EIW Videos
EIW Orientation: Preparing for 2L BigLaw Recruiting (2023) – CDO private sector counselors provide a preview on the upcoming 2L BigLaw recruiting season, updates on current market developments in BigLaw hiring, and provide an overview of what to expect in the spring and summer leading up to EIW.
EIW Mechanics (2023) – CDO Counselors address the mechanics of EIW, give an overview of the bidding process and application process, discuss the steps you need to prepare, answer questions like whether and how to split your summer or pursue multiple offices or practice areas of the same law firm, and lay out additional ways of finding summer associate positions.
EIW Interview Preparation Videos (2023): In these two videos CDO counselors share an interview framework for making your “nice conversations” into “persuasive conversations” so you can persuade employers that they should hire you. Learn how to use your legal skills from 1L year in every interview, just how much you can prepare in advance, and the most common EIW questions (and tips on how you can develop your personal responses). Whether you’ve never interviewed with a law firm or you’ve interviewed with many, we’ll share new techniques so you can be your most confident, authentic self in law firm interviews.
- EIW Interviewing Skills: Part I – Overview and how to prepare in advance
- EIW Interviewing Skills: Part II – What to expect during the interview
EIW Interview Workshop and Handout (2022) – CDO counselors provide information about EIW interview format and strategy and tips on commonly asked and most difficult EIW questions, and virtual presentation style.
EIW Law Firm Employer Research Overview (2022). CDO counselors provide a tour of web resources, employer research tools, and tips for creating your EIW bid list.
OCI Resources
Law Firm Pronunciation Guide (2024) – Audio recordings of how to pronounce each law firm’s name. To use this resource, download the PowerPoint presentation and open in PowerPoint (not Google Sheets).
Interview Attire Guidance
Law Firm Assessments – What they are, which firms are using them, and what information we have as to their purpose and use.
How I Landed An OCI Job (Despite My Non-Impressive Grades) – Interviews with former students who landed Biglaw jobs even though they had challenging grades. They explain how they did it and offer advice for those who will soon be going through on-campus interviews.
BigLaw-Related Videos
How BigLaw Works: BigLaw as a Business (2023)
How BigLaw Works: Recruiting and Life in BigLaw (2022)
Litigation v. Transactional Law (2022)
Pro Bono in BigLaw (2023)
How to Navigate a Career in BigLaw – Coast to Coast (NYC) (2023)
BigLaw in LA Market Overview (2022)
BigLaw in DC Alumni Panel (2023)
BigLaw Basics: Litigation (2021)
BigLaw Basics: Transactions (2021)
BigLaw Basics: Intellectual Property (2021)