Berkeley Law Recruiting Season Insights
Gain valuable insights into the recruiting season at Berkeley Law, including details on Early Interview Week, Fall Interview Program, top cities for legal jobs, and OCI statistics and alternatives. Prepare effectively for your legal career pursuits.
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Preparing For The 2017 Recruiting Season Terrence Galligan Assistant Dean Career Development Office www.law.berkeley.edu/careers.htm
Who, When and Where? Early Interview Week or EIW (8/1-8/4) Large firms 225 employer schedules Location: Hotel Shattuck Plaza 20 minute interviews (9am-5pm) 100% lottery combo of luck and bids with assigned ranks Callbacks: weeks of 8/7 and 8/14 Fall Interview Program or FIP (8/28-10/6) PI/PS & small firms - 40 to 50 employers Location: Law School 20 or 30 minute interviews (9am-5pm) Pre-screening (resumes & cover letters only) like Spring OCI Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Geography and Employment Class of 2015 Top 10 Cities for Jobs by Percent City 1. New York City 2. Washington, DC 3. Chicago 4. Los Angeles 5. Boston 6. Houston 7.San Francisco 8. Atlanta 9. Philadelphia 10. Miami Percent of All Jobs 9.97% 5.00% 3.89% 2.53% 2.03% 1.92% 1.63% 1.43% 1.31% 1.29% # Firms in 2017 EIW 42 43 11 53 11 9 44 6 2 4 Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Some Perspective OCI is just one of many job search tools Focuses on narrow band of employers Nationally, only 15% of law students get their job thru OCI Be proactive and consider all the options OCI is limited as PI/PS Small Firm Tool Supply side limitations No recruiting staff/no recruiting budget They hire in real time when there s a need Exceptions DAs and PDs OCI is Not All That Focus on what you can control Success in OCI Success as a lawyer Don t stress out and don t stress others out! Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
OCI 2016 95%+ of EIW interview slots were for 2Ls Over 60% of 2Ls received at least one offer through EIW 80 - 85% of 2Ls participate in OCI Average number of initial interviews = 20 Average number of callbacks = 4 Average number of offers = 2 Callbacks to offers ratio at Berkeley Law = 50% Nationally, median number of offers made by large firms = 20 Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
OCI Alternatives Independent contacts/direct applications About 66% of 2016 OCI participants also pursued independent contacts 70% of them received offers Methods include: Employer Receptions Direct mail/email (CDO Webcast) Alumni contacts Networking B-Line Job Listings Job fairs BADCF (7/29) PI/PS (3/23) (path: For J.D. Students >> Public Interest Careers >> Find Public Interest Jobs >> CDO PIPS Webcasts >> Your 2L Public Interest and Government Job Search) Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Success Factors Interview Skills/Answers Grades Attitude Resilience/Confidence Determination/Fully Engaged High Emotional I.Q. Geographic/Practice Area Flexibility Thorough Research/Interview Prep How To Succeed (4/13) Guide to Effective Interviewing Employer Research Workshop Webcast Economics of Large Law Firms Webcast Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
EIW Bidding and Other Ways to Get EIW Interviews Bidding Success Factors: Rank Employer popularity Number of Interview Slots Post-Bidding Open Sign Ups Stalk the Interviewer (During scheduled breaks or before/after interview day) Hospitality Suites Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Employers and Bidding Permitted Prerequisites: a technical background (e.g., an advanced science degree); a particular language skill; or practice specific interest demonstrated by course work (e.g., tax). Preferences Have no effect on your eligibility to bid/interview Consider with grain of salt -- aspirational Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
b-Line Summer Evaluations Profile OCI Functions Bidding/Open Sign-Ups (EIW) Interview applications (FIP) Interview Cancellations Announcements (deadlines, CDO programs, employer receptions, hospitality suites) Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
OCI Information Sources Your Berkeley Law Email The email address in your b-Line profile for last minute changes to one of your scheduled interviews EIW & FIP 2017 webpage coming in May (path: For J.D. Students Private Sector Careers Find Private Sector Jobs 2016 EIW & FIP) OCI Alternatives webpage (path: For J.D. Students Private Sector Careers Find Private Sector Jobs OCI Alternatives) B-Line Announcements section Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Callbacks Schedule Promptly After Callbacks -- NALP offer timing guidelines Offers expire after 28 days 14 day reaffirmation period Don t wait and don t let an offer just expire No more than 5 offers at one time Can keep one biglaw offer open until 4/1 if you are doing PIPS job search Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
OCI Preparations Determine your employment priorities Setting; location; practice area(s) Home Careers For J.D. Students Protected: Private Sector Careers Protected: Explore Private Sector Careers Weigh all options Public Interest/Government Home Careers For J.D. Students Protected: Private Sector Careers Protected: Find Private Sector Jobs Protected: OCI Alternatives Browse Evaluations (shortcut on home page) Attend Firm Receptions Talk to Current 2Ls/3Ls Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Summer Preparations Polish Writing Sample Cover Letter (for direct/email campaigns) and FIP employers Finalize references Email us your updated resume for review by June 16 CDO is open throughout the summer! Make a phone appt with a counselor to review strategy/bids/etc. Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
Resources Grade Book (not available online) EIW 2016 Bidding, Callback & Offer Data www.nalpdirectory.com www.chambers-Associate.com Vault.com Blogs (CDO Newswire; ATL) Law.com Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
2017 Fall Recruiting Season Q&A Preparing for the 2017 Recruiting Season
