2nd Yr Biglaw Lit. Assoc., YLS Grad, TLS Alum Forum

[Doorkeeper]

How does V5 work for YLS kids? @ HLS recruiters apparently count the # of H's you have, but does that work for YLS?

HLS student here. I just want to chime in on this point. Wachtell is the only V5 firm in NYC really counts Hs from Harvard students. I know fellow students with anywhere from 2-3 to 8+ Hs who got offers from the same V5 firms. There are a number of other variables that are just as important, or more important, for Harvard kids than the number of Hs.

[Chill_Out]

Could you tell us a bit about your TFA experience and its relationship with your decision to attend law school?

[KaNa1986]

How does V5 work for YLS kids? @ HLS recruiters apparently count the # of H's you have, but does that work for YLS?

HLS student here. I just want to chime in on this point. Wachtell is the only V5 firm in NYC really counts Hs from Harvard students. I know fellow students with anywhere from 2-3 to 8+ Hs who got offers from the same V5 firms. There are a number of other variables that are just as important, or more important, for Harvard kids than the number of Hs.

I'm sure S&C/CSM also count H's and focus heavily on grades unless you are truly exceptional in another way (e.g. worked at Carlyle PE/Goldman IBD). DPW/Skadden care less about 1L grades.

[roranoa]

Is the type of work you do different from what you learn at school? That is, is it a different set of skills that you have to learn as you start work at a firm or is the work more like incorporating the things you learned during your 3 yrs of education.

I'm starting law school this year and I just stumbled into this thread somehow.

[homestyle28]

What has your actual work included? Taken any depositions? Stood up in court? What's the case team make-up like? How many partners/Srs/Mids/Jrs on average?

[letsplayball]

People always talk about the legal/firm vibes in different cities, but it's difficult to place exact words on this subject as it is somewhat vague. I was wondering if you have knowledge and could explicate the legal vibe/cultural differences between NYC and DC, and perhaps a couple other large legal markets in the US (Chicago, Atlanta, Cali, etc). Thanks!!!

[Danger Zone]

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