I'm afraid I must reject your rejection
We got a rejection letter in the mail yesterday. Nothing unusual about that. Except we NEVER INTERVIEWED WITH THE FIRM!!! They wrote:
Dear Mr. (TJ):
On behalf of A------ K---- LLP, I would like to thank you for taking the time to talk with us during our recent visit to the University of Virginia School of Law. We very much appreciate the opportunity to become acquainted with you.
The students we had an opportunity to meet during our visit were most impressive. The fact that the number of qualified students we have met during the course of our campus interviews far exceeds the number of positions available with our firm has made our determiniations particularly difficult this year. With reluctance, but knowing that you need to conclude your plans for next summer, we feel that we should advise you that we will not be able to offer you a summer clerkship with our firm.
Again, let me offer our sincere thanks for your interest in our firm, and best wishes for a successful school year.
-Director of Attorney Employment
We've written them a letter back:
Dear Law Firm:
I'd like to thank you very much for taking the time to come to UVA. We've got a great thing going on here and I'm sure you enjoyed meeting and talking with my classmates. They're a good looking group of people.
Unfortunately, and with great regret, I am going to be unable to accept your rejection dated Oct. 10. This is largely due to the fact that I never interviewed with you. In fact, how did you get my address?
I had a chance to meet with a large number of highly qualified law firms during the course of my job hunt and the decision was a tough one. I started by considering only those law firms with which I had interviewed. This, unfortunately, excludes you. With your qualifications, and what I'm sure is a collegial atmosphere in which you work hard and play hard, where you take the law seriously but not yourselves, I'm sure you will have no trouble securing an excellent summer class. I wish I could be part of it.
Again, let me offer my sincere thanks for considering and rejecting me. Best wishes for a successful work year.
-TJ
I'm sure things will work out for them.
(Apparently, this firm did this to several people.)
(On a totally unrelated note, when typing the word "rejection" in a text message it uses the same keys as "selection." Think about it.)
Comments
First!!!
Posted by: Slappy | October 18, 2007 02:03 PM
haha. your reply is hilarious.
Posted by: Josh | October 18, 2007 02:29 PM
You should have just posted the original. It is a lot better than your attempt.
http://www.snopes.com/college/admin/rejection.asp
Posted by: good one | October 18, 2007 02:35 PM
You should be sure to proofread your letter before sending (and, arguably, even before posting it on your blog). "In fact, how did you my address" reads a lot better with "obtain" or even "get" in the middle, and your snarky "I'm better than you, idiots" letter is a lot more effective when it does not contain the type of errors likely to prove the correctness of the firm's rejecting you (with or without an actual interview).
Posted by: anon | October 18, 2007 02:56 PM
maybe you should have read your letter before you sent it. it's missing a word.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 18, 2007 03:01 PM
the snarky reply would have been better without the typos -- "In fact, how did you my address?"
Posted by: anon | October 18, 2007 03:18 PM
man, leave a word out and these clowns go crazy. It's a blog fools.
Posted by: anon | October 18, 2007 05:55 PM
I always wanted to send back rejection letters with red pen edits to their grammar. But I never did. I truly hope you sent something like this (assuming you already have an offer).
Posted by: JustJenny | October 19, 2007 09:48 AM
Having worked for a time at A------ K---- LLP, I can assure you they did you a favor. I love your reply.
Posted by: Brianwho? | October 23, 2007 07:24 AM
I had the same thing happen to me as I was going through OCI this fall! What made it all the more entertaining was that I had declined DL's invitation to interview... nonetheless, one week later, I received a rejection letter in the mail.
Posted by: Do we Le Boof | November 9, 2007 03:35 PM