2022 Pre-OCI Megathread Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Skadden Nyc?

[Anonymous User]

Just noticed Cravath asks for undergrad transcripts. My ug GPA is... fine? Not good (especially not good for my law school, where I'm about 0.2 below out 25th), but emphatically fine especially given my known-for-deflation ug. Does having a mediocre uGPA screw me with CSM pre-OCI? Should I wait for OCI for them?

no they ask for OCI too

Crap. Are they actually selective on ug grades, or is it more of a formality? I'm well within their range based on my 1L grades but I'll be annoyed if my poor performance freshman year once again murked me for something

It's a formality

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive or have a CB with Skadden NY?

[Anonymous User]

When will firms beyond v20 start moving?

[Anonymous User]

I had a Kirkland screener late last week, when should I take a failure to hear back as a dong?

[Anonymous User]

As a datapoint, STB NY offer this week after a callback last week! I’m somewhere slightly above median at a T-14.

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know how to proceed if the offer extended is gonna expire in mid-July? I thought the industry practice is 14 days after OCI, and mid-July is too early for me to hear back from my other screener results...

[Anonymous User]

DPW offer!

Which firm is expiring in mid July? Goodwin?

[Anonymous User]

Milbank requested my updated transcript on Friday. Resume drop was about a month ago.
Not at a T14.

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know how to proceed if the offer extended is gonna expire in mid-July? I thought the industry practice is 14 days after OCI, and mid-July is too early for me to hear back from my other screener results...

contact your career counseling office. many schools have requirements that firms participating in OCI hold offers open til after OCI. ask the firm for an extension due to wanting to participate in OCI.

[Anonymous User]

DPW offer!

Which firm is expiring in mid July? Goodwin?

Yeah this is Goodwin's current timeline. Word is Latham is asking for 14-day turnarounds too.

[Anonymous User]

DPW offer!

Which firm is expiring in mid July? Goodwin?

When did you have your callback with DPW?

[Anonymous User]

Screener at Kirkland this afternoon, got a callback invite around 5 hours later!

Also got a callback invite from Simpson Thacher this evening. (Side note: anyone know what this callback gift is)

[Anonymous User]

My DPW CB was late last week.

[Anonymous User]

Screener at Kirkland this afternoon, got a callback invite around 5 hours later!

Also got a callback invite from Simpson Thacher this evening. (Side note: anyone know what this callback gift is)

Congrats! Was it a call or email?

[Anonymous User]

Screener at Kirkland this afternoon, got a callback invite around 5 hours later!

Also got a callback invite from Simpson Thacher this evening. (Side note: anyone know what this callback gift is)

coffee mug last year

[Anonymous User]

Any movement from Skadden Nyc?

I haven’t heard anything not from my school either

[Anonymous User]

Screener at Kirkland this afternoon, got a callback invite around 5 hours later!

Also got a callback invite from Simpson Thacher this evening. (Side note: anyone know what this callback gift is)

Congrats! Was it a call or email?

I just got an email inviting me to schedule a callback interview for both!

[Anonymous User]

As a datapoint, STB NY offer this week after a callback last week! I’m somewhere slightly above median at a T-14.

When was your callback? Mine was late last week and still haven't heard back...

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know how to proceed if the offer extended is gonna expire in mid-July? I thought the industry practice is 14 days after OCI, and mid-July is too early for me to hear back from my other screener results...

contact your career counseling office. many schools have requirements that firms participating in OCI hold offers open til after OCI. ask the firm for an extension due to wanting to participate in OCI.

Per my T14, they ask firms to follow this policy, but they have no means of enforcing it. This year especially firms know there's a surplus of candidates and are acting accordingly.

[Anonymous User]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but when a firm asks for practice area preferences does that just mean write a cover letter? Or do I just include my practice area preference in the body of the email?

[ggs12]

As a datapoint, STB NY offer this week after a callback last week! I’m somewhere slightly above median at a T-14.

When was your callback? Mine was late last week and still haven't heard back...

I had my callback on Wednesday. I wouldn’t stress regardless of when yours was, though — they had told me it would likely be a week or two before I heard anything.

[Anonymous User]

Sorry if this is a dumb question but when a firm asks for practice area preferences does that just mean write a cover letter? Or do I just include my practice area preference in the body of the email?

I am under the impression that would go in the email. I would put it in a cover letter if they ask for one separately, but I'm pretty sure that is not a request for a cover letter.

[Throwthecatout]

Received a screener at Latham and Kirkland in the Bay Area. I do not go to a top school, so not sure how this all works. If anyone can help me with these two questions, it would be much appreciated.

1) Of course you need the screener before the callback, but assuming I am a competent interviewer, how good of a sign is a screener? DO they hand them out liberally, or does it mean I have a good shot?
2) What is the typical turnaround time from a screener to a callback?

[Anonymous User]

Screener at Kirkland this afternoon, got a callback invite around 5 hours later!

Also got a callback invite from Simpson Thacher this evening. (Side note: anyone know what this callback gift is)

Congrats! Is the cb from STB NY office?