1L Summer Job Search C/O 2017 Forum

[fred013]

just got a callback for a firm in Chicago after applying very near the deadline and thinking that all hope was lost. is there any collected wisdom that says that a callback is a good indication of my chances? like is there a general callback to offer ratio?

well it indicates that you have a chance, which is better than the vast majority of people who just get dinged. that's about all you can read into it, so just try to crush it. good luck.

where at? v50?

[Anonymous User]

just got a callback for a firm in Chicago after applying very near the deadline and thinking that all hope was lost. is there any collected wisdom that says that a callback is a good indication of my chances? like is there a general callback to offer ratio?

well it indicates that you have a chance, which is better than the vast majority of people who just get dinged. that's about all you can read into it, so just try to crush it. good luck.

where at? v50?

more like v75

[Anonymous User]

different anon than above, but dinged from Cooley just now

[runinthefront]

different anon than above, but dinged from Cooley just now

school? grades?

[Anonymous User]

In-house interview request at F500 after applying less than 48 hours. Pretty stoked.

CB interview complete at V30 (without grades).

No word from Jones Day NYC even though I applied weeks ago. No word from Cooley after phone interview. Still applying throughout these 50 states until I have a decent offer in hand.

GL to those retuning back this week! Don't know how I'm going to excuse myself from classes if I have to travel for the positions I really want.

Follow up from the above. Also got an interview request from a F100.

Stats: URM, Lower T14, significant WE and SEO alum.

[DCNTUA]

different anon than above, but dinged from Cooley just now

school? grades?

Office?

[Anonymous User]

different anon than above, but dinged from Cooley just now

school? grades?

Office?

lower T14. no grades yet. Applied to the San Diego office (not from San Diego, but have ties to the area). Did have a typo in my cover letter (Colley (but it was buried in the body of the letter) ) which might have contributed to the ding. Am I the first Cooley ding in this thread?

[chuckbass]

*raises hand for being dinged by Cooley

[PB&J.D.]

*raises hand for being dinged by Cooley

[Anonymous User]

URM (AA) -> Lower T-14 -> Top 10% -> full-time work experience but, other than that, no 'soft's or wow factors to speak of besides a CALI.

I feel like I would've been competitive for 1L SAs if I applied in December, but I just sent out 25 apps in the last 2 days. Already received word that like 2-3 of the firms are filled for the summer.

Just how fucked am I for a 1L SA in NYC/DC? Have most of the Vault 100 finished hiring?

[chuckbass]

URM (AA) -> Lower T-14 -> Top 10% -> full-time work experience but, other than that, no 'soft's or wow factors to speak of besides a CALI.

I feel like I would've been competitive for 1L SAs if I applied in December, but I just sent out 25 apps in the last 2 days. Already received word that like 2-3 of the firms are filled for the summer.

Just how fucked am I for a 1L SA in NYC/DC? Have most of the Vault 100 finished hiring?

Fellow 1L, but I think you're fine. You're like the perfect 1L SA candidate. The only thing is missed deadlines for lots of the diversity programs, but I'd think you stand as good a chance as anyone at a 1L SA.

[Anonymous User]

URM (AA) -> Lower T-14 -> Top 10% -> full-time work experience but, other than that, no 'soft's or wow factors to speak of besides a CALI.

I feel like I would've been competitive for 1L SAs if I applied in December, but I just sent out 25 apps in the last 2 days. Already received word that like 2-3 of the firms are filled for the summer.

Just how fucked am I for a 1L SA in NYC/DC? Have most of the Vault 100 finished hiring?

Fellow 1L, but I think you're fine. You're like the perfect 1L SA candidate. The only thing is missed deadlines for lots of the diversity programs, but I'd think you stand as good a chance as anyone at a 1L SA.

OP here. See, I felt that too (once I got my grades back) until I looked at the calendar. Since then, I've been racing to shoot apps out. Is there a running list of firms that are full for the summer?

