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How is McDermott Will Emery - Chicago?

Your thoughts on MWE Chicago?
big french kitty cat
  05/14/13
that firm has had massive staff reductions since '08. Not su...
Clear Rehab Circlehead
  05/14/13
have a good friend there and hung out with his coworkers onc...
Lemon multi-colored affirmative action lettuce
  05/14/13
They HATE AMERICA.
Bipolar menage
  05/14/13
Don't they hate america?
Comical People Who Are Hurt Genital Piercing
  05/14/13
O FO SHO
Bipolar menage
  05/14/13
Very ttt office
Henna base
  05/14/13
oh my god, why would you even consider working there?
Sick floppy ticket booth queen of the night
  05/14/13
i believe starting salary is 145K, also. Seems like a decent...
Vivacious maize hall
  05/14/13
Horrible place to work. However, if you want to Trusts &a...
Thriller useless cruise ship
  05/14/13


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Date: May 14th, 2013 7:34 AM
Author: big french kitty cat
Subject: Your thoughts on MWE Chicago?

Prestigious? Fratty? Well-oiled machine? Dickensian hell-hole?

Serious question: How do they treat their financial support staff? (I know, I know: Who cares about support staff)

Thanks in advance for expert xoxo opinions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23195604)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 4:02 PM
Author: Clear Rehab Circlehead

that firm has had massive staff reductions since '08. Not sure about the financial support staff in particular. McDermott has a reputation for being cheap and during the recession eliminated perks like free coffee (there's an article about it in the tribune).

they used to have a reputation for being a lifestyle firm but i have heard from friends who are still there that moral is really low b/c of the layoffs/firings and people are being worked really hard.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23197754)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 4:10 PM
Author: Lemon multi-colored affirmative action lettuce

have a good friend there and hung out with his coworkers once

OK place to work, with decent ppl

not fratty

not prestigious

solidly mid-tier firm

they were vicious during the recession/ITE, cutting well over 20% of their attorneys and wiping out much of corporate; with all that cutting and now things recovering, they're probably holding steady now

billables are in the even 2000 range

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23197799)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 7:36 AM
Author: Bipolar menage

They HATE AMERICA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23195606)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 7:36 AM
Author: Comical People Who Are Hurt Genital Piercing

Don't they hate america?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23195608)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 7:40 AM
Author: Bipolar menage

O FO SHO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23195611)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 4:16 PM
Author: Henna base

Very ttt office

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23197838)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 4:19 PM
Author: Sick floppy ticket booth queen of the night

oh my god, why would you even consider working there?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23197856)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 4:37 PM
Author: Vivacious maize hall

i believe starting salary is 145K, also. Seems like a decent place to work, but prob not so great that it's worth taking less money. Though not sure how compensation works if you're talking about lateraling.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23197970)



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Date: May 14th, 2013 7:34 PM
Author: Thriller useless cruise ship

Horrible place to work.

However, if you want to Trusts & Estates, there is no firm in the country even remotely at the same level as them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2255656&forum_id=2#23199359)