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Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:50 pm
by pjo
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Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:05 pm
by Anonymous User
If job security and stability is important to you (as it should be to anyone ITE), Jones Day has really been exemplary. One of the few firms who didn't have to defer summer associates, who didn't have rounds of layoffs, etc. having been there for a summer, I can see how stable the environment is. They certainly aren't as extravagant as some other firms, but the flip side is the job security.
What office do you have an offer from?
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:06 pm
by Anonymous User
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Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:24 pm
by rad lulz
Which city (cities)?
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:48 pm
by Anonymous User
FWIW BH offered only 2 of 5 SAs in Orlando this summer. That's kind of scary even if you are going for CLE or w/e.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:47 pm
by pjo
rad lulz wrote:Which city (cities)?
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Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 8:51 pm
by thesealocust
Jones Day is my uneducated, hip-shot opinion as well.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:43 pm
by pjo
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Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:57 pm
by Anonymous User
pjo wrote:I was already thinking JD was the most stable, having already heard about their policy of not laying ppl off during the recession. Two things concern me with them though 1. I think the expectation with JD is that even associates are expected to travel fairly often, which to me would be a downside 2. At JD I would have to pick a specialized group like only M&A, private equity, or cap markets, whereas at the other two firms transactional attorneys do all of that, not just one.
Keep in mind that, at jones day, your entire first associate year is "undeclared" with regard to practice group. So you will have many months to try everything out and come to the right choice. And many people are cross-disciplinary when it comes to their groups. I see many attorney profiles with multiple groups listed.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:02 pm
by AVBucks4239
I know several SA's and first year associates at Jones Day (Cleveland) and their experience has been incredible. Another thing to keep in mind is that JD's Cleveland office is its original office, and is its biggest office outside NYC and DC.
Also, I'm biased because I'm from NE Ohio, but Cleveland is a great place to live for the price. Making $130k in Cleveland is extremely good.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:03 pm
by thesealocust
If it's JD Cleveland, that's like a no-brainer. They're the alpha-dogs in Ohio.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:04 pm
by BHDLaw
thesealocust wrote:If it's JD Cleveland, that's like a no-brainer. They're the alpha-dogs in Ohio.
Agreed, and I'm pretty sure they're at 145,000 according to their website.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:06 pm
by 5ky
Jones Day, no question in my mind.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:14 pm
by LawIdiot86
Def JD.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:23 pm
by BHDLaw
LawIdiot86 wrote:Def JD.
And, you can be just like SCALIA, J (Dissenting)
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:16 pm
by HeavenWood
Jones Day Pittsburgh also pays $145k, which is amazingly well for SW PA. I really envy your position.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:30 am
by traehekat
thesealocust wrote:Jones Day is my uneducated, hip-shot opinion as well.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:38 am
by TTH
Contrarian: From listening to people describe both environments, Baker sounds like a better place to work. Pays less, though, and JD does have dat stability.
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:15 am
by Anonymous User
Do you have a JD offer from Cleve or Pitt? Do you prefer to be in either city?
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:39 pm
by pjo
Anonymous User wrote:Do you have a JD offer from Cleve or Pitt? Do you prefer to be in either city?
Cleveland. I like both cities equally yet differently (I think Pittsburgh has the nicer metro area, but Cleveland has the nicer suburbs/city outskirts like Shaker Heights).
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:41 pm
by Anonymous User
people who have gotten CBs at JD.... how long from screener to CB (D.C. specifically, if you know)
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:56 pm
by turkeysub
Re: Reed Smith, Jones Day or Baker Hostetler?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:20 pm
by HeavenWood
pjo wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Do you have a JD offer from Cleve or Pitt? Do you prefer to be in either city?
Cleveland. I like both cities equally yet differently (I think Pittsburgh has the nicer metro area, but Cleveland has the nicer suburbs/city outskirts like Shaker Heights).
True. But one of these cities is trending in quite a different direction from the other.