Which Chicago firm would you choose and why? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

[dscummy21]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

Winston, McDermott or Baker. No to Katten or Schiff Hardin.

[Bankhead]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

[Anonymous User]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

I would choose Katten, too. The firm is in great shape financially.

[Anonymous User]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

I would choose Katten, too. The firm is in great shape financially.

how do you know?

[Anonymous User]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

I would choose Katten, too. The firm is in great shape financially.

how do you know?

Cuz they told me in my interview . . . I'm kidding. Okay, it is more hearsay than anything else, but for what it's worth, I just accepted an offer with Katten.

[Anonymous User]

My interviewers (also) boasted about how well they were doing.

[Anonymous User]

any other thoughts?

[Anonymous User]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.

[Anonymous User]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.

i have offers from 3 of them at this point.

[Anonymous User]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.

i have offers from 3 of them at this point.

Would you mind sharing which ones? I'm guessing that you've got Katten, Winston and Schiff - it seems like they've mobilized their offer mills.

[Anonymous User]

What's everyone's take on Schiff?

[Anonymous User]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

I would choose Katten, too. The firm is in great shape financially.

how do you know?

Cuz they told me in my interview . . . I'm kidding. Okay, it is more hearsay than anything else, but for what it's worth, I just accepted an offer with Katten.

When was your cb and how long in b/w the offer?

[Anonymous User]

What's everyone's take on Schiff?

[Anonymous User]

Winston, McDermott, Schiff Hardin, Baker McKenzie, Katten Muchin. Which one and why? Which would you rule out?

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.

i have offers from 3 of them at this point.

Would you mind sharing which ones? I'm guessing that you've got Katten, Winston and Schiff - it seems like they've mobilized their offer mills.

correct

[Anonymous User]

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.[/quote]

i have offers from 3 of them at this point.[/quote]

Would you mind sharing which ones? I'm guessing that you've got Katten, Winston and Schiff - it seems like they've mobilized their offer mills.[/quote]

correct[/quote]

If you don't mind telling, when did you get your winston and katten offers, and who were the interviewing partners?

[Anonymous User]

I'd choose Katten. I heard they are one of the few Chicago firms in good shape.

I would choose Katten, too. The firm is in great shape financially.

how do you know?

Cuz they told me in my interview . . . I'm kidding. Okay, it is more hearsay than anything else, but for what it's worth, I just accepted an offer with Katten.

Congrats. Katten's a great firm. I have a friend who works there and he loves it. Sounds like a humane firm with interesting work.

[Anonymous User]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

[Anonymous User]

Why don't you try to narrow it down by what you want to practice (litigation? white collar? securities lit? transactional? M&A? PE? finance? tax?)? Which 2-3 are strongest in that? Which firm counts the most pro bono hours toward your billables? Which firm pays more? Thereafter, which one did you like best? Which firm had the people in your practice area that you found most likeable? If you get between two, you can always request to meet more people--they might not comply, but I think many would be happy to assist you in choosing them. Which firm had offices with enough light for you to photosynthesize? These are things we can't tell you. But it's what I would consider.

[PiersonVee]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

Is this a joke?

[Anonymous User]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

Is this a joke?

No they are good firms that are hiring more people. I know people that got offers at these three that struck out at the five listed. So it is still relevant information. In fact, I am one of those people.

[lilybbloom]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

Is this a joke?

No they are good firms that are hiring more people. I know people that got offers at these three that struck out at the five listed. So it is still relevant information. In fact, I am one of those people.

you are an idiot in addition to being a douche. don't you think OP would have mentioned them if he/she had gotten offers/CBs there? but i forget that people like you constantly feel the need to proclaim to the world how great they are.

[Anonymous User]

OP, do you have offers from all those firms? Because that looks exactly like my callback season to a tee and the fact that I've heard zip from all of them frightens me - especially if you have offers on the table.

i have offers from 3 of them at this point.[/quote]

Would you mind sharing which ones? I'm guessing that you've got Katten, Winston and Schiff - it seems like they've mobilized their offer mills.[/quote]

correct[/quote]

If you don't mind telling, when did you get your winston and katten offers, and who were the interviewing partners?[/quote]


I got both offers on Thursday of this week. Winston was TB, Katten was AS.

[PiersonVee]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

Is this a joke?

No they are good firms that are hiring more people. I know people that got offers at these three that struck out at the five listed. So it is still relevant information. In fact, I am one of those people.

Ha, fair enough. At first glance, your comment seemed analogous to someone that hops on a Mich vs. Penn thread and posts that Harvard or Yale would be much better choices.

[Anonymous User]

I'd take Sidley, Kirkland, or Mayer over any of them probably.

Is this a joke?

No they are good firms that are hiring more people. I know people that got offers at these three that struck out at the five listed. So it is still relevant information. In fact, I am one of those people.

Ha, fair enough. At first glance, your comment seemed analogous to someone that hops on a Mich vs. Penn thread and posts that Harvard or Yale would be much better choices.

It is exactly analogous.