Michigan OCI 2017 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive Mayer Brown Pre-CB dings?

I'm still waiting for my pre-CB ding.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone receive Mayer Brown Pre-CB dings?

I'm still waiting for my pre-CB ding.

for NY right? me too.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear back from the Kirkland Chicago super Day last Tuesday?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone received Akin Gump NY's email asking to fill out the form?

[Anonymous User]

Bryan Cave SF email inviting me to Skype interview

[Anonymous User]

Alston & Bird ding

[Anonymous User]

Drinker and biddle ding

[Anonymous User]

Drinker and biddle ding

Philly or Chicago?

[Anonymous User]

Bryan Cave SF email inviting me to Skype interview

As a screener? Call-back?

[Anonymous User]

Drinker and biddle ding

Philly or Chicago?

Also interested in what city this was from. Also, was this post-CB or from a screener?

[Anonymous User]

Drinker and biddle ding

Philly or Chicago?

Also interested in what city this was from. Also, was this post-CB or from a screener?

Their Philly office has one 1L from Michigan returning, so it's unlikely that they will take more Michigan people.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have any idea how the class did this year?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have any idea how the class did this year?

Nice try OCP...

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know of any big firms still hiring? Struck out and looking just to land any big firm job at this point.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know of any big firms still hiring? Struck out and looking just to land any big firm job at this point.

Struck out too. Keep us posted if you find anything.

[Anonymous User]

Hey, for Posterity perhaps we should post results.

GPA: 3.62
WE: 1 year, professional but not very relevant
Journal: Secondary
IP Background: None

Markets: NYC, Chicago
Screeners: 20 from OCI, 3 from pre-OCI networking
CB invites: 16 from OCI, 2 from pre-OCI networking
CBs accepted: 9 from OCI
Offers: 4 (2 V10, 2 V20)

[Anonymous User]

GPA: 3.15
WE: KJD
Journal: Secondary
IP: Nope

Markets: NYC, Non-Chicago Midwest, South
OCI interviews: 28
OCI Callbacks: 2
Non-OCI screeners: 3
Non-OCI callbacks: 6 (mass mail, mass mail, mass mail)
Offers: 1 (litigation boutique mass mail)
Takeaways:
1. NYC is harder than you think if you have no Northeast in your resume. I realize most of the difficulties were due to poor grades, but lack of ties was another big factor.
2. I cannot emphasize mass mailing enough. I'd have no job if it weren't for hustle. OCI is a cruel mistress.
3. Secondaries, even ones you have ties to, will ding you for going out of region. I know people who had 3.6+ GPAs who got elite Chicago offers but got dinged in my secondary target market (even though they're from the area and I'm from the state I was targeting).

[Anonymous User]

GPA: 3.15

Non-OCI screeners: 3
Non-OCI callbacks: 6 (mass mail, mass mail, mass mail)

The other 3 are CBs without screeners???

[Anonymous User]

GPA: 3.15

Non-OCI screeners: 3
Non-OCI callbacks: 6 (mass mail, mass mail, mass mail)

The other 3 are CBs without screeners???

Yes. I sent my materials in and the firms invited me in for a callback straight away.

[Anonymous User]

A little late, but figured it might help this year's class:

GPA: 3.50
WE: 2 years; professional, but nothing special.
Journal: Secondary
IP Background: None

Markets: NYC, Chicago, elsewhere
Screeners: 25 from OCI, 1 from pre-OCI networking
CB invites: 19 from OCI, 1 from pre-OCI networking
CBs accepted: 13
Offers: 10 (4 V10, 1 V20; all NYC, Chicago, elsewhere)

Grades are important, but they're just a threshold. 3.5 was enough to get a DPW screener via their hospitality suite.

The keys to OCI in my experience: smile, laugh, practice interviewing, dress the part (I bought a suit and shoes specifically for OCI), get a haircut, tell good stories about your experiences, act like a human.