2013 wrote:What was the point of your OP if you’re just going to try to bat away every criticism of Latham? Clearly you just want to go there or you didn’t get a better offer, which is fine.Anonymous User wrote:OP here. I'm going to one of the midsize Latham offices (think Boston, Costa Mesa, Houston, Menlo Park, San Diego, or San Francisco).
I'm a little shocked at some of the responses in this thread. I think some of the criticisms of my OP are legitimate but I also feel there is a lot of irrational anti-Latham bias with some of the people here. Some of the people here are probably bitter they didn't get offers from Latham.
First of all, a lot of people here are making straw man arguments saying that I said Latham was the most prestigious firm. I never said that or even claimed to say that.
With that said, it is indisputable that Latham is a V5 firm. This is literally a fact. When you wake up tomorrow morning this fact will still be true and there is nothing you can do about it. Some people seem to be suggesting that Latham is a "fake" V5 firm. What about firms like Davis Polk, which are literally not in the V5? I have never seen anyone call DPW a "fake" V5 firm.
Second of all, I am not a Latham recruiter. The mods here can see who I am - I have been on this site for years and am clearly a 2L law school student. I think it is very telling that some people think that anyone who says anything good about Latham must be a recruiter.
I do think some of the criticism of how Latham handled the recession is legitimate. But to be fair this probably applies more to the New York office.
Finally I think it is funny people seem to be accusing me of putting to much of my self-worth into my firm. I am not the one going around on internet message boards tearing down other peoples' firms. I just think that is a little funny.
Latham is a great firm. But it’s a behemoth that probably will Latham again if the economy tanks. Some of the offices you mentioned “Boston, Costa Mesa, Houston, Menlo Park, San Diego, or San Francisco” are highly leveraged, so those will probably be more susceptible to lathaming.
Boston: 20 partners, 32 associates
Orange County: 18 partners, 35 associates
Houston: 20 partners, 51 associates
Silicon Valley: 41 partners, 55 associates
San Diego: 26 partners, 39 associates
San Francisco: 39 partners, 66 associates