Should I do 3L OCI for namebrand firms? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I worked last summer at a top firm in a smaller secondary market, gained an offer, and while I loved the firm and the people there, I want to get out of the law all together in a couple of years. Would attempting to jump to more of a namebrand firm for example, Kirkland, Latham, or Skadden be wise for business school/non law jobs since my current firm doesn't have a large amount of name recognition?

I was at something like Bryan Cave in St. Louis, Husch Blackwell in KC, Faegre in Minneapolis, or Foley Lardner in Milwaukee/Indianapolis and I am a top 25% K-JD at a T25.

[iliketurtles123]

Man you give way too much info in your post, even as an anon

[2014]

Man you give way too much info in your post, even as an anon

Takes OP down to like 1 of 40 people - no firm is going to go on a witch hunt against their whole incoming first year class on a 1 in 40 chance of catching someone who by all accounts feels the same way they all probably did in OPs shoes IMO.

[RaceJudicata]

Man you give way too much info in your post, even as an anon

Takes OP down to like 1 of 40 people - no firm is going to go on a witch hunt against their whole incoming first year class on a 1 in 40 chance of catching someone who by all accounts feels the same way they all probably did in OPs shoes IMO.

Probably even more than that... OP said "something like" -- could just as easily be in another city, at another firm.

[Anonymous User]

Man you give way too much info in your post, even as an anon

Takes OP down to like 1 of 40 people - no firm is going to go on a witch hunt against their whole incoming first year class on a 1 in 40 chance of catching someone who by all accounts feels the same way they all probably did in OPs shoes IMO.

Probably even more than that... OP said "something like" -- could just as easily be in another city, at another firm.

I agree... Not too much info. The paranoia of some people here!

[Anonymous User]

When you leave the law for your b-school job, do you want to be in the smaller secondary market? If so, I would go with the top firm in that market. You aren't going to get meaningfully better (and could very likely get worse) b-school type exit opportunities in that town coming from a higher ranked but out-of-town law firm than you would at the best law firm in town.

Of course, if you'd want to pursue b-school opportunities in Chicago or NYC, then going to a top national firm in that market is going to be much better for you.

This assumes all else held equal.

[rpupkin]

What do you want to do when you leave the law altogether? For most non-law jobs, the "namebrand" of your firm is not going to matter.

[Anonymous User]

Man you give way too much info in your post, even as an anon

Yup, a quick search yielded that he is in fact Kyle Smith from Dallas, TX studying law at USC with Finance as a undergrad at UT Austin. Bet he won't ever give that much away again...

[Anonymous User]

Is this even a question lol?

[Anonymous User]

What do you want to do when you leave the law altogether? For most non-law jobs, the "namebrand" of your firm is not going to matter.

Longterm I want to work in private equity or corporate development.