Hastings/Davis OCI Forum

[Anonymous User]

he got the call yesterday so I am assuming interview on Wed

dunno how smart or which firm...never saw the guy before. he seemed quite proud...and he should be

[20160810]

I changed the thread title to reflect the couple of Davis people posting in here.

[Anonymous User]

just a few anecdotes regarding the odds we face

Alameda DA - 200 interviews at 8 law schools (40 at Hastings) for 8-10 summer law clerk positions.
Morgan Lewis - 30 interviews at Boalt, 10 at Hastings for 6 SA positions.

Even if everything else were equal, on pure statistics alone we are looking at 5-10% chances at best at any given employer.

Boaltie here. Don't let the 30 interviews at Boalt freak you out at all. Interviewers are not allowed to pre-screen at all for any candidate, which means 29 out of those 30 could be people the interviewer isn't remotely interested in meeting with. Our system is pure luck - you bid and get the slot based on a random lottery. Only after this does the employer get to see your resume. And they don't even get to see transcripts until the actual interview - which could automatically weed out a lot people.

[Anonymous User]

Nothing going on? I have five interviews so far and no CB

[Anonymous User]

4 interviews thus far. Radio silence, expecting the worst. Haven't heard anything really re: CB from friends either......

[Anonymous User]

4 interviews thus far. Radio silence, expecting the worst. Haven't heard anything really re: CB from friends either......

UCD or H?

D folks find out about round 3 preselects tonight at midnight.

[Anonymous User]

H. We just do one round, so I imagine cb time frames might be different

[Anonymous User]

4 interviews thus far. Radio silence, expecting the worst. Haven't heard anything really re: CB from friends either......

9 interviews, silence.

Some firms promised prompt callbacks (within week or so). Others said no CBs until mid-September.

Also expecting the worst.

EDIT: Hastings

[Anonymous User]

4 interviews thus far. Radio silence, expecting the worst. Haven't heard anything really re: CB from friends either......

9 interviews, silence.

Some firms promised prompt callbacks (within week or so). Others said no CBs until mid-September.

Also expecting the worst.

EDIT: Hastings

H here as well. One interviewer said, "you'll be hearing from us soon." That, apparently, means nothing.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Troutman Sanders? Screener was a while ago but I don't know anyone who has been CBed or dinged.

(D)

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Troutman Sanders? Screener was a while ago but I don't know anyone who has been CBed or dinged.

(D)

they are coming to Hastings this week so they are probably holding off until all interviews are done

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Troutman Sanders? Screener was a while ago but I don't know anyone who has been CBed or dinged.

(D)

they are coming to Hastings this week so they are probably holding off until all interviews are done

Thx.

[Anonymous User]

anybody have any idea what the cb/ding timeframe is for Hastings? anybody have either a CB or ding, its been pretty much silent on both fronts for everyone ive talked to, myself included. any info appreciated?

[Anonymous User]

anybody have any idea what the cb/ding timeframe is for Hastings? anybody have either a CB or ding, its been pretty much silent on both fronts for everyone ive talked to, myself included. any info appreciated?

Hastings here.

I've asked around too and no one I've talked to has heard anything. I guess it hasn't been a week. But some of the firms said that I'll hear from them soon or in a couple of days. One firm said that CB decisions won't be made for a couple of weeks.

Let's hold tight. I got too much stuff going on to start freaking out. I am kind of expecting the worst... It's no good when step 1 is so difficult to pass...

[Anonymous User]

Any Davis or Hastings folks feel like posting all Orange County firms that came to OCI? thanks

[General Tso]

Any Davis or Hastings folks feel like posting all Orange County firms that came to OCI? thanks

troutman

stradling yocca

collins collins muir + stewart

snell & wilmer

bryan cave

knobbe martens

several big firms are hiring for OC offices.

[Anonymous User]

D:

We find out about round 3 at midnight tonight. Got an email saying I was preselected for 1 (or more) interviews, but beyond that I don't have a clue. I bid on 7 for this round.

Edit: 5 firms and 2 DA's offices.

[Anonymous User]

D:

We find out about round 3 at midnight tonight. Got an email saying I was preselected for 1 (or more) interviews, but beyond that I don't have a clue. I bid on 7 for this round.

Edit: 5 firms and 2 DA's offices.

Hastings: ding e-mail from Morgan Lewis (Palo Alto)

[Anonymous User]

H:

ding from Keesal Young & Logan (snail mail)

[Anonymous User]

H:

ding from Keesal Young & Logan (snail mail)

They didn't count being friends with Snoop Dogg as a tie to the area?

[Anonymous User]

H:

ding from Keesal Young & Logan (snail mail)

They didn't count being friends with Snoop Dogg as a tie to the area?

they were interviewing for the SF office

[Anonymous User]

(D - top-25%)

3rd round preselects in for D. Bid on 8, got 5.

1 govt employer, 2 big firms in Sac, 2 mid-sized Bay Area firms (not SF)

[Anonymous User]

Hastings: Quinn Emmanuel by phone.

[Anonymous User]

Hastings: Quinn Emmanuel by phone.

Congrats. Grades?

[Anonymous User]

Hastings: Quinn Emmanuel by phone.

Congrats. Grades?

Top 5%.