White & Case (NY) vs. Williams & Connolly Forum

[avenuem]

The cream goes to White & Case

This is exactly what I've been hearing from my classmates at HYS

I hope you know that the "cream [sic]" going to White & Case is a meme, a relic of sorts.

Williams & Connolly pays above White & Case/market and is a litigation powerhouse.

If we're talking about crème de la crème, the crème at White & Case is like the crème on a McDonalds frappe, whereas the crème at Williams & Connolly is like the crème on, say, a pret a manger or even more upscale coffee.

Williams & Connolly is well know for paying below market. Not sure where you are getting the idea they pay above market.

Williams & Connolly doesn't pay bonuses and vault has their salary (although this might be slightly out of date): 1st year $200 (205/212.5 market); 2nd year 200 (225/235); 3rd 230 (270/290); 4th 260 (320/347); 5th 285 (360/392); 6th 310 (395/432); 7th 330 (425/465); 8th 345 (440/480).

You are going to make way less at Williams & Connolly than at White & Case. Certainly way less than at actually comparable firms (Gibson DC, Kellogg, MTO, Susman, Keker, WLRK).

Maybe it's true that Williams & Connolly doesn't pay bonuses, but it pays above market salaries.

Can't believe the poll is even this close...

Yeah, White & Case is a no brainer.

By which you mean go there if you have no brain?

[Anonymous User]

Maybe it's true that Williams & Connolly doesn't pay bonuses, but it pays above market salaries.

The W&C associate confirmed that all-in compensation is below market once you get to midlevel. "Above market salaries" is misleading at best. If you spend 4 to 9 years in biglaw, you will make less money at Williams & Connolly that at any Cravath-scale firm. Less than that, it's about a wash; mileage varies for more than that but W&C has better partnership prospects.