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Does anyone have any info on the firm? How is the culture? Is the pay really compressed after the first year? Specifically interested in DC/Atlanta.

There isn’t much info about the firm on here.

(Anon because I work there)
Pay is on the Cravath scale in DC as long as you're hitting hours and the firm likes you - I was/am paid market base comp as a mid-level and senior. Bonus is a different story, it may depend on your practice group but it's based off of hours. Based on what I've heard/experienced, if you hit bonus hours (2050) you'll be around market, and almost definitely market at 2100 (which includes unlimited pro bono). You aren't going to get market bonuses for hitting 1950 like you would at like, a V10 firm. Atlanta is on a totally different scale for everything - first years come in lower (unless someone else here knows something I don't), and pay is compressed I think, although I've never seen the Atlanta scale.

Culture really depends on your practice group and office. There are some great people and some not so great ones. I'm happy to answer more specific questions if you have them.

The Atlanta office ruffled some feathers last summer for no-offering summer associates. And pay in Atlanta is compressed. The DC office, to my knowledge, is much more stable.

(Original DC anon) The DC office has also no offered summers - I think two in the past four years, but it could have been three - I haven't really paid attention and can't remember what happened in prior years.

Also, it is super important to be in a good practice group - you can get plenty of work and opportunities and great exit opportunities in some groups, or straight up fired for low hours as a second year with nothing lined up. The firm used to let folks hide and slowly push them out, but that was pre-salary bump and pre-covid. Now they'll cut you without hesitation.