Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs) Forum

(On Campus Interviews, Summer Associate positions, Firm Reviews, Tips, ...)
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting

Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.

Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Post Reply Post Anonymous Reply  
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:54 pm

There are still OCI events, and although a lot of those firms aren't NYC big law, around 100K in upstate NY is nothing to sneer at. If you have anything resembling ties to secondary markets, now is the time to start spamming them. Most secondary markets won't start CBs until September. People get good PI late into fall semester/spring semester. The main point is not to get discouraged and not to stop looking. Apply to the various positions that will be spammed via listserve, etc etc.

Also, not all silences are dings. Firms know that they will have far from 100% yield on their offers, so as they start getting dinged by applicants, they will reach out to people that they have on "hold" for CB's. There will still be CB's going out this week.

Also remember that a lot of your classmates will stop giving two shits about grades during 2L/3L. If you select classes smartly and gun strategically, you can pull up your grades enough to be competitive for federal clerkships (even if in flyover districts). That is another way into biglaw if you've missed the 2L/3L AJF boat.

Best of luck, and Don't Panic.
Top
hephaestus

Gold
Posts: 2399
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:21 pm

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by hephaestus » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:03 pm

Any other CBs that are not listed in the OP? There are still some firms not in the CB list at all (eg Gibson Dunn).
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:21 pm

ImNoScar wrote:Any other CBs that are not listed in the OP? There are still some firms not in the CB list at all (eg Gibson Dunn).
GDC LA CB went out sometime during AJF
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:49 pm

Seriously, put some thought into cover letters for secondary markets that you have ties to, and you will get results. Especially your hometown.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:16 pm

Cravath ding post-CB.
Last edited by Anonymous User on Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top

Want to continue reading?

Register now to search topics and post comments!

Absolutely FREE!

Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:31 pm

Latham NY ding.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:54 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Latham NY ding.
Did you interview yesterday and go to the reception?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:02 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Latham NY ding.
Did you interview yesterday and go to the reception?
No. This is a ding from my initial screener during AJF.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 22, 2013 11:43 am

For 3Ls: After accepting an offer, what does a firm's background check entail? Just criminal records and/or finances? Really just want to know if they'll be asking for references. Not sure what my 1L employer will say.
Top

Want to continue reading?

Register for access!

Did I mention it was FREE ?

Arbiter213

Gold
Posts: 2248
Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:16 pm

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Arbiter213 » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:12 pm

Anonymous User wrote:For 3Ls: After accepting an offer, what does a firm's background check entail? Just criminal records and/or finances? Really just want to know if they'll be asking for references. Not sure what my 1L employer will say.
wow, did you get fired or something?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 22, 2013 12:26 pm

Arbiter213 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:For 3Ls: After accepting an offer, what does a firm's background check entail? Just criminal records and/or finances? Really just want to know if they'll be asking for references. Not sure what my 1L employer will say.
wow, did you get fired or something?
No, not that serious. I'm just paranoid they won't say all positive things because I made a procedural mistake my last week that definitely irritated at least one attorney.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:32 pm

Any news from K&E Chi?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:35 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Any news from K&E Chi?
At least one offer.
Top

Register now!

Resources to assist law school applicants, students & graduates.

It's still FREE!

Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:45 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Any news from K&E Chi?
At least one offer.
The heck, I haven't even heard of a callback....
Top
hephaestus

Gold
Posts: 2399
Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:21 pm

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by hephaestus » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:00 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Any news from K&E Chi?
At least one offer.
The heck, I haven't even heard of a callback....
At least some CBs went out the week of AJF, according to someone earlier ITT.
Top
jfitz11

New
Posts: 1
Joined: Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:07 pm

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by jfitz11 » Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:57 pm

Anyone heard from Winston after a CB?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:27 pm

Anyone else without CBs...?
Top

Get unlimited access to all forums and topics

Register now!

I'm pretty sure I told you it's FREE...

Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:38 am

Anonymous User wrote:Anyone else without CBs...?
I personally have heard about nine w/o cb's.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:45 am

Anonymous User wrote:Anyone else without CBs...?
I had no CBs coming out of AJF but have gotten 4 through sending out cover letters and resumes. Don't give up.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:49 am

So what is the protocol for scheduling two different CBs back to back (on different days) as far as asking for reimbursement? Can I ask the firms to split the airfare? That seems awkward.
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:05 am

Anonymous User wrote:So what is the protocol for scheduling two different CBs back to back (on different days) as far as asking for reimbursement? Can I ask the firms to split the airfare? That seems awkward.
There's a standard NALP form- one is a host, you submit to them, and they split and bill.
http://www.nalp.org/assets/1199_travexp08.pdf
Top

Communicate now with those who not only know what a legal education is, but can offer you worthy advice and commentary as you complete the three most educational, yet challenging years of your law related post graduate life.

Register now, it's still FREE!

Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:34 pm

stroock post CB snail mail ding
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:57 am

Any news from OCI #1 yet?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 28, 2013 4:21 pm

Anyone hear either way post-CB at Ropes?
Top
Anonymous User
Posts: 432304
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am

Re: Cornell AJF 2013 (plus OCI, Boston/DC fairs)

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:07 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Any news from OCI #1 yet?
Top

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

Now there's a charge.
Just kidding ... it's still FREE!

Post Reply Post Anonymous Reply  

Return to “Legal Employment”