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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Interesting take by a partner that US firms can't survive in Singapore, but as it stands Latham and Sidley seem to be doing quite well and paying top-of-market pay, so what gives?

Baker mcdonalds is doing very well here!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Interesting take by a partner that US firms can't survive in Singapore, but as it stands Latham and Sidley seem to be doing quite well and paying top-of-market pay, so what gives?

Don't know about Latham but Sidley has lost multiple partners in Asia this year.

Seems like Chinese law firms have been opening offices in Singapore. Hearsay more are coming. Any thoughts on the quality of their work and long term career prospects

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Seems like Chinese law firms have been opening offices in Singapore. Hearsay more are coming. Any thoughts on the quality of their work and long term career prospects

Quality of work is pretty much irrelevant because they're only competing in the space for Chinese work

Why do our local singapore law firms have such ugly websites? most look like a 2010s wordpress cms

for example i see shook lin & bok malaysia website looks much nicer than shook lin singapore's one

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Interesting take by a partner that US firms can't survive in Singapore, but as it stands Latham and Sidley seem to be doing quite well and paying top-of-market pay, so what gives?

Latham and Sidley don't pay full Cravath scale to all associates. They pay mid-atlantic scale to start, which isn't quite "top of the market". Their overheads are therefore a little lower.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Latham and Sidley don't pay full Cravath scale to all associates. They pay mid-atlantic scale to start, which isn't quite "top of the market". Their overheads are therefore a little lower.

Sidley doesn't but I'm pretty sure Latham does

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Sidley doesn't but I'm pretty sure Latham does

Nah. For both firms you have to justify getting paid Cravath - it isn't given from the get-go. For Latham I believe they tie it to the no. of years worked at the firm. For Sidley I think it may be a bit of a black box, I'm not sure.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nah. For both firms you have to justify getting paid Cravath - it isn't given from the get-go. For Latham I believe they tie it to the no. of years worked at the firm. For Sidley I think it may be a bit of a black box, I'm not sure.

Latham does a PQE reduction or non-assoc track first if you're not deemed as coming from a peer firm.

Sidley definitely not Cravath lol.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Nah. For both firms you have to justify getting paid Cravath - it isn't given from the get-go. For Latham I believe they tie it to the no. of years worked at the firm. For Sidley I think it may be a bit of a black box, I'm not sure.

Sidley is definitely not Cravath. For Latham, what you say may apply to lateral hires, but people who got a TC and trained in the firm get Cravath pay from the get-go.