HLS around top 30% for Boston
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:36 pm
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How much do you want start ups/venture work, and how much are you just shooting for the high vault/prestige/general corprorate practice ranked offices? Chambers has Wilmer at Band 2 and Ropes at Band 3 for startup work in Boston in their rankings (second one on the left sidebar for VC stuff), and there are a number of firms I'd preference over Ropes (and probably Wilmer, too, as Latham raided their practice a bit) for this kind of work, some of which will probably be less selective overall (not that you'll have too hard a time based on grades/resume at any Boston firm).PriOSkyVXS wrote:Hey all,
HLS 1L here. I'm at around top 30%. I'm interested in Boston transactional work involving start-ups/venture funds (I have a finance/business background).
Should I consider Ropes and WilmerHale to be reasonable firms to aim for? I have ties to Boston, but not very strong ties. Would bidding on 15 firms in Boston and 20 in NYC be a good strategy? Or should I focus more on NYC in case I strike out in Boston?
Thanks for the advice!