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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Jul 02, 2017 11:54 pm

Bottom 25% at UT, < 3.0. Secondary journal + decent 1L summer jobs. Worth doing OCI, or am I SOL?

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by cannibal ox » Mon Jul 03, 2017 2:28 am

Don't skip opportunities for interviews just because you don't think you have a shot.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by BasilHallward » Mon Jul 03, 2017 3:41 pm

cannibal ox wrote:Don't skip opportunities for interviews just because you don't think you have a shot.

This. Don't skip any interviews. I was median exactly at last year's OCI and had lottery screeners that turned into callbacks (some successful) that I had no business thinking I had a shot at. (Haynes Boone, BB, etc); ultimately, I had several choices.I got really good at interviewing by the end of 25 screeners and 13 callbacks.

Tl; dr

Don't skip opportunities to, at the very least, get really good at interviewing. It will help you immensely going forward.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:46 pm

can anyone comment on how highly one needed to bid Jones Day/Cooley/Winston/Perkins Coie to get them in the past year(s)?

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

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Anonymous User wrote:can anyone comment on how highly one needed to bid Jones Day/Cooley/Winston/Perkins Coie to get them in the past year(s)?
Depends on your grades, I think. I had a 3.52 and bid both JD and Perkins Coie outside my top 15 and still got interviews. Also bid Winston outside my top 15 and didn't get an interview. Throwing out that I was a minor URM, in case that made a difference.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Jul 04, 2017 1:25 am

Is it true that there's a lot of Big Law firms that won't accept you if you are not on Law Review? I am putting together a bid list and lowkey freaking out.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by BasilHallward » Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:01 pm

Hikikomorist wrote:
BasilHallward wrote:
cannibal ox wrote:Don't skip opportunities for interviews just because you don't think you have a shot.

This. Don't skip any interviews. I was median exactly at last year's OCI and had lottery screeners that turned into callbacks (some successful) that I had no business thinking I had a shot at. (Haynes Boone, BB, etc); ultimately, I had several choices.I got really good at interviewing by the end of 25 screeners and 13 callbacks.

Tl; dr

Don't skip opportunities to, at the very least, get really good at interviewing. It will help you immensely going forward.
Jesus, please teach me your personality.
Honestly I knew I was an above-average (whatever that means) interviewer going into OCI. I got really good at it and practiced the hell out of bullshitting my way through it. I know that sounds crass, but seriously "most" interviewers just wanna shoot the breeze, and I did this for the most part. Of course, depending on one's personality, body language, etc, YMMV

I also acknowledge that I probably got really lucky. Callbacks were much less successful, however. Grades seemed to come into play a lot, which surprised me based on what I heard about the screener/callback process

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Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:02 pm

Let me be the first to say that UT's delay in releasing bids is driving me crazy. All I've done is refresh.

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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:39 am

how's everyone feeling about the coming weeks?

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Anonymous User wrote:how's everyone feeling about the coming weeks?
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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

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Anonymous User wrote:how's everyone feeling about the coming weeks?
nauseous
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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:05 pm

Any idea if Baker Botts Houston might be hiring 3Ls? Or is that door shut until lateral season starts up down the career path.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:53 pm

UT law '15 here. Back in my 2L OCI, I feel like most people median or above who wanted biglaw got it (biglaw generously defined to be 200+ attorney firm), and everyone who didn't want biglaw got what they wanted. I literally knew of less than 10 people unemployed right after graduation. Pretty sure you guys will be fine, since the economy is better and the class size is smaller.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:42 pm

Anonymous User wrote:how's everyone feeling about the coming weeks?
Nervous. UH/SMU here. I maxed out my bids, all but two extended invites to interview, I selected the max to interview with, and now just gotta wait until OCI. I know statistically I should absolutely get at least one offer, but until it happens I am convinced I will crash and burn and get nothing. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

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Is anyone aware of how transfers have done in the past?

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by BigZuck » Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:11 pm

Hikikomorist wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Is anyone aware of how transfers have done in the past?
I don't have any concrete data, but they seemed to do slightly better than the overall student body. Most seem to get biglaw.
Seemed like the exact opposite to me, but small sample size and all anecdotal, etc.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by favabeansoup » Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:00 pm

BigZuck wrote:
Hikikomorist wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Is anyone aware of how transfers have done in the past?
I don't have any concrete data, but they seemed to do slightly better than the overall student body. Most seem to get biglaw.
Seemed like the exact opposite to me, but small sample size and all anecdotal, etc.
Similar experience. Transfers I knew on average did not do well at OCI. Some did get biglaw, but I would say most I interacted with did not.

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Aug 04, 2017 7:39 pm

When you say biglaw do you mean legitimate biglaw, or are you also including 200+ size firms? From your interaction, what kind of jobs did transfers get?

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by cannibal ox » Fri Aug 04, 2017 8:54 pm

Wait, 200+ sized firms aren't legitimate biglaw?

lol wut

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:09 am

anyone hear back from any resume collects yet?

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Re: 2017 Texas OCI (UT/SMU/Baylor/UH + Others)

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:40 am

Anonymous User wrote:Is anyone aware of how transfers have done in the past?
Almost all the transfers got biglaw (if they wanted it). I'm not too sure what some other posts are talking about in re to transfers not doing well at OCI.

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