Most prestigious DC based law firms?

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Anonymous wrote:Which do you think they are?

Asking for a friend.

Whoever can afford the scotus litigators.

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Hoglov

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The legal industry has a whole system for ranking “prestige”. Look at AmLaw 100, Vault rankings, power lawyer lists, etc.

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Is Covington hiring? How do I get in?

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Anonymous wrote:Is Covington hiring? How do I get in?

Go to a T14. Be in the top 10% of your class after 1L. Get offer for 2L summer. Don't screw up 2L summer. Return after law school or clerkship.

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Anonymous wrote:Williams and Connolly for M&A, Covington for trial litigation, and Cravath/SullCrom for regulatory.

You have this backwards. Covington for M&A and Regulatory. W&C for litigation.

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Anonymous wrote:Covington. Let’s be serious

Really depends on the practice area... Covington, Wilmer, A&P, Sidley, W&C all have elite practice groups.

I hear what you’re saying, but we’re not talking about prestigious practice groups. We are talking about what is the most prestigious law firm generally. It’s like saying that Harvard isn’t the most prestigious university in the country because other schools have some departments that are better. Yeah, that may be true, but that doesn’t make the other school as or more prestigious as Harvard generally.

I think, for example, that most law students, if offered a choice, would pick A&P over Covington.

It's a bizarre assertion that A&P has a better reputation than the other firms listed. You must work at A&P.

Besides, no one hires a whole law firm. You hire a particular person/team to solve your issue. I regularly hire Covington, Sidley and W&C over A&P as they have better attorneys in many practices. A law student worth their beans would look more closely at their prospective practice groups and not just the overall firm reputation.

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If you get a ton of offers, I wouldn't choose based on prestige unless you planned on being there for a very short period of time. Some law firms have a reputation for treating associates very poorly, and some have a reputation for having at least some good partners who don't scream at associates and throw them under the bus. You can't know for sure who you'll be working with but you might as well do your best to make sure your time at the firm is the least miserable experience possible. For most people the spread between having the the most prestigious firm on your resume and the tenth most prestigious firm on your resume isn't going to make a difference in their future careers.

However, from me you have another vote for Covington for most prestigious.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Covington hiring? How do I get in?

If this is a joke, I am laughing a bit. If not, all big law firms are hiring.

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Anonymous wrote:Is Covington hiring? How do I get in?

If this is a joke, I am laughing a bit. If not, all big law firms are hiring.

Tell that to the incoming associates Cooley just deferred for a year.

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sometimes being at the tenth best firm or whatever might mean a better learning experience or a longer biglaw career (better promotional potential). it is conplex

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complex*

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Anonymous wrote:None. Fed Govt. is king.

+1,000

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Anonymous wrote:Covington. Let’s be serious

Really depends on the practice area... Covington, Wilmer, A&P, Sidley, W&C all have elite practice groups.

I hear what you’re saying, but we’re not talking about prestigious practice groups. We are talking about what is the most prestigious law firm generally. It’s like saying that Harvard isn’t the most prestigious university in the country because other schools have some departments that are better. Yeah, that may be true, but that doesn’t make the other school as or more prestigious as Harvard generally.

I think, for example, that most law students, if offered a choice, would pick A&P over Covington.

It's a bizarre assertion that A&P has a better reputation than the other firms listed. You must work at A&P.

Besides, no one hires a whole law firm. You hire a particular person/team to solve your issue. I regularly hire Covington, Sidley and W&C over A&P as they have better attorneys in many practices. A law student worth their beans would look more closely at their prospective practice groups and not just the overall firm reputation.

You missed PP’s correction. They forgot a “not.”

That said, spouse and I both worked at one of each of Cov and A&P and safe to say we would both tell a law student to take A&P.

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Anonymous wrote:None. Fed Govt. is king.

+1,000

Especially the financial agencies that pay 30% more than the GS scale bigfed attorney gigs