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I go to school in the Midwest, but I have ties to the West Coast. I received the following letter in the mail today from a mid-sized firm I applied to. This firm typically only interviews at two schools in its area for a smallish (<5) SA class.

Dear xxx,

We very much appreciate your time and interest in applying for out 2012 Summer Associate Program. Please let me know if you plan a trip here, I would be happy to arrange a time for you to meet with our attorneys while you are here.

Sincerely,
Firm

It sounds like they're essentially saying if you're here, we'd love to talk to you, but we're not going to pay. But does the invitation sound more like a screener or a callback? If it's a screener, I'm a lot more hesitant to pay. But since it mentions "attorneys," that may indicate more of a callback style, and I would be more inclined to pay. I'm top 5% at a T25 for what it's worth.

sounds like a cb to me, but why don't you just email the recruiter and ask how long you would plan to spend at the firm? that should give you the answer. if less than an hour, probably screener. if 2+ hours, probably cb.

Anonymous User wrote:I go to school in the Midwest, but I have ties to the West Coast. I received the following letter in the mail today from a mid-sized firm I applied to. This firm typically only interviews at two schools in its area for a smallish (<5) SA class.

Dear xxx,

We very much appreciate your time and interest in applying for out 2012 Summer Associate Program. Please let me know if you plan a trip here, I would be happy to arrange a time for you to meet with our attorneys while you are here.

Sincerely,
Firm

It sounds like they're essentially saying if you're here, we'd love to talk to you, but we're not going to pay. But does the invitation sound more like a screener or a callback? If it's a screener, I'm a lot more hesitant to pay. But since it mentions "attorneys," that may indicate more of a callback style, and I would be more inclined to pay. I'm top 5% at a T25 for what it's worth.

It sounds like a callback for which you have to pay all the expenses yourself.