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Personally, I have the opposite take. They're all band 1, so why choose working at the insufferable S&C if you can avoid it? Although I would rule out Deb if they're not guaranteeing you a spot on the WC team.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 amI would choose based on location. DPW and PW are in midtown, and S&C is in FiDi. So if you’re into living in Brooklyn or like FiDi, then S&C is convenient. But if you wanted to live uptown, S&C would be a pain in the ass.
I don’t think Cleary or Deb should really be in this conversation. Deb is good at white collar but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to get that work. It’s like going to Proskauer for sports law.
Personally I haven’t seen evidence that the people at DPW or Paul Weiss are better than the people at S&C, but YMMVAnonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:29 pmPersonally, I have the opposite take. They're all band 1, so why choose working at the insufferable S&C if you can avoid it? Although I would rule out Deb if they're not guaranteeing you a spot on the WC team.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 amI would choose based on location. DPW and PW are in midtown, and S&C is in FiDi. So if you’re into living in Brooklyn or like FiDi, then S&C is convenient. But if you wanted to live uptown, S&C would be a pain in the ass.
I don’t think Cleary or Deb should really be in this conversation. Deb is good at white collar but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to get that work. It’s like going to Proskauer for sports law.
I did reference the band 1 rankings, but fuck I guess the TLS wisdom has spoken.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:41 pmPersonally I haven’t seen evidence that the people at DPW or Paul Weiss are better than the people at S&C, but YMMVAnonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:29 pmPersonally, I have the opposite take. They're all band 1, so why choose working at the insufferable S&C if you can avoid it? Although I would rule out Deb if they're not guaranteeing you a spot on the WC team.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 amI would choose based on location. DPW and PW are in midtown, and S&C is in FiDi. So if you’re into living in Brooklyn or like FiDi, then S&C is convenient. But if you wanted to live uptown, S&C would be a pain in the ass.
I don’t think Cleary or Deb should really be in this conversation. Deb is good at white collar but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to get that work. It’s like going to Proskauer for sports law.
Counter-point: if you're working at S&C, you're better off living in FiDi. No way you'd want to be commuting from Brooklyn when you're billing S&C hours.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 amI would choose based on location. DPW and PW are in midtown, and S&C is in FiDi. So if you’re into living in Brooklyn or like FiDi, then S&C is convenient. But if you wanted to live uptown, S&C would be a pain in the ass.
I don’t think Cleary or Deb should really be in this conversation. Deb is good at white collar but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to get that work. It’s like going to Proskauer for sports law.
Lol who at S&C hurt youAnonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:58 pmI did reference the band 1 rankings, but fuck I guess the TLS wisdom has spoken.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:41 pmPersonally I haven’t seen evidence that the people at DPW or Paul Weiss are better than the people at S&C, but YMMVAnonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:29 pmPersonally, I have the opposite take. They're all band 1, so why choose working at the insufferable S&C if you can avoid it? Although I would rule out Deb if they're not guaranteeing you a spot on the WC team.Res Ipsa Loquitter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:41 amI would choose based on location. DPW and PW are in midtown, and S&C is in FiDi. So if you’re into living in Brooklyn or like FiDi, then S&C is convenient. But if you wanted to live uptown, S&C would be a pain in the ass.
I don’t think Cleary or Deb should really be in this conversation. Deb is good at white collar but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to get that work. It’s like going to Proskauer for sports law.
I work at S&C, and this miserable reputation is quite unjustified IME. Probably originated in some TLS trope that gained a life of its own, or perhaps from an era before my time.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:58 pmCan someone explain why S&C gets the miserable reputation?
It's def not as social as a Skadden or Latham (based on law school classmate anecdotes) but the vast majority of people I've met have been cordial and respectful. Def not markedly worse than the experiences my classmates are having any other big firm.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:57 amI work at S&C, and this miserable reputation is quite unjustified IME. Probably originated in some TLS trope that gained a life of its own, or perhaps from an era before my time.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 10:58 pmCan someone explain why S&C gets the miserable reputation?
If I had to characterize S&C, it would probably be a mix of apathy and competence. Vast majority of the people I’ve met here are quite nice, not super enthusiastic about the work they do or the firm, but pretty good at what they do. But then again, maybe that describes any biglaw firm…