Skadden - Delaware - Litigation? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Hello, have an interview with Skadden's office in Delaware on Monday.

I have no ties to Delaware, but I am interested in Litigation. How should I go about selling them on my interest in working in their Delaware office? Seems pretty unbelievable for anyone to be interested in working Lit in Delaware...

help?

[Anonymous User]

Say you want to do corp lit in chancery court. Expedited exciting work, brilliant bench, etc.

[dixiecupdrinking]

Hello, have an interview with Skadden's office in Delaware on Monday.

I have no ties to Delaware, but I am interested in Litigation. How should I go about selling them on my interest in working in their Delaware office? Seems pretty unbelievable for anyone to be interested in working Lit in Delaware...

help?

Go to their website and look at what associates (not partners) do in their Delaware office. If they have a substantial number of litigation associates, then it's fine to express that interest. If not, then not.

[AntipodeanPhil]

Seems pretty unbelievable for anyone to be interested in working Lit in Delaware...

Have you taken a corporations course, or any other corporate law course? Delaware is where the action is at for business litigation.

Also has the lowest COL of any Skadden office, although you have to work in Wilmington.

[Law Sauce]

Hello, have an interview with Skadden's office in Delaware on Monday.

I have no ties to Delaware, but I am interested in Litigation. How should I go about selling them on my interest in working in their Delaware office? Seems pretty unbelievable for anyone to be interested in working Lit in Delaware...

help?

DE is mostly lit. Corporate litigation of course. But firms there litigate in the Chancellory all the time, and while they advise on deals, but there is little actual lead transactional work actually.

Tell them you want more sophisticated litigation, like the corporate/business subject matter, and have heard great things about the quality of the bench and bar in DE. Also, the Chancellory is where the law is shaped w/r/t corp issues. Its really the place to be if you are interested in corporate governance issues etc.

[Anonymous User]

OP here,

I understand that Delaware = corporate/bus litigation ... perhaps I should focus my inquiry:

How do I convince the interviewers that I want to work in Delaware, as opposed to NY, DC, or my hometown?

Is my only option to play the Ct of Chancery card? Anything else?

[Law Sauce]

OP here,

I understand that Delaware = corporate/bus litigation ... perhaps I should focus my inquiry:

How do I convince the interviewers that I want to work in Delaware, as opposed to NY, DC, or my hometown?

Is my only option to play the Ct of Chancery card? Anything else?

Its the place for corporate governance battles, shareholder litigation etc. Thats basically all DE firms do. NYC firms do all different types of litigation. DC firms obviously do a lot of regulatory and government focused litigation (adjudication in agencies, appellate lit, other general lit, etc.).

Figuring out what you want to do (or find interesting) at least a little bit will help you sell yourself, because signing up for firms in these cities means very different things w/r/t your future practice.

Also, Skadden is Skadden. So, while it has a big presence in DE, it is not really quite as limited as the other big DE firms. Skadden's practice may by a little more varied (likely you would spend time working for/on other matters internally that may have originated elsewhere), but advising or litigating on DE corp law is still obviously the point.

[Anonymous User]

OP here,

I understand that Delaware = corporate/bus litigation ... perhaps I should focus my inquiry:

How do I convince the interviewers that I want to work in Delaware, as opposed to NY, DC, or my hometown?

Is my only option to play the Ct of Chancery card? Anything else?

Its the place for corporate governance battles, shareholder litigation etc. Thats basically all DE firms do. NYC firms do all different types of litigation. DC firms obviously do a lot of regulatory and government focused litigation (adjudication in agencies, appellate lit, other general lit, etc.).

Figuring out what you want to do (or find interesting) at least a little bit will help you sell yourself, because signing up for firms in these cities means very different things w/r/t your future practice.

This. But during my screener with Skadden on Tuesday I touched on a little experience I had with the state. You don't have that experience but here's what you can draw on: the beaches about a half hour away are awesome and have a great atmosphere 1/2 between a crazy tourist trap and an uncrowded place; the beer is great (Dogfish Head); it's not wrong to mention living basically state tax-free. Through in something about the best of both worlds: unstoppable national and international brand & small office.

