PW, S&C, or STB for NYC litigation? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Interested in litigation. I think I would enjoy white collar or possibly antitrust, but I want to work on a variety of cases at first. If I decide to leave BigLaw, it would probably be for government or a lit boutique.

I know that PW and S&C are ranked a couple Chambers bands higher than STB—should that take STB out of the picture here? Will the exit opportunities, work, or quality of life be significantly different between any of these three?

[Anonymous User]

Interested in litigation. I think I would enjoy white collar or possibly antitrust, but I want to work on a variety of cases at first. If I decide to leave BigLaw, it would probably be for government or a lit boutique.

I know that PW and S&C are ranked a couple Chambers bands higher than STB—should that take STB out of the picture here? Will the exit opportunities, work, or quality of life be significantly different between any of these three?

I would go with the firm that has the best combo of Chambers rating and prestige (assuming you didn't hate the people you met). SullCrom seems to offer that

[existentialcrisis]

Interested in litigation. I think I would enjoy white collar or possibly antitrust, but I want to work on a variety of cases at first. If I decide to leave BigLaw, it would probably be for government or a lit boutique.

I know that PW and S&C are ranked a couple Chambers bands higher than STB—should that take STB out of the picture here? Will the exit opportunities, work, or quality of life be significantly different between any of these three?

I would go with the firm that has the best combo of Chambers rating and prestige (assuming you didn't hate the people you met). SullCrom seems to offer that

I'm not sure that S&C is necessarily more prestigious than Paul COMMA Weiss for NY litigation. They're both Bank 1: The Elite on Chambers, and while it's not necessarily the case anymore, PW historically has been litigation-first firm.

[Anonymous User]

I would do S&C or Paul, Weiss. Both place much better (especially Paul, Weiss) for government positions, especially NYC AUSA jobs. I would also add DPW to the list as well.

[Anonymous User]

I would do S&C or Paul, Weiss. Both place much better (especially Paul, Weiss) for government positions, especially NYC AUSA jobs. I would also add DPW to the list as well.

OP here. This was my impression, and the poll and comments seem to confirm that. DPW was a no-offer, unfortunately. But now, Skadden might be on the table, too. The numbers seem to show that for the exit opps I'd like, Paul, Weiss > S&C and Skadden > Simpson.

I guess the ultimate question is how much weight I should give to fit and how much to the differences in exit opps.

[Anonymous User]

I would do S&C or Paul, Weiss. Both place much better (especially Paul, Weiss) for government positions, especially NYC AUSA jobs. I would also add DPW to the list as well.

OP here. This was my impression, and the poll and comments seem to confirm that. DPW was a no-offer, unfortunately. But now, Skadden might be on the table, too. The numbers seem to show that for the exit opps I'd like, Paul, Weiss > S&C and Skadden > Simpson.

I guess the ultimate question is how much weight I should give to fit and how much to the differences in exit opps.

Did you hear back from CSM?

[Anonymous User]

I would do S&C or Paul, Weiss. Both place much better (especially Paul, Weiss) for government positions, especially NYC AUSA jobs. I would also add DPW to the list as well.

OP here. This was my impression, and the poll and comments seem to confirm that. DPW was a no-offer, unfortunately. But now, Skadden might be on the table, too. The numbers seem to show that for the exit opps I'd like, Paul, Weiss > S&C and Skadden > Simpson.

I guess the ultimate question is how much weight I should give to fit and how much to the differences in exit opps.

Did you hear back from CSM?

Not yet.

[Anonymous User]

I would do S&C or Paul, Weiss. Both place much better (especially Paul, Weiss) for government positions, especially NYC AUSA jobs. I would also add DPW to the list as well.

OP here. This was my impression, and the poll and comments seem to confirm that. DPW was a no-offer, unfortunately. But now, Skadden might be on the table, too. The numbers seem to show that for the exit opps I'd like, Paul, Weiss > S&C and Skadden > Simpson.

I guess the ultimate question is how much weight I should give to fit and how much to the differences in exit opps.

Did you hear back from CSM?

Not yet.

OP update: It's a no from CSM. But now we've got a callback at W&C, which would obviously not be NY Lit but would still be pretty stellar.