Does HR for in house positions really use law school GPA as criterion for mid level positions? I’m an 8th yr with relevant in house experience, but my law school grades don’t tell that story

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I’m in-house and I don’t focus on law school GPA when I’m interviewing. Especially if the candidate has been out of law school for 8 years.

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Same here

I refuse to give my law school gpa

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Overall, no one cares in-house what your GPA is. Most people aren't hired fresh out of law school, so there's an assumption that the "culling" is already done. Where you worked and the kind of work you did is going to outweigh GPA, esp as an 8th year. Oh AND culture fit. You could have T14, 4.0, federal clerkship, and BigLaw and be insufferable and arrogant or, not be those things, but just not vibe with the lawyers and you're probably not getting an offer.

Make sure your resume is using keywords and phrases from the job description to increase your chances of getting past the software and into human's hands.

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I went through the interview process for a handful of positions this year and was never asked. Would seem strange to me.

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I participate on the hiring committee for one of the largest tech companies. I realize this may be atypical, but HR has very little say in whom we hire. I'd say the biggest factors, ranked by importance, are: 1) personal connections, 2) interpersonal skills/attitude/"fit," 3) competence/experience, 4) desire to work/live in the area. I don't like that #1 is a thing, but if you worked hard for us in the past or if Chief IP Counsel sends you to us, apparently most people think that's gold to the point where they'll overlook much more qualified candidates. But the good news is: we've never once discussed a candidate's GPA.

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Thank you, this is helpful. I don’t have personal connections with the counsel (it’s a new spinoff company) but I know several people in tangential areas who have forwarded my resume to people who make the decisions. I thought that may at least get me a screening call.

I’ve never disclosed my GPA when applying, and started in-house right out of law school. When we hire new attorneys in our company GPA is not a factor. I didn’t have the best GPA or class ranking, so perhaps that’s why I don’t focus on it. I echo the comments above because I look for hustle and grit in candidates, not how they performed on an exam several years ago. Good luck!

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Depends on the GC

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I was never asked - but I was grilled by an ignorant HR representative about my decision to participate in moot court and trial practice while in law school if I wanted an in house position. I’d been out of law school 5 years at this point. I was floored.

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The application form (one of those taleo sites) asked for it but I did not provide, mainly because I can’t remember the exact number without serious digging and this is a competitive position where I wanted to submit my resume first

Counsel 1: what do you mean by hustle and grit? How do you identify that your prospective employer wants that in an applicant? I guess I’m wondering, because other than saying it, how would you know that the prospective employer wants that

Take it off your resume.

I got grilled on GPA by the GC of a publicly traded company when interviewing a little over 3 years out of law school. Didn’t get the offer (and very glad in retrospect). Wish I had responded by pointing out that I could have taken the easy way out by going to his law school, but chose to challenge myself instead. Hindsight is 20/20.

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