It was the Best of firms, it was the Worst of firms Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:01 pm

Nelson wrote:The short version of this thread: work life is much better pretty much anywhere outside of NYC. Problem is, outside of NYC means either lower offer rates and less $ (secondary market) or insanely competitive (DC, CA).

DC is more competitive than CA. And within CA, SF is more competitive (and expensive) than LA.

Nelson · Post by **Nelson** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:04 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Nelson wrote:The short version of this thread: work life is much better pretty much anywhere outside of NYC. Problem is, outside of NYC means either lower offer rates and less $ (secondary market) or insanely competitive (DC, CA).
DC is more competitive than CA. And within CA, SF is more competitive (and expensive) than LA.

great use of anon to nitpick something that wasn't the point.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 5:07 pm

Nelson wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Nelson wrote:The short version of this thread: work life is much better pretty much anywhere outside of NYC. Problem is, outside of NYC means either lower offer rates and less $ (secondary market) or insanely competitive (DC, CA).
DC is more competitive than CA. And within CA, SF is more competitive (and expensive) than LA.
great use of anon to nitpick something that wasn't the point.

My point is that your point is generalized, overbroad, and misleading. There are markets outside of NYC where you can have the best of all worlds, contrary to the gist of your post.

megagnarley · Post by **megagnarley** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:52 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
toothbrush wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Best: Munger, Tolles & Olson, hands down. I could pick pretty much any firm I wanted (top of the class at HYS) and I picked MTO and another firm that is higher ranked on Vault and split my summer. Summered there in the past 3 years and am clerking now but I will most likely return after my clerkship. Extremely high level work and good quality of life (relatively speaking, of course).
What practice group were you in? Anything else you can share on MTO? I haven't heard about them before.
I did various types of litigation (notably, a cool entertainment law case). They don't have rigid practice groups and I did a bunch of different types of litigation assignments. Yes, they aren't as well known as some other firms and fly under the radar a little bit (maybe because they only have offices in California and many people want to practice on the east coast). They have had 3 partners confirmed to the 9th Circuit in the past few years, too.

I'm happy to share more information/opinions. Do you have any specific questions?

Edit: To the degree that there is a correlation between being "family friendly" and having a higher quality of life, this link might be of interest: http://abovethelaw.com/2014/04/the-top- ... irms-2014/

Anon would you mind shooting me a PM? I have some specific MTO questions and you sound knowledgable.

Nelson · Post by **Nelson** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Nelson wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Nelson wrote:The short version of this thread: work life is much better pretty much anywhere outside of NYC. Problem is, outside of NYC means either lower offer rates and less $ (secondary market) or insanely competitive (DC, CA).
DC is more competitive than CA. And within CA, SF is more competitive (and expensive) than LA.
great use of anon to nitpick something that wasn't the point.
My point is that your point is generalized, overbroad, and misleading. There are markets outside of NYC where you can have the best of all worlds, contrary to the gist of your post.

If you're the munger guy then just lol. This is why anon abuse sucks.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:00 pm

megagnarley wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
toothbrush wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Best: Munger, Tolles & Olson, hands down. I could pick pretty much any firm I wanted (top of the class at HYS) and I picked MTO and another firm that is higher ranked on Vault and split my summer. Summered there in the past 3 years and am clerking now but I will most likely return after my clerkship. Extremely high level work and good quality of life (relatively speaking, of course).
What practice group were you in? Anything else you can share on MTO? I haven't heard about them before.
I did various types of litigation (notably, a cool entertainment law case). They don't have rigid practice groups and I did a bunch of different types of litigation assignments. Yes, they aren't as well known as some other firms and fly under the radar a little bit (maybe because they only have offices in California and many people want to practice on the east coast). They have had 3 partners confirmed to the 9th Circuit in the past few years, too.

I'm happy to share more information/opinions. Do you have any specific questions?

Edit: To the degree that there is a correlation between being "family friendly" and having a higher quality of life, this link might be of interest: http://abovethelaw.com/2014/04/the-top- ... irms-2014/
Anon would you mind shooting me a PM? I have some specific MTO questions and you sound knowledgable.

PM'd.

JVK · Post by **JVK** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:01 pm

I'd appreciate a PM on MTO, too - thank you!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:02 pm

JVK wrote:I'd appreciate a PM on MTO, too - thank you!

PM'd.

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