Anyone ever successfully reapply to a firm that turned them down in the past?

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Yup. Two years later they hired me. Started at the beginning of December 2021 after being turned away in 2019.

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I used the same recruiter both times. I'm sure she probably had discussions about it.

Yes. Didn't come up the second time around.

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Applied and was rejected and told they filled the position. 6 weeks later, they reposted so I reapplied. Told me the person who they offered the position to backed out last minute and they were thrilled when they saw my application again. Was hired on the spot.

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After an interview

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Yep and they forgot they interviewed me and gave me the offer the second time around lol

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Yes. Twice! I also got ignored one year but at least got an interview when I reapplied the following year for an in-house gig.

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Love the persistence!

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Easily a dozen rejections from 1L to finally lateraling to the firm that made me partner. Keep building your legal CV, and past performance (particularly law school) will become largely irrelevant.

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Yep. Outright denied by HR. Flash forward a few months and here I am.

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Happens all the time. Most of law firm hiring is all about timing. If you applied to a law firm as a corporate associate in March 2020, they would have said no. If you applied again in December 2020, they would be begging to bring you on.

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Right. Im asking more about when the interview didnt go well but you try for another shot later.

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