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Trying to decide between these two in NY. Not sure if I want to do litigation or transactional work.

Sorry not adding value but curious when was your shearman cb and offer?

I'm surprised that Milbank is take such a strong lead (as of now) in this poll. In terms of practice area strengths, if you want to do corporate, Shearman is ranked higher in Chambers in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Am I missing something?

Anonymous User wrote:I'm surprised that Milbank is take such a strong lead (as of now) in this poll. In terms of practice area strengths, if you want to do corporate, Shearman is ranked higher in Chambers in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Am I missing something?

Milbank has stronger litigation practices, though. If you are at all interested in restructuring then it is also by far the better option. I have also heard it is a slightly more humane place to work.

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Anonymous User wrote:I'm surprised that Milbank is take such a strong lead (as of now) in this poll. In terms of practice area strengths, if you want to do corporate, Shearman is ranked higher in Chambers in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Am I missing something?

Milbank has stronger litigation practices, though. If you are at all interested in restructuring then it is also by far the better option. I have also heard it is a slightly more humane place to work.

can confirm that shearman litigation is not humane.

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I'm surprised that Milbank is take such a strong lead (as of now) in this poll. In terms of practice area strengths, if you want to do corporate, Shearman is ranked higher in Chambers in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Am I missing something?

Milbank has stronger litigation practices, though. If you are at all interested in restructuring then it is also by far the better option. I have also heard it is a slightly more humane place to work.

can confirm that shearman litigation is not humane.

Even by biglaw standards? I had heard Shearman was relatively okay compared to other firms.

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I'm surprised that Milbank is take such a strong lead (as of now) in this poll. In terms of practice area strengths, if you want to do corporate, Shearman is ranked higher in Chambers in Corporate/M&A and Capital Markets. Am I missing something?

Milbank has stronger litigation practices, though. If you are at all interested in restructuring then it is also by far the better option. I have also heard it is a slightly more humane place to work.

can confirm that shearman litigation is not humane.

Even by biglaw standards? I had heard Shearman was relatively okay compared to other firms.

I can confirm that Shearman on the whole is a humane place to work, at least compared to some other firms I did callbacks with years ago. Hours are terrible in M&A, but better in capital markets and a lot better in some other transactional practice areas.

But I must tell you work/life balance shouldn't be an important factor in making your decision. It depends more on your practice area than your firm. I work at Shearman and I notice not only hours, but also work culture differences across practice groups. You will have absolutely zero life in some months if you do M&A for sure regardless of where you go as long as you go to one with a strong M&A practice. At a top restructuring firm like Milbank I suppose the restructuring group would be a lot busier.

I am not sure whether Milbank does this as well, but at Shearman, associates in the corporate pool (first and second years are in this corporate pool for two years) could try out litigation full-time for some months if they want to.

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