1L diversity summer associate positions Forum

[Anonymous User]

Current 3L. Landed 1L SA after mass-mailing 100+ firms. There is merit to the argument that you should only apply where you are truly interested in working, but I spanned the entire continental US. My grades were good enough to transfer me from a T20 to a T6.

Advice: you should be mass-mailing like crazy if you want a 1L SA, no matter your grades. I only got three phone screeners from all those emails sent.

[zhenders]

Current 3L. Landed 1L SA after mass-mailing 100+ firms. There is merit to the argument that you should only apply where you are truly interested in working, but I spanned the entire continental US. My grades were good enough to transfer me from a T20 to a T6.

Advice: you should be mass-mailing like crazy if you want a 1L SA, no matter your grades. I only got three phone screeners from all those emails sent.

I should have said this in my earlier post; I completely agree with the above: send as many polished applications as you can find the time for. I sent over 100 as well and had good results -- which is to say, a 3-5% positive response rate.

[daisrt]

Current 3L. Landed 1L SA after mass-mailing 100+ firms. There is merit to the argument that you should only apply where you are truly interested in working, but I spanned the entire continental US. My grades were good enough to transfer me from a T20 to a T6.

Advice: you should be mass-mailing like crazy if you want a 1L SA, no matter your grades. I only got three phone screeners from all those emails sent.

I should have said this in my earlier post; I completely agree with the above: send as many polished applications as you can find the time for. I sent over 100 as well and had good results -- which is to say, a 3-5% positive response rate.

Did you guys end with 1L SAs in your hometown market?

[Anonymous User]

Anon from above. I landed in my hometown region, but not in hometown state. I only have experience with those who have landed diversity 1L SAs and it doesn't seem like the 1L SA positions at any particular firm are more home-friendly than the 2L positions. That is, if you're applying to a big law Texas firm as a 1L, you'd better have a connection to TX, which is the same thing I would say (generally) to a 2L. New York is the exactly the opposite.

In general, I consider myself lucky, even considering my grades. It's a crap shoot. I pretty much decided I wanted to get paid 1L summer and I exhausted every resource possible. Every career services administrator told me it wouldn't happen and you'll be told the same thing. Be prepared for that, if you haven't gotten it already.

[Anonymous User]

Current 3L. Landed 1L SA after mass-mailing 100+ firms. There is merit to the argument that you should only apply where you are truly interested in working, but I spanned the entire continental US. My grades were good enough to transfer me from a T20 to a T6.

Advice: you should be mass-mailing like crazy if you want a 1L SA, no matter your grades. I only got three phone screeners from all those emails sent.

I should have said this in my earlier post; I completely agree with the above: send as many polished applications as you can find the time for. I sent over 100 as well and had good results -- which is to say, a 3-5% positive response rate.

Did you guys end with 1L SAs in your hometown market?

I landed in my hometown market in a non-diverse 1L position -- from what I could tell, it was maybe the only non-diverse 1L position in the market so it was definitely difficult. Hometown market is not in TX.

[Anonymous User]

Dinged at Linklaters, MoFo, and Cooley. All NYC offices...

[Anonymous User]

Dinged at Cooley, BakerHostetler, Linklaters, Finnegan, BuckleySandler, Harter Secrest, Nixon Peabody -- all without grades.

Is it worth it to ask for a "reconsideration" after I receive my grades?

[UVA2B]

Dinged at Cooley, BakerHostetler, Linklaters, Finnegan, BuckleySandler, Harter Secrest, Nixon Peabody -- all without grades.

Is it worth it to ask for a "reconsideration" after I receive my grades?

No, it's not worth it. Nothing bad will come from it, but nothing good will come from it either. Wasted effort.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone apply to Weil and then get invited to a reception?

Edit: Weil Gotshal Manges not Glaser Weil

Anyone else hear from Weil? Or Latham?

[Anonymous User]

Latham NY has sent out interview requests and AFAIK Latham SF did initial GPA cuts last week.

