Struck out, help! Forum

[Anonymous User]

So it looks like I stuck out at OCI because of a poor bidding strategy and only mediocre interviewing skills. I am at a lower T14 and a little shy of top 1/3. Is there any hope for big law at all at this point or another high-paying job that will service my debt? What should I be looking at to do this summer?

I could probably get PI but I really don't want to right after school...I want to be able to make some money and get a little nest egg/payoff my debt before going in the govn't or PI work.

[Vexed]

You should be mass mailing. There's still jobs out there, but there's less of them everyday. If you want them, you have to apply. Worrying or debating your options is only time that could be spent mass mailing.

[Anonymous User]

So it looks like I stuck out at OCI because of a poor bidding strategy and only mediocre interviewing skills. I am at a lower T14 and a little shy of top 1/3. Is there any hope for big law at all at this point or another high-paying job that will service my debt? What should I be looking at to do this summer?

I could probably get PI but I really don't want to right after school...I want to be able to make some money and get a little nest egg/payoff my debt before going in the govn't or PI work.

I am in the process of doing this. Do you know what types of markets are still hiring and a good place to find a list of contact info for those markets?

[Anonymous User]

Are you serious?

[banjo]

So it looks like I stuck out at OCI because of a poor bidding strategy and only mediocre interviewing skills. I am at a lower T14 and a little shy of top 1/3. Is there any hope for big law at all at this point or another high-paying job that will service my debt? What should I be looking at to do this summer?

I could probably get PI but I really don't want to right after school...I want to be able to make some money and get a little nest egg/payoff my debt before going in the govn't or PI work.

I am in the process of doing this. Do you know what types of markets are still hiring and a good place to find a list of contact info for those markets?

Mass mail every firm in your home market and home region, emphasizing your ties and your strong desire to return. Mass mail every major firm in NYC, DC, Chicago, Delaware, Texas, California, and other larger markets. Use NALP directory for recruiting contact info. Jobs are disappearing every single day, but keep hustling. You could land something as late as Thanksgiving, so don't give up until you have something.

[mister logical]

So it looks like I stuck out at OCI because of a poor bidding strategy and only mediocre interviewing skills. I am at a lower T14 and a little shy of top 1/3. Is there any hope for big law at all at this point or another high-paying job that will service my debt? What should I be looking at to do this summer?

I could probably get PI but I really don't want to right after school...I want to be able to make some money and get a little nest egg/payoff my debt before going in the govn't or PI work.

I am in the process of doing this. Do you know what types of markets are still hiring and a good place to find a list of contact info for those markets?

Mass mail every firm in your home market and home region, emphasizing your ties and your strong desire to return. Mass mail every major firm in NYC, DC, Chicago, Delaware, Texas, California, and other larger markets. Use NALP directory for recruiting contact info. Jobs are disappearing every single day, but keep hustling. You could land something as late as Thanksgiving, so don't give up until you have something.

No one is going to say anything different, do this OP, do it until there isn't a single firm you haven't applied to.

[Devlin]

You still have a shot at big law but it will be a tough road. Going to have to hustle, mass mail, and be more flexible on where you will work. Don't be discouraged if you don't get a big law gig for 2L summer. Make sure you get firm experience at a solid midsize firm.

I went to a worse school than you, struck out at big law, and got a big law gig mass mailing during 3L (aided by my relevant experience with the practice area as a 2L summer / 3L semester law clerk).

Good luck.

[FSK]

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