# Open Offers Forum

[Anonymous User]

How many?

[Anonymous User]

For those who have multiple offers, where are they at? Which ones are you likely rejecting (if you're comfortable sharing).

[Anonymous User]

Upping this. A lot of callbacks that I am waiting on says they too are waiting for offers to expire or be accepted. Particularly interested in Norton Rose Fulbright and Venable.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

[Anonymous User]

Bump

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

Those rules are as strict as the ones forbidding pre-OCI activities. Practically unenforceable and only serves to disadvantage the school's own students.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

My school has a similar rule. Because of how my offers came in, I was over the threshold for about a week until I decided.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

No one I know followed that rule. It’s a job search and not in our advantage to turn down an offer to abide by a random cut off, which is made to help career services. The rule is there because they want to maximize offers for the school and have good stats.

[jackshunger]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

No one I know followed that rule. It’s a job search and not in our advantage to turn down an offer to abide by a random cut off, which is made to help career services. The rule is there because they want to maximize offers for the school and have good stats.

No one is deciding between 8 firms. Stop being a prick and drop some.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

No one I know followed that rule. It’s a job search and not in our advantage to turn down an offer to abide by a random cut off, which is made to help career services. The rule is there because they want to maximize offers for the school and have good stats.

No one is deciding between 8 firms. Stop being a prick and drop some.

Nailed it. Holding on to 8 offers, or even 5, is about ego. And it impacts others waiting nervously for an answer from their only callback. No way someone in this situation can’t figure out a few to drop. The only thing worse would be to ask for extensions beyond the expiration date.

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

No one I know followed that rule. It’s a job search and not in our advantage to turn down an offer to abide by a random cut off, which is made to help career services. The rule is there because they want to maximize offers for the school and have good stats.

What are you talking about - what advantage is there to hold onto EIGHT offers? Total lack of empathy.

[Anonymous User]

Thank you people above - I posted about the less than 5 rule and think it's horrible that people would hold all of those. Even if your career services staff is trying to maximize offers for your school, do you not want your classmates/friends to receive offers or be relieved of hiring stress while waiting and trying to handle law school during a pandemic? You're also delaying their thinking in pursuing different avenues to hiring if they are holding out (not smart but happens) and could be diminishing your law school's hiring reputation (and their name will be on your diploma, resume, and firm profile for your whole career). /rant

[Anonymous User]

To give a bit of color - T6 transfer student, corporate focus, only interviewed for NY. Did a small amount of pre oci and relatively targeted oci (only 10ish screeners).

Results: 5 offers in V10 + 3 offers in V11-20. Offers received over the course of ~2 weeks in middle/late January.

Did several 2nd looks and agonized over decision, but recently accepted one firm in early February (one of the V10s but not the highest ranked one I had offer from). I didn’t run out the clock (full 21 days) on any of my offers except one pre oci offer that expired earlier than the rest.

ETA: my sense is that most students at my school have either accepted in the past week, or will be accepting in the next week. Just based on convos and the timing of our oci back in January.

Did you keep all 8 of these offers open until the decision? My school has strict rules about limiting the amount offers you can have at any time to less than 5. Wondering if other schools do the same.

No one I know followed that rule. It’s a job search and not in our advantage to turn down an offer to abide by a random cut off, which is made to help career services. The rule is there because they want to maximize offers for the school and have good stats.

No one is deciding between 8 firms. Stop being a prick and drop some.

Nailed it. Holding on to 8 offers, or even 5, is about ego. And it impacts others waiting nervously for an answer from their only callback. No way someone in this situation can’t figure out a few to drop. The only thing worse would be to ask for extensions beyond the expiration date.

Not the 8 offer OP - I just replied saying that people holding onto offers isn't unreasonable in my POV! Either way, I can't fault someone for holding onto offers if they genuinely are considering all of the firms. They earned those offers, although hopefully people turn them down as they make decisions.