GPA cutoff for Mayer Brown Forum

[lawskyandhutch]

What GPA does a Northwestern student need to have a shot at becoming a Mayer Brown summer associate? I don't mean what GPA do you need to be a shoe-in, just what GPA you need to have a plausible shot (so that if you hit it off well enough with your interviewer or something, you'd have a good shot at getting an offer).

[rayiner]

What GPA does a Northwestern student need to have a shot at becoming a Mayer Brown summer associate? I don't mean what GPA do you need to be a shoe-in, just what GPA you need to have a plausible shot (so that if you hit it off well enough with your interviewer or something, you'd have a good shot at getting an offer).

3.7+. They have a small summer class and a lot of law review types wanting to do appellate lit.

[lawskyandhutch]

Thanks! Shit, that's high. Do you think that's inflexible? What if one were to network the heck out of them?

[rayiner]

Thanks! Shit, that's high. Do you think that's inflexible? What if one were to network the heck out of them?

Mayer is quite grade-snobby, probably about the same as Kirkland or Sidley. I'm sure there is some measure of flexibility, but less so than other firms.

[lawskyandhutch]

OK, gotcha. Thanks!

[traehekat]

Thanks! Shit, that's high. Do you think that's inflexible? What if one were to network the heck out of them?

Mayer is quite grade-snobby.

+1, this has been my experience.

[lawskyandhutch]

Are there any big firms in Chicago that are not very grade snobby? Or would be OK with a low first semester GPA and a high second semester GPA?

[redbullvodka]

Anyone have know what class rank is needed at UChi for Mayer?

[downstream]

I think Latham is less grade snobby. Mayer, Sidley and Jenner are hugely grade snobby. Winston was not traditionally grade snobby but this might be changing.