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Anonymous User wrote:For the post-clerkship hunt, what is the etiquette for sending thank you notes to interviewers following callbacks?

FWIW, I didn't send thank yous during the OCI process, and am now reapplying to essentially the same big firms.

Have you gotten a callback? I would think it would be the same -- unnecessary. I can see sending one to anyone you really hit it off with at the firm though.

Anonymous User wrote:For the post-clerkship hunt, what is the etiquette for sending thank you notes to interviewers following callbacks?

FWIW, I didn't send thank yous during the OCI process, and am now reapplying to essentially the same big firms.

I don't think it is necessary.

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Anonymous User wrote:For the post-clerkship hunt, what is the etiquette for sending thank you notes to interviewers following callbacks?

FWIW, I didn't send thank yous during the OCI process, and am now reapplying to essentially the same big firms.

Have you gotten a callback? I would think it would be the same -- unnecessary. I can see sending one to anyone you really hit it off with at the firm though.

One callback just before Christmas and haven't heard anything yet ... Two others scheduled for later this month.

Just got a generic ding email from Jenner DC. Applied cold online just after Christmas.

Generic Cadwalader ding. Applied yesterday.

Anonymous User wrote:Generic Cadwalader ding. Applied yesterday.

That was quick. Which office?

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Anonymous User wrote:Generic Cadwalader ding. Applied yesterday.

That was quick. Which office?

Impressed by their efficiency! DC.

Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Anyone getting movement from Chicago firms? I've got radio silence.

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Ah - just checked my email and got my rejection a few minutes ago as well.

I was under the impression it was so easy to get a job after a clerkship. I'm starting to feel like this is going to be challenging.

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Ah - just checked my email and got my rejection a few minutes ago as well.

I was under the impression it was so easy to get a job after a clerkship. I'm starting to feel like this is going to be challenging.

SAME. All these promises: Get a clerkship! You will be so well equipped to find a job!

But now? Silence and rejection. Onward to mid-law applications!

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Ah - just checked my email and got my rejection a few minutes ago as well.

I was under the impression it was so easy to get a job after a clerkship. I'm starting to feel like this is going to be challenging.

SAME. All these promises: Get a clerkship! You will be so well equipped to find a job!

But now? Silence and rejection. Onward to mid-law applications!

Plus this is after getting rejected from DOJ Honors. And none of the AUSA positions seem to be open to clerks who are recent graduates. Feels bad, man.

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Ah - just checked my email and got my rejection a few minutes ago as well.

I was under the impression it was so easy to get a job after a clerkship. I'm starting to feel like this is going to be challenging.

SAME. All these promises: Get a clerkship! You will be so well equipped to find a job!

But now? Silence and rejection. Onward to mid-law applications!

Plus this is after getting rejected from DOJ Honors. And none of the AUSA positions seem to be open to clerks who are recent graduates. Feels bad, man.

There's a solid chance we're the same person.

Dusting off my TLS handle for this thread. Anyone other clerks looking in Philadelphia at present?

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Anonymous User wrote:Gibson Dunn DC generic ding.

That sucks. I just applied there over the weekend. How long ago did you apply?

Saturday.

Ah - just checked my email and got my rejection a few minutes ago as well.

I was under the impression it was so easy to get a job after a clerkship. I'm starting to feel like this is going to be challenging.

SAME. All these promises: Get a clerkship! You will be so well equipped to find a job!

But now? Silence and rejection. Onward to mid-law applications!

Plus this is after getting rejected from DOJ Honors. And none of the AUSA positions seem to be open to clerks who are recent graduates. Feels bad, man.

There's a solid chance we're the same person.

Ha, I feel the same way. I didn't even get "referred" for a position with an agency I previously summered with and was exceptionally qualified for.

Don't despair (yet)! Maybe the floodgates open after mid-levels complete their shuffling and firms re-evaluate. At least that is what I want to tell myself.

spud3000 wrote:Don't despair (yet)! Maybe the floodgates open after mid-levels complete their shuffling and firms re-evaluate. At least that is what I want to tell myself.

I like your optimism.

For anyone interested in NY, I saw an opening listed at White and Case for a Judicial Clerk:

https://whitecase.taleo.net/careersecti ... b=160000OX

tagging for reference

do firms call judges during the interview process?

Anonymous User wrote:do firms call judges during the interview process?

I had a firm that I am applying to ask me for a list of references, for which I asked my judge if I could list her, and she said yes. I imagine that if I end up with an interview, they might call her. Otherwise, I don't think it would be appropriate for them to call without you first listing the judge as a reference.

That being said, if they do ask for references and you don't list your judge, that's usually a red flag.

Any word from firms lately?

Anonymous User wrote:Any word from firms lately?

I've gotten dings from Fried Frank and Gibson Dunn (both D.C.) this week.