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Best 1L internship
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:42 am
by guggenheim
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Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:48 am
by bk1
First: LOL at "V20" like its some meaningful distinction. V20 firms, but not V15 firms, are
totally going to care where you work as an unpaid intern.
Kidding aside: there is no prestige difference, neither of them are prestigious. Nor is your choice going to affect whether you get a V20 firm.
Pick the one which is in the area you prefer and/or does the type of thing you prefer. Like criminal work? USAO. Like financial work? SEC.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:48 am
by rad lulz
Good call on making this thread. It would be a shame if you had to work at V25s like Arnold & Porter or Wilmer Hale
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:51 am
by hephaestus
rad lulz wrote:Good call on making this thread. It would be a shame if you had to work at V25s like Arnold & Porter or Wilmer Hale
Also this is like the 800th of this thread in the last three days.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:05 am
by LawIdiot86
Take the SEC because DC has a lower cost of living for the summer and the commute will be easier.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:14 am
by BelugaWhale
SEC Honors by far.
It has the word honors.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:32 pm
by Anonymous User
SEC Honors probably seems slightly more prestigious. I did something similar as a 1L and it seemed to be a slight advantage on the legions of judicial externs, etc.
That being said, are you actually interested in securities law? That would be good because it'll give you stuff to talk about during OCI, especially for NY which does most of the securities work in the US.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:24 pm
by Pokemon
rad lulz wrote:Good call on making this thread. It would be a shame if you had to work at V25s like Arnold & Porter or Wilmer Hale
Everyone knows that V20 firms like White & Case are superior to Wilmer or Arnold.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:11 am
by guggenheim
Thanks for the feedback. I just received an SA offer, so I'll be doing that instead. Best of luck to everyone.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:16 am
by rad lulz
guggenheim wrote:Thanks for the feedback. I just received an SA offer, so I'll be doing that instead. Best of luck to everyone.
Oh cool was it a V20?
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:27 am
by guggenheim
Yes.
Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:29 am
by stillwater
guggenheim wrote:Yes.
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Re: Best 1L internship: USAO (SDNY) or SEC Honors Program (DC)?
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 1:30 am
by sparty99
guggenheim wrote:If my goal is to go into Fall OCI with the best possible chance of landing a summer associate offer from a V20 firm, which internship (USAO for SDNY or SEC Honors Program in D.C.) would garner the most prestige or have the greatest appeal? I have no geographic preference.
you are a douche bag