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What are the major differences between US firms? (in terms of their works)
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<blockquote data-quote="James Carrabino" data-source="post: 94248" data-attributes="member: 16764"><p>I completely agree with everything [USER=17165]@George Maxwell[/USER] said, except for his claim that I would be good at answering this query!!</p><p></p><p>I'll start by saying that [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER]'s article is one of those articles that I read regularly when I was applying and thought 'Wow, whoever spent the time to compile this is an absolute legend'. It just provides so much information about what these firms do in the UK.</p><p></p><p>My own anecdotal knowledge of these firms can only provide these nuggets of information:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sullivan & Cromwell is famous for its special relationship with Goldman Sachs. Over half of the firm's lawyers globally are in New York City and the London office mainly services New York clients (like Goldman).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shearman & Sterling I would actually consider to have a global identity just as much as a US identity. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kirkland is especially excellent at big-ticket private equity.</li> </ul><p>For your own research, however, the main thing I would look at is the <a href="https://firsthand.co/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings" target="_blank">Vault Law 100 rankings</a> (the website seems to have changed its name to 'Firsthand'). This is an annual ranking of perceived prestige of the top 100 firms in the US based on a survey of associates at other firms. Additional rankings extend to practice areas and a range of other metrics. I think that for the kinds of US firms you are talking about - those whose US identities remain stronger than their international ones - the breakdown of their US reputations is quite indicative of their strengths in London as well, since their London offices are likely doing a significant amount of work in support of their US offices and clients.</p><p></p><p>I hope that between the three of us you are able to find some of what you were looking for [USER=15210]@John Doe[/USER] <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Carrabino, post: 94248, member: 16764"] I completely agree with everything [USER=17165]@George Maxwell[/USER] said, except for his claim that I would be good at answering this query!! I'll start by saying that [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER]'s article is one of those articles that I read regularly when I was applying and thought 'Wow, whoever spent the time to compile this is an absolute legend'. It just provides so much information about what these firms do in the UK. My own anecdotal knowledge of these firms can only provide these nuggets of information: [LIST] [*]Sullivan & Cromwell is famous for its special relationship with Goldman Sachs. Over half of the firm's lawyers globally are in New York City and the London office mainly services New York clients (like Goldman). [*]Shearman & Sterling I would actually consider to have a global identity just as much as a US identity. [*]Kirkland is especially excellent at big-ticket private equity. [/LIST] For your own research, however, the main thing I would look at is the [URL='https://firsthand.co/best-companies-to-work-for/law/top-100-law-firms-rankings']Vault Law 100 rankings[/URL] (the website seems to have changed its name to 'Firsthand'). This is an annual ranking of perceived prestige of the top 100 firms in the US based on a survey of associates at other firms. Additional rankings extend to practice areas and a range of other metrics. I think that for the kinds of US firms you are talking about - those whose US identities remain stronger than their international ones - the breakdown of their US reputations is quite indicative of their strengths in London as well, since their London offices are likely doing a significant amount of work in support of their US offices and clients. I hope that between the three of us you are able to find some of what you were looking for [USER=15210]@John Doe[/USER] :) [/QUOTE]
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