2015 Loyola Patent Law Interview Program - unofficial thread Forum

[Anonymous User]

A friend of mine has a K&E NYC CB. Hope this helps on the NYC front

[Anonymous User]

Quinn CB for NY

[Anonymous User]

Any movements from 3Ls?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from the following:
Klarquist
FBDaniels
P&G
KPPB
Shook

Thanks for the help and good luck to all

[BaberhamLincoln]

Has anyone heard from the following:
Klarquist
FBDaniels
P&G
KPPB
Shook

Thanks for the help and good luck to all

P&G is having a meeting August 18 to discuss
I don't get that timeline but oh well

[yosup]

I've received 14 pre-selects from PLIP, all of which are the ones that I'm highly interested. Problem is: PLIP only used the first semester (I'm a rising 2L) grades for deciding on pre-selects, and my grades plummet during the 2nd semester (now top 25% rank at a top 10 school) so I don't know if those awesome firms after seeing my 2nd semester grades at the screener interview would still be interested in giving me any callbacks. So I'm thinking whether I should include those 14 firms on my OCI bidding list? Would that give me a second chance to be considered for any interviews? Yes, I have a strong technical background.

Thanks!

Are you saying your grades "plummeted" such that you are now top quarter at a T14?...

Regardless, if you don't get the CB from Chicago after your "plummeted" grades, take the hint and let a classmate use the OCI slot, bc it won't do you any good. If a firm didn't extend a CB after a tech-oriented fair, why would the same firm extend a CB later from OCI?

Thank you very much! Our school does not really give out ranks so I don't know exactly what rank I'm holding. I only have a vague sense of it based on the four categories of GPA ranges that our CSO put us into for bidding strategy purposes (and I assume each category roughly correlates to a quarter of the rankings...?)

I think I'm not quite confident bc I just don't have any idea what's the pool of candidates with similar backgrounds attending PLIP this year. I have a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences and three years of working experience in a biotech company (midsize one, not any of those big names such as Merck or Eli Lily). I've heard that quite some ppl having PHDs in Biology are looking for IP positions as well...

There's always a decent number of people with PhDs at PLIP, particularly in the life sciences. It's highly preferred at a lot of firms, if not a requirement. Either that or a grad degree with work experience, which you have. So don't let that get your confidence down.

Thank you! As of today I've got 2 rejections and 4 callbacks, and waiting for the result of the other 9 interviews there. Crossing my fingers.

[Anonymous User]

White & Case DC Ding via email

[Anonymous User]

I've received 14 pre-selects from PLIP, all of which are the ones that I'm highly interested. Problem is: PLIP only used the first semester (I'm a rising 2L) grades for deciding on pre-selects, and my grades plummet during the 2nd semester (now top 25% rank at a top 10 school) so I don't know if those awesome firms after seeing my 2nd semester grades at the screener interview would still be interested in giving me any callbacks. So I'm thinking whether I should include those 14 firms on my OCI bidding list? Would that give me a second chance to be considered for any interviews? Yes, I have a strong technical background.

Thanks!

Are you saying your grades "plummeted" such that you are now top quarter at a T14?...

Regardless, if you don't get the CB from Chicago after your "plummeted" grades, take the hint and let a classmate use the OCI slot, bc it won't do you any good. If a firm didn't extend a CB after a tech-oriented fair, why would the same firm extend a CB later from OCI?

Thank you very much! Our school does not really give out ranks so I don't know exactly what rank I'm holding. I only have a vague sense of it based on the four categories of GPA ranges that our CSO put us into for bidding strategy purposes (and I assume each category roughly correlates to a quarter of the rankings...?)

I think I'm not quite confident bc I just don't have any idea what's the pool of candidates with similar backgrounds attending PLIP this year. I have a master's degree in Biomedical Sciences and three years of working experience in a biotech company (midsize one, not any of those big names such as Merck or Eli Lily). I've heard that quite some ppl having PHDs in Biology are looking for IP positions as well...

There's always a decent number of people with PhDs at PLIP, particularly in the life sciences. It's highly preferred at a lot of firms, if not a requirement. Either that or a grad degree with work experience, which you have. So don't let that get your confidence down.

Thank you! As of today I've got 2 rejections and 4 callbacks, and waiting for the result of the other 9 interviews there. Crossing my fingers.

Can you update what firms were rejections and which were callbacks?

[Anonymous User]

3 CBs 1 Ding, and waiting to hear from 4 more.

[Anonymous User]

White & Case (DC) - email ding.

[Anonymous User]

I received an Axinn CB during my interview and was told by my interviewer I would receive more information regarding the call back. However, I haven't heard from Axinn since the screener. Has anyone heard from them?

[DokHolliday]

3 CBs 1 Ding, and waiting to hear from 4 more.

Who have you heard from?

[BaberhamLincoln]

I received an Axinn CB during my interview and was told by my interviewer I would receive more information regarding the call back. However, I haven't heard from Axinn since the screener. Has anyone heard from them?

Same with me and vedder price. Anyone?

[bearsfan23]

I received an Axinn CB during my interview and was told by my interviewer I would receive more information regarding the call back. However, I haven't heard from Axinn since the screener. Has anyone heard from them?

Same with me and vedder price. Anyone?

I had the same situation with Vedder last year. I received the callback information, strangely enough, via regular mail about a week later. So just fyi, make sure you're checking your mail

[Anonymous User]

I received an Axinn CB during my interview and was told by my interviewer I would receive more information regarding the call back. However, I haven't heard from Axinn since the screener. Has anyone heard from them?

One of the previous posters - I received an email a few hours after the interview from a recruiter at the firm. I would check spam / any other folders you sort mail into. If nothing, wait like another day and check physical mail, then just contact the interviewer directly.

[Anonymous User]

3 CBs 1 Ding, and waiting to hear from 4 more.

Who have you heard from?

OP here: Goodwin Proctor (NYC) MW&E (Boston) Axinn (NYC)

[Anonymous User]

Dinged from MW&E (Chicago) by email and Knobbe (OC) CB about an hour ago.

[Anonymous User]

Also MWE ding by email. And Vedder Price ding by mail. He wasn't kidding about the firm being conservative.

[BaberhamLincoln]

I received an Axinn CB during my interview and was told by my interviewer I would receive more information regarding the call back. However, I haven't heard from Axinn since the screener. Has anyone heard from them?

Same with me and vedder price. Anyone?

I had the same situation with Vedder last year. I received the callback information, strangely enough, via regular mail about a week later. So just fyi, make sure you're checking your mail

Thank you to Bears
Can vouch bears was right - check your mail

[Anonymous User]

Kaye SV cb

[Anonymous User]

K&E Chicago CB

[Anonymous User]

faegre baker daniels rejection by email

[BaberhamLincoln]

Is anyone going to do OCI in addition to having done PLIP? Or anyone who did this last year?


Need moral support

Can't. Go. On.

[Desert Fox]

[Anonymous User]

K&E (Chicago)
Latham (Chicago)
Knobbe Martens (SF)
Kilpatrick (SF)