I'm clerking this summer at a biglaw firm in Dallas where they supposedly give "other advanced degree" bonuses on a case-by-case basis (at least according to their NALP form).
Does anybody have any info on which firms give these bonuses? How much? I've heard that my firm in has in the past granted a one year advancement bonus, where you come in as a 2nd year associate. Are such bonuses still in force in today's market?
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I'm an incoming SA this year at a Dallas-area biglaw firm. I'm interested primarily in doing transactional work, but considering the current market conditions, I'm a little hesitant to rotate through corporate areas for fear of not getting offered.
Has there been a noticeable slow-down in the corporate practices of Dallas-area biglaw firms? If so, is it bad enough that I should just rotate through litigation in hopes of improving my chances of getting offered?
Finally, any word on the expected percentage of full-time offers to SAs? Do ya'll expect it to be normal, or will there be more no-offers this year?
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12:34
Thanks for the info. I actually know a guy who will clerk at PB Dallas this summer in IP. After the IP group left, nobody from the firm contacted him about his status. He found out about it from the school's career services office, and then had to initiate contact with the firm to find out if he still had a summer offer.
Do you know why the group left? According to recent post's on this site, Sonnenschien doesn't seem to be doing that much better.
6:02
You sound like a bitter New Yorker trying in vain to monopolize biglaw prestige.
Of course there's biglaw in Texas. Although, your sentiment is understandable; working more hours for (roughly) the same pay in a city where the cost of living is double that of Dallas would suck. Sucks for you, at least.
Guilt votes for Obama! Yes We Can!
2:53
Thanks, Jeremiah. In addition to my white-guilt vote, your inspirational sermons have taught me that Obama deserves my state-sponsor-of-terror-guilt vote. Down with the infidels? Yes We Can!
"The best way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."
- Chief Justice John Roberts
3:09
Wow, 150 years since the end of slavery is one hell of a long half-hour. Nearly 50 years since the Civil Rights Movement is also one hell of a long half-hour.
Maybe what you really want is for all the little children to get ribbons and trophies, regardless of who the best athlete in the race really is. We're all "winners" after all, right?
3:19
I don't need some "white male supremacy" hater telling me whether the quote is considered "famous" or "infamous" for me to judge the validity of his point. By the way, who do you think decides such things for the rest of us? Ah yes, those same libs that tell me I should just bend over and take affirmative action up the rear for my own good.
Do me a favor, take a look at Africa and tell me about the view. Are you going to blame that one on "the man" too? I guess it's always easier to blame someone else than to accept responsibility for making your own way of life.
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