2014 Texas OCI (UT and other schools bidding on TX) Forum

[Anonymous User]

Weil CB dinner

Is this Dallas only or firmwide?

Firm wide, and from NY job fair cbs

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Gardere, Porter Hedges, or HayBoo?

Porter hedges calls were this afternoon, at least a good amount of them

[Anonymous User]

I've talked with 3 transfers this cycle and god damn, it's not looking not good. Collectively over 60 interviews thus far and not a single callback. I wonder if the firms are still trying to figure out what to do with transfers after UT's massive transfer class last year?

In general, it seems like it's feast or famine thus far. Some people are doing great, and others have nothing. I haven't heard a ton of firms that have confirmed CBs yet, so I'm still holding out hope that there is a chance with some of the places I interviewed with Wednesday & Thursday.

Silence on my end. Not holding out hope for OCI, starting to prepare for the worst. I really just want feedback on if I'm striking out on the interview, or its just the fact that they'd rather have non-transfers.

For those transfers that you've heard that have done well were they IP?

Sorry I meant in general. I don't know any transfers' results.

[Anonymous User]

Any V&E yet?

[Anonymous User]

Any V&E yet?

Callback invite and reception invite were same email, unless that wasn't uniform; I think it was though.

[Anonymous User]

Any V&E yet?

Callback invite and reception invite were same email, unless that wasn't uniform; I think it was though.

I'm at a non-Texas school where the reception was before the screener. About how long from screener to callback did they take?

[Anonymous User]

Any V&E yet?

Callback invite and reception invite were same email, unless that wasn't uniform; I think it was though.

I'm at a non-Texas school where the reception was before the screener. About how long from screener to callback did they take?

Screener one day, invite email sent that evening with reception the following day

[Anonymous User]

Baker McKenzie ding via email

[BVest]

Silence on my end. Not holding out hope for OCI, starting to prepare for the worst. I really just want feedback on if I'm striking out on the interview, or its just the fact that they'd rather have non-transfers.

Once you get past day 1 and a couple of the day 2 firms, you get into the firms that take longer with their CBs. (I had one that was 8 days after the screener, and others of various lengths. And I got contacted for a resume drop interview in November that I didn't remember doing a drop for. I had to go back on symplicity just to remind myself how I had applied.

[Anonymous User]

Silence on my end. Not holding out hope for OCI, starting to prepare for the worst. I really just want feedback on if I'm striking out on the interview, or its just the fact that they'd rather have non-transfers.

Once you get past day 1 and a couple of the day 2 firms, you get into the firms that take longer with their CBs. (I had one that was 8 days after the screener, and others of various lengths. And I got contacted for a resume drop interview in November that I didn't remember doing a drop for. I had to go back on symplicity just to remind myself how I had applied.

Yeah stuff happens for a while or when you expect it to be over. Be persistent

[Anonymous User]

What I know so far of those that have given CBs:

Mayer Brown
Sidley Austin
Jackson Walker
Gibson Dunn
Susman Godfrey
Baker & Mckenzie
Susman Godfrey
Baker Botts
Hunton and Williams
Fish and Richards
Akin Gump
Locke Lord
Norton Rose

[Anonymous User]

What I know so far of those that have given CBs:

Mayer Brown
Sidley Austin
Jackson Walker
Gibson Dunn
Susman Godfrey
Baker & Mckenzie
Susman Godfrey
Baker Botts
Hunton and Williams
Fish and Richards
Akin Gump
Locke Lord
Norton Rose

Weil
Bracewell
Locke lord
Baker botts

[Anonymous User]

Any word from HayBoo?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know anything about K&L Gates in Dallas?

Also, does Baker Botts (Dallas) have much of an energy practice or is that pretty much just in Houston? What are that office's major practice areas?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know anything about K&L Gates in Dallas?

Also, does Baker Botts (Dallas) have much of an energy practice or is that pretty much just in Houston? What are that office's major practice areas?

No offense but NALP?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know anything about K&L Gates in Dallas?

Also, does Baker Botts (Dallas) have much of an energy practice or is that pretty much just in Houston? What are that office's major practice areas?

No offense but NALP?

Oh wow, thanks I never would have thought of that. The NALP forms for these firms aren't that helpful and put a very broad label on stuff. I mean who knew that Corporate and Litigation were their two biggest practice areas. Chambers is usually a better resource, but it still doesn't necessarily tell me if it's a good idea to use "Because Energy" as part of my "Why Us?" answer.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know anything about K&L Gates in Dallas?

Also, does Baker Botts (Dallas) have much of an energy practice or is that pretty much just in Houston? What are that office's major practice areas?

No offense but NALP?

Oh wow, thanks I never would have thought of that. The NALP forms for these firms aren't that helpful and put a very broad label on stuff. I mean who knew that Corporate and Litigation were their two biggest practice areas. Chambers is usually a better resource, but it still doesn't necessarily tell me if it's a good idea to use "Because Energy" as part of my "Why Us?" answer.

For Dallas it's probably less of a major thing, but it's still gonna a lot of their work

Edit: referring to energy. Dallas also houses some of their IP and stuff

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know anything about K&L Gates in Dallas?

Also, does Baker Botts (Dallas) have much of an energy practice or is that pretty much just in Houston? What are that office's major practice areas?

No offense but NALP?

Oh wow, thanks I never would have thought of that. The NALP forms for these firms aren't that helpful and put a very broad label on stuff. I mean who knew that Corporate and Litigation were their two biggest practice areas. Chambers is usually a better resource, but it still doesn't necessarily tell me if it's a good idea to use "Because Energy" as part of my "Why Us?" answer.

I smiled when I read your response because I was imagining the look on your face when you wrote that

[Anonymous User]

Are Dallas and Houston markets where thank you notes are essentially required after callbacks?

[Anonymous User]

Have any Locke Lord CB's gone out to non Texas schools like lower T-14? It has been quiet for me since my screener nearly two weeks ago.

[Anonymous User]

Have any Locke Lord CB's gone out to non Texas schools like lower T-14? It has been quiet for me since my screener nearly two weeks ago.

Yes, CB LL Houston

[Anonymous User]

Still nothing from HayBoo???

Also anything from Gardere or Strasburger?

[Anonymous User]

Any actual dings other than at Baker McKenzie?

[Anonymous User]

Any actual dings other than at Baker McKenzie?

Skadden Houston and Reynolds Frizzell mail dings came in today.

[Anonymous User]

Does anybody have info on Kirkland Houston?