Attn Lawyers (John Lee?), who should I work for!

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Ron

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Hello all lawyers,

Looking for advice on who I should try to work for:

I have call back interviews at the following places:

All the top philly firms

All the firms in Wilmington

A few other places, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Steptoe and Johnson, Shearman and Sterling, Dewey Ballantine, Clifford Chance, Calwalader etc.

I am leaning toward the Skadden office in Wilmington as my first choice, any input, seems like a tough offer to get though? Not particularly keen about moving, I like DC alyssa likes NYC, but she dislikes DC and I dislike NYC.

Got rejections from S&C and Morgan Lewis which I am bummed about but otherwise I have done well with staying in the process.

Anyone from a top 100 firm want to give me a summer associate gig?

I like corporate, securities, bankruptcy type work but have no real preference.

Ron :eek:
 
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Steve

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Ron - while I can't offer any advice about any of those firms, I can point one thing out... D.C.'s traffic situation is bad, second only to L.A.'s. Over the next 5 years, it is projected to be the worst in the nation.
 
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Ron

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John Lee,

Summer deal, I am only a 2L.

I know they are all sweat shops. That I am ok with. I would prefer someplace that has some decent working conditions while I am toiling away 80+ hours a week.

Steve, thanks for the tip on DC traffic. The hour I spent on New York Ave getting the parkway brought that home. As far as the firms I visited seemed MUCH nicer than the NYC firms I interviewed with, but this is still a pretty small sample of firms so maybe some of the other NYC firms I will fall in love with. Overall though this is why I am leaning toward Skadden in Wilmingtn is the whole moving/traffic/house thing. You get NYC pay all the way through partner, cheap living, and a practice that has so much work they poach associates from other offices. The guy who started it even beat David Boies! They pretty much can print money down there. I have an offer from a top Philly firm and a top Wilmington firm now, both of which I really liked, but my Skadden call back has not occurred yet, nor has some more NYC interviews and I still am up in the air so any help is appreciated.

You can email if you do not want to post evilfij at yahoo dott com

Thanks!

Ron
 
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john

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My only advice would be to ask the attorneys in your area which firms have a good work environment. Don't go with a firm strictly from your summer experience. All firms wine and dine their summers and treat them with kid gloves. Once the summers are hired as associates, life is over.
 
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