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Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?

Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?
unhinged son of senegal
  09/02/10
Pretty comparable firms. Although Paul Weiss has a bigger p...
beady-eyed lavender principal's office kitty
  09/02/10
Comparable, unless you want to make more money, make partner...
disgusting voyeur circlehead
  09/03/10
-by "partner" you mean nonequity at Kirkland. Time...
Vigorous site shitlib
  09/03/10
huh? if you billed 2000 last year, you got a market bonus. f...
Tantric soggy center
  09/04/10
a. in 2008 and 2009, hitting 2000 wasn't easy in many practi...
Vigorous site shitlib
  09/04/10
don't worry about partnership track...it's like worrying abo...
infuriating swashbuckling laser beams theater stage
  09/04/10
What about sweatshoppiness? I know PW has the rep, but what ...
unhinged son of senegal
  09/03/10
kirkland, as long as you're willing/able to source your own ...
irradiated duck-like bawdyhouse
  09/04/10
Paul Weiss NY has laid off first years and second years. ...
infuriating swashbuckling laser beams theater stage
  09/04/10
ke (purportedly) did the same thing.
irradiated duck-like bawdyhouse
  09/04/10


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Date: September 2nd, 2010 8:00 PM
Author: unhinged son of senegal
Subject: Kirkland (NY) or Paul, Weiss (NY)?

For litigation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15950747)



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Date: September 2nd, 2010 9:06 PM
Author: beady-eyed lavender principal's office kitty

Pretty comparable firms. Although Paul Weiss has a bigger presence in New York.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15951077)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 8:54 AM
Author: disgusting voyeur circlehead

Comparable, unless you want to make more money, make partner earlier, and have control over your work, in which case you should go to Kirkland.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955041)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 10:54 AM
Author: Vigorous site shitlib

-by "partner" you mean nonequity at Kirkland. Time to equity partnership is shorter at PW (~8-9 years) compared to 10-14 at KE

-money is (on average) a wash given KE's lower bonuses ITE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955476)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:31 AM
Author: Tantric soggy center

huh? if you billed 2000 last year, you got a market bonus. for every hundred hours over, you got 1000$ more. how were hte bonuses lower? if you billed btw 1900-2000, you got a little lower than market.

how does that make money a wash????

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961314)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:45 AM
Author: Vigorous site shitlib

a. in 2008 and 2009, hitting 2000 wasn't easy in many practice groups

b. KE bonuses aren't based solely on hours

c. The actual "bump up" for going over 2000 wasn't that high. Pre-ITE, hitting e.g. 2400 hours would mean an extra 20-50k depending on class year and quality of work. I've heard from many sources (including associates at KE) that ITE, it's more like a 5-10k extra. An extra 5-10k for an extra ~400 hrs billed isn't much and not worth it in itself; it may be worth it for staying on partnership track and avoiding being stealthed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961465)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:55 AM
Author: infuriating swashbuckling laser beams theater stage

don't worry about partnership track...it's like worrying about where you're going to build your vacation house on mars

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961532)



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Date: September 3rd, 2010 11:22 AM
Author: unhinged son of senegal

What about sweatshoppiness? I know PW has the rep, but what about KE?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15955588)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:48 AM
Author: irradiated duck-like bawdyhouse

kirkland, as long as you're willing/able to source your own work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961480)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:49 AM
Author: infuriating swashbuckling laser beams theater stage

Paul Weiss NY has laid off first years and second years.

It was stealth, obviously, but it happened

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961491)



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Date: September 4th, 2010 12:51 AM
Author: irradiated duck-like bawdyhouse

ke (purportedly) did the same thing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1412883&forum_id=2#15961509)