Fall 2014 - 2L OCI Results Forum

[Anonymous User]

School Range: DCNG
Markets: NYC
Approximate class rank: Median
Law review: None
Work Experience: ~2 years
Anything else that might have had impact: terrible interviewer most likely
Screeners: 18
Callbacks received: 0
Callbacks accepted: 0
Offers: 0
Thank you notes: Lulz

[Anonymous User]

School Range: T7-T14
Market(s): SF/SV, Chi
Approximate class rank: Top 30%
Law review/secondary journal: LR, Moot Court
Work experience: 4 years, including some tech
IP background: Non-STEM, but some tech experience
Anything else that might have an impact? N/A
Screening Interviews: 41
Callbacks received: 17
Callbacks accepted: 12
Offers w/vault ranges: 4 (1 V50, 3 top CA firms)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 5 post-screener, 1 post-CB
Thank-you notes sent: 0

[Anonymous User]

School Range: MVP
Market(s): Chicago
Approximate class rank: Bottom 5%
Law review/secondary journal: No journal or moot court
Work experience: Paralegal for a few years
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact? Good interviewer
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: V50 in Chicago
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? No--rejections flowed freely
Thank-you notes sent: No

[bananasplit19]

Approximate class rank: Bottom 5%
Law review/secondary journal: No journal or moot court
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: V50 in Chicago

Damn, that offer must've felt like sex. Congrats

[goden]

Approximate class rank: Bottom 5%
Law review/secondary journal: No journal or moot court
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: V50 in Chicago

Damn, that offer must've felt like sex. Congrats

yeah holy shit, congrats.

[Anonymous User]

School Range: UCLA/USC/UT/Vandy
Market(s): SF, LA, TX
Approximate class rank: Top 1/3
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work experience: 4 years (but nothing special)
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact? Master's degree?
Screening Interviews: 32 (23 OCI, 3 off campus career fair, 6 Mass Mail. Also declined 2 OCI and 3 Mass Mail screeners)
Callbacks received: 4 (3 OCI, 1 Mass Mail)
Callbacks accepted: 4
Offers w/vault ranges: 2 (V10 and V50)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Probably at least 10
Thank-you notes sent: 0

[Pikappraider]

Approximate class rank: Bottom 5%
Law review/secondary journal: No journal or moot court
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: V50 in Chicago

Damn, that offer must've felt like sex. Congrats

yeah holy shit, congrats.

clutch as fuck

[Anonymous User]

School Range: DCNG
Market(s): NY, DC
Approximate class rank: Top 10%
Law review/secondary journal: Law Review
Work experience: 2+
IP background: Nope
Anything else that might have an impact? Strong interviewer, 1L SA
Screening Interviews: 19
Callbacks received: 15
Callbacks accepted: 9
Offers w/vault ranges: 8: 2 V5 in NY; 2 V10s; 2V15 (NY/DC); and 2 V30
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 1 post-screener, 1 post-CB
Thank-you notes sent: Yes, to every callback interviewer

[Anonymous User]

School Range: CCN
Market(s): NY, LA
Approximate class rank: Top 10%
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work experience: 1 yr, Finance/Consulting
IP background: Not really
Anything else that might have an impact? Foreign Languages, Specialized Moot Court, Elite UG
Screening Interviews: 19
Callbacks received: 13
Callbacks accepted: 11
Offers w/vault ranges: 8: 4 V5s; 1 V10; 1 V15 (LA); 2 V30 (MTO & Irell LA)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Two, until I called and they emailed me dings minutes later.
Thank-you notes sent: A few times for courtesy, but it never would have made a practical difference. Most attorneys send their reviews directly after your interview.

[Anonymous User]

School Range: HYS
Market(s): NYC, SF/SV
Approximate class rank: Bottom third
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary journal
Work experience: 1/2 year retail
IP background: N/A
Anything else that might have an impact? URM, multilingual
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 8
Callbacks accepted: 6
Offers w/vault ranges: 2 (V20, V40)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 1
Thank-you notes sent: 0

[Anonymous User]

School Range: MVP
Market(s): NY
Approximate class rank: Top 10%-15%
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work experience: 4 years. Three before law school, and I took a leave to work on a start up at the beginning of 2L last year, so this is my second bite at OCI (So, I'm probably outed at my school)
IP background: Ha. No. Not really
Anything else that might have an impact? Great undergrad. The start up. Not a great interviewer maybe.
Screening Interviews: Like, 30ish?
Callbacks received: 6, so not horrible.
Callbacks accepted: I scheduled all 6. I only went to 3.
Offers w/vault ranges: 1: 1 V10 in NYC, top choice going into OCI.
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Three or four. I got the offer I accepted in mid August and haven't thought about it since.
Thank-you notes sent: After every callback. I got a very positive reaction at the place I'm going.

