Columbia Law WIP/EIP Jan 2021 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear back from A&O? what was the turnaround?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

No problem, thank you for providing the info. If you are comfortable answering, was your call back this week or last week? If not, feel free to disregard.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a callback with Fried Frank? I interviewed with them on Thursday, and was told that I would receive an answer one way or the other by Friday, but it has been radio silence so far... I'm assuming that this is a bad sign?

[Anonymous User]

Aside from Cleary, has anyone heard of any DC market offers going out ?

[Anonymous User]

CB with Weil Gotshal on Friday morning and didn’t hear back, should I assume the worst? I’ve been holding out hope that I wouldn’t have to continue mass mailing this weekend... WIP was a disaster for me.

CB with Weil (NY) on Thursday. Told me I'd hear back within 48 business hours. Said would try to get me an answer before weekend (they didn't), but that I should not read into it if I don't hear back until Monday.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

No problem, thank you for providing the info. If you are comfortable answering, was your call back this week or last week? If not, feel free to disregard.

It was early this week with a very quick turnaround to offer.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

No problem, thank you for providing the info. If you are comfortable answering, was your call back this week or last week? If not, feel free to disregard.

It was early this week with a very quick turnaround to offer.

Thank you and congratulations!

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Peer school. Got an offer at Irell. Dinged at Kirkland and Simpson post CB.

[Anonymous User]

What firms (if any) have sent gift cards for callbacks/offers?

Freshfields

Willkie sent Sugarwish for callbacks

STB sent a link to get a free item from their website (pre-callback). Cov sent a care package similar to previous years (post-offer).

[Anonymous User]

What firms (if any) have sent gift cards for callbacks/offers?

Simpson gift card for callback. You select a Simpson item from their website. Mug, Trade kit, Reading lamp etc... Just small items.

[Anonymous User]

It looks like firms are extending callbacks very conservatively!

Really? If anything, it seems like firms are extending offers very quickly and looking to fill classes in a much accelerated timeline...

Not OP, but you supported their point. Quick offers probably means that most of the screening happened before callbacks, which means callbacks were offered conservatively.

Yeah, I've heard from three firms from which I got offers now that they're being very cautious this year, especially at first round.

Is it actually playing out that the callback to offer ratio is higher for firms this year?

it seems like it as they are being conservative handing out callbacks. If you do get one, it seems you have more than halfway there, more so than in previous years it appears.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

Can you explain your thought process when deciding on CA?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard dings from Cleary or S&C? What was your timeline like, please?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive any offers from CA firms?

Yeah, I did early this week. Cancelled my other callbacks and notified callbacks I completed to withdraw candidacy since offer was from my first choice. Socal. Don't want to give more info than that since the market is kinda small.

Can you explain your thought process when deciding on CA?

West coast best coast?

The firm I picked is one of the top firms in CA and I like its culture and operating system best.

[Anonymous User]

Cadwalader ding last night

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from STB yet? I haven't seen any movement about STB on this thread

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from STB yet? I haven't seen any movement about STB on this thread

to supplement: STB NY office

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from STB yet? I haven't seen any movement about STB on this thread

to supplement: STB NY office

do you think they might be interviewing a large amount of candidates first before handing out offers? since they have such a gigantic class size, no movement so far seems jarring

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from STB yet? I haven't seen any movement about STB on this thread

to supplement: STB NY office

From a peer school but I had my STB CB early last week and heard back the next day. But I know some others who had theirs earlier and heard back after more than a week so who knows how long it'll take!

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from STB yet? I haven't seen any movement about STB on this thread

to supplement: STB NY office

From a peer school but I had my STB CB early last week and heard back the next day. But I know some others who had theirs earlier and heard back after more than a week so who knows how long it'll take!

Congrats!!!! did you have your WIP earlier or later than us (if you dont mind sharing)

[Anonymous User]

Quinn DC callback this morning by email; not sure whether slow or second round.

-Rorschach

[Anonymous User]

Quinn DC callback this morning by email; not sure whether slow or second round.

-Rorschach

Got mine this morning as well. I am guessing they were just slow.

[Anonymous User]

Now that the dust has settled a bit re: screeners/CBs, does anyone have a sense of how this year shook out? Did it seem like people got fewer screeners and/or CBs than normal, or was everyone worried about nothing? I have heard of people with like 1-2 CBs and others with 15+, but all of that is pure anecdata. Does anyone have a sense of the average number of CBs in prior years?

[Anonymous User]

Now that the dust has settled a bit re: screeners/CBs, does anyone have a sense of how this year shook out? Did it seem like people got fewer screeners and/or CBs than normal, or was everyone worried about nothing? I have heard of people with like 1-2 CBs and others with 15+, but all of that is pure anecdata. Does anyone have a sense of the average number of CBs in prior years?

Honestly it seems more or less the same as previous years. I just think the people who did not do as well as they had hoped are more vocal on these forums.