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Has anyone summered in their Midwest offices? Any idea of their no-offer rate?

I'm below their "required" GPA for my school but have a screener lined up. I'm interested in midwestern Major and secondary markets, as well as East Coast (connections to both). It's one of my top choice firms so trying to figure out how to best present myself. Focus is corporate transactional.

Any thoughts on the firm?

Anonymous User wrote:Has anyone summered in their Midwest offices? Any idea of their no-offer rate?

I'm below their "required" GPA for my school but have a screener lined up. I'm interested in midwestern Major and secondary markets, as well as East Coast (connections to both). It's one of my top choice firms so trying to figure out how to best present myself. Focus is corporate transactional.

Any thoughts on the firm?

I will assume you mean post-grad offer. Source: NALP

Chicago: 6/6 (2013)
Detroit: 1/1 (2013)
Milwaukee: 14/14 (2013)

They actually offered 52/53 last year

They've been ~100% every year since the recession, and the Milwaukee office (their biggest) was 15/15 this year. My understanding is that they have a solid rep in the Midwest, and they're the go-to firm in WI. Also pay 25k above market in Milwaukee, but I hear the bonuses are kind of a black box. I can PM you with more specifics under my normal username if you want.

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Anyone know their rep in Boston?

Boston office healthcare is good according to chambers

Rep in Chicago compared to other Vault firms in the city?

I'm going to anon this because I just interviewed with them and people know who I am on here

I was told by an associate that the insurance group has a pretty good rep generally, including in Chicago. As for other practice areas, I think it's pretty standard Chicago biglaw. Not as much a presence as Kirkland, Sidley, etc. but not horrible either. Pays Chicago market at least (for base salary--again, bonuses are somewhat subjective from what I'm told).

Any opinion on DC office for IP?

IP generally, but especially patent pros, seems very well-regarded. IP associates I know (in non-DC office) suggest there's a very strong IP presence in DC. For anyone not focused on IP, I'm not really sure about other practice groups. Weirdly, the co-chair of the national transactional practice is DC-based, FWIW.

ETA: Full disclosure, I'm not IP so maybe not the best person to talk about IP stuff

Any opinion on their Detroit, Chicago, or Milwaukee practice groups? What's their strength? I'm looking at corp/transactional.

Milwaukee seems to be where the strongest corp practice is. A lot of the institutional clients are there along with many of the "rainmaker" corp partners. Can't speak to chicago or Detroit particularly well though.

Anyone know much about their Boston IP practice?

Bump. Callback for Milwaukee, any information on the office/hours?

This is one of the above anons. Feel free to shoot an email to the throwaway account I mentioned above. I'm very familiar with the MKE office

Anonymous User wrote:This is one of the above anons. Feel free to shoot an email to the throwaway account I mentioned above. I'm very familiar with the MKE office

I sent you email. Thanks.