1L Summer Job Search C/O 2018 Forum

[buckiguy_sucks]

For in house apps is "why in house" a good topic of discussion or does it need to be why specific company

Inclined to say "why specific company"

What does "why in house" look like?

mostly cover letter fluff like "i want to create value vs billing hours" kind of garbage

[PeanutsNJam]

Greeting interviewer - first name, or mr/ms?

[cannibal ox]

Greeting interviewer - first name, or mr/ms?

Whatever they introduce themselves as, which is usually first name.

[BigZuck]

For in house apps is "why in house" a good topic of discussion or does it need to be why specific company

Inclined to say "why specific company"

What does "why in house" look like?

mostly cover letter fluff like "i want to create value vs billing hours" kind of garbage

Definitely "why specific company"

[Anonymous User]

Fuck up story: Was at a cb. Researched all my interviewers. Started talking to this interviewer about her background and asked a question about her work. She was like, "No, I actually do..." and I was like, well, that's weird. Then I was talking about "Maria," the previous interviewer, to try and make a point about something or other. Turns out, I was wrong about her background because the previous interviewer was not Maria, I was talking to Maria! damn it. Definitely my fault, but to be fair, my interviewer lineup was switched at the last minute so my brain must have just gotten confused.

[Glasseyes]

Fuck up story: Was at a cb. Researched all my interviewers. Started talking to this interviewer about her background and asked a question about her work. She was like, "No, I actually do..." and I was like, well, that's weird. Then I was talking about "Maria," the previous interviewer, to try and make a point about something or other. Turns out, I was wrong about her background because the previous interviewer was not Maria, I was talking to Maria! damn it. Definitely my fault, but to be fair, my interviewer lineup was switched at the last minute so my brain must have just gotten confused.

Yep, and working out some of these kinks now is probably the best thing about doing 1L interviews.

Like you, I was all about researching interviewers for my first several cb's, but I ultimately found it to be a time-suck that often led to mixed up details rather than revelatory discussion. Half the time your schedule changes drastically anyway—I had callbacks that involved none of the attorneys I was originally slated to meet. By the time you hit OCI and you're doing a dozen interviews in a day it all becomes a meaningless blur anyway.

[Hand]

What is the general turn around for hearing back for interview from PI summer gigs? I know it varies wildly, so I guess I'm more asking how many days/weeks out do you just assume you're not hearing back in most cases (I'm sure there's exceptions).

I've only gotten one ding from a PI org that didn't come through our school's PI Fair on symplicity; it took 'm about six weeks to say "no thanks. "

[Anonymous User]

Same anon as above. Received CB invite.

Wondering if you have scheduled your mofo CB yet?

Yes, I have. Nervous/excited for it.

I know what you mean, hoping the best for you. Was it a long process or completed within a day or two?

Screener to CB invite and CB invite to scheduled CB each took ~ a week.

SF office, to the other anon.

Anyone hear anything from LA?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard back from McAndrews or MBHB Chi after CB?

[Anonymous User]

Hey! Do you guys know what the big differences are between USAO EDNY and SDNY? Particularly in their criminal divisions? I've gotten offers at both, and am having trouble deciding. I know that EDNY allows interns to speak in court (has anyone here done this?), but SDNY seems a little more competitive, which makes me think the work might be more substantive? I looked through the boards, but couldn't find much.

Also is there a difference between the types of cases they do? (the websites seem to indicate the same general themes, but idk if this is true in practice).

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

Nope

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

Nope

Sorry

I'm approximately top 1/3 at CCN and wondering if not hearing about an interview yet means that I'm dinged.

[Anonymous User]

Fenwick diversity SA interview request. Applied last week. HYSCCN.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

Nope

Sorry

I'm approximately top 1/3 at CCN and wondering if not hearing about an interview yet means that I'm dinged.

A friend of mine got an offer today from the civil division. I heard from someone at the office that they had a panel considering all the applicants last Friday.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

Nope

Sorry

I'm approximately top 1/3 at CCN and wondering if not hearing about an interview yet means that I'm dinged.

A friend of mine got an offer today from the civil division. I heard from someone at the office that they had a panel considering all the applicants last Friday.

Thanks for the info- I just my grades into them a week ago, so I haven't lost all hope yet (though I'm just about there).

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from USAO SDNY for the Civil Division?

Dinged

Did you interview?

Nope

Sorry

I'm approximately top 1/3 at CCN and wondering if not hearing about an interview yet means that I'm dinged.

A friend of mine got an offer today from the civil division. I heard from someone at the office that they had a panel considering all the applicants last Friday.

Thanks for the info- I just my grades into them a week ago, so I haven't lost all hope yet (though I'm just about there).

[Anonymous User]

I interviewed with the USAO Criminal Division for SDNY and EDNY but haven't heard back yet. Will they tell you if you get dinged? Seems weird some people already have offers and I haven't heard back either way.

[Anonymous User]

How badly do you have to strike out at callbacks to indicate shitty interviewing? What's the callback/offer ratio of the poor, average, and good interviewer?

Also, the general rule is no thank you emails. What if at the end of the interview, they hand you their card and say something like "please email me with any questions you may have"?

[BigZuck]

How badly do you have to strike out at callbacks to indicate shitty interviewing? What's the callback/offer ratio of the poor, average, and good interviewer?

Also, the general rule is no thank you emails. What if at the end of the interview, they hand you their card and say something like "please email me with any questions you may have"?

Can't really answer the first question, especially when discussing 1L SA hiring. I know people who had quite a few 1L interviews, totally struck out (sometimes didn't even get callbacks) and ended up at firms like Cravath, Sull Crom, etc. their 2L summer. Don't worry about it, just keep improving your interview skillz

And no thank yous ever

[dabigchina]

Also, the general rule is no thank you emails. What if at the end of the interview, they hand you their card and say something like "please email me with any questions you may have"?

Is this true? I've always been taught that you write a thank you email.

[GreenEggs]

Also, the general rule is no thank you emails. What if at the end of the interview, they hand you their card and say something like "please email me with any questions you may have"?

Is this true? I've always been taught that you write a thank you email.

I've heard that it's not typical for firms, but I'm not sure about non-firm positions.

[dabigchina]

Also, the general rule is no thank you emails. What if at the end of the interview, they hand you their card and say something like "please email me with any questions you may have"?

Is this true? I've always been taught that you write a thank you email.

I've heard that it's not typical for firms, but I'm not sure about non-firm positions.

Huh good to know. I always hated writing those things.