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Yesterday 10:09 PM
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Sorry, forgot to caveat that it’s easier to move as a lateral. Straight out of law school, pretty ****ing hard - think of it this way, why would NY law firms hire you over JD grads (whom they have interviewed and work with)? For the NUS/NYU kids, it ain’t easy either since they don’t have as much time in the American system to network, but being in NYC itself is a huge plus (they get to meet firms face to face in the limited time they have).
This. I know some friends who did the NUS/NYU LLM program back when I was in law school and I have been told it is incredibly difficult to get a NY law firm job as an LLM student. Every NY law firm prioritizes hiring JD grads, and part of the reason why the starting salary is so high is because it takes at least 7 years of studying in order to become a lawyer in the US.
Yesterday 08:16 PM
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Getting a Cravath scale job in NY right after graduation as an NUS/SMU grad is almost impossible. You have to be the top of the top. If it’s not that difficult, more people would do it instead of going to B4 shithole.
Sorry, forgot to caveat that it’s easier to move as a lateral. Straight out of law school, pretty ****ing hard - think of it this way, why would NY law firms hire you over JD grads (whom they have interviewed and work with)? For the NUS/NYU kids, it ain’t easy either since they don’t have as much time in the American system to network, but being in NYC itself is a huge plus (they get to meet firms face to face in the limited time they have).
Yesterday 05:39 PM
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Yesterday 01:31 PM
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Not that difficult. It was a lot easier over the pandemic, but it’s doable now still. Just have to zhng your LinkedIn, set as open to work and start talking to recruiters.
Getting a Cravath scale job in NY right after graduation as an NUS/SMU grad is almost impossible. You have to be the top of the top. If it’s not that difficult, more people would do it instead of going to B4 shithole.
Yesterday 10:41 AM
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So i suppose this forum is more useless than a navel ah
For local firms it is a waste of time to focus on minute differences of a few hundred dollars in NQ salary which lasts only 5 months. The differences only matter 3-5 years in when the ranges including bonus can get much bigger.
Yesterday 10:06 AM
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Bro/sis, this August you’ll get your answer isn’t it?
But if you’re not in big 4, why are you asking?
If you’re already in big 4, then why bother asking?

Easy right
So i suppose this forum is more useless than a navel ah
Yesterday 09:04 AM
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How likely is it to land newyork job ah. Knn I see all the nus nyu ddp ginas earning 225k usd right after graduation I also want
Not that difficult. It was a lot easier over the pandemic, but it’s doable now still. Just have to zhng your LinkedIn, set as open to work and start talking to recruiters.
Yesterday 08:23 AM
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Bump. So what is the answer? Are NQs (August call) are paid $7k or not? Seems like a fairly simple question.

Find it strange that a forum full of lawyers, with a not insignificant bunch coming from Big 4, can't answer a simple question? Instead we get one long winded self masturb atory reply after another that ultimately fails to answer.

Not even asking for a binary answer "YES" or "NO" a la cross-examination.

Feel free to elaborate if the true position is more nuanced e.g. "there's a band that ranges from X to Y" or "laterals may be lowballed at the lower end of the range as compared to trainees who did their TC with the firm", or "it varies from department to department"

But nobody can furnish a direct answer?
Bro/sis, this August you’ll get your answer isn’t it?
But if you’re not in big 4, why are you asking?
If you’re already in big 4, then why bother asking?

Easy right
Yesterday 07:06 AM
Unregistered How likely is it to land newyork job ah. Knn I see all the nus nyu ddp ginas earning 225k usd right after graduation I also want
29-04-2024 11:56 AM
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Bump. So what is the answer? Are NQs (August call) are paid $7k or not? Seems like a fairly simple question.

Find it strange that a forum full of lawyers, with a not insignificant bunch coming from Big 4, can't answer a simple question? Instead we get one long winded self masturb atory reply after another that ultimately fails to answer.

Not even asking for a binary answer "YES" or "NO" a la cross-examination.

Feel free to elaborate if the true position is more nuanced e.g. "there's a band that ranges from X to Y" or "laterals may be lowballed at the lower end of the range as compared to trainees who did their TC with the firm", or "it varies from department to department"

But nobody can furnish a direct answer?
You've clearly come to the wrong place if you expect to cross-examine people on an anonymous forum. No idea what sort of pills you're on, but it's time to get sober.
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