Originally Posted by Unregistered

As a current student in the midst of the TC application window, it seems like most, if not all, of the DLers have chosen not to train at Baker. The main issue is that their marginally higher starting pay isn't attractive enough to compensate for the fact that they are nowhere near the best, especially for disputes. How to have confidence in their training when they are a Band 4 department for both domestic litigation and international arbitration? The $3K advantage over R&T, Drew or WP isn't worth it, unless you need money quickly. The DLers would rather slog it out at those B4 firms in the short run and then transfer to a MC or WS firm, or apply to CC/JLC if they are particularly outstanding.