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Does networking EVER matter for biglaw?

like assume you know a random equity partner or you have ...
orange crackhouse prole
  09/01/10
Of course it does.
titillating cobalt persian heaven
  09/01/10
Of course. Even knowing associates helps (but not nearly as...
high-end kink-friendly resort tattoo
  09/01/10
It helps at the margins, but the kind of networking that rea...
Dead church
  09/01/10
tcr
galvanic office liquid oxygen
  09/01/10
It helped me at OCI. Friends of the family who were associa...
Haunting goyim
  09/01/10
yes it gets you the interview but not necessarily the job. ...
Exhilarant flatulent gas station
  09/01/10


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Date: September 1st, 2010 1:12 PM
Author: orange crackhouse prole

like assume you know a random equity partner

or you have a relative that is equity at a different firm that knows other people in town

does this shit ever fucking matter?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15938911)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 1:13 PM
Author: titillating cobalt persian heaven

Of course it does.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15938924)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 1:14 PM
Author: high-end kink-friendly resort tattoo

Of course. Even knowing associates helps (but not nearly as much).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15938933)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 1:16 PM
Author: Dead church

It helps at the margins, but the kind of networking that really helps is having contacts not at other law firms, but at the kind of companies that hire law firms.

"My uncle is CFO at a company that spends $20 million/yr on outside cousel" >>>>>"My uncle is a partner at your firm"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15938941)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:46 PM
Author: galvanic office liquid oxygen

tcr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15939605)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:08 PM
Author: Haunting goyim

It helped me at OCI. Friends of the family who were associates and partners at firms got me screeners and in one case a CB

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15939323)



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Date: September 1st, 2010 2:12 PM
Author: Exhilarant flatulent gas station

yes it gets you the interview but not necessarily the job. like fatty above said, having dad be a client will get you the job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1411512&forum_id=2#15939353)