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Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:10 pm
by Anonymous User
Thread for Chicago law firms. We could post date of CB, firm, and when you heard your decision.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:29 pm
by Anonymous User
Katten-Chicago rejection on 1/19. Callback was before the holidays.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:28 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:10 pm
Thread for Chicago law firms. We could post date of CB, firm, and when you heard your decision.
Any Latham pre-oci movements?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:11 pm
by Anonymous User
Any KE offers?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:31 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:11 pm
Any KE offers?
Interviewed Tuesday, silent so far.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:56 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:31 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:11 pm
Any KE offers?
Interviewed Tuesday, silent so far.
Same here

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:29 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:11 pm
Any KE offers?
I know at least one non-Chi K&E office has started to make offers, so I imagine they'll be rolling out pretty soon.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:34 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:29 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:11 pm
Any KE offers?
I know at least one non-Chi K&E office has started to make offers, so I imagine they'll be rolling out pretty soon.
Certainly hope so. Recruiter told me it'd take a week at the end of the CB, but hoping that's not true

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:55 pm
by Anonymous User
Any Jones Day offers?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
by Anonymous User
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes
Incredibly slow

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:43 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes
Incredibly slow
Any theories as to why this is the case? It seems NY and DC are moving super quickly if anything.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:44 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:43 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes
Incredibly slow
Any theories as to why this is the case? It seems NY and DC are moving super quickly if anything.
I wish i did have a theory. I truly can't think of something to explain it

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:39 pm
by Anonymous User
Mayer Brown Offer today!

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
by Anonymous User
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:03 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.
any idea how long after callback?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:46 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.
which practice group?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:11 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:46 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.
which practice group?
Apologies for the super vague info, but it was Kirkland's restructuring group.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:15 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:11 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:46 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.
which practice group?
Apologies for the super vague info, but it was Kirkland's restructuring group.
Do you know when the callbacks were?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:59 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:15 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:11 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:46 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:50 pm
Not me, but a friend received a Chicago-Kirkland offer two weeks ago. Also, a classmate received a Chicago-Kirkland offer this week for the same practice group.
which practice group?
Apologies for the super vague info, but it was Kirkland's restructuring group.
Do you know when the callbacks were?
Nope, the only other thing I know is that they weren't through OCIs

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:17 pm
by Anonymous User
Anyone have a CB with Gibson Dunn NYC?

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:32 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:
Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:17 pm
Anyone have a CB with Gibson Dunn NYC?
You might want to throw this in the UChicago OCI thread. think this one is for Chicago-market offers across schools

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:47 pm
by Sackboy
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:44 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:43 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes
Incredibly slow
Any theories as to why this is the case? It seems NY and DC are moving super quickly if anything.
I wish i did have a theory. I truly can't think of something to explain it
It's always been like this, and it's a cultural thing. NYC is the capital of biglaw with the most prestigious firms and work, and they're very aggressive about trying to farm the best crop of new associates. DC is a bit more relaxed than NYC, but it's still east coast biglaw at the end of the day and is the most grade-selective market so sitting on good candidates isn't really an option. Pretty much every other non-east coast market is considerably more relaxed and less grade sensitive, so there is less of a rush.

Re: Chicago 2021 Offer Thread

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:51 pm
by Anonymous User
Sackboy wrote:
Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:47 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:44 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:43 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:21 pm
Anonymous User wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Do you all feel Chicago has been rather slow overall?
yes
Incredibly slow
Any theories as to why this is the case? It seems NY and DC are moving super quickly if anything.
I wish i did have a theory. I truly can't think of something to explain it
It's always been like this, and it's a cultural thing. NYC is the capital of biglaw with the most prestigious firms and work, and they're very aggressive about trying to farm the best crop of new associates. DC is a bit more relaxed than NYC, but it's still east coast biglaw at the end of the day and is the most grade-selective market so sitting on good candidates isn't really an option. Pretty much every other non-east coast market is considerably more relaxed and less grade sensitive, so there is less of a rush.
Very helpful to know. Appreciate the input