Vandy OCI c/o 2016 Forum

[Anonymous User]

I think most journal results are in

I hope you're kidding because I haven't gotten anything.

I know law review calls are going out as of this morning and I know of a few people who got the Transnat email

Well I guess I'll just hope the calls/emails aren't finished yet. gulp

[Anonymous User]

I think most journal results are in

I hope you're kidding because I haven't gotten anything.

I know law review calls are going out as of this morning and I know of a few people who got the Transnat email

Well I guess I'll just hope the calls/emails aren't finished yet. gulp

Don't know about anything about JetLaw yet as well

[Anonymous User]

Don't know about anything about JetLaw yet as well

Never been so nervous about something I'll likely hate doing...fuck.

[Anonymous User]

Don't know about anything about JetLaw yet as well

Never been so nervous about something I'll likely hate doing...fuck.

Any news?

[Anonymous User]

Don't know about anything about JetLaw yet as well

Never been so nervous about something I'll likely hate doing...fuck.

Any news?

Yes. About 20 minutes ago.

[Anonymous User]

Don't know about anything about JetLaw yet as well

Never been so nervous about something I'll likely hate doing...fuck.

Any news?

Yes. About 20 minutes ago.

Congrats man!

[Anonymous User]

Congrats man!

Thanks. Now I can finally send out cover letters >.>

Evidently no one is supposed to say anything to anyone until all the journals have a chance to contact all their members and all the lists are posted.

[Anonymous User]

Congrats man!

Thanks. Now I can finally send out cover letters >.>

Evidently no one is supposed to say anything to anyone until all the journals have a chance to contact all their members and all the lists are posted.

Thats like telling kids they can't eat any of their halloween candy

[Anonymous User]

Congrats man!

Thanks. Now I can finally send out cover letters >.>

Evidently no one is supposed to say anything to anyone until all the journals have a chance to contact all their members and all the lists are posted.

Thats like telling kids they can't eat any of their halloween candy

Hence my presence on an anonymous board. I'll eat my candy when I want to, dammit. But anonymously.

Also, it doesn't seem like it would take that long to call/email 32 people...

[Anonymous User]

Congrats man!

Thanks. Now I can finally send out cover letters >.>

Evidently no one is supposed to say anything to anyone until all the journals have a chance to contact all their members and all the lists are posted.

Thats like telling kids they can't eat any of their halloween candy

Hence my presence on an anonymous board. I'll eat my candy when I want to, dammit. But anonymously.

Also, it doesn't seem like it would take that long to call/email 32 people...

They said the same thing about the grades for Contracts hahahaha

[Anonymous User]

They said the same thing about the grades for Contracts hahahaha

Word limits mean you'll get your grade back faster, they said. You'll get the first exam you take back first, they said.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have info on ELPAR?

Update: ELPAR invites seem to have gone out

[Anonymous User]

Just noticed there are 34 names on the list of new staff members for Law Review. I thought there were always 32 spots. Wonder what the story behind that is.

Anyone on the other journals notice if there's more/less than 32 people?

[Anonymous User]

Just noticed there are 34 names on the list of new staff members for Law Review. I thought there were always 32 spots. Wonder what the story behind that is.

Anyone on the other journals notice if there's more/less than 32 people?

Are they all 2Ls or did some of them note on/transfer students?

[Anonymous User]

Just noticed there are 34 names on the list of new staff members for Law Review. I thought there were always 32 spots. Wonder what the story behind that is.

Anyone on the other journals notice if there's more/less than 32 people?

Are they all 2Ls or did some of them note on/transfer students?

3Ls who note-on become Note Editors, not staff. All are listed in the 2016 facebook page on the intranet, so I'm assuming they're all 1Ls.

[Anonymous User]

Just noticed there are 34 names on the list of new staff members for Law Review. I thought there were always 32 spots. Wonder what the story behind that is.

Anyone on the other journals notice if there's more/less than 32 people?

Are they all 2Ls or did some of them note on/transfer students?

3Ls who note-on become Note Editors, not staff. All are listed in the 2016 facebook page on the intranet, so I'm assuming they're all 1Ls.

Journal lists are up on the intranet if anyone is interested. Jetlaw and Transnat have 32 new staff each, Law Review has 34.

edit: looks like they finally posted the Dean's List cutoffs as well.

[BearLaw]

People who are dual degree (JD/MBA, etc.) can differ their membership a year while they take classes outside the law school. Students who were 1L's in 2012-13 and spent their last school year outside the law school will join the journals for their 2L year now.

[Anonymous User]

What's up with all of these cover letter requirements? I mean, I guess I'll write them, but… this still blows.

[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

Just noticed there are 34 names on the list of new staff members for Law Review. I thought there were always 32 spots. Wonder what the story behind that is.

