First! ( )o( )

from WG&M...

what's the point? you're not going to change your summer plans NOW.

latham sent me popcorn.

Irell in Los Angeles never gave me any exam Swag. I thought it was tacky.

Last year I got individually wrapped gourmet brownies and an invitation to the office holiday party. This year, so far, jack shit.

Who the fuck wants "firm gear"? That shit went straight into the trash when I was a 3L.

Foley sends the best cookies ever.

i got a happy holidays package from jones day today. coffee mug, starbucks gift card, bowling shoes, chocoloates...

nice little pick me up before my exam.

Are we talking about current 2L's who have accepted summer positions, or current 3L's who previously summered with the firm?

I just got a UPS notice that I missed a package yesterday from some company with initials I've never heard of. Maybe this is a package from Ropes Boston ... Anyone gotten anything from them? (it could also be something I ordered but forgot about :)

Nothing from Gibson, although I got a bunch of Ghiradelli a month ago

Lat, stop pandering to the snot-nosed law school readers. They don't know shit about shit.

Why don't you start a thread about "how my summer associate dog-and-pony show turned into a living hell after I became an associate."

Enjoy the happy-hours and brownies while you can, shit heads. I won't last long.

Last year I got individually wrapped gourmet brownies and an invitation to the office holiday party. This year, so far, nada.

I just got a UPS notice that I missed a package yesterday from some company with initials I've never heard of. Maybe this is a package from Ropes Boston ... Anyone gotten anything from them? (it could also be something I ordered but forgot about :)

Paul Hastings used to send individually wrapped Fairytale Brownies during exam times. The brownies were just okay, they didn't have any hash or pot in them or anything.

Nothing from Gibson, although I got a bunch of Ghiradelli a month ago

4:57(2)

That was your special order mail bomb. Be sure to pick it up from the package center later today.

I got a $100 Amex Gift card to "have dinner on the firm"

5:03 - What in the world?!?

Got a package from Mayer Brown, Chicago with a bunch of snacks, candy and chocolates. Nice thought.

5:05 - it sounds suspicious, doesn't it? "Got a package from some company I never heard of." Hmm...

Skadden sent me a condolences card because I had to settle for such a shitty firm.

5:05- Seriously?

What is this "individually wrapped" madness? Does this make you all feel better about your goddamn selves?

I accepted my offer for work at one of the big 3 in Boston, and I got no care package for this finals period.

Maybe they could send me a space heater since my landlord can't get my heat on.

If my supposedly "market" firm in NYC doesn't send me anything, is it officially TTT?

I got jack shit.

5:07 - It does, except that's what happens when these guys use third-parties to mail stuff.

Hey 4:55,

are you a 2L or 3L? And which Jones Day office are you going to be working at?

Nothing from Hogan & Hartson so far. :(

I agree with 4:59. Start a separate blog for law school kids and the gifts they got in the mail. The rest of us really don't care.

guys at my high school gave the subject of the previous ATL post in a box to girls as gifts all the time. it was no big deal.

5:09(2)

Yes. That is the official test.

Does Weil usually send a care package? I am starving.

5:13 - Damn... can you lateral as a summer?

Weil usually sends 2 girls with 1 cup to your apartment and they provide you with a snack of sorts.

Hey 4:55,

are you a 2L or 3L? And which Jones Day office are you going to be working at?

jd-

NO. you can't have my bowling shoes.

asshat.

Latham popcorn was gross. What happened to those yummy Godiva chocolate-covered pretzels?

5:09(6)

Um...Cleveland? Why?

tons of chocolate and cheese for me and my low COL...

I know Ropes Boston sent Harry and David packages this time last year.

So far, the mid-to-low AmLaw 100 firms my roommate and I are working at next summer haven't sent anything. If any recruiting folks are reading this, we'd like to request brownies.

Gift certificate to Mustang Ranch. I can't wait till finals are over!! Foursome, baby!!

I know Ropes Boston sent Harry and David packages this time last year.

So far, the mid-to-low AmLaw 100 firms my roommate and I are working at next summer haven't sent anything. If any recruiting folks are reading this, we'd like to request brownies.

Gift certificate to Mustang Ranch. I can't wait till finals are over!! Foursome, baby!!

got a dick in a box, send it back?

bowling shoes? that is so random...are they the cool rental style ones with the different colors? A teacher tried to give my sister detention in high school for stealing a pair and making them part of her wardrobe...

Yes. Foley & Lardner did send some yummy cookies. They were individually wrapped also and in a ribbon tied silver papered box with a snowflake ornament attached. Tis a shame I shall have eaten them all before finals next week.

