tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post9125616614065323490..comments2023-05-18T08:38:40.653-07:00Comments on Hiring Partner's Office: Monday MusingsHiring Partnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710057745232582656noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-36862438788229186672010-03-02T21:33:09.805-08:002010-03-02T21:33:09.805-08:00im skeptical of the notion that there's no big...im skeptical of the notion that there's no biglaw loyalty, but even if that's true... maybe that's something wrong with the profession?<br /><br />i hope to work for the rest of my life at my firm, and am working diligently at it. i love the place, couldnt see myself anywhere else. is there something wrong with that? sure, i do make sure not to close doors needlessly, but i dont like switching allegiances so easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-45242775308494731362010-03-02T17:11:19.495-08:002010-03-02T17:11:19.495-08:00I'm not HP, just a former summer. My hunch wou...I'm not HP, just a former summer. My hunch would be that HP has no answer. It's a guess.<br /><br />Firms aren't publicly traded companies so they don't have to disclose their financial positions. Your firm could be in great/moderate/terrible condition or anywhere in between.<br /><br />Because the economy seems to be leveling out and partners should have a better idea of work flow for the near future, offer rates should be much higher this summer. I would not worry, but I would be on my game come summer time. Worrying doesn't do you any good anyways.<br /><br />The fact that they scaled back to 6 should bode well, unless the firm is on the brink on collapse, which is anyone's guess. I have an offer from a firm, which seems stable but I check abovethelaw regularly to see if it has tanked. Things are not quite stable yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-59255844629191646002010-03-02T13:34:35.750-08:002010-03-02T13:34:35.750-08:00would like to second anon's questionwould like to second anon's questionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357977259021068060.post-23649936447737558182010-03-01T18:12:48.590-08:002010-03-01T18:12:48.590-08:00Useful post, as always. And, as always, I have a c...Useful post, as always. And, as always, I have a completely unrelated question:<br /><br />I'm a 2L and I managed to secure a summer gig at a BigLaw firm in a primary market. Needless to say, I'm absolutely thrilled. This firm usually takes about 30-40 summers a year. However, given the current economy, they are only taking 6 this summer. <br /><br />For firms that used to take such large class sizes and that have cut down significantly on their current summer program, are offers more likely? I'm not asking for license to slack this summer, I'm just curious about how worried I should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com