2017 Pre-OCI Interviews Forum

[Anonymous User]

Weil CB from screener, heard a couple hours after the initial interview.

[Anonymous User]

Weil CB from screener, heard a couple hours after the initial interview.

Congrats! May I know how long does it take to hear back from them after sending out the applications? And did u just apply through their online system?

[Anonymous User]

Weil CB from screener, heard a couple hours after the initial interview.

Congrats! May I know how long does it take to hear back from them after sending out the applications? And did u just apply through their online system?

Not OP but I emailed the recruiting contact and heard back about a screener ~2 weeks later

[Anonymous User]

Latham DC is making offers.

[Anonymous User]

S&C NY CB, no screener

[Anonymous User]

S&C NY CB, no screener

May I know when did you send your app and how long does it take to hear back?

[Anonymous User]

More importantly for that S&C callback...stats?

[Anonymous User]

S&C NY CB, no screener

Top 5% lower T14. More than a week to hear back.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have advice on what timeline is appropriate for submitting expense reimbursements from callbacks?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have advice on what timeline is appropriate for submitting expense reimbursements from callbacks?

No reason not to send them immediately.

[Anonymous User]

any new round of offers from STB yet? (putting aside what they said about not giving out offers until after OCI)

my callback was on 7/11, so seems like I interviewed right around the time the last wave of offers was rolled out.

do we have a sense of when the hiring committee would meet again?

[Anonymous User]

any new round of offers from STB yet? (putting aside what they said about not giving out offers until after OCI)

my callback was on 7/11, so seems like I interviewed right around the time the last wave of offers was rolled out.

do we have a sense of when the hiring committee would meet again?

I had a callback for a non-NY office this week and heard 5-7 business days, not sure how broadly applicable that is though.

[Anonymous User]

Cravath callback to offer/ding timing? any on the spot offers?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear a ding from DPW yet after CB? Trying to figure out timeline/ how the hiring committee works.

[Anonymous User]

Ding from Gibson Dunn DC

[Anonymous User]

Have a CB tomorrow and one of the partners I'm interviewing with was also the partner who did my screener. Is this normal? If so, what's the logic behind repeat interviewing?

[Anonymous User]

Have a CB tomorrow and one of the partners I'm interviewing with was also the partner who did my screener. Is this normal? If so, what's the logic behind repeat interviewing?

Not abnormal I think. I met with one of the associates I did a screener with again at call back. They probably want more time to talk to you, since screener is so short.

[Anonymous User]

I have an interview coming up, but I didn't receive any information about who I'm interviewing with, how long it is anticipated to be, where to go when I get to the firm, etc. Is it proper to send an email asking for some/all of this info?

[Anonymous User]

I have an interview coming up, but I didn't receive any information about who I'm interviewing with, how long it is anticipated to be, where to go when I get to the firm, etc. Is it proper to send an email asking for some/all of this info?

Sure, just word it as "is there anything else I should know in advance of my interview?"

[TEIAM]

I have an interview coming up, but I didn't receive any information about who I'm interviewing with, how long it is anticipated to be, where to go when I get to the firm, etc. Is it proper to send an email asking for some/all of this info?

Sure, just word it as "is there anything else I should know in advance of my interview?"

Generally you get this info a day or two before the interview. I'd probably hold off on sending anything until noonish the day before.

[Rh1no]

do we have a consensus on thank yous for callbacks

ugh i dunno. i always thought the consensus was none, but then someone above said to do it. I did it for one so far and got an offer, didn't do it for another and haven't heard back. i don't think that means anything, but now I'm doing them. I'm trying to make them as least boilerplate as possible, which is taking a while...

My impression has been that thank-you notes don't matter at all because by the time you write them, the attorney has already filled out your evaluation. However, I would strongly caution the "what can it do to benefit me?" mindset. Sometimes we do things for other people, not because it will result in a tangible benefit to ourselves, (or our job prospects), but simply because it is the right thing to do. I feel this way about thank-you notes.

[lebongenre]

do we have a consensus on thank yous for callbacks

ugh i dunno. i always thought the consensus was none, but then someone above said to do it. I did it for one so far and got an offer, didn't do it for another and haven't heard back. i don't think that means anything, but now I'm doing them. I'm trying to make them as least boilerplate as possible, which is taking a while...

My impression has been that thank-you notes don't matter at all because by the time you write them, the attorney has already filled out your evaluation. However, I would strongly caution the "what can it do to benefit me?" mindset. Sometimes we do things for other people, not because it will result in a tangible benefit to ourselves, (or our job prospects), but simply because it is the right thing to do. I feel this way about thank-you notes.

Adding on to this, I think the general politeness aspect is particularly worth considering if you're interviewing in a small secondary market. Even if you don't get the job, it's always great to build professional relationships (and even more so in a small market where you're likely to bump into each other in the future). I was pleasantly surprised by the number of very friendly/open responses I received from attorneys to whom I've sent thank-you notes

[lurker816]

do we have a consensus on thank yous for callbacks

ugh i dunno. i always thought the consensus was none, but then someone above said to do it. I did it for one so far and got an offer, didn't do it for another and haven't heard back. i don't think that means anything, but now I'm doing them. I'm trying to make them as least boilerplate as possible, which is taking a while...

My impression has been that thank-you notes don't matter at all because by the time you write them, the attorney has already filled out your evaluation. However, I would strongly caution the "what can it do to benefit me?" mindset. Sometimes we do things for other people, not because it will result in a tangible benefit to ourselves, (or our job prospects), but simply because it is the right thing to do. I feel this way about thank-you notes.

Adding on to this, I think the general politeness aspect is particularly worth considering if you're interviewing in a small secondary market. Even if you don't get the job, it's always great to build professional relationships (and even more so in a small market where you're likely to bump into each other in the future). I was pleasantly surprised by the number of very friendly/open responses I received from attorneys to whom I've sent thank-you notes

yep, fwiw i did it and got a very kind, immediate response from one of the people I interviewed with. just wasn't sure b/c the night prior someone in recruiting at another firm explicitly said not to, but i think he was referring more to oci screeners.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone who interviewed with Paul, Weiss (NY) last Thursday/Friday heard back?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone who interviewed with Paul, Weiss (NY) last Thursday/Friday heard back?

Same boat. Nope.