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2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:28 am

http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/l ... t-law-100/

Notable Jumps/Drops:

5 Latham (+2)
6 Davis Polk (-1)
7 STB (-1)
14 Cleary (-2)
20 WilmerHale (+3)
27 Cooley (+5)
39 Wilson Sonsini (+4)
40 Milbank (-2, our salary god deserves better)

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:59 am

Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:00 am

Anonymous User wrote:Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?
consensus seems to be no

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:01 am

the latham jump is notable

everything else basically a wash

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

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Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?
consensus seems to be no
Well, shit, what are these rankings even good for? They trick people into making poor decisions.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

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Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?
consensus seems to be no
FWIW, have had actual Paul Hastings associates tell me that their "Best Firm to Work For" Vault ranking is complete garbage and to disregard when deciding where to work

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:04 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?
consensus seems to be no
FWIW, have had actual Paul Hastings associates tell me that their "Best Firm to Work For" Vault ranking is complete garbage and to disregard when deciding where to work
So what do the bribes look like during survey week?

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

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Anonymous User wrote:Okay, Paul Hastings. I see you. Is PH actually a good place to work (not talking about prestige, I’m talking about the culture, hours, and overall work/life balance)?
PH associate. It’s whatever. The best to work for is pointless. They beg us to review it well. You could do worse but you could do better. No idea if the vault rank is accurate or not.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:13 am

Are the Above the Law rankings more accurate?

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:27 am

Milbank is a V10, this list is idiotic

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:29 am

Anonymous User wrote:Are the Above the Law rankings more accurate?
PPP and RPL are the best metrics. Law firms exist to make money. Nothing else matters.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:31 am

Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:32 am

Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:33 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Are the Above the Law rankings more accurate?
PPP and RPL are the best metrics. Law firms exist to make money. Nothing else matters.
Some firms are obviously worth than others hours and culture wise

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by hoos89 » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:40 am

Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
You can't vote for your own firm.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:40 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:42 am

Anonymous User wrote:Milbank is a V10, this list is idiotic
So confused by you. V10 means Vault 10 and we are talking about vault rankings. So either the list is idiotic and you shouldn’t refer to a firm by their vault ranking or it isn’t idiotic and their vault ranking matters.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:43 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.
right, but I'm pretty sure they don't let you vote for your OWN firm - see post above

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:43 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Milbank is a V10, this list is idiotic
So confused by you. V10 means Vault 10 and we are talking about vault rankings. So either the list is idiotic and you shouldn’t refer to a firm by their vault ranking or it isn’t idiotic and their vault ranking matters.
take a joke buddy

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by hoos89 » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:45 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.
right, but I'm pretty sure they don't let you vote for your OWN firm - see post above
You can vote for ONLY your firm on the soft stuff (e.g. how good is the summer program? how good are they to work for?)...you can't vote for your own firm in any of the "prestige" stuff (the main ranking and practice area rankings).

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:46 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.
right, but I'm pretty sure they don't let you vote for your OWN firm - see post above
It depends on which ranking you’re talking about. If you mean prestige ranking, then that’s based on how associates rank law firms other than their own.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by MillllerTime » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:01 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.
right, but I'm pretty sure they don't let you vote for your OWN firm - see post above
It depends on which ranking you’re talking about. If you mean prestige ranking, then that’s based on how associates rank law firms other than their own.
I don't know about others, but I rate the firms I've heard of in the 4-7 range based on how little I've had to deal with them in the past year (with less being better). All the firms I've never heard of get a 1. Firms that have made efforts to increase my salary and/or bonus get a 10.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:17 am

Anonymous User wrote:the latham jump is notable

everything else basically a wash
Yes, Latham edging out Davis Polk by 0.022 on a nonsensical list is quite notable. 2Ls take note.

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by worklifewhat » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:25 am

MillllerTime wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Just curious.

Does JD do better on here because it has a million associates that live in bumfuck nowhere where JD is king compared to mom & pop LLP?

I assume that firms with more associates tend to do better because no one is really going to rank their own firm low.
do they even let you rank your own firm
Yes. The best firm to work for ranking is based on associates’ rankings in various areas.
right, but I'm pretty sure they don't let you vote for your OWN firm - see post above
It depends on which ranking you’re talking about. If you mean prestige ranking, then that’s based on how associates rank law firms other than their own.
I don't know about others, but I rate the firms I've heard of in the 4-7 range based on how little I've had to deal with them in the past year (with less being better). All the firms I've never heard of get a 1. Firms that have made efforts to increase my salary and/or bonus get a 10.
My very scientific test is whether I’d go “ohhhh” or “wowww” upon engaging with an associate from a particular firm. Lol

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Re: 2019 Vault 100 Rankings Released

Post by DougEvans789 » Wed Jun 20, 2018 11:53 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Are the Above the Law rankings more accurate?
PPP and RPL are the best metrics. Law firms exist to make money. Nothing else matters.
I’ve heard this but always found it kinda curious. As an associate, you’re not an owner of the firm, so why would your first concern be its revenue or profitability? I can’t imagine a non-lawyer would ever pick his company based on its earnings per share or whatever. Especially not if (for some reason) he knew he’d probably never own its stock.

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