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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 221735" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hello!I would agree with other forum users on this point - I don't think that mentioning Paul, Weiss' developing litigation practice is a red flag in itself, especially if it is framed in a way that shows genuine awareness of the firm's broader strategy and focus areas. I think it is important to mention that you are also interested in the firm's core strengths (e.g. private equity), but as you have stated that you do mention an interest in this, I can't imagine mentioning litigation would be a problem <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />If you positioned it as one of several points (for example, acknowledging the firm's elite transactional work while expressing curiosity about how it's building out its litigation practice) I think this shows good commercial awareness. It shows you understand the firm's expansion and want to see how that integrates with its core practice areas.As long as your application shows an interest in Paul, Weiss for its current strengths as well, it's unlikely your application will get binned for mentioning their growing litigation practice!</blockquote>

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