Bosque wrote:What area of patent lit work are you looking for more specifically?
Another way of asking the same question: what was your degree in before law school?
Yah, just thought I would make sure you knew that bout them. I can attest to the fact that they do very little interesting electrical work. Very nice people at both firms, but if you are not into the pharma game they are not the best places to be.Anonymous User wrote:Bosque wrote:What area of patent lit work are you looking for more specifically?
Another way of asking the same question: what was your degree in before law school?
bme--so just about anything, although leaning towards medical device/pharma since thats most of what my experience entails (plus what im interested in)
its my understanding that fitz represents brand name manuf and kenyon represents generics...however that factors into the calculus?
haha, and thanks dood
I would agree, but I would also add that this is the general feel I got from all most New York firms.Anonymous User wrote:Don't know a lot about Kenyon, but interviewed with a guy that lateraled from FCHS to his current firm. He said it was kind of impersonal--not a bad place to work, and always professional--but he preferred the more friendly climate of his current firm.
Anonymous User wrote:I wish I had more to add... These are similar firms with similar upsides and downsides. I know Kenyon way more than Fitzpatrick, with a lot more interaction before & then I did CBs there. I've really liked everyone I've met, and I think their location is fantastic -- way better than midtown, in my opinion. Their issues are IP boutique issues -- obviously the "major" boutique is a dying breed, but it probably won't affect you as an associate because the likeliest exit for a firm like that is acquisition at this point.
If you're in New York, go back and visit the firms / tell them you want to go out to lunch or dinner with people. Meet as many people as you can to decide, and if you're still torn, recognize that they're very similar and even if you have a "dumb" reason for picking one over the other (coin flip, office location) it's no big deal -- too much is still going to be left to factors outside your control, like economic future of the firm and potential of working with assholes, so even if a few years from now things go badly, you can't look back and say retrospectively "I made the wrong decision" on the basis of the information you can really expect to get.
