No-offered people who ended up at firms: no-offer ever come up? Forum

[Anonymous User]

So basically I was no offered as a 2L. I ended up at another firm I'm very excited about; my resume is excellent (pre-LS, 1L and 2L SAs, etc) and no one seeing it would ever have any reason to suspect that I was no offered.

My question is basically to people like me, what do you say around the office if/when it comes up for some reason? In law school I've been lying about it and just saying I got an offer but moved firms because I felt like it. Saves everyone a lot of awkwardness and no one ever gives it a second thought.

In my interview with this firm I was never explicitly asked whether I got an offer so I genuinely don't know whether they think I did or not. I suspect that they may suspect I did not get an offer, based on the fact I interviewed in October of 3L.

I also get that this doesn't really come up in normal conversation often. Like, at school during 3L, I've been asked straight up probably twice by two socially awkward as fuck people. This is when I just say "Yea of course I got an offer." No one will ever be the wiser and like I said avoids a ton of awkwardness, as well as my classmates/colleagues potentially thinking less of me based on the stigma.

The only reason I think I might be a little hesitant to lie at the firm is like, if the managing partner who hired me is around (it's a small regional office of the biglaw firm, and an even smaller group,) he could hear or even just catch wind of it and be like, wait wtf, he did get an offer? It's also possible he still thinks I actually did lol, because all of my references he talked to were from other firms where I did get offers to come back (1L for 2L).

Maybe a paranoid consideration, and I realize if people are socially well adjusted people it may be never come up. But then again they are lawyers, so who knows.

What have you/would you guys say?

[Anonymous User]

I had an offer, but was looking around to switch firms during 3L. Maybe 2 or 3 interviewers out of like 25 interviewers asked off hand if I received an offer. It doesn't seem to come up much.

[Desert Fox]

I wouldn't lie and I doubt it comes up. Just say you like the new firm better.

[zot1]

I wouldn't lie and I doubt it comes up. Just say you like the new firm better.

[Anonymous User]

I got no offered as a 2L. I am at another big firm now and it has never came up with any of my coworkers. It did come up during the interview process, so the firm is aware that I got no offered. I wouldn't bring it up yourself but I also would not lie about it if someone at your new firm asks if you got an offer from your 2L firm.

[Anonymous User]

No offered as 2L and it did come up in several interviews. However, my situation may be slightly different because I was at mid law. I'm in Texas so it was easy to explain that deal work dried up due to oil and that the firm could not extend an offer (true story).