K&E gave really good brownies my year

S&C to bonzai christmas trees?

5:16

That tiny bag of pretzels was crap too, though I did get three of them for some reason. Irell sent cookies and brownies and OMM sent a large amount of Halloween cookies that were also better. This well of baked goods really dried up after I accepted a summer offer though.

Guys at my high school never posted about what guys at their high school did or did not do, but it was no big deal.

nothing from Ropes yet...not that it really matters.

5:08(1): funniest post so far, by far, but tintcr

S&C sent a delivery boy to my apartment who proceded to throw a pencil on the floor and tell me to bend over and pick it up, noting that he'd bet that I liked it.

It was both contemporary and tasteful. Well done, Sullivan.

I've only received package bombs from the Vault 100 firms that I mass mailed/cold called. I don't think they had chocolate inside - mostly just ball bearings, nails and explosives.

what does TTT mean? i worked for a V30 firm last year and got no care package. actually, i may have gotten a large bag of m&ms in firm colors, which were apparently every color in the rainbow, but that could have just been for accepting. do 3Ls ever get gifts? or is our present when we arrive in september and get welcomed to the real world, not the fake summer?

zilch. but would've been really impressed!

My Firm sent me an envelope, with a pink piece of paper inside.

I'm afraid to open it; I know it's not Hello Kitty paraphernalia because I am a boy.

5:40: please tell me what firm sent you a bag of M&Ms for accepting an offer? That is some budget shit right there.

What's in the WGM package?

Individually wrapped = I could pawn them off on other people and look thoughtful. Mailmen, property managers, whoever.

nothing from wachtell or the firm i worked at last summer.

5:36 is not getting NEARLY enough attention. Best post by far.

"What's in the booooxxxx??"

nothing from dp dubs...I would like something though, hint hint. coffee? diamonds? a puppy?

Vinson & Elkins sent gourmet cookies and a throw blanket the past couple of years.

Hmm, swag now, anal rapings later, sign me up!

Oh wait I did. And there's a grinning partner at my door right. . .

(bending down to grab ankles)

1Ls at Hofstra got gifts from the prospective v50 firms all the time, it was no big deal that we didn't have grades because we already got accepted to Hofstra.

Associates get yearly swag as well. I just got a big gift basket from the copy vendor. I had them do lots of bates labeling, in return they sent me 10,000 calories of candy and cookies. Now I can gain weight without even leaving my desk. Who knew doc review could be so fattening?

Speaking of Latham, what's the word on bonuses over there? They seem to be the only firm worth mentioning that hasn't announced anything (including an anouncement saying they'd announce later). Are people worried that they're going to get a haircut compared to NYC peers?

Firms that send shwag are TTT. Truly prestigious firms only send dank.

CWT sent me a cockpunch-o-gram. It hurt, but in a good way.

Last year (2L), a mug, a Starbucks card, some candy, and a fleece throw.

This year a firm-logo laptop bag.

Last year the card was handwritten, this year it was printed.

do firms gift giving have any correlation to your law school? for example, if i went to yale or harvard, could i expect to get a great gift. but if i go to a top 50 law school with very good grades, would the same firm send me nothing?

As a 2L I got tons of shit from Kirkland, as a 3L. . . nothing :(

I just got my gift, it was notice that we have to respond to a subpoena and I will be reviewing documents up and through the holidays and that I should have "most, if not all" of my time available to devote to this....

Hogan will send you something - when you are studying for the bar as well. They are just a bit slow sometimes.

heller sf sent $25 starbucks cards

Seeing as how I won't be doing any fancy Summer Associate work, I'll be getting nothing.

A few years back S&C sent $50 gift certificates to both Barnes & Noble and Starbucks, as well as huge gift baskets with expensive chocolate and various other snacks.

What's the covington swag?

4:59(2) and 5:12(1), seriously, just fall on a fucking knife, you motherfuckers. We have to endure your repetitive bullshit bonus posts, you'll deal with an occasional law school post. Assholes.

Firm that no offered sent me a package. I thought they had reconsidered and decided to offer me a job. But it turned out to be a box full of anthrax spores.

Has anyone gotten anything from K&E?

Weil sent me some candy around haloween

The cock punch and anthrax spores posts almost sent coffee shooting out of my nose.

