HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List Forum
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HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
HLS pre-OCI limited to 5 firms. Grades are 2H 8P. Focus is on NY corporate work. Have 4 years of work experience. Non-diverse woman. Recommended top 5 firms to bid for pre-OCI?
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
Try to determine which firms load up on pre-OCI students and which firms prefer to wait until OCI. HLS might be able to tell you this. Then, of the firms that lean hard toward pre-OCI, select the firms roughly in your “gpa” range (although, your four years of work experience might make you more valuable than the norm).Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:47 amHLS pre-OCI limited to 5 firms. Grades are 2H 8P. Focus is on NY corporate work. Have 4 years of work experience. Non-diverse woman. Recommended top 5 firms to bid for pre-OCI?
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
Any idea on firms in my "GPA" range?
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I am an NYC corporate associate. In your shoes, I would go with the below bolded firms. Kirkland would be my last choice to actually work at, but it's a very good shot at an offer. I would flat-out avoid the following: Cooley, Gunderson, Shearman, Ropes, Goodwin, Paul Hastings, White & Case, Dechert.
Skadden
Kirkland
Simpson Thacher
Paul Weiss
Sidley
Skadden
Kirkland
Simpson Thacher
Paul Weiss
Sidley
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You should be directly on target for CravathAnonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:47 amHLS pre-OCI limited to 5 firms. Grades are 2H 8P. Focus is on NY corporate work. Have 4 years of work experience. Non-diverse woman. Recommended top 5 firms to bid for pre-OCI?
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
I thought Cravath, S&C and DPW would be reaches at 2H (I’m the poster with the list above). Have the grades CSM targets have shifted downward a bit ?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:26 pmYou should be directly on target for CravathAnonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:47 amHLS pre-OCI limited to 5 firms. Grades are 2H 8P. Focus is on NY corporate work. Have 4 years of work experience. Non-diverse woman. Recommended top 5 firms to bid for pre-OCI?
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Not OP, but Cravath is certainly out of reach with 2H. S&C and DPW are probably getable with 2H.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 12:32 amI thought Cravath, S&C and DPW would be reaches at 2H (I’m the poster with the list above). Have the grades CSM targets have shifted downward a bit ?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:26 pmYou should be directly on target for CravathAnonymous User wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:47 amHLS pre-OCI limited to 5 firms. Grades are 2H 8P. Focus is on NY corporate work. Have 4 years of work experience. Non-diverse woman. Recommended top 5 firms to bid for pre-OCI?
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nah, unless OP is a minority/POC or connected somehow or has some unusual resume line, 2H isn't gonna cut it at DPW or S&C any more than with Cravath.
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Ya actually out of order as S&c is the mos t grade conscious of three by farAnonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:14 pmnah, unless OP is a minority/POC or connected somehow or has some unusual resume line, 2H isn't gonna cut it at DPW or S&C any more than with Cravath.
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Total fake news. Cravath is by far the most grade and school conscious of the three. The previous anon who said OP is on target was larpingAnonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 9:01 pmYa actually out of order as S&c is the mos t grade conscious of three by farAnonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Jun 15, 2023 7:14 pmnah, unless OP is a minority/POC or connected somehow or has some unusual resume line, 2H isn't gonna cut it at DPW or S&C any more than with Cravath.
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
What is wrong with Ropes?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:30 pmI am an NYC corporate associate. In your shoes, I would go with the below bolded firms. Kirkland would be my last choice to actually work at, but it's a very good shot at an offer. I would flat-out avoid the following: Cooley, Gunderson, Shearman, Ropes, Goodwin, Paul Hastings, White & Case, Dechert.
Skadden
Kirkland
Simpson Thacher
Paul Weiss
Sidley
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Business is very slow, and I heard it went downhill in New York especially. Their junior ranks were hit with rampant stealth layoffs, which affected many well regarded associates. So now a bunch of people's careers are probably ruined permanently, since nobody is hiring them in this economy. K&E also did this, but less egregiously (and in general K&E is just a stronger firm).spikesjb wrote: ↑Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:01 amWhat is wrong with Ropes?Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:30 pmI am an NYC corporate associate. In your shoes, I would go with the below bolded firms. Kirkland would be my last choice to actually work at, but it's a very good shot at an offer. I would flat-out avoid the following: Cooley, Gunderson, Shearman, Ropes, Goodwin, Paul Hastings, White & Case, Dechert.
Skadden
Kirkland
Simpson Thacher
Paul Weiss
Sidley
In contrast, if you start your career at a financially strong firm like Davis Polk, Sullivan, Cravath, Simpson, Sidley, or Paul Weiss, that will provide a strong base for your future legal career. Firms of that caliber, while unlikely to ever make you partner, are much more likely to give you meaningful work, a fair opportunity to learn your practice, and ultimately good quality exit opps.
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
Thank you--curious if you would expound a little bit on "last i'd take is Kirkland?"
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Re: HLS 2H 8P Pre-OCI Bid List
Sure. I'd take any of the other 4 firms I mentioned over K&E. But they do the most hiring of any law firm and have many strong practice areas. They are very active pre-OCI, so I think including Kirkland as one of the 5 "pre-OCI" firms is probably worth it for this OP. It's a high probability of locking up an offer at a good firm. The downsides are that culture has been a mixed bag for a long time, partner dynamics seem iffy, and (most relevant for you) it's possible to get pushed out pretty quickly, so you'll enjoy less job security than you would at a "white shoe" firm. Granted, my advice was tailored for OP. Someone with 6 Hs targeting NYC corp could go ahead and skip bidding K&E.
The firms I said to avoid are just so bad in NYC, and present such a poor value proposition for a fresh grad starting their career, that I don't think a median-ish HLS student should waste one of their 5 pre-OCI bids on them.
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