?

I heard from Paul Weiss HF

[Anonymous User]

Seems like despite what OCS said, the pandemic has made this a very tough year for hiring.

My interviews seem fine (can't be certain, though) & I have 2Ps, the rest Hs and DSes. And I'm really not doing well callback-wise.

[Anonymous User]

Cravath CB (DK)

[Anonymous User]

A couple of NY hiring partners I talked with in Fall said they will be really digging into people's answers for "why big law/practice" and "why our firm" because they don't have 1L grades to serve as differentiating factor between candidates.

That's what I've been doing and I'm doing pretty well despite being below median (just 2H, rest Ps). 10 callbacks in NYC, including 3 in V10. Obviously just one data point but I would definitely flesh this out for remaining interviews. Good luck!!

[Anonymous User]

Seems like despite what OCS said, the pandemic has made this a very tough year for hiring.

My interviews seem fine (can't be certain, though) & I have 2Ps, the rest Hs and DSes. And I'm really not doing well callback-wise.

Hey, congrats on the grades! How many callbacks did you get? It seems OCS also screwed everyone by saying they will get an average of 6-8 callbacks and I don't think that's gonna be true for anyone with grades lower than yours.

[Anonymous User]

Seems like despite what OCS said, the pandemic has made this a very tough year for hiring.

My interviews seem fine (can't be certain, though) & I have 2Ps, the rest Hs and DSes. And I'm really not doing well callback-wise.

Hey, congrats on the grades! How many callbacks did you get? It seems OCS also screwed everyone by saying they will get an average of 6-8 callbacks and I don't think that's gonna be true for anyone with grades lower than yours.

I know people with worse grades who got 6+ Callbacks. I think it’s very firm/practice area dependent, clearly some firms and some practice areas are just not hiring as much.

I also think secondary cities and especially satellite offices are difficult this year. For example, i got wlrk callback but no callback from like jones day and dla piper in (non DC/Cali) secondary markets (and all my interviews were good). Maybe this is normal , but compared to the statistics they gave I would bet secondary market hiring will be substantially down.

[Anonymous User]

I know people with worse grades who got 6+ Callbacks. I think it’s very firm/practice area dependent, clearly some firms and some practice areas are just not hiring as much.

I also think secondary cities and especially satellite offices are difficult this year. For example, i got wlrk callback but no callback from like jones day and dla piper in (non DC/Cali) secondary markets (and all my interviews were good). Maybe this is normal , but compared to the statistics they gave I would bet secondary market hiring will be substantially down.

What's the practice area you were focusing on?

[Anonymous User]

Real Q: do people think firms are being more restrained in offering CBs this year? It's possible I just really suck, but I feel like the pandemic must be having some effect...

I can't tell for everyone, but I do know some people who are doing pretty ok (the average 6-8 CBs thing) including myself, and I have below median grades by the way. I do think that interviews really mattered this year, even more so than prior years.

[Anonymous User]

A couple of NY hiring partners I talked with in Fall said they will be really digging into people's answers for "why big law/practice" and "why our firm" because they don't have 1L grades to serve as differentiating factor between candidates.

That's what I've been doing and I'm doing pretty well despite being below median (just 2H, rest Ps). 10 callbacks in NYC, including 3 in V10. Obviously just one data point but I would definitely flesh this out for remaining interviews. Good luck!!

dang can I borrow some of those? congrats!

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Goodwin Boston (CH)?

[Anonymous User]

Seems like despite what OCS said, the pandemic has made this a very tough year for hiring.

My interviews seem fine (can't be certain, though) & I have 2Ps, the rest Hs and DSes. And I'm really not doing well callback-wise.

Hey, congrats on the grades! How many callbacks did you get? It seems OCS also screwed everyone by saying they will get an average of 6-8 callbacks and I don't think that's gonna be true for anyone with grades lower than yours.

Hey, thanks! I sure wish that they'd pay off here, though.

They should take that range off the website. OCS has told me that the median is much lower -- more like 3 or 4.

I had 2 CBs, but I just received another!

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Goodwin Boston (CH)?

Have not heard back, same interviewer

[Anonymous User]

Anyone with a Milbank NY CB get a scheduling email yet?

[Anonymous User]

STB rejection by email this morning

[Anonymous User]

Cravath ding

[Anonymous User]

Anyone with a Milbank NY CB get a scheduling email yet?

Just did.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear from PW NY (LW) or Latham NY (NF)?

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Goodwin Boston (CH)?

Have not heard back, same interviewer

Also have not heard back, although different interviewer (BW).

[Anonymous User]

According to the OCS spreadsheet Cleary NY is already giving out CBs...has anyone here heard anything?