Schiff Hardin Forum

[Anonymous User]

I'm just curious what people think of Schiff Hardin. I am considering them for Chicago. They seem to have a better lifestyle, but I wonder if that is even a good thing in this market. Are they even that financially stable? Is it better just to go to one of the big law firms and forget about lifestyle?

[Anonymous User]

I'm just curious what people think of Schiff Hardin. I am considering them for Chicago. They seem to have a better lifestyle, but I wonder if that is even a good thing in this market. Are they even that financially stable? Is it better just to go to one of the big law firms and forget about lifestyle?

I wonder if the workload is that much better at schiff. They are trying to compete against the big firms and its a tough economy. Why would they give associates a lighter load?

[Person]

The feeling I get about Schiff is not that you don't work as hard, but that the culture is a little softer.

[Anonymous User]

This was one of my more memorable interviews. The partner who interviewed me kept saying that she doesn't have time for associates who make mistakes, and that she would fire them. I was like ".....okay."

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from schiff? If so, how long after the cb?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from schiff? If so, how long after the cb?

I had a callback, but have not heard back yet

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone gotten an offer from schiff? If so, how long after the cb?

I had a callback, but have not heard back yet

I do not know anyone who has gotten an offer there yet.

[Anonymous User]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

[Anonymous User]

i have the same question

[Anonymous User]

Apparently they cancelled their San Francisco summer program, for whatever it's worth.

[Anonymous User]

I believe that Chicago just went back up to $160k, it had gone down to $145k for a moment there.

[Anonymous User]

i'm probably going to schedule this cb late. oddly difficult cb + possibility of layoffs/below-market compensation = not exactly what i'm looking for...

[Anonymous User]

Stats for people with CBs?

[Z3RO]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

whoa whoa whoa, the callback interview is 6 hours long?

Surely I'm misunderstanding something. How could the interview realistically be longer than 45 minutes?

[crazyblink653]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

whoa whoa whoa, the callback interview is 6 hours long?

Surely I'm misunderstanding something. How could the interview realistically be longer than 45 minutes?

check their website. they're beginning a new CB format this year. instead of the usual meet and greet with partners and associates it will instead consist of a panel interview and a writing exercise. i was told by someone who works there that they initiated the new format because the old one wasn't giving them any new information about the applicants.

[blurbz]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

whoa whoa whoa, the callback interview is 6 hours long?

Surely I'm misunderstanding something. How could the interview realistically be longer than 45 minutes?

It sounds like you don't know what a callback is.

At a callback you often:

Take a tour
Meet with the recruiter
Meet with 2-3 associates individually
Meet with 2-3 partners individually
Go to lunch/dinner.

At most firms this takes 2-4 hours.

At Schiff they've added to that list:

A writing test
A panel interview with 3-5 partners.

This adds another 2 hours to their callback schedule.

[Anonymous User]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

whoa whoa whoa, the callback interview is 6 hours long?

Surely I'm misunderstanding something. How could the interview realistically be longer than 45 minutes?

It sounds like you don't know what a callback is.

At a callback you often:

Take a tour
Meet with the recruiter
Meet with 2-3 associates individually
Meet with 2-3 partners individually
Go to lunch/dinner.

At most firms this takes 2-4 hours.

At Schiff they've added to that list:

A writing test
A panel interview with 3-5 partners.

This adds another 2 hours to their callback schedule.

I should not have bid them so highly.

[Anonymous User]

I actually give Schiff credit for doing this. I dont see anything wrong with talking to 3-4 folks at once, shows whether someone is good on their feet/has poise.

[Anonymous User]

I actually give Schiff credit for doing this. I dont see anything wrong with talking to 3-4 folks at once, shows whether someone is good on their feet/has poise.

anyone have any idea how long it takes them to give CBs after OCI screeners? The woman I met with said I would probably hear one way or the other by early next week (the interview was Thursday), but not sure whether that just meant if i'm rejected they won't drag it out.

[Anonymous User]

Had a screener with them more than a week ago, but less than two weeks. I thought it went particularly well. Alas, no CB... yet?

[Anonymous User]

Had a screener with them more than a week ago, but less than two weeks. I thought it went particularly well. Alas, no CB... yet?

but no rejection means you're probably still in the running..especially since I've heard schiff sends it rejections by email, not snail mail. i also got the sense that schiff moves slower than some other chicago firms because of its size. i don't think they give a ton of CBs, so it may make sense that it takes them longer to go through all the people they met with during OCI.

[Anonymous User]

Some of my fellow students at my school got Schiff Chi snail mail dings at least a week ago, but silence in my direction. Assuming that means I'm still in the running since I've also not heard of anyone at my school getting a CB, either.

[Anonymous User]

resurrecting this thread. i was offered a cb at schiff hardin, and the partner who did my screener described it to me in detail. to say the least, it sounded intense (~6 hours as opposed to ~2-3 hours for most other firms). can anyone who did it comment on how difficult & different from regular callback interviews it was?

how long after your screener did it take you to get the CB?

[Anonymous User]

I had a Schiff callback and yes, it is a little bit (about an hour, maybe two) longer than other CBs, but it isn't as bad as some people think. From what I've gathered, the panel portion is the most important factor. The writing part is no big deal, anyone who can read a judicial opinion will be able to do it quickly. I was exhausted at the end of the day, but every CB has been tiring. This one was just more so.