Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:51 amI'll caveat all of the below with you really shouldn't start at a firm with an expectation of lateraling, especially not to a place like these. If it happens, great, but it's honestly pretty stupid to make this part of your plan. Please don't expect to do this.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:18 pmDo the top NYC firms (Cravath, S&C, STB, WLRK, etc.) do 3L, post-clerkship, and/or lateral hiring? If so, do you know roughly how many people they take (at each stage) and what credentials are needed (from CLS, specifically)?
It would be great to hear which firms are truly like "you only one chance to get in the door" vs. those you still have a shot at down the road if you don't get a screener/callback/offer during EIP. Thanks!
Simpson does the most lateral hiring of the bunch. They've hired a lot of M&A laterals in particular.
S&C does too, but it didn't seem particularly common to me.
Cravath does make 3L hires, including for its core corporate/litigation practices. Your odds are higher if you're in a niche group like exec comp/benefits. After 3L, I think they technically take laterals for specialist groups, but only specialist groups.
WLRK does take laterals but it's all subject to actual need. There usually isn't much need for more people.
Got it. Just to clarify, I wanted to know if I'd have another shot at these firms (ideally while I'm still in law school) assuming I don't get screeners/offers through 2L EIP. Definitely agree that it's not ideal to actually start at a firm with the goal of lateraling. So I was actually more interested in hearing about 3L and post-clerkship hiring, as opposed to lateraling. But thanks for the info!!