5:47 (3) = bpsf

nothing from willkie.

haynes & boone sent me a $100 amex card

Hughes Hubbard & Reed sent a care package full of firm schwag. Mostly pretty nice stuff (considering that it's, you know, firm schwag.) Gym bag, H2O bottle, umbrella, pen, coffee mug, etc etc... Plus the most ill-advised corporate tshirt I've ever ever laid eyes on (think Warhol takes on C.E. Hughes.)

Jack from Gibson. Some firms also send bar exam swag....but they apparently don't do that either.

Clifford Chance sent a package of cookies, brownies and other tasty candy/food last year around this time. Later in the year they sent a messenger bag and some other stuff.

Ropes last year sent spring exam packages too to those who accepted. Is that the norm?

Nicest gift was a picnic basket and blanket from Dechert. (again, last year)

Jones Day - chocolate covered pretzels

Who cares about swag? Its not coming from your future coworkers, its coming from some BS marketing/HR department. Either way the firm could give two shits about you and the partners are going to run you into the ground for several years, suck every last billable hour out of you and then not bat an eyelash as you quit the firm and some other naive, fresh-faced jackass comes in eager to grab the world by the horns only to have the horrible crushing weight that is BIGLAW extinguish every last ounce of energy and originality from their once vibrant soul.

But seriously, who Lindt chocoloates?

My firm sent me a box... I pounded her and left a good tip.

nothing from cravath :(

Shearman gave iPods to all summers. I can't remember if they were nanos or shuffle.

The worst day of exams is better than the BEST day of document review in Dayton...

I didnt even get the popcorn from Latham -
Can I unaccept?

Kaye Scholer sent me m&ms with "Kaye Scholer" written really tiny on each one of them, and playing cards, and a winter hat with their logo, and some other snack stuff...

Nothing from Skadden :(

Its already been said but Mayer Brown Chicago sent a bunch of Candy. Seeing the other gifts I think I got shorted.

Its already been said but Mayer Brown Chicago sent a bunch of Candy. Seeing the other gifts I think I got shorted.

Loyola 2L- I got the same packages, except the ones from the sub-v100 firms were mostly filled with scraps of aluminum and used paperclips (clearly too cheap for quality nails and bolts)

nothing from Steptoe. They're right next to a Krispy Kreme, though. I'd take a box of that shit.

Nothing...sheesh...

6:19

You will become us, but we will not become you. Bonus posts are relevant for each group.

3L who switched to NYC office of Magic Circle firm (not Clifford Chance)

No schwag, Starbucks card, Printed holiday card, and a bottle of veuve clicquot.

Not great, but better than the popcorn, cookies, and hot chocolate my 2L firm sent me.

Irell LA sent a box of cookies upon offer being accepted, but has sent nothing for finals/holidays.

Clifford sent out a fleece-throw during the fall. I'm waiting on the cookies and brownies now through - exactly what I need around Xmas time.

Chadbourne last year sent the 2Ls a blanket, popcorn and a Blockbuster gift card

Seriously. If you actually think your firm gives a rat's ass about you because they sent you godiva chocolates, it is going to be a long first year.

And if you wear that hat with your firm's logo on it, you deserve whatever beating you get.

HOW MANY LAW STUDENTS ARE ON HERE... WTF?!?!

i got a box from dla last week with cookies, candy, and snacks. my study companion sitting here says he didn't get jack from pillsbury.

last summer goodwin procter boston sent out a gp mug with a starbucks card i think...

Law students studying for finals??? On the Internet??? This is outrageous!!!

i got nothing!!! NOTHING!!!!

Guys in my high school used to get useless holiday shit all the time from law firms that would grind them into the ground once they passed the bar, it was no big deal.

...prepare to be eaten alive, cannonfodder!

Fish & Richardson sent its summers a future paycut. Merry Christmas.

I thought the Latham popcorn was delicious - although I was baked out of my head when I ate it

Weil sent a See's Candies basket on Halloween and a Manhattan Portage messenger bag

Fulbright and Jaworski sent out cookie packages.

K&E still sends the really good brownies.

Guys at my high school gave each other handjobs in the shower all the time, it was no big deal.

"Who the fuck wants "firm gear"? That shit went straight into the trash when I was a 3L."

My firm gave me a really nice Lands' End duffle, which has come in handy on many a trip, both for work and pleasure. It has the firm name on it, but so what?

Cravath is proud to not give out care packages. I have no idea why, but I asked once and the legal recruiter seemed overly pleased to tell me that they "don't do" holiday care packages.

my firm sent me a big bird costume with the firm logo on it!

my firm sent me a scarecrow!

My firm sent me a big black dildo and told me to bend over and start practicing

Don't all Hofstra law students get gift bags from every BigLaw NY firm? I thought once you got accepted to a school like Hofstra that you get showered with gifts.

