NYC to 200k Forum

[Anonymous User]

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/another ... e-bigtime/

A Houston Boutique (Ahmad Zavitsanos or AZA) matched and yet the majority of vault 100 New York firms haven’t lollll. Embarrassing for all of these second-tier firms.

[Anonymous User]

This thread has been quite informative. The difference among the top V50 firms and those at the bottom half will become more and more evident. I don't event think that firms with PPP of 800k should even be ranked on a list that includes Cravath, as they don't target the same client base, much less are competing for the same students; but then again, this profession is full of lists that are good for preftige only.

It has been very informative for learning how miserable WilmerHale associates are. Can't blame them.

[Anonymous User]

LOL at Norton Rose’s 2300 billable requirement for non-NYC/DC markets to get the full raise.

what a miserable hellhole.

[Anonymous User]

FulbrighTTT indeed: https://abovethelaw.com/2018/06/unequal ... ssociates/

Setting a pretty low bar for Hunton, HayBoo, Locke, Bracewell, etc. who don't want to match VE/BB/TK/Akin but can at least point to Fulbright and say "hey, it could be worse!"

[Anonymous User]

This thread has been quite informative. The difference among the top V50 firms and those at the bottom half will become more and more evident. I don't event think that firms with PPP of 800k should even be ranked on a list that includes Cravath, as they don't target the same client base, much less are competing for the same students; but then again, this profession is full of lists that are good for preftige only.

It has been very informative for learning how miserable WilmerHale associates are. Can't blame them.

I'd be pretty pissed if I was at an ostensibly top 20 firm that hadn't matched yet (W&C included).

[Anonymous User]

Not sure this has been noted yet ITT, but Patterson Belknap midlevels and seniors got completely fucked

[Anonymous User]

what did they do?

[Anonymous User]

We may want to give BSF a little more time before casting them out. In order to increase compensation, the firm has to upgrade the entire compensation formula for associates - which, I take it, is more involved than assigning what peer firms are doing. Word of mouth is that members of the partner committee that decides these things are actively working on it

Well BSF has had since 2016 to work on it...

[Anonymous User]

unofficial word at WFail is that it is not imminent.

[Anonymous User]

unofficial word at WFail is that it is not imminent.

From who? Not imminent as in nobody has heard anything or not imminent as in someone heard that it isn't going to happen?

[Anonymous User]

We may want to give BSF a little more time before casting them out. In order to increase compensation, the firm has to upgrade the entire compensation formula for associates - which, I take it, is more involved than assigning what peer firms are doing. Word of mouth is that members of the partner committee that decides these things are actively working on it

Well BSF has had since 2016 to work on it...

This. The last round of salary increases created the problem, and this one only exacerbated it. Many associates have called this to the partnership’s attention. So that “word of mouth” may be true, but the previous anon is being too generous. They have been wishing away the problem for months.

[Anonymous User]

unofficial word at WFail is that it is not imminent.

From who? Not imminent as in nobody has heard anything or not imminent as in someone heard that it isn't going to happen?

the latter. as in no imminent plans of matching. by imminent i mean in the next week or two. i'd say there will be a match eventually by the end of july (and hopefully bonuses, but who knows at this point), but the management is clearly more out of touch than most people had anticipated or feared.

[Anonymous User]

Wilmer Fail is first loser.

ShepparTTT MuTTTin is second loser.

KaTTTen is third.

Wonder if that's just where the line is drawn.

[Anonymous User]

Wilmer associate here. People are just rip shit angry at this point. Firm management is so out to lunch. Not doing any recruiting this Fall because I could not in good conscious tell people to come here.

[Anonymous User]

WILMERHALE COMING THROUGH AT LAST SECOND!! Beating Cravath scale by $2.5K/$5K for each class! No minimum hours for summer bonuses! All offices! OMMGGGGGGG askl;dh;jf;joaskdnf

[Anonymous User]

lol. thats a terrible troll effort

[Anonymous User]

WILMERHALE COMING THROUGH AT LAST SECOND!! Beating Cravath scale by $2.5K/$5K for each class! No minimum hours for summer bonuses! All offices! OMMGGGGGGG askl;dh;jf;joaskdnf

Can verify. New scale:

2017 - 192.5
2016 - 202.5
2015 - 225
2014 - 260
2013 - 285
2012 - 310
2011 - 330
2010 - 345

Sent to ATL. Let's see if they're still around to post.

[Anonymous User]

I'm at WH. A couple close friends here got the raise + bonus email, but I've gotten absolutely nothing. WTF. Are the emails going in waves?

[Anonymous User]

WILMERHALE COMING THROUGH AT LAST SECOND!! Beating Cravath scale by $2.5K/$5K for each class! No minimum hours for summer bonuses! All offices! OMMGGGGGGG askl;dh;jf;joaskdnf

Can verify. New scale:

2017 - 192.5
2016 - 202.5
2015 - 225
2014 - 260
2013 - 285
2012 - 310
2011 - 330
2010 - 345

Sent to ATL. Let's see if they're still around to post.

WH associate here. This is false.

[Anonymous User]

you're all lying.

WE'RE TROLLED ENOUGH BY OUR OWN FIRM DON'T JOIN THEM.

[Anonymous User]

WILMERHALE COMING THROUGH AT LAST SECOND!! Beating Cravath scale by $2.5K/$5K for each class! No minimum hours for summer bonuses! All offices! OMMGGGGGGG askl;dh;jf;joaskdnf

Can verify. New scale:

2017 - 192.5
2016 - 202.5
2015 - 225
2014 - 260
2013 - 285
2012 - 310
2011 - 330
2010 - 345

Sent to ATL. Let's see if they're still around to post.

WH associate here. This is false.

Anon from above. Wow, I take it all back. Just got the same email.

[Anonymous User]

I’m at WH’s Dayton OH office. Any word on whether discovery attorneys will be receiving any raises and/or bonuses?

[Anonymous User]

Until we see a screenshot, I'd assume all Friday-before-paycheck rumors are crap.

[Anonymous User]

Based on the last few posts, WH's plan is clearly to wait long enough that Associates eat each other to lower leverage and then announce just in time for OCI. And it's working.

[jbagelboy]

WILMERHALE COMING THROUGH AT LAST SECOND!! Beating Cravath scale by $2.5K/$5K for each class! No minimum hours for summer bonuses! All offices! OMMGGGGGGG askl;dh;jf;joaskdnf

Can verify. New scale:

2017 - 192.5
2016 - 202.5
2015 - 225
2014 - 260
2013 - 285
2012 - 310
2011 - 330
2010 - 345

Sent to ATL. Let's see if they're still around to post.

can mods confirm this is real and that its not just the same person trolling with anon