Interview Travel Costs Forum

[anodyne]

I know Quinn has stopped paying for interview travel in many circumstances. Does anyone know if other firms don't pay for travel?

[RaceJudicata]

did you ask them?

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Lmao I always think Quinn can't get any cheaper...

[ArtistOfManliness]

Lmao I always think Quinn can't get any cheaper...

This is amazing.

[ballouttacontrol]

wtffffffffff

[Anonymous User]

Is this actually true? Why would anyone bother interviewing at Quinn if this is the case?

[kellyfrost]

Is this actually true? Why would anyone bother interviewing at Quinn if this is the case?

For some, this might be their best or only shot at employment.

[Anonymous User]

Umm unless this is very recent this is not true. I also highly doubt it is true.

[axel.foley]

For some, this might be their best or only shot at employment.

With Quinn specifically, most people interviewing now are 3Ls who summered elsewhere and presumably got an offer there, though.

Also unrelatedly: Anyone know if Quinn pays above market bonuses, a la Boies (besides 35K signing bonus for 3Ls)? Seems like the horror stories wouldn't be worth it there if you are making market. Is partnership more realistic?

[Anonymous User]

For some, this might be their best or only shot at employment.

With Quinn specifically, most people interviewing now are 3Ls who summered elsewhere and presumably got an offer there, though.

Also unrelatedly: Anyone know if Quinn pays above market bonuses, a la Boies (besides 35K signing bonus for 3Ls)? Seems like the horror stories wouldn't be worth it there if you are making market. Is partnership more realistic?

Know for an absolute fact that this is true from multiple sources.

[Anonymous User]

Not remotely true - I interviewed with quinn this cycle and they paid travel costs...

[Anonymous User]

Not remotely true - I interviewed with quinn this cycle and they paid travel costs...

hmm maybe they prioritize different candidates differently?

[Anonymous User]

Not remotely true - I interviewed with quinn this cycle and they paid travel costs...

hmm maybe they prioritize different candidates differently?

would love to think im a special snowflake, but seems unlikely. the cost of the interviewers' lost time almost certainly exceeds train/plane/hotel anyways - im skeptical theyd willingly incur those costs for candidates theyre not actually interested in.

[Toni V]

A classmate friend called a couple weeks ago and said she was coming to my city for an interview. I was looking forward to seeing her. She phoned Friday and said she cancelled the interview because the firm wouldn’t pay for travel. I know the plane fare is under $200. Sometimes it’s just the principle. (The firm missed out on a great hire).

[Anonymous User]

Is it worth it to just spend the money on airfare and hotel if the firm won't pay...like an "investment" in yourself? Is this stupid?

[Anonymous User]

I've footed my own bill for screeners regularly in the past, but it does seem weird to not pay for CB expenses at a typical biglaw firm.

[ballouttacontrol]

Is it worth it to just spend the money on airfare and hotel if the firm won't pay...like an "investment" in yourself? Is this stupid?

I did during 1L when I told the white lie "I'll be in your area on X-Y dates"

Spent a ton of $, but ended up with a 1L SA so..

[2014]

Is it worth it to just spend the money on airfare and hotel if the firm won't pay...like an "investment" in yourself? Is this stupid?

If you're options are chance at working in Quinn or unemployment/underemployment it's absolutely worth it. Even discounted by probability the Quinn job in that scenario is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars over your career.

If you are thinking of trading "up" or lateraling it's a different question and could very well be not worth it.

[Toni V]

Is it worth it to just spend the money on airfare and hotel if the firm won't pay...like an "investment" in yourself? Is this stupid?

If you are thinking of trading "up" or lateraling it's a different question and could very well be not worth it.

FWIW: My classmate friend, I noted above, is employed in the northeast and wanted to move south. When I lateraled the firm paid my travel costs, not sure what I would have done had they not been interested enough to pick up the travel tab.

[Anonymous User]

For some, this might be their best or only shot at employment.

With Quinn specifically, most people interviewing now are 3Ls who summered elsewhere and presumably got an offer there, though.

Also unrelatedly: Anyone know if Quinn pays above market bonuses, a la Boies (besides 35K signing bonus for 3Ls)? Seems like the horror stories wouldn't be worth it there if you are making market. Is partnership more realistic?

Know for an absolute fact that this is true from multiple sources.

That what is true, above market bonuses? Quinn's bonus structure is public information. You get a small bump if you bill over 2400 hours in a full year. You also risk making below market if you bill under 2100. It is not an "absolute fact" that the average associate is being paid above market.

[Anonymous User]

Not remotely true - I interviewed with quinn this cycle and they paid travel costs...

hmm maybe they prioritize different candidates differently?

would love to think im a special snowflake, but seems unlikely. the cost of the interviewers' lost time almost certainly exceeds train/plane/hotel anyways - im skeptical theyd willingly incur those costs for candidates theyre not actually interested in.

I interviewed at QE as a 3L and they paid my travel costs. It was a form included in the standard interview packet along with the names of attorneys I would be meeting with.