2016 Pre-OCI Interviews Forum

[Anonymous User]

Submitted 43 Apps today. Mostly heard "Bid on us at OCI" or "Apply Online."

woah. do you have a list of who said what?

Arent Fox and Jones day said apply online.

Pryor Cashman, Seward & Kissel, Shearman & Sterling, Venable, and Cadwalader said to apply through OCI.

Still waiting from the other firms.

Interesting. Ive applied to a bunch of those firms and haven't heard anything back yet at all. Sent 45 apps out, only 3 or 4 responses saying "thanks we have your app"

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

[Anonymous User]

Can someone post a successful MM here? Would be helpful to see what they should look like. I'm not sure if they should be firm specific (why Covington, for example), or basically "I'm interested in your firm. See resume."

[Anonymous User]

Skadden NY ding in less than a week. Little above median at lower T14.

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

[Anonymous User]

Skadden NY ding in less than a week. Little above median at lower T14.

is this without a cb ding or post cb ding? application via email or website?

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

[Anonymous User]

Skadden NY ding in less than a week. Little above median at lower T14.

is this without a cb ding or post cb ding? application via email or website?

Not OP, I also got a Skadden NY ding in a little over a week. T1 top 25% with Law Review.

[Anonymous User]

For those with Skadden NY ding did those come in the mail?

[Anonymous User]

For those with Skadden NY ding did those come in the mail?

Email.

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

different anon, but I had stuff in both the email and a separate letter. Not a lot of tailoring. I did some mild networking with an associate at each of the firms I got.

For reference, both are V10 in major non NYC market. Top quarter at CCN.

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

different anon, but I had stuff in both the email and a separate letter. Not a lot of tailoring. I did some mild networking with an associate at each of the firms I got.

For reference, both are V10 in major non NYC market. Top quarter at CCN.

T1 Anon from above. I think the firms are only interviewing top candidates at top schools. I know of some top 10%ers from my school who are getting interviews. But here I am in the cold

[Anonymous User]

Skadden NY ding in less than a week. Little above median at lower T14.

is this without a cb ding or post cb ding? application via email or website?

Not OP, I also got a Skadden NY ding in a little over a week. T1 top 25% with Law Review.

You didn't really answer the question. Was the ding after a screener or a CB?

[Anonymous User]

How soon is it okay to send a follow up email after a CB for pre-oci CBs?

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

different anon, but I had stuff in both the email and a separate letter. Not a lot of tailoring. I did some mild networking with an associate at each of the firms I got.

For reference, both are V10 in major non NYC market. Top quarter at CCN.

T1 Anon from above. I think the firms are only interviewing top candidates at top schools. I know of some top 10%ers from my school who are getting interviews. But here I am in the cold

Not true. I know low t14 median students getting offers.

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

different anon, but I had stuff in both the email and a separate letter. Not a lot of tailoring. I did some mild networking with an associate at each of the firms I got.

For reference, both are V10 in major non NYC market. Top quarter at CCN.

T1 Anon from above. I think the firms are only interviewing top candidates at top schools. I know of some top 10%ers from my school who are getting interviews. But here I am in the cold

Not true. I know low t14 median students getting offers.

what firms?

[Anonymous User]

For people who have heard back from firms about pre-EIW interviews, what have your MM e-mail --> response times been? Do you usually hear back in a couple days? A week?

Skadden, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher each reached out to schedule a screener within a week or so. I am at a lower T14, top 10-15%.

Did you do a separate cover letter or just one in the body of the email? And how much did you tailor it to each firm? Thanks.

different anon, but I had stuff in both the email and a separate letter. Not a lot of tailoring. I did some mild networking with an associate at each of the firms I got.

For reference, both are V10 in major non NYC market. Top quarter at CCN.

T1 Anon from above. I think the firms are only interviewing top candidates at top schools. I know of some top 10%ers from my school who are getting interviews. But here I am in the cold

Not true. I know low t14 median students getting offers.

Right, but that's above a T1.

[Anonymous User]

-callback (without screener) from cleary (DC) via massmail
-callback (without screener) from fried frank (DC) via symplicity resume request

top 10% at lower t14 (not t6)

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Brothers,

Is the usual protocol for MM that you won't hear back at all until (or unless) you are selected to interview? Sent a few MM this week and didn't even get a 'thank you for your application' or anything. Normal?

[Anonymous User]

CB White & Case T25 Top 10%

[Anonymous User]

CB White & Case T25 Top 10%

When did you apply?

[Anonymous User]

First week of june

[Anonymous User]

Latham doing callbacks.

T14, T10%.

[Anonymous User]

To the people who either got cbs or dings from Skadden- did they email you a voluntary survey to fill out about race/vet status?

[Anonymous User]

Latham doing callbacks.

T14, T10%.

Congrats. Which office? Did you get a screener first?