WilmerHale vs. Paul Hastings (both SV) Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 12:33 pm

My concerns, in order of importance to me:

1. Offer rate/layoffs/financial stability: Anyone have insight into this? I heard about the WH layoffs last year with respect to the Apple v. Samsung case. Haven't really heard anything on PH. During interviews both (unsurprisingly) claimed to be stable and conservatively managed.

2. Practice Areas: Lit, maybe IP lit (I don't have tech background). I would give the edge to WH here because they repeatedly told me that I could do IP lit w/o a tech background (with the exception of "core IP"). They also said they place an emphasis on each IP Lit team having a mix of people with tech backgrounds and without, in effect encouraging me to do IP lit if I was interested. With PH, I was told I could try IP Lit assignments but that ultimately as a junior associate I probably wouldn't be part of that practice group (because clients only want attorneys with tech backgrounds on the team). All of this being said I don't even know if I would like IP Lit but I'd like to keep that option open. I also don't know whether to trust that I could actually do IP at WH -- maybe it's just flame.

3. Exit options: My gut is that they would be around the same from each firm and that it would depend more on the substantive work I end up doing.

4. Work/life balance: It was very hard to tell from my interviews. Again, seemed more practice group dependent than anything.

5. People/culture: Got the same vibe from both, although I enjoyed talking to my WH interviewers more

Anything I should be looking at that I'm missing? Any input would really be appreciated. Thanks!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:36 pm

How long did it take you to hear back from WH?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:43 pm

Anonymous User wrote:How long did it take you to hear back from WH?

Exactly one week

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:58 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:How long did it take you to hear back from WH?
Exactly one week

Email, or phone?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:30 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:How long did it take you to hear back from WH?
Exactly one week
Email, or phone?

Phone

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:40 am

Bump. Any insight would be great. Thanks.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:48 pm

PH is making junior associates share offices. Not sure how much you should factor that in.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:32 pm

Only data point is that I know from a PH lit associate in SF that work is/was slow, to a problematic extent

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:48 pm

PH SV is growing. They have the highest partner/summer associate ratio of all PH offices so I don't think you need to worry about layoffs anytime soon there.

To the person who said something about PH SF, where did you get that info from and can you give more info? I actually heard that lit is fairly crazed right now in the SF office.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:12 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
To the person who said something about PH SF, where did you get that info from and can you give more info? I actually heard that lit is fairly crazed right now in the SF office.

I'm literally right above you, and I said it was from a PH SF lit associate.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:20 pm

Fair enough. But I'm also asking you for more specific info if you're willing to give it because your info conflicts directly with what I've heard - which is that they're busy. All associates I know of in lit there seemed busy

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:52 pm

Sorry - I don't have any more info that wouldn't be too individually revealing (and not really much more useful info anyway). It's a data point, not a comprehensive conclusion; do with it what you will.

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