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

Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?
charismatic set
  09/02/10
Pretty comparable firms. Although Paul Weiss has a bigger p...
lemon faggotry water buffalo
  09/02/10
Comparable, unless you want to make more money, make partner...
light location
  09/03/10
-by "partner" you mean nonequity at Kirkland. Time...
Odious Clown
  09/03/10
huh? if you billed 2000 last year, you got a market bonus. f...
copper shitlib
  09/04/10
a. in 2008 and 2009, hitting 2000 wasn't easy in many practi...
Odious Clown
  09/04/10
don't worry about partnership track...it's like worrying abo...
Rebellious heady crotch boltzmann
  09/04/10
What about sweatshoppiness? I know PW has the rep, but what ...
charismatic set
  09/03/10
kirkland, as long as you're willing/able to source your own ...
Passionate Weed Whacker
  09/04/10
Paul Weiss NY has laid off first years and second years. ...
Rebellious heady crotch boltzmann
  09/04/10
ke (purportedly) did the same thing.
Passionate Weed Whacker
  09/04/10


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Date: September 2nd, 2010 8:00 PM
Author: charismatic set
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: lemon faggotry water buffalo

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: light location

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: Odious Clown

-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: copper shitlib

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: Odious Clown

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: Rebellious heady crotch boltzmann

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: charismatic set

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: Passionate Weed Whacker

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: Rebellious heady crotch boltzmann

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: Passionate Weed Whacker

ke (purportedly) did the same thing.

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