[03152016]

*raises hand for being dinged by Cooley

[BigZuck]

URM (AA) -> Lower T-14 -> Top 10% -> full-time work experience but, other than that, no 'soft's or wow factors to speak of besides a CALI.

I feel like I would've been competitive for 1L SAs if I applied in December, but I just sent out 25 apps in the last 2 days. Already received word that like 2-3 of the firms are filled for the summer.

Just how fucked am I for a 1L SA in NYC/DC? Have most of the Vault 100 finished hiring?

Fellow 1L, but I think you're fine. You're like the perfect 1L SA candidate. The only thing is missed deadlines for lots of the diversity programs, but I'd think you stand as good a chance as anyone at a 1L SA.

OP here. See, I felt that too (once I got my grades back) until I looked at the calendar. Since then, I've been racing to shoot apps out. Is there a running list of firms that are full for the summer?

Duder- it's the employment forum on TLS. People are obsessed with the anonymous post button. There is no way that a running list of firms would be compiled even if that info were available. And it's not, because firms lie about stuff all the time.

Look guys, every second you spend posting ITT and wondering "should I apply?" is a second you could be sent applying. You shouldn't be thinking. Just mass blast those apps. Stop reading tea leaves, start mass mailing.

(Of course there is nothing really at stake here cuz LOL1Lsummer but it's good practice for the real deal that starts this summer)

[Anonymous User]

OP in response to BigZuck:

I post a lot on TLS + my school's TLS page so I would prefer my classmates not knowing my grades (many know my screenname)

[BigZuck]

OP in response to BigZuck:

I post a lot on TLS + my school's TLS page so I would prefer my classmates not knowing my grades (many know my screenname)

I'm not sure what you're addressing here. How would anything I said= your classmates could know your grades?

Maybe you thought I was saying something about anonymous posting and that you shouldn't do it? All I meant was people post stuff like "Ding from V73" and they're also posting anonymously when they could just say "Ding from McDermott Chicago" cuz who cares, they are anon anyway and it's not like that info could hurt them. The obsession with anonymity means you'll never get a ton of really specific, detailed info in a thread like this.

(and I don't mean that anonymous posting is a bad feature or that people shouldn't use it, of course I think it's a great feature)

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know what chances are of getting a 1L SA out of a Spring OCI process? I'm at H and have 4 interviews with firms. Do I have a substantial chance of getting one or should I not count on it?

[Patent2014]

Does anyone know what chances are of getting a 1L SA out of a Spring OCI process? I'm at H and have 4 interviews with firms. Do I have a substantial chance of getting one or should I not count on it?

Don't count on it, especially if K-JD. Very few 1Ls get them, even at H. Someone with a strong IP background has a really good chance in general, but outside of that there's few reasons for a firm to take a 1L unless they have a really unique background and the firm is certain the applicant will be very desirable for 2L summer. For 95% of 1Ls, this just isn't the case. Good luck though, but prepare to apply to non-firm jobs as well.

[runthetrap1990]

So I have my grades and have gone through a few CB interviews. If they have not asked for the grades, should I send them in unsolicited? This is probably a stupid question but I don't know what the correct move is here.

bump. anyone?

[BigZuck]

So I have my grades and have gone through a few CB interviews. If they have not asked for the grades, should I send them in unsolicited? This is probably a stupid question but I don't know what the correct move is here.

bump. anyone?

Are they grades that you want them to see or grades that you'd rather they not see? That should probably be your guide.

[Anonymous User]

Dinged at Cooley.

[Anonymous User]

Dinged at Cooley.

Post-grades? Non-NYC office? Did you have a phone interview?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone applied to/heard from Cooley's Boston office?

[Anonymous User]

I accepted an AIII internship offer earlier this week. I can PM details if there is interest.

[Anonymous User]

Dinged at Cooley.

Post-grades? Non-NYC office? Did you have a phone interview?

Non-NYC office, no phone interview, no grades yet.