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3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:04 pm
by Anonymous User
I'm targeting CA, with NYC as a backup. Offices are in LA, unless otherwise noted. I'm interested primarily in litigation but chose to go with some corporate-focused firms because they had relatively large SA classes (a ton of the CA offices coming to NYU hire only 2-3 summers per year). I would really appreciate any advice.
1. Morrison Foester
2. O’Melveny (Century City)
3. O’Melveny
4. Latham
5. Skadden
6. Irell
7. Jenner & Block (NY)
8. Gibson Dunn
9. Paul Hastings
10. Sheppard
11. Milbank
12. Sidley
13. Jones Day
14. Irell (Newport Beach)
15. Skadden (Palo Alto)
16. Wilson (Palo Alto)
17. Proskauer
18. Akin
19. O’Melveny (SF)
20. Orrick (SF)
21. Davis Polk (SF)
22. Ropes & Gray (SF)
23. Cooley (SF)
24. Cooley (Palo Alto)
25. Mannatt Phelps
26. White & Case
27. Wilmerhale
28. Greenberg Traurig
29. Allen & Overy (NY)
30. Arnold & Porter (NY)
31. Kirkland (NY)
32. White and Case (NY)
33. Freshfields (NY)
34. Weil (NY)
35. Fried Frank (NY)
36. Milbank
37. Skadden
38. Willkie Farr (NY)
39. Dechert
40. Akin
41. Cadwalader
42. Debevoise
43. Paul Weiss (NY)
44. Simpson Thacher (NY)
45. Cleary (NY)
46. Shearman (NY)
47. Sidley Austin (NY)
48. Cahill (NY)
49. Debevoise (NY)
50. Munger
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:16 am
by choculamaviva
Please be more specific. Rounding to the nearest thousandth is insufficient.
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:19 am
by Elston Gunn
I'm sure people actually from NYU will chime in, but my guess is almost all your New York bids are going to be wasted that low.
What's your rank?
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:08 am
by jbagelboy
I think you need to rearrange your choices in terms of how likely you will get an interview, not in order of where you want to work. You probably won't touch Proskauer, Cooley, Wilson Sonsini, and most of the NYC V20's you listed from K&E on down with bids that low (I'm basing this off popularity at another CCN, I don't have NYU numbers specifically but they are probably comparable).
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:41 am
by Anonymous User
Lol wow.. I also have 3.546 @ NYU (but do you think firms will really weight Civ Pro?) and targeting LA with a lit focus. Will post bid list in a few days when I complete it.
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:05 pm
by Anonymous User
The only NY offices you'd get below 29 would be Cleary and STB (those two probably won't fill up).
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:52 pm
by Anonymous User
OP here. Thanks for the feedback. Lots to think about. The problem is that it's hard to know which firms I can safely lower without losing them altogether. The LA firms have very few interview slots.
As to my rank, my guess is top 20-25%, but I'm not sure.
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:33 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:OP here. Thanks for the feedback. Lots to think about. The problem is that it's hard to know which firms I can safely lower without losing them altogether. The LA firms have very few interview slots.
As to my rank, my guess is top 20-25%, but I'm not sure.
Definitely top 25%. As long as you aren't awkward, prepare to crush EIW.
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:53 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:OP here. Thanks for the feedback. Lots to think about. The problem is that it's hard to know which firms I can safely lower without losing them altogether. The LA firms have very few interview slots.
As to my rank, my guess is top 20-25%, but I'm not sure.
Definitely top 25%. As long as you aren't awkward, prepare to crush EIW.
Does the distinction of Top 20 or 25 percent matter if your school does not designate it as an honor?
Re: 3.546 @ NYU bid list critique
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:36 pm
by Anonymous User
OP here. Below is my revised list. I used CLS's EIP data to get a sense of how popular the firms are. Bids are due tomorrow, so I would really appreciate any thoughts.
1. Morrison Foerster (LA)
2. Paul Hastings (LA)
3. Sidley (NY)
4. Cooley (Palo Alto)
5. Skadden (NY)
6. Debevoise (NY)
7. Arnold and Porter (NY)
8. Jenner & Block (NY)
9. Orrick (SF)
10. O’Melveny (CC)
11. O’Melveny (LA)
12. Latham (LA)
13. Skadden (LA)
14. Weil (NY)
15. Milbank (NY)
16. Wilkie (NY)
17. Freshfields (NY)
18. Jones Day (LA)
19. Irell (LA)
20. Gibson Dunn (LA)
21. Sheppard (LA)
22. Milbank (LA)
23. Sidley (LA)
24. Wilson (Palo Alto)
25. Jones Day (LA)
26. Irell (Newport Beach)
27. O’Melveny (SF)
28. Kirkland (SF)
29. Ropes & Gray (SF)
30. Davis Polk (SF)
31. Cooley (SF)
32. White (LA)
33. Wilmerhale (LA)
34. Greenberg (LA)
35. Cadwalader (NY)
36. Dechert (NY)
37. Paul Weiss (NY)
38. Simpson Thacher (NY)
39. Cleary (NY)
40. Cravath (NY)
41. Covington (NY)
42. Sullivan Cromwell (NY)
43. Munger (LA)
44-45. Firms in home market.
46. Cooley (LA)
47. Foley (LA)
48. Mayer (LA)
49. Weil (Redwood Shores)
50. Rutan Tucker (Costa Mesa)