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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:39 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Akin Gump (DC)
Yale 1
Penn 1
Michigan 2
Northwestern 1
Georgetown 3
Texas 1
GW 1
Catholic 1

Total 11
Pretty wide distribution of schools. Here's another of the smaller DC classes:

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4 Harvard
2 Stanford
1 Yale
1 Chicago

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:57 am

Skadden (NYC)

Unknown: 7
Harvard: 11
GWU: 1
Columbia: 21
Cornell: 3
Virginia: 8
Berkeley: 5
Chicago: 5
Fordham: 2
NYU: 16
Vanderbilt: 4
Brooklyn: 2
UNC: 1
Stanford: 2
Georgetown: 6
Boston: 1
Duke: 1
Penn: 2
Michigan: 1
Yale: 1
W&M: 1
McGill: 1
Texas: 1
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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:58 am

FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by toothbrush » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:25 am

Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
Chicago kids are flocking to Skadden in droves now that there is that v3 prestige.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by 2014 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:51 pm

Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
Partially explains why to my knowledge our NY numbers for every other V20 are down (STB might be the same actually). Poached by Sk@dden

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:55 pm

2014 wrote:
Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
Partially explains why to my knowledge our NY numbers for every other V20 are down (STB might be the same actually). Poached by Sk@dden
That's what shocked me the most, after you told me how many other NYC firms were getting the cold shoulder from us.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Dec 12, 2014 2:59 pm

2014 wrote:
Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
Partially explains why to my knowledge our NY numbers for every other V20 are down (STB might be the same actually). Poached by Sk@dden
there are at least 7 going to the chicago office too

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by 2014 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:04 pm

Your class does not strike me as super bro-ey I'm at a loss for logic here.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by parkslope » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:11 pm

Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
What's wrong with Skadden? And is it really more fratty than Kirkland/Latham/STB?

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by jbagelboy » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:14 pm

parkslope wrote:
Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
What's wrong with Skadden? And is it really more fratty than Kirkland/Latham/STB?
Definitely more fratty than STB. Maybe comparable to latham/kirkland

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by FSK » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:20 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Skadden (NYC)

Unknown: 8
Harvard: 11
GWU: 1
Columbia: 21
Cornell: 3
Virginia: 8
Berkeley: 5
Chicago: 5
Fordham: 2
NYU: 16
Vanderbilt: 4
Brooklyn: 2
UNC: 1
Stanford: 2
Georgetown: 6
Boston: 1
Duke: 1
Penn: 2
Michigan: 1
Yale: 1
W&M: 1
McGill: 1
I've been saying GW got wrecked this year, and seeing both STB and Skadden take a ton from Georgetown but none from us is towards that trend.
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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:21 pm

parkslope wrote:
Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
What's wrong with Skadden? And is it really more fratty than Kirkland/Latham/STB?
I think sadden is on the higher end of shitty NYC v10s but what do I know. I think relative to people's options at Chicago it's not a great choice.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by DoveBodyWash » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:22 pm

2014 wrote:Your class does not strike me as super bro-ey I'm at a loss for logic here.
there are a few transfers going to Skadden NYC which may account for higher than expected Skadden numbers

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by jbagelboy » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:26 pm

Mal Reynolds wrote:
parkslope wrote:
Mal Reynolds wrote:FIVE from chicago? I can't wait to see who those idiots are.
What's wrong with Skadden? And is it really more fratty than Kirkland/Latham/STB?
I think sadden is on the higher end of shitty NYC v10s but what do I know. I think relative to people's options at Chicago it's not a great choice.
Surprised by this. I thought skadden would be rather standard fare for a median kid at chicago.

ETA: i realize maybe that's what you meant . Sry

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:30 pm

From the numbers I have Skadden is more grade selective than a lot of the other v10s.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by parkslope » Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:54 pm

Mal Reynolds wrote:From the numbers I have Skadden is more grade selective than a lot of the other v10s.
I don't think it is. From various documents floating around, Skadden NY has a much lower yield than its V5 "peers."

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by 2014 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:27 pm

Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.

So Mal's point (which I probably agree with) is why choose Skadden over CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/etc. I admit a lot of ignorance though because I know zero people who went to Skadden NY.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by banjo » Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:50 pm

2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.
Damn that's pretty good. I don't have all the data in front of me, but I think CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/Skadden/L&W/Boies take 80-100% of their class from Stone (top thirdish) and above at CLS.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:56 pm

2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.

So Mal's point (which I probably agree with) is why choose Skadden over CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/etc. I admit a lot of ignorance though because I know zero people who went to Skadden NY.
The callback data from the last three years makes it look like theyre more grade selective. But maybe I'm mixing up cause and effect.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

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banjo wrote:
2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.
Damn that's pretty good. I don't have all the data in front of me, but I think CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/Skadden/L&W/Boies take 80-100% of their class from Stone (top thirdish) and above at CLS.
M too... you have to be generally in the top third at least.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by 2014 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:21 pm

Mal Reynolds wrote:
2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.

So Mal's point (which I probably agree with) is why choose Skadden over CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/etc. I admit a lot of ignorance though because I know zero people who went to Skadden NY.
The callback data from the last three years makes it look like theyre more grade selective. But maybe I'm mixing up cause and effect.
They call back pretty much everyone at like 179+ which makes it look like they are grade selective but the amount of CBs is so high that the bottom 25-50% of people getting called back represents enough to literally give every NY seeker multiple to several V10 offers. Or in other words if you look at the 30-40 who actually end up accepting NY V2-20s they are almost invariably 176-179s.

I was a little surprised to see what it looked like on paper though too.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Tiago Splitter » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:25 pm

2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.

So Mal's point (which I probably agree with) is why choose Skadden over CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/etc. I admit a lot of ignorance though because I know zero people who went to Skadden NY.
The fact that all those firms are in play doesn't mean everyone gets em all. And even for those who do I could see Skadden appealing if you might want to come back to Chicago.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by 2014 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:31 pm

That's actually really valid. Wouldn't surprise me if some people struck out in Chi but Skadden keeps a potential office switch in play (Kirkland, Latham, and Sidley NY all hire very few to none from here).

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by patagonia93 » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:27 pm

banjo wrote:
2014 wrote:Median at UChi is completely in play for every NY firm other than WLRK and maybe Boies depending on intra-class competition for it. I have numbers to support that 4 years running it's not just my homer schtick.
Damn that's pretty good. I don't have all the data in front of me, but I think CSM/S&C/STB/DPW/Cleary/Skadden/L&W/Boies take 80-100% of their class from Stone (top thirdish) and above at CLS.
Ha yea, being median at UChi and having all those options is pretty fantastic. Banjo's right that you pretty much have to be Stone at CLS to have a decent shot at any of those firms listed (all take 80%+).

Skadden NYC with 21 from Columbia though? Wow. Abnormally large representation there.

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Re: Summer Classes 2015 Edition

Post by Mal Reynolds » Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:30 pm

If Skadden alone took 21 people it doesn't sound like you have to be a Stone scholar.

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