Gibson Dunn vs. Covington
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:42 am
Hi there,
This is my first post, so apologies if I'm not in the correct place.
I'm from London and I've been very fortunate to have been offered three vacation schemes (like a summer associate position but for undergraduate law students...and only a few weeks). I have offers from Skadden, Covington and Gibson Dunn. Unfortunately, the dates clash and I can only do two schemes and I'm now choosing between Covington and Gibson Dunn.
A vacation scheme is the only route to a training contract (2 years to become NQ1) at these firms, so this is quite a difficult decision to make.
Because I am young and hugely inexperienced, I don't know really know where my interests lie regarding transactional/litigation. I am fascinated by the data privacy work that Covington does, but it seems quite unlikely that, even if I were offered a contract, I'd be placed in the Tech seat.
I have a vague conception of where the firms' strengths lie, but I need some advice.
I do understand that their London offices will be vastly different to their US offices, but I was just wondering about their perceived reputation in the US. And how much weight do I give 'prestige'?
Should I be choosing the firm based on the 2 year training contract, or rather, my entire career? Additionally, how much weight do I give to statistics (regarding how likely I am to receive a contract) and the non-guaranteed Tech Seat?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
ConfusedLime
This is my first post, so apologies if I'm not in the correct place.
I'm from London and I've been very fortunate to have been offered three vacation schemes (like a summer associate position but for undergraduate law students...and only a few weeks). I have offers from Skadden, Covington and Gibson Dunn. Unfortunately, the dates clash and I can only do two schemes and I'm now choosing between Covington and Gibson Dunn.
A vacation scheme is the only route to a training contract (2 years to become NQ1) at these firms, so this is quite a difficult decision to make.
Because I am young and hugely inexperienced, I don't know really know where my interests lie regarding transactional/litigation. I am fascinated by the data privacy work that Covington does, but it seems quite unlikely that, even if I were offered a contract, I'd be placed in the Tech seat.
I have a vague conception of where the firms' strengths lie, but I need some advice.
I do understand that their London offices will be vastly different to their US offices, but I was just wondering about their perceived reputation in the US. And how much weight do I give 'prestige'?
Should I be choosing the firm based on the 2 year training contract, or rather, my entire career? Additionally, how much weight do I give to statistics (regarding how likely I am to receive a contract) and the non-guaranteed Tech Seat?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
ConfusedLime