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Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:38 pm

I just got a call from a Biglaw firm that wanted me to come interview with them. But this week I have finals so I told them I wouldn't be able to interview until the end of my last final which is next Friday.

Did I do the right thing? I feel like I was just passed over for the SA position since I told them I couldn't come to interview this week.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by NotMyRealName09 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:49 pm

Der, so what, you'll skip finals to interview? They'll understand you have final exams going on.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by 2014 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:55 pm

If you could have fit it in on a day w/ no finals you probably should have done that. Even interview prep plus a half day of interviews should be/have been manageable if you could budget your time well.

If it's done it's done though, just do the best you can.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:57 pm

OP here:

the woman I talked to sounded kind of pissed when I told her I couldn't come. She made it sound like she might be able to fit me in for an interview, but wasn't making any guarantees. I feel like I just got passed over for the position.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:01 pm

Doesn't seem like there's much you can do about it now

You've made your decision, and if you're a 1L, you probably made a reasonable one.

If you're a 2L or 3L without an OCI job, you would probably know by now that the job is priority and the exams don't mean squat anymore.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by daleearnhardt123 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:03 pm

If you're a 1L you'd have been a fool to go. If you're a 2L or 3L and still don't have employment, then by deciding your finals were more important, you basically announced to the firm that you're not intelligent enough to hire and they just dodged a bullet.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by NotMyRealName09 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:06 pm

NotMyRealName09 wrote:Der, so what, you'll skip finals to interview? They'll understand you have final exams going on.
I assumed you're a 1L because Biglaw firms don't typically just call 2Ls for interviews for summer jobs, they use OCI. I'd agree with the others - if you are a 2L or 3L, you should have figured out how to make it work.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Danger Zone » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:18 pm

You dun goofed. But no reason to kick yourself now. Just do well on finals and hope they call again.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:28 pm

OP here:

I am a 1L and the firm was in a city I really have no interest in, except that it does a lot of corporate work (DE) and it's relatively? close to where I go to school.

Apart from that, it was a firm I'd never heard of until they posted the position on the school job website

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Elston Gunn » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:32 pm

Anonymous User wrote:OP here:

I am a 1L and the firm was in a city I really have no interest in, except that it does a lot of corporate work (DE) and it's relatively? close to where I go to school.

Apart from that, it was a firm I'd never heard of until they posted the position on the school job website
Don't worry about it then.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by ph14 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:37 pm

I don't think you goofed at all.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by hichvichwoh » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:37 pm

Elston Gunn wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:OP here:

I am a 1L and the firm was in a city I really have no interest in, except that it does a lot of corporate work (DE) and it's relatively? close to where I go to school.

Apart from that, it was a firm I'd never heard of until they posted the position on the school job website
Don't worry about it then.
yeah, you made the right choice. 1L finals are definitely more important in this situation

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by Danger Zone » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:49 pm

Danger Zone wrote:You dun goofed. But no reason to kick yourself now. Just do well on finals and hope they call again.
Revised. 1L summer job isn't very important. 1L grades are.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by westphillybandr » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:51 pm

EDIT: Nevermind I thought your final directly conflicted with an interview. Yea you should have made time only because they'll be interviewing other people but I'm sure they wouldn't think "you're too dumb to hire" as someone previously suggested

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by suzige » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:56 pm

I think you're fine-depending on how you handled the call. If you freaked out or something at the thought of coming in during finals, then I'd say wth. But, if you were cool about it and let her know when you would be available, I don't see the problem. They called to schedule an interview. It wasn't a summons, so I don't get why she'd be pissed. Your 1L finals are way more important right now. Don't let this throw u off your game. After finals, I'd call them back and tell them you'd be available to come in anytime.

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Re: Law firm interview conflicts with finals HELP!!!!!

Post by ph14 » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:00 pm

Also, the recruiter's annoyance might not have anything to do with your odds of getting hired. Partners might not care.

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