So is someone just impersonating Hof1L or is this girl going down Loyola 2L's path? At least Loyola2L has a sense of perspective. Hof1L is just delusional.

Nothing yet, but I did get some delicious Hannukah cookies from my mom.

I don't mean to sound delusional. It's just...since I got into Hofstra, most of the attorneys I've met through career fairs and networking events have really seemed to like me.

I'm not an airhead. I know - being a female that's shaped well in the right spots may have something to do with it - but I thought part of it was Hofstra.

I also got the candy/snack pack from Mayer ...but I had declined the offer a few weeks earlier! Alas, the firm I accepted has sent me nothing.

Hogan NY: Some nice Ogio Laptop bags for the 2L incoming summers. It was not for the holidays or anything, just sometime after you accepted.

MLB sent a package with 1lb. coffee, snacks, candy, etc.

A messenger came to the door and handed me a clipboard. While I reached for my pen, he kicked me in the balls. Then, after I signed the clipboard, he said "Welcome to the Real Deal".

I thought it was pretty prestigious.

To pile on, 8:35 also appears to be under the erroneous impression that L2L is a real person.

I have been blessed to already receive 5 Big Law rejection letters this holiday season. The letters have come as quickly as I could send out resumes. Some 1L's might like to get chocolate as a finals prep. gift, but I am lactose intolerant, so these letters have been more enjoyable because they've caused slightly less diarrhea.

I have a final tomorrow and I'm forced to sit here a surf the goddamn internet without and goddamn free snacks from my goddamn firm! this is BULLSHIT!!!!

Now I know what it feels like to be homeless and out on the street. This is goddamn pathetic.

8:57,

Thank you for explaining it to 8:35. I also witnessed the initial flaming that ensued after the initial appearance of Hof1L. I still chuckle when I see her/him post...and s/he still gets replies.

yeah, i got the candy and messenger bag from weil. Now I have a nice collection of law firm messenger bags... i am gonna try to sell them on ebay. Like I said, I'm starving.

If I don't get a bottle of Veuve, a $100 Amex, or at least something I can brag to my family about over Christmas by Friday, I'm withdrawing my offer.

And to all you people who don't like law school threads, DON'T READ LAW SCHOOL THREADS.

Oh, and the BigLawyers who tell us that our future firms don't really care about us are really enlightening me. I never knew that working would be different from being wined and dined. Thanks 5:51, 5:56, and 6:45!

9.26 - a $100 AMEX ... wow, go crazy kid!! buy yourself some nice ...colored paper

9:41 - you're right, a $100 Amex card is not a lot of money.... but it is the best gift listed here so far.

9:26 -Yeah seriously. How many people actually believe that the summer associate experience is akin to being an actual associate. Moreover, how many actual associates have any interest in complaining about descriptions of care packages under a topic thread asking for that specific information.

5:15 - do you read jen lancaster?

Bingham sent us sweet north face fleeces. unfortunately with a Bingham logo on it - but its still pretty nice.

DLA Piper sends a care package.

How about an open thread on the annual review process at various law firms?

Smile fo' me daddy
(What you lookin at)
Let me see ya grill
(Let cha see my what)
Ye, ya grill ye, ye, ya grill
(Rob da jewellery store and tell em make me a grill
she said)
Smile fo' me daddy
(What you lookin at)
I wanna see your grill
(You wanna see my what)
Ye, yo grill ye, ye, yo grill
(had da whole top diamond and da bottom rose gold

Skadden sent a fleece upon acceptance but no care package yet . . . heard they sent a big basket of goodies last year

Sheppard Mullin gave $100 apple gift cards for a holiday gift last year. they also sent a huge care package for finals

What's a Sheppard Mullin?
Is that a breed of dog?

I second the tastiness of the cookies Foley sent. They sent gourmet popcorn last year as well. Nice touch for sure.

I got a 3 pound bar of chocolate from Pillsbury, right before Thanksgiving.

Foley sends packages to both incoming summers and 3Ls starting the following fall.

No finals for anyone? Or 2/3Ls coasting after they got offers?

coasting

There was some talk of Latham bonuses in this last ATL thread, take a look at the comments around here: http://www.abovethelaw.com/2007/11/associate_bonus_watch_dont_go.php#comment-148678

i don't need material things to know that my firm loves me.

Second the coasting...with final tomorrow, obviously doing more blogging than studying.

But with a job...and the firm goodie bag that arrived today, blogging seemed more appealing.

