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V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:14 pm
by Anonymous User
Free for an hour or so, then grabbing a beer. Available to answer questions if you have any.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:16 pm
by fatduck
how's Latham?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:17 pm
by Anonymous User
Knew that was coming. And thank god no I'm not at Latham,
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:24 pm
by Rock
Hours/week?
Family?
Enjoy your work?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:29 pm
by sundance95
Practice area?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:33 pm
by Anonymous User
Do you feel that you actually have better "exit opportunities" than friends at say V20 or V40 firms? If so, could you try to elaborate on these differences?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:33 pm
by JusticeJackson
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Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:34 pm
by 20130312
School? Class rank?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:36 pm
by WODKilla123
How often do you go out and grab drinks? Are your coworkers social? Do you make time to workout?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:42 pm
by Cade McNown
WODKilla123 wrote:Do you make time to workout?
What do you bench?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:43 pm
by Anonymous User
Rock wrote:Hours/week?
Family?
Enjoy your work?
Around 60-70 billed.
No.
Yes.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:43 pm
by Anonymous User
sundance95 wrote:Practice area?
Corp
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:43 pm
by ajaxconstructions
NYC?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:45 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Do you feel that you actually have better "exit opportunities" than friends at say V20 or V40 firms? If so, could you try to elaborate on these differences?
Yes.
Just based on the clients we keep and the name recognition of the firm. Also, the notion that I can lateral into partnership at a less prestigious firm is very much alive as I get more senior.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:46 pm
by Anonymous User
JusticeJackson wrote:NYC? DC? SF?
NYC
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:46 pm
by Anonymous User
InGoodFaith wrote:School? Class rank?
Top ten,top third.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:46 pm
by Anonymous User
Median-ish at #7, when, do I start. . .or do I need to place a pizza delivery thingy on my roof?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:47 pm
by Anonymous User
WODKilla123 wrote:How often do you go out and grab drinks? Are your coworkers social? Do you make time to workout?
About once a week. Sociability varies from associate to associate, but it's easy to find social associates if you want to socialize. No.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:48 pm
by 20130312
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Do you feel that you actually have better "exit opportunities" than friends at say V20 or V40 firms? If so, could you try to elaborate on these differences?
Yes.
Just based on the clients we keep and the name recognition of the firm. Also, the notion that I can lateral into partnership at a less prestigious firm is very much alive as I get more senior.
How many years have you been with the firm? What do you actually enjoy about the work?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:48 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Median-ish at T-14, when, do I start. . .or do I need to place a pizza delivery thingy on my roof?
Aim for mediocre firms with large class sizes.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:51 pm
by Anonymous User
InGoodFaith wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Do you feel that you actually have better "exit opportunities" than friends at say V20 or V40 firms? If so, could you try to elaborate on these differences?
Yes.
Just based on the clients we keep and the name recognition of the firm. Also, the notion that I can lateral into partnership at a less prestigious firm is very much alive as I get more senior.
How many years have you been with the firm? What do you actually enjoy about the work?
Won't answer first question. Second Q:
Dealing with people
Writing out contracts
Headline and real world impacts of deals we do
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:22 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Do you feel that you actually have better "exit opportunities" than friends at say V20 or V40 firms? If so, could you try to elaborate on these differences?
Yes.
Just based on the clients we keep and the name recognition of the firm. Also, the notion that I can lateral into partnership at a less prestigious firm is very much alive as I get more senior.
What makes you think you can do this so easily? And so if a V40 firm has desirable clients then you would say it's not that big of a dropoff?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:38 pm
by AlanShore
Are you trying to make partner? If you're billing 60-70 hours/week, is that typical/average or above/below average? Is there pressure to bill that amount or higher?
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:44 pm
by Anonymous User
AlanShore wrote:Are you trying to make partner? If you're billing 60-70 hours/week, is that typical/average or above/below average? Is there pressure to bill that amount or higher?
Don't know. It's about average, but theres so much work to go around that there is a little pressure to bill more.
Re: V10 Associate Taking Questions
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:46 pm
by Anonymous User
If you're billing 60-70 hrs a week, about how many hours are you working/in the office? In other words: what's your typical work week like?