Anyone on the other journals notice if there's more/less than 32 people?

Are they all 2Ls or did some of them note on/transfer students?

3Ls who note-on become Note Editors, not staff. All are listed in the 2016 facebook page on the intranet, so I'm assuming they're all 1Ls.

Journal lists are up on the intranet if anyone is interested. Jetlaw and Transnat have 32 new staff each, Law Review has 34.

edit: looks like they finally posted the Dean's List cutoffs as well.

Maybe it can result from a tie?

[BearLaw]

Are they all 2Ls or did some of them note on/transfer students?

3Ls who note-on become Note Editors, not staff. All are listed in the 2016 facebook page on the intranet, so I'm assuming they're all 1Ls.

Journal lists are up on the intranet if anyone is interested. Jetlaw and Transnat have 32 new staff each, Law Review has 34.

edit: looks like they finally posted the Dean's List cutoffs as well.

Maybe it can result from a tie?

People who are dual degree (JD/MBA, etc.) can differ their membership a year while they take classes outside the law school. Students who were 1L's in 2012-13 and spent their last school year outside the law school will join the journals for their 2L year now.

Really, is reading this hard? Think about all the components of Write-On, then remember half of it is graded subjectively by multiple people, and factor in GPA (which Transnat and JETLaw factor in) and ask yourself, is tie really that likely? Let alone two?

Also, Im a rising 3L and Vandy, did the OCI thing last year. Please ask any questions you have, I will try to answer them as best I can.

[BearLaw]

What's up with all of these cover letter requirements? I mean, I guess I'll write them, but… this still blows.

Honestly, if its for bids, use a form and change it a little bit for each firm (make sure you get the right info on there re: address and firm name). Unless it is a firm you are emailing/mailing out of the blue, I dont see a lot of benefit of spending hours drafting totally individual cover letters for each of 20-40 firms you are going to bid.

[Anonymous User]

Also, Im a rising 3L and Vandy, did the OCI thing last year. Please ask any questions you have, I will try to answer them as best I can.

Thanks!

How high do people normally have to bid the nashville firms to get a lottery slot? Obviously it depends on how many slots the firm has, but for example, Bass Berry has 19 slots. Since they are really popular, is bidding them #1 basically required?

[BearLaw]

Also, Im a rising 3L and Vandy, did the OCI thing last year. Please ask any questions you have, I will try to answer them as best I can.

Thanks!

How high do people normally have to bid the nashville firms to get a lottery slot? Obviously it depends on how many slots the firm has, but for example, Bass Berry has 19 slots. Since they are really popular, is bidding them #1 basically required?

Full Disclosure: I did not bid Nashville at all last year. That being said, plenty of people got jobs there this summer. I would guess that bidding your top choices in Nashville toward the top of your bid list is never a bad idea. Keep in mind though that there are not a ton of people (usually) looking to stay in Nashville, and quite a few people will bid the Nashville firms as a fallback, so I would assume that 19 slots should be enough for those people really interested in Nashville biglaw if you bid them high.

Sorry I cannot be super helpful with Nashville. Also, if your second choice is ATL or Birmingham, dont bury those bids too far down. There always seems to be a lot of people wanting those two places as well.

There is also the chance that people will cancel interviews and you will get one after the initial list goes out. If there is a firm you might want to interview with, bid them and stay on the list if you dont get an interview initially. I got one additional screener last year this way.

[Anonymous User]

Also, Im a rising 3L and Vandy, did the OCI thing last year. Please ask any questions you have, I will try to answer them as best I can.

Thanks!

How high do people normally have to bid the nashville firms to get a lottery slot? Obviously it depends on how many slots the firm has, but for example, Bass Berry has 19 slots. Since they are really popular, is bidding them #1 basically required?

Full Disclosure: I did not bid Nashville at all last year. That being said, plenty of people got jobs there this summer. I would guess that bidding your top choices in Nashville toward the top of your bid list is never a bad idea. Keep in mind though that there are not a ton of people (usually) looking to stay in Nashville, and quite a few people will bid the Nashville firms as a fallback, so I would assume that 19 slots should be enough for those people really interested in Nashville biglaw if you bid them high.

Sorry I cannot be super helpful with Nashville. Also, if your second choice is ATL or Birmingham, dont bury those bids too far down. There always seems to be a lot of people wanting those two places as well.

There is also the chance that people will cancel interviews and you will get one after the initial list goes out. If there is a firm you might want to interview with, bid them and stay on the list if you dont get an interview initially. I got one additional screener last year this way.

How about DC? For example, Hogan only has 19 slots. Any idea how high those firms should be bid? Also, how do we find out about what the grade cutoffs really are. Hogan says 3.3 required, but they probably want much higher for a callback, I would assume. Does CSO release any data like that if you ask them?