[Anonymous User]

Latham NY has sent out interview requests and AFAIK Latham SF did initial GPA cuts last week.

Has Latham NY gotten back to anyone re: scheduling?

[Anonymous User]

How do you know about the initial GPA cutoffs for Latham SF? Did they email anyone yet?

[zhenders]

I don't think it's useful to think about 1L diversity slots as having GPA cutoffs; from my understanding of the process, it's a much more holistic hiring process. Grades obviously matter and are helpful, but stellar grades are certainly not necessary.

[Anonymous User]

Hopefully my first and last neurotic question: after a CB interview, how long should I be comfortable waiting on a response from a firm for a 1L position? It's obviously still somewhat early in the process, but what is the standard? 1 week? 2 weeks? More?!

I felt great about the firm and their receptiveness to me, but I just don't know what's appropriate for moving from CB-->offer and it's making me itchy.

[Anonymous User]

Venable ding, Reed Smith Chi ding

[Anonymous User]

Bryan Cave and Schwabe dings

[Anonymous User]

Reed Smith, Linklaters, Sterne Kessler, Banner Witcoff, MoFo, MBHB, Cooley dings. I know, I'm on a roll...

[Anonymous User]

Reed Smith, Linklaters, Sterne Kessler, Banner Witcoff, MoFo, MBHB, Cooley dings. I know, I'm on a roll...

Florida Georgia line injects, "this is how we roll..."

[Anonymous User]

Hopefully my first and last neurotic question: after a CB interview, how long should I be comfortable waiting on a response from a firm for a 1L position? It's obviously still somewhat early in the process, but what is the standard? 1 week? 2 weeks? More?!

I felt great about the firm and their receptiveness to me, but I just don't know what's appropriate for moving from CB-->offer and it's making me itchy.

^ curious as well.

Also, for phone screeners, are thank you emails recommended?

[Itiswritten]

UT/Vandy/UCLA/USC

Primary market

Dinged Cooley, Mofo

CB Venable (really hope it comes through)

Still waiting on many

[Anonymous User]

Offer at LA Mofo along with another classmate (UT/Vandy/UCLA/USC)

[zhenders]

Hopefully my first and last neurotic question: after a CB interview, how long should I be comfortable waiting on a response from a firm for a 1L position? It's obviously still somewhat early in the process, but what is the standard? 1 week? 2 weeks? More?!

I felt great about the firm and their receptiveness to me, but I just don't know what's appropriate for moving from CB-->offer and it's making me itchy.

^ curious as well.

Also, for phone screeners, are thank you emails recommended?

It varies; the offer I received and accepted (large firm; big market; no ties beyond school) was maybe two weeks. Others, I waited a week; one in Texas I didn't hear back from at all -- I emailed them after accepting to let them know, and they apologized for taking so long.

The reality is simply this: lots of people apply; they all have 1st choice candidates, and most 1st choice candidates are the same across firms. Thus, if you're a top choice, they'll contact you asap post callback. If they're interested but you're not top choice, they will naturally wait until their top choice accepts or rejects in order to reach out to you. If you aren't dinged, I would consider yourself still in the running.

Screeners: up to you; most people would say don't. My experience is, it's all about whether doing so is consistent with your personality, and whether you can do it without being weird or awkward. If you're unsure, don't. If it would feel far too weird to you not to, then do -- just be cool about it.

[Anonymous User]

Offer at LA Mofo along with another classmate (UT/Vandy/UCLA/USC)

congrats! if you don't mind me asking, what were your grades like and did you have any WE?

[Anonymous User]

Reed Smith, Linklaters, Sterne Kessler, Banner Witcoff, MoFo, MBHB, Cooley dings. I know, I'm on a roll...

Are you getting these dings by USPS mail or email?

[Anonymous User]

Offer at LA Mofo along with another classmate (UT/Vandy/UCLA/USC)

congrats! if you don't mind me asking, what were your grades like and did you have any WE?

also curious. What diversity/race?