You've all been of great help in the past, so I'm hoping that maybe you'all will have some advice for me.
I am a rising 2L at UT with a 3.6GPA, and I'm struggling with my bid list. We're allowed 61 bids, and then we get up to 25 interviews. The ratio is 70% lottery, 30% pre-select.
The deadline is tommorow at noon, and per usual I procrastinated, so don't be shy to impart some wisdom. I'm also struggling to find more firms to apply to outside of the 48 I have.
My preference for where I want to end up is Cali>NY>Texas (but I want to balance that with a reasonable chance of actually getting biglaw) and I'm only interested in litigation.
Thanks a lot!
Current (shitty?) Bid List
1) Pillsbury La, SF, NY, DC
2) Kirkland SF
3) Cooley Palo Alto, SF, LA, San Diego
4) Weil Redwood Shores
5) Alston and Bird
6) Latham LA, SF, SD
7) Quinn LA, SF, SV
Norton Rose NY, Dallas, Austin 9) Orrick LA, Santa Monica, SF, NY
10) Perkins Coie SF, Palo Alto, SD
11) Brown Rudnick NY
12)MoFo SF, Palo Alto, LA, NY
13)Gibson Dunn LA, Orange County, SF, Palo Alto
14) DLA Piper Dallas, Austin, Houston
15) mckool smith LA, Houston, Dallas
16) Jackson Walker Dallas, Austin
17) Baker Hostetler Houston
18) Baker Donelson Houston
19) Bracewell Houston
20) Fox Rothchild NY
21) Baker Botts Houston, Austin, Dallas
22) King and Spalding DC
23) Vinson Elkins Houston, Dallas, Austin
24) Hunton Andrews Kurth NY
25) Sidley Austin Dallas
26) Thompson Knight Dallas
27) Locke Lord Dallas
28) Foley Gardere Dallas
29) Winston Strawn Dallas
30) Clark Hill Strasburger Dallas
31) Morgan Lewis Houston
32) Reed Smith Houston
33) AZA Houston
34) Mayer Brown DC
35) Jackson Walker Austin
36) Dorsey and Whitney Seattle
37) Beck Redden Austin, Houston
38) Akin Gump Dallas, Houston
39) K&L Gates Dallas
40) Katten Muchin Rosenman Dallas
41) Hogan Lovells NY
42) Snell & Wilmer Orange County, LA
56) Williams and Connely DC
57) Scott Douglas McConnico Austin
58) Bradley Arant Houston
59) mcguirewoods Dallas, Houston
60) Simpson Thacher Houston
61) Skadden Houston