[Anonymous User]

Approximate class rank: Bottom 5%
Law review/secondary journal: No journal or moot court
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: V50 in Chicago

Damn, that offer must've felt like sex. Congrats

yeah holy shit, congrats.

clutch as fuck

Got the voicemail with the offer while at Chipotle. Immediately ordered a beer and a marg (and an extra "celebration burrito")

[Anonymous User]

School Range: MVP
Market(s): Everywhere
Approximate class rank: Median
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work experience: 1 year
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact? No
Screening Interviews: 18
Callbacks received: 0
Callbacks accepted: 0
Offers w/vault ranges: 0
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Three
Thank-you notes sent: No

[Anonymous User]

School Range: CCN
Market(s): The City of Angels
Approximate class rank: Top 10%
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work experience: No
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact: Good interviewer?
Screening Interviews: 2
Callbacks received 2
Callbacks accepted: 2
Offers w/vault ranges: 2 (LA V10/V15)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 0
Thank-you notes sent: No

[Anonymous User]

School: DCNG
Market: NYC & 2 Regional Markets
Approximate Class Rank: Bottom Third
Law Review/Secondary Journal: Secondary Journal
Work Experience: 4 years
IP Background: No
Anything Else that might have impact?: URM, great interviewer
Screeners: 25
Callbacks Received: 8
Callbacks Accepted: 7
Offers: 2 AmLaw 200 non-vault regionals, 1 NYC V50 (accepted), 1 NYC V60
Thank You Notes: None

[Anonymous User]

School Range: Transfer T1->HYS
Market(s): SF/SV/NYC
Approximate class rank: Top 5%
Law review/secondary journal: LR @ old school; none by OCI @ new school
Work experience: Yes (3 years as paralegal)
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact: Not really.
Screening Interviews: 28
Callbacks received: 16
Callbacks accepted: 12
Offers w/vault ranges: 7
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 0
Thank-you notes sent: No

Note: Of the three markets, SF was by far the toughest.

[Anonymous User]

School Range: Bottom of T14
Market(s): NYC
Approximate class rank: Top 15%
Law review/secondary journal: secondary
Work experience: Yes, 4 years of substantive legal/government work
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact: strong interviewer
Screening Interviews: 12
Callbacks received: 9
Callbacks accepted: 8
Offers w/vault ranges: 5 total (1 V5, 2 V10, 1 v20, 1 v50) - accepted at v10
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? 0
Thank-you notes sent: No

[Anonymous User]

School Range: T20-40
Markets: LA/So Cal
Approximate class rank: Top 15% ish
Law review: None
Work Experience: 4 years
Anything else that might have had impact: very strong work experience (non IP)
Screeners: 14
Callbacks received: 8
Callbacks accepted: 4 (cancelled remaining 4 after second offer)
Offers: 2
Thank you notes: to everyone i met--screener and CB

[Anonymous User]

School Range: Chicago
Market(s): Chicago, NYC, Southern California
Approximate class rank: Top 30-35%
Law review/secondary journal: No
Work experience: Three years unrelated
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact?
Screening Interviews: 2 pre OCI, 22 OCI
Callbacks received: 2 pre OCI, 16 OCI
Callbacks accepted: 10
Offers w/vault ranges: 8: 1 V10, 6 V10-50, 1 V80 ish in secondary market.
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? None
Thank-you notes sent: LOL

[Anonymous User]

School Range: 50-75
Markets: Chicago, DC
Approximate Class Rank: Top 10%
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary Journal
Work Experience: law related internship in undergrad, otherwise k-jd
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact: Chicago ties
Screening interviews: 15
Callbacks received: 7 from OCI, 1 from mass mail sans screener
Callbacks accepted: 8 (cancelled 4)
Offers w/ vault range: 1 V75, 2 non-vault
Thank you notes: everyone I interviewed with at the callback & recruiting coordinator

[Anonymous User]

School Range: T20
Market(s): NYC/DC, literally every market I've ever been to got mass-mailed as well
Approximate class rank: Top ~1/3
Law review/secondary journal: secondary
Work experience: 2 years
IP background: No
Anything else that might have an impact?
Screening Interviews: 18 OCI, 4 off-campus fair, 1 MM
Callbacks received: 0 from OCI, 3 from mass-mail, 1 from resume collect
Callbacks accepted: 4
Offers w/vault ranges: 0 firms, 1 PI org I kinda dig
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Lots from MM (sent out like 600 apps or so), 3 or so from OCI. Still waiting on one CB response
Thank-you notes sent: 2, rejected at both

I didn't input my stuff in the spreadsheet cause I couldn't figure out how to do it. I may be an idiot.

[Anonymous User]

School Range: TTT -> UT/VANDY/UCLA
Market(s): TX
Approximate class rank: 6% at TTT
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary at new school
Work experience: A few years of non-relevant WE
IP background: no
Anything else that might have an impact? a little older
Screening Interviews: 25
Callbacks received: 1
Callbacks accepted: 1
Offers w/vault ranges: 1 (V10)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? quite a few
Thank-you notes sent: yes

[bk1]

Stickied. Thanks for doing this.

[Anonymous User]

School Range: DCNG
Market(s): Chi/NY
Approximate class rank: Slightly below Median
Law review/secondary journal: Secondary
Work experience: 2 years
IP background: no
Anything else that might have an impact? a little older
Screening Interviews: 22 (18 from OCI 4 from mass mail)
Callbacks received: 4
Callbacks accepted: 4
Offers w/vault ranges: 0 (still waiting on one callback)
How many firms just didn't get back with you with a rejection/callback? Decent amount
Thank-you notes sent: yes

[Anonymous User]

School Range: t40
Markets: Boston
Approximate class rank: top 15%
Law review: Yes
Work Experience: 3 years, business/finance experience
Anything else that might have had impact: strong interviewer, college athlete
Screeners: 16
Callbacks received: 14
Callbacks accepted: 12
Offers: 7
Thank you notes: Sometimes