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I am a rising 3rd (of 4) year at CCN. I did EIW last cycle and struck out due to poor interviewing. I was probably top 60% last year and am now probably top 40-45% - though I don't know if grade increases matter much in this context (though I did get some really good grades in corporate classes). I mostly want transactional (hence the JD/MBA), though I would be cool with business litigation. I am working at a small firm this summer but it's mostly litigation work and not corporate-based. THANKS!

Linklaters NY
Sidley NY
Paul Hastings NY
Kirkland & Ellis NY
Proskauer NY
Ropes & Gray NY
Shearman Sterling NY
Clifford Chance NY
White & Case NY
Winston & Strawn NY
hogan lovells NY
Akin Gump NY
Freshfields NY
Mayer Brown NY
Morgan Lewis NY
Orrick NY
Cahill Gordon NY
Willkie Farr NY
Jones Day NY
Milbank Tweed NY
Cadwalader NY
Schulte Roth Zabel NY
Fried Frank NY
Schiff Harden Chicago
Latham Watkins Chicago
Young Conaway Wilmington
Kramer Levin NY
Stroock Stroock NY
Hughes Hubbard NY
McDermott Will Emery NY
Seward & Kissel NY
Goodwin Proctor NY
Bingham McCutchen NY
K&L Gates NY
Pillsbury NY
Katten Muchin NY
Chadbourne & Park NY
Bracewell Guiliani NY
Greenberg Traurig NY
Cooley NY
Venable NY
Alston & Bird NY
Baker McKenzie NY
Foley & Lardner Chicago
Perkins Coie Chicago
Bryan Cave Chicago
Paul Weiss (Corporate) NY
WilmerHale Corporate NY
DLA Piper NY

CCN JD/MBA

^One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?


Have you solved your shitty interviewing yet?

Desert Fox wrote:CCN JD/MBA

^One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?


Have you solved your shitty interviewing yet?

somewhat. Still working on it.

Desert Fox wrote:CCN JD/MBA

^One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?


Have you solved your shitty interviewing yet?

I don't get how the rhyme relates to CNN JD/MBA.

lonerider wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:CCN JD/MBA

^One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?


Have you solved your shitty interviewing yet?

I don't get how the rhyme relates to CNN JD/MBA.

Although it was kind of an unnecessary post, I think this poster is referring to the fact that Columbia has a three year jd/mba program, so op probably doesn't go there since he's in a 4 year program. If that's not it then I have no idea what he's talking about.

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I think he's referring to the NYU JD/MBA not being of quite the same caliber as the CLS/CBS JD/MBA or Uchi/Booth JD/MBA. This is mostly true as Stern is not on the same level as CBS or Booth.

didntgo89072014 wrote:I think he's referring to the NYU JD/MBA not being of quite the same caliber as the CLS/CBS JD/MBA or Uchi/Booth JD/MBA. This is mostly true as Stern is not on the same level as CBS or Booth.

Maybe, but it's kind of splitting hairs in that the JD/MBA-ers at NYU place pretty well at the top firms and ibanks/consultancies. Kinda of a douchey, hijacking reply in any case to OP who was clearly just asking for advice.

hellojd wrote:Kinda of a douchey, hijacking reply in any case to OP who was clearly just asking for advice.

DF thread.

I'll be more direct.

Booth / Columbia Business School / Stern

One of these don't match the other two.

That part was a bit of a joke, but my real advice was that he should worry about being a shit tier interviewer instead of bid lists.

hellojd wrote:

didntgo89072014 wrote:I think he's referring to the NYU JD/MBA not being of quite the same caliber as the CLS/CBS JD/MBA or Uchi/Booth JD/MBA. This is mostly true as Stern is not on the same level as CBS or Booth.

Maybe, but it's kind of splitting hairs in that the JD/MBA-ers at NYU place pretty well at the top firms and ibanks/consultancies. Kinda of a douchey, hijacking reply in any case to OP who was clearly just asking for advice.

Also, I will not stand for some goober with an ARI GOLD tar talking about me being douchey.

Also K&E loves JD/MBA's from Northwestern, but I bet CBS and Booth are treated similarly.

Work on your interviewing. If you have work experience good enough to get you on MBA program, it is probably either bad luck or interviewing that is hurting you. Maybe even consider paying for some coaching.

How are you an MBA student that sucks at interviewing? Fix that shit quick.

Any thoughts on the list?

I might consider moving up some less-selective firms earlier. As it is, a good number of your first ten or twenty bids are on firms that are relatively selective (3.4+ firms or those close to that line), and the back of your list is loaded with less selective firms that have few interview slots that you might not get that low. Considering that you've struck out once already, it might make sense to be risk-adverse and concentrate on firms that are looking for fit (and especially focus on those firms where you can spin a good narrative) and less focused on grades.

OP Here - how's this?

Sidley Austin
Linklaters
Paul Hastings
Kirkland
Proskauer
Mayer
Orrick
Clifford Chance
Kaye Scholer
Kramer Levin
Hogan
Akin Gump
Cahill
Milbank
Winston
Latham (Chi)
Schulte
Cadwalader
Fried Frank
Willkie
Stroock
Dechert
Morgan Lewis
S&K
Hughes Hubbard
Pillsbury
Katten
Goodwin
Paul Weiss (Corporate dept. may have acceptable cutoff)
Chadbourne
K&L Gates
MWE
Schiff (Chi)
Young Conaway (Delaware)
Herbert Smith
Bingham McCutchen
Bracewell
Greenberg
Cooley
Venable
Alston
Foley (Chi)
Perkins (Chi)
Bryan Cave (Chi)
DLA
Curtis Mallet
Holland & Knight


I know some people mention that it's sometimes better to put some firms that have a ton of slots/SAs rather than a less selective firm with like 5 SA positions, so what do you think I should do about firms like: Ropes, White & Case, Freshfields, Shearman, Weil, Jones Day? Right now, the only firms on there in the higher grade ranges are K&E (which likes JD/MBAs), PW (which supposedly may dip below their standards for corporate-focused people), and Milbank (which I've heard is a little less selective than some of the others listed)

Thanks

What's with the Chicago firms in there? Any connections to Chicago?

nsideirish wrote:What's with the Chicago firms in there? Any connections to Chicago?

Don't want to get too specific since I'm probably outed already anyway but yeah, I have a connection to Chicago that would probably count as a "tie"

OP - I'm a JD/MBA at CCN. I went through this already. PM me if you want to discuss. There's some strategy to this. Some firms won't want to touch you at all if you're not in your last summer before graduation.

Anonymous User wrote:OP - I'm a JD/MBA at CCN. I went through this already. PM me if you want to discuss. There's some strategy to this. Some firms won't want to touch you at all if you're not in your last summer before graduation.

I would like to pm you but you can't pm anon posts. This will be for my last summer before graduation

If anyone else has thoughts that would be great. This is due tomorrow

I would bid:
MBB
F500
maybe finance

Why enter law if you don't need to?

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