Just throwing some ideas at you buddy that I mentioned or wish I mentioned. Good luck. Whatever happens, and I've already had my fair share of rejections thrown in with this call backs, that rejection isn't a bad thing if you believe you were good enough anyway.

[Anonymous User]

Delaware has a really small bar, so if you emphasize that you like knowing the other people who are practicing in the state that could help.

[Anonymous User]

OP here,

I understand that Delaware = corporate/bus litigation ... perhaps I should focus my inquiry:

How do I convince the interviewers that I want to work in Delaware, as opposed to NY, DC, or my hometown?

Is my only option to play the Ct of Chancery card? Anything else?

Its the place for corporate governance battles, shareholder litigation etc. Thats basically all DE firms do. NYC firms do all different types of litigation. DC firms obviously do a lot of regulatory and government focused litigation (adjudication in agencies, appellate lit, other general lit, etc.).

Figuring out what you want to do (or find interesting) at least a little bit will help you sell yourself, because signing up for firms in these cities means very different things w/r/t your future practice.

This. But during my screener with Skadden on Tuesday I touched on a little experience I had with the state. You don't have that experience but here's what you can draw on: the beaches about a half hour away are awesome and have a great atmosphere 1/2 between a crazy tourist trap and an uncrowded place; the beer is great (Dogfish Head); it's not wrong to mention living basically state tax-free. Through in something about the best of both worlds: unstoppable national and international brand & small office.

Just throwing some ideas at you buddy that I mentioned or wish I mentioned. Good luck. Whatever happens, and I've already had my fair share of rejections thrown in with this call backs, that rejection isn't a bad thing if you believe you were good enough anyway.

This is the OP,

Lawsauce + Anon, thanks for the advice --> you guys hit the nail on the head for what sort of advice I was looking for ... I really appreciate the helpful feedback that is provided on this forum from thoughtful posters like you guys/girls

[Law Sauce]

OP here,

I understand that Delaware = corporate/bus litigation ... perhaps I should focus my inquiry:

How do I convince the interviewers that I want to work in Delaware, as opposed to NY, DC, or my hometown?

Is my only option to play the Ct of Chancery card? Anything else?

Its the place for corporate governance battles, shareholder litigation etc. Thats basically all DE firms do. NYC firms do all different types of litigation. DC firms obviously do a lot of regulatory and government focused litigation (adjudication in agencies, appellate lit, other general lit, etc.).

Figuring out what you want to do (or find interesting) at least a little bit will help you sell yourself, because signing up for firms in these cities means very different things w/r/t your future practice.

This. But during my screener with Skadden on Tuesday I touched on a little experience I had with the state. You don't have that experience but here's what you can draw on: the beaches about a half hour away are awesome and have a great atmosphere 1/2 between a crazy tourist trap and an uncrowded place; the beer is great (Dogfish Head); it's not wrong to mention living basically state tax-free. Through in something about the best of both worlds: unstoppable national and international brand & small office.

Just throwing some ideas at you buddy that I mentioned or wish I mentioned. Good luck. Whatever happens, and I've already had my fair share of rejections thrown in with this call backs, that rejection isn't a bad thing if you believe you were good enough anyway.

This is the OP,

Lawsauce + Anon, thanks for the advice --> you guys hit the nail on the head for what sort of advice I was looking for ... I really appreciate the helpful feedback that is provided on this forum from thoughtful posters like you guys/girls

np, good luck

[seespotrun]

Hello, have an interview with Skadden's office in Delaware on Monday.

I have no ties to Delaware, but I am interested in Litigation. How should I go about selling them on my interest in working in their Delaware office? Seems pretty unbelievable for anyone to be interested in working Lit in Delaware...

help?

DE is mostly lit. Corporate litigation of course. But firms there litigate in the Chancellory all the time, and while they advise on deals, but there is little actual lead transactional work actually.

Tell them you want more sophisticated litigation, like the corporate/business subject matter, and have heard great things about the quality of the bench and bar in DE. Also, the Chancellory is where the law is shaped w/r/t corp issues. Its really the place to be if you are interested in corporate governance issues etc.

Lol do not call it the Chancellory. That's not a thing. "Chancery."