Bingham NYC vs. Cravath vs. Dentons NYC Forum

[Anonymous User]

I know this a strange set of three firms to be choosing between. Nevertheless, these are the three I'm choosing between. Primarily interested in litigation.

If you vote for Bingham or Dentons, please explain why.

[justinp]

Either a) this is a troll thread or b) you need to give us some context as to why you are treating this as a serious decision.

I'm absolutely not saying that there's never any reason to go to Dentons or Bingham over Cravath, but it's going to be pretty circumstance dependent.

[Anonymous User]

Either a) this is a troll thread or b) you need to give us some context as to why you are treating this as a serious decision.

I'm absolutely not saying that there's never any reason to go to Dentons or Bingham over Cravath, but it's going to be pretty circumstance dependent.

OP here. Not a troll thread. I'm interested in impressions regarding quality of life, etc, and whether there is anyone who would choose one of these firms over Cravath.

[Anonymous User]

OP here. Not a troll thread. I'm interested in impressions regarding quality of life, etc, and whether there is anyone who would choose one of these firms over Cravath.

Prefacing it with the fact that I didn't have a single one of these options, I wouldn't choose these firms over Cravath even though there are many firms I'd choose over Cravath.

Maybe that's foolish, though.

[Anonymous User]

I feel like I might have been crazy for choosing a V15 over Cravath. You would be crazy for choosing these firms over Cravath.

[Old Gregg]

Just go to Cravath, do two to three years there. Since you have no intent to stay longer, focus on gaining the experience you want and maintaining the quality of life you want, and then when you get pushed out, consider the many options you will have waiting for you (including Dentons and Bingham).

[Anonymous User]

OP here. Just pointing out that I never sId I have no interview to stay longer than 3-4 years.

[Anonymous User]

I've heard unsubstantiated rumors that Bingham is an unpleasant place to be an associate b/c of partner and billable hours drama. If I were thinking about summering there, I would make damn sure that those rumors are untrue. Dentons has had a flurry of recent merger activity and has an odd firm structure, which probably raises the risk of working there.

I'm not a fan of the whole firm ranking system (I chose a firm way down the vault rankings over v5 offers), but this is a case where Cravath is the obviously superior option for 99% of people facing this decision.

[Old Gregg]

OP here. Just pointing out that I never sId I have no interview to stay longer than 3-4 years.

That might as well be your intent if you're seriously considering the other two firms for QoL reasons.

[Anonymous User]

A family member summered at Bingham NYC. I can only give you my cousin's impressions, but ultimately it was not a positive experience. Said some of the other summers, along with her, were trying to transfer to the DC office instead, and they didn't hear back re: offers for post-grad until around Labor Day. Said during her mid-summer review, some of the attorneys hadn't filled out her evaluations yet bc they were away on vacation, and the partner who led all of the review meetings yelled at her and said it meant she hadn't done any work...he seemed to be a bad apple though, and had a reputation for yelling at the summers.

Again, this is just her experience, but it turned me off from it.

[Anonymous User]

A family member summered at Bingham NYC....

You posted anon, but what you wrote makes it pretty obvious who your cousin is to anyone important at her firm. Not a good look to publish an opinion like this with such specific identifying info.

Anyway, it's pretty clear OP should pick Cravath and then switch to a more feel-good firm later in their career.

Edited in response to below

[Anonymous User]

You posted anon, but what you wrote makes it pretty obvious who your cousin is to anyone important at her firm. Not a good look to publish an opinion like this with such specific identifying info.

and your solution is to quote it?

[Anonymous User]

Cravath