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Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?

Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?
Amber effete ticket booth
  09/02/10
Pretty comparable firms. Although Paul Weiss has a bigger p...
electric avocado school cafeteria ratface
  09/02/10
Comparable, unless you want to make more money, make partner...
glittery jet box office
  09/03/10
-by "partner" you mean nonequity at Kirkland. Time...
abnormal philosopher-king legend
  09/03/10
huh? if you billed 2000 last year, you got a market bonus. f...
bat shit crazy bossy senate
  09/04/10
a. in 2008 and 2009, hitting 2000 wasn't easy in many practi...
abnormal philosopher-king legend
  09/04/10
don't worry about partnership track...it's like worrying abo...
Lascivious High-end Resort Half-breed
  09/04/10
What about sweatshoppiness? I know PW has the rep, but what ...
Amber effete ticket booth
  09/03/10
kirkland, as long as you're willing/able to source your own ...
territorial incel haunted graveyard
  09/04/10
Paul Weiss NY has laid off first years and second years. ...
Lascivious High-end Resort Half-breed
  09/04/10
ke (purportedly) did the same thing.
territorial incel haunted graveyard
  09/04/10


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Date: September 2nd, 2010 8:00 PM
Author: Amber effete ticket booth
Subject: Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?

For litigation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15950747)



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Date: September 2nd, 2010 9:06 PM
Author: electric avocado school cafeteria ratface

Pretty comparable firms. Although Paul Weiss has a bigger presence in New York.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15951077)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 8:54 AM
Author: glittery jet box office

Comparable, unless you want to make more money, make partner earlier, and have control over your work, in which case you should go to Kirkland.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955041)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:54 AM
Author: abnormal philosopher-king legend

-by "partner" you mean nonequity at Kirkland. Time to equity partnership is shorter at PW (~8-9 years) compared to 10-14 at KE

-money is (on average) a wash given KE's lower bonuses ITE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955476)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:31 AM
Author: bat shit crazy bossy senate

huh? if you billed 2000 last year, you got a market bonus. for every hundred hours over, you got 1000$ more. how were hte bonuses lower? if you billed btw 1900-2000, you got a little lower than market.

how does that make money a wash????

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961314)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:45 AM
Author: abnormal philosopher-king legend

a. in 2008 and 2009, hitting 2000 wasn't easy in many practice groups

b. KE bonuses aren't based solely on hours

c. The actual "bump up" for going over 2000 wasn't that high. Pre-ITE, hitting e.g. 2400 hours would mean an extra 20-50k depending on class year and quality of work. I've heard from many sources (including associates at KE) that ITE, it's more like a 5-10k extra. An extra 5-10k for an extra ~400 hrs billed isn't much and not worth it in itself; it may be worth it for staying on partnership track and avoiding being stealthed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961465)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:55 AM
Author: Lascivious High-end Resort Half-breed

don't worry about partnership track...it's like worrying about where you're going to build your vacation house on mars

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961532)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 11:22 AM
Author: Amber effete ticket booth

What about sweatshoppiness? I know PW has the rep, but what about KE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955588)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:48 AM
Author: territorial incel haunted graveyard

kirkland, as long as you're willing/able to source your own work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961480)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:49 AM
Author: Lascivious High-end Resort Half-breed

Paul Weiss NY has laid off first years and second years.

It was stealth, obviously, but it happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961491)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:51 AM
Author: territorial incel haunted graveyard

ke (purportedly) did the same thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961509)