Exit Option Differences between Vault and Non-Vault NLJ250
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:09 am
OCI has been good to me. I landed a non-Vault NLJ250 offer in a big Northeast city. That being said, I was wondering--is there really that pronounced a difference in terms of exit options between non-Vault NLJ250 and Vault? I can't see how my job and perks, including wages, are any different than Vault positions but for the (relative) lack of prestige. I know that the TLS echo-chamber tends to be all about Vault, Vault, Vault--the higher, the better. But if during 1L I had taken the advice of the TLS prestige-grubbers seriously, I would've dropped out mid-way. I persevered and landed on my feet. Having said that, I want honest opinions from actual practitioners out a few years who are lurking around if there really is a big Vault/non-Vault discrepancy in legal and non-legal exit options--be it in-house counsel, banking, consulting, etc. Law student and 0L advice will be less appreciated. Thanks!