Yeah, what are they doing, trying to buy me off.

MLB sent me a nice basket of candy and the like. It was a good thing too - I had forgotten that I had to take (and pass) the bar, and it served as a good wake-up call. The entire basket was lined with the tufts of truffula trees.

GT, Miami, bball tix

OMM LA sent nothing to 2Ls who accepted offers to summer at the firm. I don't expect they'll send anything to 3Ls who accepted positions as associates for next year.

Kirkland is CHEAP. Nothing for 3Ls.

Shearman and Sterling hasn't sent a damned thing. Not after I accepted, not for Kawanzaa, nothing.

Baker Botts Houston sent a box of assorted treats and snacks, a little Christmas tree, pens, pencils, note pads, a bag, a shirt, and a gift certificate.

I don't get the people who complain about reading comments from law students (4:59, 5:41, MPRE thread, etc).

CAN'T YOU READ THE FUCKING TITLE?

If it says "Exam Time" or "MPRE" you most likely are going to have students commenting. So either you don't click on the title or you stop bitching and go read about the bonuses you are not getting or associate layoffs.

We outnumber you, man. It's over.

I don't get the people who complain about reading comments from law students (4:59, 5:41, MPRE thread, etc).

CAN'T YOU READ THE FUCKING TITLE?

If it says "Exam Time" or "MPRE" you most likely are going to have students commenting. So either you don't click on the title or you stop bitching and go read about the bonuses you are not getting or associate layoffs.

We outnumber you, man. It's over.

I don't get the people who complain about reading comments from law students (4:59, 5:41, MPRE thread, etc).

CAN'T YOU READ THE FUCKING TITLE?

If it says "Exam Time" or "MPRE" you most likely are going to have students commenting. So either you don't click on the title or you stop bitching and go read about the bonuses you are not getting or associate layoffs.

We outnumber you, man. It's over.

I don't get the people who complain about reading comments from law students (4:59, 5:41, MPRE thread, etc).

CAN'T YOU READ THE FUCKING TITLE?

If it says "Exam Time" or "MPRE" you most likely are going to have students commenting. So either you don't click on the title or you stop bitching and go read about the bonuses you are not getting or associate layoffs.

We outnumber you, man. It's over.

Nothing for Mofo SF yet for acceptance or for holiday.

it is silly to bitch, but id like to see some acknowledgement of my decision.

2L year: LL Bean fleece blanket

3L year: cookies

Anyone else get this Patagonia fleece? If it's the wrong size, can I ask to exchange? Logo is small and jacket is warm, but it's not double the market warm.

Patagonia fleece? That's the best swag so far.

Last winter Shearman gave a great warm blanket and it was a wonderful surprise. None us of should expect anything so if something does come, appreciate it!

A token gift of any kind would be swell (I'm still fairly thrilled about last year's Shuffle), but all I really want for X-mas is to merely HEAR from my firm as to (1) what practice group I'll be joining and (2) how I should go about signing up for bar prep courses (i.e. is the firm billed directly, etc.).

11:56 - pro or college tix from GT? Anything during 2L year?

Skadden just raised to $180K!!! Holy cow!

Nothing from Willkie.

I LOVE Care packages. Thelen sent me cupcakes! Do you know if we still get neat surprises when we're first-years, second-years, etc??

arent fox sends a big box full of snacks, including wine and cheese sticks, cookies, popcorn, nuts, chocolates, etc. pretty good stuff actually.

9:14: Yes, you still get neat surprises. Make sure to wait around until about 5:30pm on a Friday, and when your phone rings, answer it. That's when they tell you about your neat surprise. It's usually a weekend getaway of sorts. But you have to answer the phone to get it.

Did Skadden really raise or are you making that up, 8:55?

Alston & Bird originally sent a small basket, but when K&S sent a larger one, A&B matched.

9:32 - I'm guessing you just got TROLLED

I got nothing from my midsize philly firm. but they did invite me to their swanky christmas party. woo hoo. not.

what i really wish is that firms would reimburse me for the money i spent...i mean, c'mon, it's been almost 2 months!

p.s. a free trip to san fran (even though i am working in ny) is better than exam time treats. we have enough treats to last us the rest of the year in my house (although the godiva covered pretzels were delicious).

9:34 - what does "trolled" mean exactly? Perhaps I can work it into the brief I'm writing.

hook and line
set bait
that's what it is to troll
if you want to find out some kind of information then you troll

9:44 AM

What firm are you working at? I got a free trip to San Fran from LW but I am still working on getting my reimbursement. What's the deal?

