I really want to work at one of the following: Cooley, Goodwin, Gibson, Wilson Sonsini, Fenwick, Gunderson, Ropes, Perkins Coie.
Am I being reasonable?
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Bugeth
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
If you have ties to CA and are a decent interviewer, you should have no problem. All my buds who wanted SF/SV but had mediocre grades from MI were happy with their results.
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
SV is less competitive than SF, fyi.
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
Ties matter. Have you lived and/or worked in the region? If so, you should be fine. Transactional practices, in particular, are growing.
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
Because the firms & region you are looking at are somewhat sector-specific, I think ties matter less than a demonstrated interest/background in tech & transactional. I wouldn't let lack of ties hold you up if you can support a stated passion for the field.
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jotarokujo
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
is bay area as transactional heavy as new york or are y'all just saying it's easier than lit
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
Top 30 at a T1 school and got a few offers in the Bay with no ties. Previous experience in venture and tech. I think interest in tech/startups is more important than ties IMO. You should get multiple offers, especially, as a few posters have said, if you target SV for corporate work.
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Re: Median at Michigan, how likely to get BL in SF/SV?
EC/VC is the bread and butter of Bay Area firms. Very transactional heavy (though not exclusively), just focused on a different stage of company life cycle compared to NY firms.jotarokujo wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 3:47 pmis bay area as transactional heavy as new york or are y'all just saying it's easier than lit
