Wow'd Non-Interviewing Pardner--Strategery?
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:52 pm
Posted this on another thread, but it either is a dumb question (sorry) or nobody noticed it, so I thought well maybe it's oddball enough to get its own thread? SO:
I was invited in for a screener interview with a very selective law firm on the basis of my resume/transcript (i.e., not lottery). The interview went fine, but not extraordinarily well, and the firm is so selective I was not expecting much to come from it. But before the interview, on a whim, I sent my note (soon to be published) to a partner at the same firm (not my interviewer) who is an expert in the subject area I wrote about, wrote a treatise that I cited several times, and is likely one of their most well-known and highly-regarded lawyers.
To my surprise, he replied with effusive praise for my work, said that he would cite it in the next edition of his treatise, and said that he would forward it to my interviewer (but that it would likely be received after my interview). Obviously, this was really encouraging on many levels. Several people told me I should follow up aggressively with the firm to try to capitalize on the fact that he the partner liked my writing so much, but I am unsure how to best do this, or if it is something I should even do at all. Any ideas or suggestions? Emails to my interviewer? The recruiter? Thanks for any advice.
I was invited in for a screener interview with a very selective law firm on the basis of my resume/transcript (i.e., not lottery). The interview went fine, but not extraordinarily well, and the firm is so selective I was not expecting much to come from it. But before the interview, on a whim, I sent my note (soon to be published) to a partner at the same firm (not my interviewer) who is an expert in the subject area I wrote about, wrote a treatise that I cited several times, and is likely one of their most well-known and highly-regarded lawyers.
To my surprise, he replied with effusive praise for my work, said that he would cite it in the next edition of his treatise, and said that he would forward it to my interviewer (but that it would likely be received after my interview). Obviously, this was really encouraging on many levels. Several people told me I should follow up aggressively with the firm to try to capitalize on the fact that he the partner liked my writing so much, but I am unsure how to best do this, or if it is something I should even do at all. Any ideas or suggestions? Emails to my interviewer? The recruiter? Thanks for any advice.