9:53: learn to spell. The word you are defining is spelled "trawl." Look it up, gain some knowledge, then volunteer your help!

10:17
no, troll is baiting for information
trawl is similar in meaning though
that was actually correct

Small law firm from last summer: fantastic care package w/ lots of candies, popcorn, chocolate covered espresso beans, and the like.

Big Firms for next summer: McDermott sent a Starbucks card last month after a accepted, but nothing specifically for exams; Haven't heard a peep from Sutherland after accepting.

OMG -- Ryckman just let the class go without doing work -- said good luck on exams and walked out. Is the world ending?

OMG -- Ryckman just let the class go without doing work -- said good luck on exams and walked out. Is the world ending?

Skadden NY sent me a box with 190,000 $1 bills.

anyone know what sidley austin sends out?

Who the fuck is Ryckman? You pompous ass.

He was a famous nazi...er.. oh that was Eichmann. I don't know who Ryckman is ....

I got Allison's Head in a Box

My mid-sized market-paying non-prestigious NYC firm sent me a silver keychain (Tiffany's $125) last christmas, and a care package with food and crap last spring.

10:08,

9:44 is most likely working at Latham because: 1) he had Godiva covered pretzles, 2) he had the free SF trip in November, and 3) because he, like you (and me), is still waiting for his reimbursement months after submitting everything - Hope things are more efficient when we actually work there.

Fulbright's cookies were delicious, and I got an invite to their holiday party. It was a nice touch.

Shearman sent a really nice gym bag with their logo emblazzened on it. Nice touch.

I was at the LW SF thing and got my reimbursement last week

12:33 - you're a tool.

Seyfarth Shaw (Chi) also sent brownies and swedish fish this week. Absolutely delicious!! Even came with a nice holiday card that I put on my dorm shelf.

Sidley Sent out a iTunes gift card, and an alarm clock/speaker dock for the iPod

All these Foley people getting packages and cookies...I accepted and got an invited to their holiday party, but nothing else...

cravath sent me a porsche.

Foley in the house. Represent!

2:00 PM, I don't think you're invited to their real holiday party. Just their 1L recruiting shindig over the winter break.

cravath sent me a porsche.

Ryckman! Shout out to BU Law. :)

Don't worry too much about the property midterm, everyone gets between a 4-7.

Nothing from WGM yet.

Ryckman! Shout out to BU Law. :)

Don't worry too much about the property midterm, everyone gets between a 4-7.

Nothing from WGM yet.

Ryckman! Shout out to BU Law. :)

Don't worry too much about the property midterm, everyone gets between a 4-7.

Nothing from WGM yet.

nothing from Goodwin yet this year . . . other than a bunch of boring-ass conflict of interest forms

Pillsbury sent a little care package, mostly just assorted nuts and the like.

I live in the American Gardens Building on West 81st Street on the eleventh floor.

I got an ipod shuffle from Sidley last year. *Sigh* they loved me when I was a summer. Now I am just gonna be an associate with no free ipod goodies.

I haven't gotten anything yet. it's making me regret my choice. am I not loved?

I got brownies before I accpeted by summer offer (i'm a 2L) But has anyone gotten anything from K& E chicago since then?

No love from Milbank. Not happy.

White & Case
2L: Fleece blanket
3L: Scarf & ear muffs
Bar prep: A bunch of nutty snacks that I couldn't eat because I'm allergic. My roommates were pleased...

Foley in the house. Represent!

2:00 PM, I don't think you're invited to their real holiday party. Just their 1L recruiting shindig over the winter break.

The Foley cookies are great. The Foley package last year was great, too. I've never heard of anyone getting better holiday packages than the Foley people.

K&E sends brownies (from a company started by an ex-K&E associated who decided to leave the firm for brownies).
And then also a general "Chicago" package with Lou Malnetti's deep dish; and Garret's multi-flavor popcorn...

Partner at my firm emailed me and told me that I could "suck deez nutz." Not sure if that counts as a gift or not.

Partner at my firm emailed me and told me that I could "suck deez nutz." Not sure if that counts as a gift or not.

Received a Lou Malnetti's deep dish from Kirkland today

cadwalader offers dinner to all prospective summers, and gives ipod speakers to those who show up. haven't gotten any holiday gifts yet, though.

4:46, you got the ipod speakers too? all CWT sent me was a bottle ezglide and knee pads

(this was the day after they kicked me in the balls and said "Welcome to the REAL DEAL")

Lou Malnetti's...so-so. I prefer Gino's East (to bring in) or Due (to eat there). Then again, it doesn't look like I'm getting anything, so I'm envious of your Malnetti's by default.

p.s. Ever been to Piece (on North)? It's "New Haven" style pizza. Once I got over the thought of a bunch of Yalies sitting around eating pizza and whining, I gave it a try - not bad (and some very fine beers).

