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how many deals till you know what you're doing?

everyone says it's really formulaic and easy to pick up, but...
appetizing stubborn casino prole
  10/26/14
i'm so fucked :-/
appetizing stubborn casino prole
  10/26/14
(should have done lit)
Shimmering point
  10/26/14
The better question is how many deals do you have to do befo...
lilac contagious puppy dilemma
  10/26/14
i just need to fake it like two years before i can get out a...
appetizing stubborn casino prole
  10/26/14
Why didn't you just go inhouse?
Vivacious slimy home mother
  10/27/14
working at a v10 sucks. at a v100, you can probably get by ...
tan sick ticket booth keepsake machete
  10/27/14
From the outside, it seems as if most cap markets associates...
Irradiated water buffalo chapel
  10/27/14


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Date: October 26th, 2014 9:30 PM
Author: appetizing stubborn casino prole

everyone says it's really formulaic and easy to pick up, but that there a lot of nitpicky organizational elements that are hard to stay on top of and time correctly in the beginning.

true? and how many deals do i need to be on before i'm not lost if i'm typical associate?

think they should be a mix of simple ipos, shelf, whatever else is typical and more straightforward and some high yield.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26592663)



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Date: October 26th, 2014 9:37 PM
Author: appetizing stubborn casino prole

i'm so fucked :-/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26592709)



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Date: October 26th, 2014 9:38 PM
Author: Shimmering point

(should have done lit)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26592720)



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Date: October 26th, 2014 9:40 PM
Author: lilac contagious puppy dilemma

The better question is how many deals do you have to do before you learn one fucking skill that is not also known by every other mid-level transactional associate. The answer seems to be infinity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26592732)



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Date: October 26th, 2014 9:46 PM
Author: appetizing stubborn casino prole

i just need to fake it like two years before i can get out and go in-house. but i'm a fucking fifth year associate who knows shit.

like, seriously. i did like three fund formations, then the partner i was working for died and things dried up for everyone, i took a year of unpaid leave that's not on my resume for illness, was lent out to lit, then did a lot of doc review and privilege review till i was gently pushed out. it was crazy-sweet. i never asked for more work. i just rode it out. but it was a v10. so the fact that i don't have first year corp associate skills is not going to be expected or acceptable. :(

the new one is a v100. and i think i'll be quickly expected to handle shit on my own. i actually don't thnk i suck miserably. i never got bad reviews. my first two reviews said i was doing excellent work. but then things just sort of dried up for so long that by the time i could work again, i was too behind the curve. no one gave me more to do.

or at least that's what i tell myself. probably deluded and i suck. if so, even worse!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26592770)



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Date: October 27th, 2014 8:58 AM
Author: Vivacious slimy home mother

Why didn't you just go inhouse?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26595130)



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Date: October 27th, 2014 9:06 AM
Author: tan sick ticket booth keepsake machete

working at a v10 sucks. at a v100, you can probably get by with gravitas and presentation. just act like you know what youre doing and youll be fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26595147)



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Date: October 27th, 2014 9:22 AM
Author: Irradiated water buffalo chapel

From the outside, it seems as if most cap markets associates are decent on process (able to run most of the deal) by the time they are third years, though they might not have a deep understanding of context/substance. M&A learning curve seems a bit steeper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2710574&forum_id=2#26595187)