Which D.C. Firm?: O'Melveny or Hogan Lovells
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:42 pm
Hi all,
I ended up with a bunch of offers and for various reasons have whittled my choices down to the D.C. offices of OMM and Hogan (I am no longer considering Cleary, which I mentioned in a previous post). I'm having a really tough time deciding, so I figured I'd turn to you all. I'm obviously interested in your votes, but I'm also interested in anything you know about either firm as it pertains to any of the following areas (if you have the information to elaborate beyond "X firm is better than Y firm" that would be wonderful). Any anecdotes are also very much appreciated.
(1) Strength of litigation practice, in particular white collar
(2) Connections to government, i.e. institutional knowledge to help get clerkships, connections to get government employment after working at the firm for a few years, willingness of the firm to take you back after government service
(3) Work-life balance
(4) Anything else you think might be helpful to know.
Thanks so much for your help!
I ended up with a bunch of offers and for various reasons have whittled my choices down to the D.C. offices of OMM and Hogan (I am no longer considering Cleary, which I mentioned in a previous post). I'm having a really tough time deciding, so I figured I'd turn to you all. I'm obviously interested in your votes, but I'm also interested in anything you know about either firm as it pertains to any of the following areas (if you have the information to elaborate beyond "X firm is better than Y firm" that would be wonderful). Any anecdotes are also very much appreciated.
(1) Strength of litigation practice, in particular white collar
(2) Connections to government, i.e. institutional knowledge to help get clerkships, connections to get government employment after working at the firm for a few years, willingness of the firm to take you back after government service
(3) Work-life balance
(4) Anything else you think might be helpful to know.
Thanks so much for your help!