Latham pfo jus now 🥲 what a way to start my Friday
Sorry I’m confused, where is the contradiction exactly?Ha! Bet you didn't know that @ElonMusk!
I love how you claimed they are competitors yet provided the arguments that perfectly contradict your statement.
I don’t think anyone wants to see this debate to continue anymore, especially because you’re ignoring pretty sound advice, but I think you’re getting confused.Sorry I’m confused, where is the contradiction exactly?
word im waiting for updates on firms and all the notifs i get is about this debate going on from yday 😭 please start a new forum guys, the rest of us jus wanna know if we’re getting rejected or not, leave us be xoI don’t think anyone wants to see this debate continue anymore, especially because you’re ignoring pretty sound advice, but I think you’re getting confused.
No one is disputing that W&C aren’t competitors with all other US firms. To a degree, all City law firms compete against each other. However, if you were asked in an interview who W&C’s competitors were and your answer was “all US firms”, I can almost guarantee that interviewers would not be impressed. It shows a serious lack of critical thinking and depth, just like if you were asked who Freshfields’ competitors were and you said “all of the MC”. It just isn’t the case when in many regards, HSF or Hogan Lovells will be considered bigger competitors.
I’d say Latham is probably W&C’s biggest competitor but that’s not purely because it’s a US firm, it’s because it’s clearly the firm W&C aspires to be by making its London office its biggest, rather than a satellite office like most US firms in London. It also is increasing its work in the corporate/capital markets sphere like Latham. Skadden is worth a mention too.
However, you wouldn’t say somewhere like Orrick is a bigger competitor than W&C than Clifford Chance, say, who excel in capital markets, insolvency, and other areas that W&C specialises in. If you’re focusing on energy and projects, which W&C is known for, Norton Rose would be a far bigger competitor than Paul Hastings for W&C.
It’s a nuanced answer. It’s fine to say a US firm, like Latham, if you can back it up. Saying Morgan Lewis, Orrick, and Weil are competitors solely because they’re US firms, while ignoring a firm like NRF, who is arguably a bigger competitor, won’t get you far.
Now let’s end this debate here. If you don’t want to take the advice, that’s your choice!
"Just because they try to target different audiences, brand themselves differently, price their cars differently etc."Sorry I’m confused, where is the contradiction exactly?
Thanks Jessica. I was more referring to saj2002s question of whether we had been shortlisted to the next stageNo SJT just the video interview this year.
Why are y'all responding, this person just got y'all to answer an interview question for them by instigating your intense need to correct ppl 😂😂😂I don’t think anyone wants to see this debate to continue anymore, especially because you’re ignoring pretty sound advice, but I think you’re getting confused.
No one is disputing that W&C aren’t competitors with all other US firms. To a degree, all City law firms compete against each other. However, if you were asked in an interview who W&C’s competitors were and your answer was “all US firms”, I can almost guarantee that interviewers would not be impressed. It shows a serious lack of critical thinking and depth, just like if you were asked who Freshfields’ competitors were and you said “all of the MC”. It just isn’t the case when in many regards, HSF or Hogan Lovells will be considered bigger competitors.
I’d say Latham is probably W&C’s biggest competitor but that’s not purely because it’s a US firm, it’s because it’s clearly the firm W&C aspires to be by making its London office its biggest, rather than a satellite office like most US firms in London. It also is increasing its work in the corporate/capital markets sphere like Latham. Skadden is worth a mention too.
However, you wouldn’t say somewhere like Orrick is a bigger competitor than W&C than Clifford Chance, say, who excel in capital markets, insolvency, and other areas that W&C specialises in. If you’re focusing on energy and projects, which W&C is known for, Norton Rose would be a far bigger competitor than Paul Hastings for W&C.
It’s a nuanced answer. It’s fine to say a US firm, like Latham, if you can back it up. Saying Morgan Lewis, Orrick, and Weil are competitors solely because they’re US firms, while ignoring a firm like NRF, who is arguably a bigger competitor, won’t get you far.
Now let’s end this debate here. If you don’t want to take the advice, that’s your choice!
It’s not an “intense need to correct people”. The exact point of my response (and others who have replied) is to help give an answer to an interview question or at least inspire one. This is a forum designed to help people and provide advice on answers because it’s an extremely tough process that we’re all going through. If you can help someone have a better interview answer/understand a topic, that’s a positive and the whole point of why we’re all here: to get support in this community.Why are y'all responding, this person just got y'all to answer an interview question for them by instigating your intense need to correct ppl 😂😂😂
They will send an outcome email by the 29th of February.Anyone received K&L Gates PFO so far?
Ok great! So if I haven't received the tests/AC so far, it is likely to be an implicit PFOThey will send an outcome email by the 29th of February.
I do not know but I am in the same boat and am not positive.Ok great! So if I haven't received the tests/AC so far, it is likely to be an implicit PFO
You and I both, I put them in my PFOs list.Still no response from addleshaw London summer. I got through to the test but haven’t heard about AC yet
3 as well 😅 its not looking good atmhow many firms is everyone waiting on? im waiting on 3 and then that concludes my cycle!
10how many firms is everyone waiting on? im waiting on 3 and then that concludes my cycle!