HLS 2012 EIP Thread Forum

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Anyone heard from Gunderson, Fenwick, Cooley or Wilson Sonsini? Got MoFo on Friday, but otherwise it's been dead silent on the SF/SV front. I know they are always slow, but some of them were pretty early in the week this year.

Fenwick and Cooley have gone out.

Gunderson went out middle of last week.

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Skadden London PT

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Sullcrom dc

[englawyer]

30 interviews, 3 callbacks, pretty average grades, thought I was a decent interviewer (and OCS didn't disagree). I was looking at the CB/Offer rate, and thinking that 60% or so means that I have a decent shot. Then it occurred to me that screeners to callbacks is like a 45% success rate and I batted a solid 10%. Now I'm freaking out.

Console me.

Well, I honestly think that 3 CBs will almost certainly get an offer. Also, there are a lot of CBs still to come from Thursday / Friday screeners.

I hope you're right. It's one thing though to be on the wrong side of the 45-50% callback equation. But Cahill, for example, calls back 80% of the people they interview, I thought it went well, and I didn't get a callback. I didn't get one reach, although I chose them very carefully. I didn't get many of my targets, although I chose those even more carefully. Seriously, bidding with average grades, prepared pretty well, and I can't get Katten, Chadbourne, Kaye Scholer? Kill me now.

ETA: I get that this sounds like Harvard entitlement douchiness. But it's also true that I bid extremely carefully, prepared extremely thoroughly, interviewed in a way that I thought was good. I did a mock with OCS during the week and I also contacted a partner who rejected me to improve my interviewing. I put myself on the line 30 times, and was rejected 27. So indulge me the douchiness for a bit.

i feel your pain but one thing you have to remember about those stats is that just because Cahill calls back 80% doesn't mean that you have an 80% chance. those that get rejected from some firms tend to get rejected from other firms, and those that tend to get called back at some firms will get called back at other firms.

perhaps you have something in your profile that is causing problems (resume gap? obesity? something else?).

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Goodwin Procter Boston

[Anonymous User]

30 interviews, 3 callbacks, pretty average grades, thought I was a decent interviewer (and OCS didn't disagree). I was looking at the CB/Offer rate, and thinking that 60% or so means that I have a decent shot. Then it occurred to me that screeners to callbacks is like a 45% success rate and I batted a solid 10%. Now I'm freaking out.

Console me.

Well, I honestly think that 3 CBs will almost certainly get an offer. Also, there are a lot of CBs still to come from Thursday / Friday screeners.

I hope you're right. It's one thing though to be on the wrong side of the 45-50% callback equation. But Cahill, for example, calls back 80% of the people they interview, I thought it went well, and I didn't get a callback. I didn't get one reach, although I chose them very carefully. I didn't get many of my targets, although I chose those even more carefully. Seriously, bidding with average grades, prepared pretty well, and I can't get Katten, Chadbourne, Kaye Scholer? Kill me now.

ETA: I get that this sounds like Harvard entitlement douchiness. But it's also true that I bid extremely carefully, prepared extremely thoroughly, interviewed in a way that I thought was good. I did a mock with OCS during the week and I also contacted a partner who rejected me to improve my interviewing. I put myself on the line 30 times, and was rejected 27. So indulge me the douchiness for a bit.

i feel your pain but one thing you have to remember about those stats is that just because Cahill calls back 80% doesn't mean that you have an 80% chance. those that get rejected from some firms tend to get rejected from other firms, and those that tend to get called back at some firms will get called back at other firms.

perhaps you have something in your profile that is causing problems (resume gap? obesity? something else?).

Yes, that was my point. I know that people tend to get rejected again and again, which is why I am concerned. Try rereading your post from my perspective and see if it is helpful and if it makes sense. "Yes, it can be rough to miss out on your one chance at long term JD-required employment - employment that everyone else seems to be getting with ease. But don't worry, it's because you have bad breath".

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

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Any WilmerHale DC or Boston?

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Jenner DC??

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

Pretty sure a friend heard from Munger last week. Didn't they have a dinner for potential callbacks?

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Goodwin Procter Boston

Interviewer's initials?

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Orrick LA, also not sure if anyone mentioned Sidley LA went out last Thursday

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Sidley NY (FB) and Dechert (TM) NY

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Goodwin Procter Boston

Interviewer's initials?

CH

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Any news on callback movement from the Miami market?

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

Pretty sure a friend heard from Munger last week. Didn't they have a dinner for potential callbacks?

I thought that was Irell. Did both have dinners?

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

Pretty sure a friend heard from Munger last week. Didn't they have a dinner for potential callbacks?

I thought that was Irell. Did both have dinners?

Dunno, but I thought it was Munger. I could be mistaken, so don't lose hope.

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

Pretty sure a friend heard from Munger last week. Didn't they have a dinner for potential callbacks?

I thought that was Irell. Did both have dinners?

Yep, both had dinners.

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Any word from Munger or Gibson Dunn LA?

Pretty sure a friend heard from Munger last week. Didn't they have a dinner for potential callbacks?

I thought that was Irell. Did both have dinners?

Dunno, but I thought it was Munger. I could be mistaken, so don't lose hope.

Both had dinners, all 3 (incl. Gibson) have given cbs.

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Jones Day NY (PD)

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Does anyone know if the following firms are sending out ding emails/snail mail?

Cleary (NY)
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle (NY)
Davis Polk (NY)
Hughes Hubbard (NY)
Latham (NY)
Proskauer (NY)
Winston & Strawn (NY)

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Jones Day NY (PD) callback.

Dings from Cadwalader NY (MS) and Shearman & Sterling NY (RT) via e-mail.

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Wilmer Boston

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Wilmer Boston

interviewer?

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Sidley DC (JT & MH)