Michigan 2014 OCI Thread!!!!!!! Forum

[Druid]

Are the dings coming via email or snail mail?

They will come via both. You will likely be receiving snail mail rejects through October.

[Jack Mehoff]

Jonathan Beitner/Melissa Root were the Jenner interviewers.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear from K&L, Greenberg Traurig, or Chapman (all Chi)?

[Anonymous User]

The interviewer from GT said he was meeting with a committee on Monday to talk about the evaluations then send everything off to the respective offices, so it may be awhile

[Anonymous User]

K&L Gates Chicago CB via phone

[Anonymous User]

Clifford Chance NYC CB via phone

[Anonymous User]

K&L Gates and Katten (both Chicago) via phone tonight.

[Anonymous User]

Clifford Chance NYC CB via phone

Interviewer?

[Anonymous User]

Clifford Chance NYC CB via phone

Interviewer?

Not OP, but mine was M.H. and I also got a CB tonight.

[Anonymous User]

Arnold & Porter CB (not NY or DC) last night

[Anonymous User]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

[Anonymous User]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

Give it a while. It's not time to start worrying quite yet.

[Anonymous User]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

same here. i'm just relieved that i'll have a fighting chance. thought i was striking out over the weekend, so 2 cbs come as a blessing. we may still have some good news later today and tomorrow.

[Anonymous User]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

Give it a while. It's not time to start worrying quite yet.

OP here. My biggest worry is not having heard from some NYC firms that I thought went well. There has been a lot of talk already on here about "tiered" callbacks - what's the consensus? Could I be on the waiting list or something for some of these firms? Or is my ding just a sure thing waiting to happen.

[Anonymous User]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

What market?

[Anonymous User]

OP here. My biggest worry is not having heard from some NYC firms that I thought went well. There has been a lot of talk already on here about "tiered" callbacks - what's the consensus? Could I be on the waiting list or something for some of these firms? Or is my ding just a sure thing waiting to happen.

Same here. Thought I made good connections with some interviewers at firms with median below my GPA. otoh, Michigan folks are generally great people, and most probably interviewed well. It doesn't help that the new curve introduces some confusion as to how informative the previous cutoffs are.

[Druid]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

Give it a while. It's not time to start worrying quite yet.

OP here. My biggest worry is not having heard from some NYC firms that I thought went well. There has been a lot of talk already on here about "tiered" callbacks - what's the consensus? Could I be on the waiting list or something for some of these firms? Or is my ding just a sure thing waiting to happen.

I think last year's thread came to the position that tiered CBs don't really exist.

[Anonymous User]

First page OP has Mayer Brown NYC cb listed? Who reported that?

[Anonymous User]

To above, it's reported in the document

Put all callback info on a new line in this document: http://thinfi.com/fz3
the password for this link is the last name of the professor (5 letters, all lower case) who used multiple choice questions on an exam that were already published.
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If that's not helpful, use this link: http://thinfi.com/fz4
the password is the first name of the professor (8 letters, all lower case) who's exam questions were copies of previously released exam questions of another professor.
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And if you're still stuck, use this link: http://thinfi.com/fz5
the password is the last name of the professor (9 letters, all lower case) who had a student walk out of class after a crappy cold call.

[Anonymous User]

To above, it's reported in the document

Put all callback info on a new line in this document: http://thinfi.com/fz3
the password for this link is the last name of the professor (5 letters, all lower case) who used multiple choice questions on an exam that were already published.
----
If that's not helpful, use this link: http://thinfi.com/fz4
the password is the first name of the professor (8 letters, all lower case) who's exam questions were copies of previously released exam questions of another professor.
----
And if you're still stuck, use this link: http://thinfi.com/fz5
the password is the last name of the professor (9 letters, all lower case) who had a student walk out of class after a crappy cold call.

Someone post one of these passwords. Or just make the password something more obvious.

[Anonymous User]

cravath cb

[Anonymous User]

Someone post one of these passwords. Or just make the password something more obvious.

Seconded. Apparently, I'm terrible at MLaw trivia.

[jrthor10]

I am not sure why this info needs to be not only anonymous but also password-protected. So here it is (copied from the password-protected page):

2014 MICHIGAN LAW OCI CALLBACKS


THURSDAY:
Schulte
Milbank
Kirkland (NY)
Paul Weiss
Jones Day (NY)
Skadden
Sullivan Cromwell
Baker hostler Cleveland
Gibson Dunn dinner (Thurs interviews)
Sutherland

FRIDAY:
White & Case NY
Latham (NY, Chi, Bos)
Paul Weiss NY (Ding)
Hogan Lovells NY
Jones Day Chi
Linklaters NY
Pillsbury (DC)
Irell (CA)
White & Case
Allen & Overy (Ding)
Ropes and Gray (Chi, NY)
Latham (LA)
Gibson dunn dinner (Fri interviews)


SATURDAY
Pillsbury CA


SUNDAY
Latham DC
Ropes & Gray CA, Bos, Chi


MONDAY
Mayer Brown Chi
Proskauer NY
Skadden NY
Wilmerhale Bos (Ding)
Wilmerhale NY
Goodwin DC
Latham SV
Sullivan & Cromwell NY
Gibson NY
Winston & Strawn (Chi)



TUESDAY
Gibson (Cali)
Gibson (DC)
Kramer Levin
Sidley NY, Chi
Kirkland Chi
Seward Kissel NY
Proskauer NY (Ding)
DPW
Cadwalader NY
Simpson Thatcher NY ding
Gunderson (Bos)
Mayer Brown NY
Clifford chance NY
Jenner CHI
K&L Gates (CHI)
Katten Muchin
McDermitt (Chi)

[oblig.lawl.ref]

Fuck. 2 cbs, 20 interviews. This is really deflating.

Give it a while. It's not time to start worrying quite yet.

OP here. My biggest worry is not having heard from some NYC firms that I thought went well. There has been a lot of talk already on here about "tiered" callbacks - what's the consensus? Could I be on the waiting list or something for some of these firms? Or is my ding just a sure thing waiting to happen.

I think last year's thread came to the position that tiered CBs don't really exist.

Yeah, for the most part I'd agree. Having gone thru OCI and spoken with lots of my friends about it, I don't think tiered (in the sense that there is a waiting list) callbacks are at the very least a common thing. Maybe a firm or two out there kind of does that but I don't think it's the norm.

That being said weird things can happen and a CB may come the day after others for that office went out (because it is a different interviewer that had stuff to do). Also not all firms get their CBs done the very next day or same day. There are a few out there that claim to use a committee and can take a week or so. That's what the guy from DLA Piper told me anyways, who knows if it's true.

Finally how well you think an interview went can be a poor proxy for CBs. Some of my bad interviews became CBs and some of my great ones did not.

[Anonymous User]

My nerves over CBs are getting to me and I so badly wish that OCP was helpful. Why must they be so incompetent?