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They're all regardedAnonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:35 pmAre any other conservative DC appellate shops similarly regarded?
Cooper & Kirk is more intense and pays market; Consovoy is less intense but pays below market. Both accept laterals with (exceptional) appellate experience. Consovoy takes on mostly radioactive cause work; Cooper & Kirk takes some hot-button cases but also does ordinary commercial work. Cooper & Kirk has a couple liberals; Consovoy does not. Cooper & Kirk is more "Alito"; Consovoy is more "Thomas". If you're in the running for either of these firms you'll know what that means.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:35 pmDoes anybody have insight into these firms? Culture, hours, pay? Do they accept laterals with appellate experience, or do they only do post-clerkship hiring? Are any other conservative DC appellate shops similarly regarded? Thanks!
Anonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:21 pmCooper & Kirk is more intense and pays market; Consovoy is less intense but pays below market. Both accept laterals with (exceptional) appellate experience. Consovoy takes on mostly radioactive cause work; Cooper & Kirk takes some hot-button cases but also does ordinary commercial work. Cooper & Kirk has a couple liberals; Consovoy does not. Cooper & Kirk is more "Alito"; Consovoy is more "Thomas". If you're in the running for either of these firms you'll know what that means.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:35 pmDoes anybody have insight into these firms? Culture, hours, pay? Do they accept laterals with appellate experience, or do they only do post-clerkship hiring? Are any other conservative DC appellate shops similarly regarded? Thanks!
Clement & Murphy and Lehotsky Keller offer great conservative opportunities and have a greater share of appellate work. They pay below market, though. Kellogg Hansen has a conservative partnership and pays above market but it doesn't do much cause work. Other firms, such as Schaerr Jaffe and Ellis George Cippolone, do the work you're looking for but don't attract top talent reliably.
Consovoy does have some office space in the DC suburbs but it’s remote-first.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:38 pmAnonymous User wrote: ↑Fri Nov 24, 2023 11:21 pmCooper & Kirk is more intense and pays market; Consovoy is less intense but pays below market. Both accept laterals with (exceptional) appellate experience. Consovoy takes on mostly radioactive cause work; Cooper & Kirk takes some hot-button cases but also does ordinary commercial work. Cooper & Kirk has a couple liberals; Consovoy does not. Cooper & Kirk is more "Alito"; Consovoy is more "Thomas". If you're in the running for either of these firms you'll know what that means.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:35 pmDoes anybody have insight into these firms? Culture, hours, pay? Do they accept laterals with appellate experience, or do they only do post-clerkship hiring? Are any other conservative DC appellate shops similarly regarded? Thanks!
Clement & Murphy and Lehotsky Keller offer great conservative opportunities and have a greater share of appellate work. They pay below market, though. Kellogg Hansen has a conservative partnership and pays above market but it doesn't do much cause work. Other firms, such as Schaerr Jaffe and Ellis George Cippolone, do the work you're looking for but don't attract top talent reliably.
What’s the training like at Consovoy? I’ve heard it’s remote only. Do associates get substantive experience?