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Non NYC BigLaw

Post by MBH124 » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:46 pm

Is there a general sentiment regarding starting a career in BigLaw outside of NYC? I used to work in finance and everybody would tell me (bosses, colleagues, etc.) that NYC was far and away the best place to start a career in finance. Obviously, there are remote offices (i.e. SF, Houston, etc) which offer great jobs, but just not quite up to par with NYC.

Is this sentiment similar in the legal world?

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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by ResolutePear » Tue Jul 13, 2010 4:48 pm

MBH124 wrote:Is there a general sentiment regarding starting a career in BigLaw outside of NYC? I used to work in finance and everybody would tell me (bosses, colleagues, etc.) that NYC was far and away the best place to start a career in finance. Obviously, there are remote offices (i.e. SF, Houston, etc) which offer great jobs, but just not quite up to par with NYC.

Is this sentiment similar in the legal world?

Thanks.
Being the tradecenter of the world, I would figure.
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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by MBH124 » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:11 pm

Can anyone do anything more than 'figure'? Anybody have any experience in this or firsthand knowledge?

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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by edcrane » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:27 pm

I think that this is generally true of non-IP/non-regulatory transactional practices within biglaw. For example, a top M&A practice in Chicago is unlikely to compare favorably to a top M&A practice in New York. I do not think this is true of litigation practices.
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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by clintonius » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:36 pm

Thread title is oxymoronic.
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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by A Swift » Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:47 pm

I have the same question. How does the Los Angeles market compare to NYC?
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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by clintonius » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:00 pm

I've heard LA's flea market is the finest in the country.
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Re: Non NYC BigLaw

Post by DerrickRose » Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:21 pm

clintonius wrote:I've heard LA's flea market is the finest in the country.
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SoCal flea markets ftw.
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