A Birmingham firm sent all law students at Bama a $5 Starbucks gift card.

That's, like, one mocha and half a muffin, but I guess it was nice.

Birmingham to Full Muffins!

Blank Rome (in Philly) sent me some hotpockets. Tasty!

Truly hilarious, 5:04. But despite the nastiness I've read about Cadwalader on this site, no firm has impressed me more. They give CWT chocolate bars to you at your screening, they call back quickly, they offer NY's best hotels on an easy-to-navigate online reservation service, and they follow through with dinner, drinks, and speakers. Plus, the offices are beautiful enough to mitigate some of the mood-dampening effects of working Wall Street hours, and the associates aren't all conceited assholes, though I can't yet speak from experience about the partners.

5:33- I spent my first two years after law school there and only escaped last year. I hope you know what you're getting into. While the reputation is overblown, it really is pretty hellish there.

Good luck! You might not need knee pads, but you'll the ability to endure a lot of screamers.

I like screamers. I hate it when they just lay there.

Kirkland NY sent four pints of French ice cream, a scoop and cones (to a 3L). Cute touch.

How could they send ice cream?
Doesn't it melt?

K&E Chicago still has love for the 3L's. I just got a deep dish pizza in the mail today.

I too got the Foley cookies. Yummo!

Foley cookies have arrived!

Akin Gump made an appointment for me with this nice young lady. I'm not sure what it's for yet.

My roommate always gets great holiday presents... Last year it was the delicious popcorn--this year it was the cookies. He'll be working at Foley. Even though I won't be at a big firm, I experience the love through him. The funny thing this year though is that his lady friend from Foley did not get cookies, and has not been too happy about it. I wonder how Foley chooses who to send cookies to? Maybe its because she's IP...

i'm suppossed to work at foley next yr. they sent me cookies last yr and popcorn. this yr nothing. what is that about? i'm so upset.

Willkie's comes a little late, but it's scrumptious. Don't worry.

i can't believe u weren't given cookies...how rude.

has anyone gotten anything from Willkie?

I got cookies from Willkie. Double chocolate chip. I can't eat them all at once!

Foley cookies have arrived!

Foley cookies have arrived!

Foley cookies have arrived!

fried frank ny sent a nice package, which arrived today. chips, candy, popcorn, highlighers.. even a mini etch-a-sketch. cute!

fried frank ny sent a nice package, which arrived today. chips, candy, popcorn, highlighers.. even a mini etch-a-sketch. cute!

I just got Skadden brownies and a starbucks card :) At least now I can feel better about just bombing my final because I'll be in a chocolate coma...

I just got Skadden brownies and a starbucks card :) At least now I can feel better about just bombing my final because I'll be in a chocolate coma...

i also got a jones day coffee mug, starbucks gift card $10, a few jones day chocolate pieces, but, um, no bowling shoes. meh.

Kirkland SF sent Ghirardelli gift baskets to (at least) 2Ls this week. They also sent brownies post-offer. They definitely know the way to a guy's heart.

Last year we sent out wine to our law students, but we caught a bunch of shit for it because one of them turned out to be Mormon and made a stink at the holiday party about our sending him alcohol. This year, thanks to him, we're back to sending out shitty boxes of cookies from the same people that our Baltimore office uses.

Got a package from Fried Frank today w/ Candy (m&ms, skittles, twix) and snacks (chips, doritos, etc), pencils, highlighters, etc. It was nice cuz i wasn't expecting it.

perkins coie sent me the game "Scene It"

$100 gift card for dinner, patagonia fleece? what firms??

ropes boston sent big finals care pkgs to 2Ls last year before spring finals.

FF's gift sounds like those snack boxes you buy on United when you're hungry.

Orrick sent me something...I can't remember if it was chocolate or cookies...

Orrick sent me something...I can't remember if it was chocolate or cookies...

Orrick sent me something...I can't remember if it was chocolate or cookies...

skadden sent brownies, coffee mug and a starbucks card

skadden sent brownies, coffee mug and a starbucks card

My Wilmington firm sent a really nice food basket, with wine and chocolate and a Nintendo Wii with two games (but I won't get to that until after exams).

