Odds of Big Law if you strike out at OCI? Forum

[Solidus]

What are the odds of getting a big law associate position if you don't land an SA at OCI? (excluding federal/state supreme clerkships) Also, what would be your odds if you struck out from bc/bu?

[DJ JD]

What are the odds of getting a big law associate position if you don't land an SA at OCI? (excluding federal/state supreme clerkships) Also, what would be your odds if you struck out from bc/bu?

So basically, this is the question you wanted answered?

[BigZuck]

There is really no way to quantify it other than to say "Not good"

[justkeepswimming794]

My best guess would be if you struck out because you under applied, or fucked up interviews but have good grades, try to get a clerkship. If you struck out because you have shitty grades, I guess network like crazy and keep mass mailing. Good luck

[chuckbass]

keep mass mailing. Good luck

Keep doing this. It's only August, you haven't struck out yet.

[Solidus]

0L here. Is there any data on this topic? I am considering law school--but may drop out wo an SA.

[crumb cake]

0L here. Is there any data on this topic? I am considering law school--but may drop out wo an SA.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/ is probably the best you'll get.

[star fox]

0L here. Is there any data on this topic? I am considering law school--but may drop out wo an SA.

Its not idiosyncratic. The people who hustle all the way up to summer are a lot more likely to snag something than the people who give up after oci. Although that doesn't mean they are likely to snag something.

[FSK]

(School Rank * GPA)/100 - (How Aspie you are)/100. There you go.

[chingwoo]

(School Rank * GPA)/100 - (How Aspie you are)/100. There you go.

((50-School Rank) * GPA)/100 - (How Aspie you are)/100

[DJ JD]

(School Rank * GPA)/100 - (How Aspie you are)/100. There you go.

((50-School Rank) * GPA)/100 - (How Aspie you are)/100

Came here to say this...

[jbagelboy]

most students from BC/BU will "strike out" at OCI (as in, not get a 2L SA), regardless of mass mailing, and very few of those that don't will enter biglaw through another route. You basically have to be in the top third (maybe a little below top third but definitely above median) of your class after 1L year to open up firm jobs, or get very lucky with a d. mass clerkship, which could position you to get a firm job after

[BigZuck]

"Struck out" hasn't even been quantified/defined here. It's kind of useless to speculate IMO.

In general, yeah, if you don't get a big firm job at OCI it'll be tough to get a big firm job