Nintendo Wii's impressive. It's one thing to give something expensive, but another to give something that you can't actually buy anywhere.

got my sidley holiday gift on friday.

very useful, very nice. itunes gift card with an i-pod compatible radio alarm clock.

regifted it immediately but i like the idea.

Sidley holiday gift arrived over the weekend. Very nice.

(Sidley) Posters, are you 2L's?

Oh, how I miss the days of love (i.e. gifts)!

Allen & Overy sent Columbia sweaters to 3Ls for the holidays.

Too bad mine is a men's small, even though I'm a woman, and a small.

Last year, they sent a box of yumminess.

5:08, do you go to Columbia? I got nothing from A&O

I got a hand signed holiday card and a Starbucks gift card from Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Ropes & Gray sent Harry and David Gift Towers that arrived today.

http://www.harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/product____gift-towers_customer-favorites-gift-towers_63309

2L or 3L for Ropes?

debevoise just sent holiday card & $25 starbucks card with "to keep your mug warm on a cold winter's day." had sent a travel mug & another starbucks card in october.

11:32 - did Debevoise send you the mug just for getting an offer or did you already accept by then?

any news on S&C yet?

S&C just sent out a weird blanket, mug, hot chocolate, cookie combo. The blank is reversible - fake wool on one side, weird shiny polyester on the other

Nothing from Ropes & Gray for me. :(

Nothing from Ropes and Gray for me. :(

Nothing from Ropes and Gray for me...yet. :(

No love from S&C yet for me.

Christmas party at Weil, but no package yet. Boo.

Christmas party at Weil, but no package yet. Boo.

The R&G package is for 2Ls

Woo hoo! Got an amazing "Final Exams Survival Kit" tin from Weil filled with candy, chocolate, etc. YUMMY!

GT just sent a nice bath sheet with obligatory firm logo and a chocolate/candy apple. Package was accompanied by handsigned card.

anyone get S&C's yet?

I just got a nice box of treats from Dean and DeLuca thanks to McKee Nelson. Gourmet candies, cookies, nuts, popcorn, etc. Excellent exam snacks.

Andrews Kurth (Houston) sent out a great package: taffy, jelly belly, other assorted candy, and a sweet North Face Apex Soft Shell Jacket.

Milbank blew me away yet again. They sent a MASSIVE box of cookies/brownies from Selma's!

I can't describe how big this box is! However, I heard I would be getting a digital camera....any truth to this?

The Ropes goodies tower is good... wish there were more truffles though...

latham ny sent me a big box from dean and deluca. inside there was exactly one cannister of wine crackers and a LOT of paper confetti. i spent about 3 minutes searching through the confetti to see if there was more in there. there wasn't.

apparently the crackers are made with red wine. i wish they had sent me an actual bottle of red wine to drown my sorrow from still not being done with exams. on the up side, at least i was still in town to receive them. a little late to be sending gifts, don't you think, lw?

nevertheless, thanks!! hopefully they'll assist in getting me drunk when finals are finally over (though i suspect not).

ugh. studying too much, not spell checking enough. cannister = canister - although apparently it can be spelled either way because spell check isn't catching it.

cleary = nada

Weil sent a huge cannister full of candy and goodies

3L future sidley associate here. I want swag damnit! Do we not get swag because we are now part of the grinder? Also, anyone at Sidley (Chi) know what group they are in yet?

FrontierGuy, I haven't heard anything as to what group I'll be in. I also wouldn't mind hearing some details about bar related expenses (the app fee, BarBri, etc.). I don't even need a Lou Malnetti's pizza delivered; any contact at this point would be nice. Happy holidays to you.

If only Sidley would send me the iPod to go along with the iPod radio!

Pillsbury sent me the most amazing brownies from blissful brownies.

I also got the 3 lb chocolate bar around thanksgiving too.

tub of popcorn from willkie - booooo. im switching firms.

Goodwin Boston sent a holiday card with a $10 gift card to Starbucks, and a pair of Celtics tickets (good seats).

nice bottle of champagne from jones day

Milbank sent a great box of cookies from Selmas. It was awesome.

Andrews Kurth sent the same package to everyone who accepted as well

Wii seems to be the best so far.

sonnenschein sent me a delicious box of mrs. beasley cookies, brownies, and cakes in a beautifully wrapped gift box. really saved me during finals. go SNR! they also sent me a rubber ducky. just kidding about the ducky.

Shearman sent some shitty gym bag this year...it woulda been nice to get a starbucks card or some hot cocoa or something to reduce the stress of exams ...somethign wintry....

Hughes Hubbard gave champagne the summer of the bar

Hughes Hubbard gave champagne the summer of the bar