Latham & Watkins

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URL: www.lw.com
Main Office: National
Participating Offices: Chicago; Costa Mesa, CA; Frankfurt; Hamburg; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; Menlo Park, CA; Munich; New York; Newark, NJ; Paris; San Diego; San Francisco; Tokyo; Washington, D.C.
AveryIndex Popularity: #22 out of 795
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 grades + personality
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Comment by: Grace Posted: November 7, 06
I would say the most important thing to getting hired is your grades. Personality is a close second. Workaholic-playaholics will love it!
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 Great, but still a law firm
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Comment by: Guy Posted: November 25, 06
About the best you can do if you want to go to a big law firm...smart, funny people but still very hard working
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 not for everyone
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Comment by: Ron Posted: November 14, 06
it's a great firm but not for everyone. they've done a lot to make life better but it's still big law and still a law firm. it seems like most people leave or want to leave. a few love it.
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 Hated it...
Comment by: Jack Posted: November 4, 06
A good friend of a good friend worked there and absolutely hated it - eventually quit. But, he was into family and maybe it's not the place for people like that. Type-A, social butterfly, single, driven people probably will like it better.
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Ratings principally based on over 6,500 associate surveys (3rd-5th years). See The American Lawyer's 2006 Midlevel Associates Survey.

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Latham & Watkins Promotes 23 to Partner, Six in D.C.
Nov 5, 8:25 AM PST
In what Eric Bernthal, managing partner of Latham & Watkins' Washington office, called a show of confidence, the firm promoted 23 associates to partner yesterday and another 13 to counsel. Of those, six of the new partners and a new...

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Latham and Watkins Diversity Scholars AnnouncedTheNewsFactory (press release)The award is not contingent on employment at Latham & Watkins. “Since its launch in 2005, the response to the Diversity Scholars Program has been …and more »
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Sweet Smell of Success: Are the Fertilizer Wars Finally Over?The American LawyerLess than a month ago, Yara (represented by Latham & Watkins) had the edge in the race for Terra. On February 15, Iowa-based Terra announced that it had …Is Victory In Sight for Skadden Client in Fertilizer Wars?The Am Law Dailyall 1,100 news articles »
Keep the Change: Out With the Old, Now Check Out the 'New' China HandsCorporate CounselAfter earning her US law degree from UCLA, Gao joined Latham & Watkins as a Los Angeles-based general corporate associate, working first on a steady stream …and more »
Legal Week
What's Going on at White & Case?Above the LawLast month, over a dozen partners left WC's London office for Latham & Watkins. In response, White & Case redeployed key partners, several of them from New …White & Case looks to rebuild with five partner promotionsThe Lawyerall 7 news articles »
Latham Watkins LLP > Latham Watkins Garners Top Rankings in PrivateRaise 2009 …Linex Legal (registration)Latham & Watkins Garners Top Rankings in PrivateRaise 2009 PIPEs Legague Tables February 26, 2010 In recognition of Latham & Watkins' leading PIPEs …
Willbros Group Agrees to Acquire InfrastruX Group, Inc. in $480 Million …CNNMoney.com (press release)Financial advisors for InfrastruX were UBS Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Latham & Watkins LLP is serving as InfrastruX' legal …Willbros to acquire InfrastruX from Tenaska Power FundTrading Markets (press release)Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 03/11: WG, DVN/BP, KGCStreetInsider.com (subscription)all 135 news articles »
The New China HandsThe National Law JournalAfter earning her US law degree from UCLA, Gao joined Latham & Watkins as a Los Angeles-based general corporate associate, working first on a steady stream …and more »
The Business Insider
White & Case Reverses Course And Hires A PartnerThe Business Insider… after four banking and capital markets partners and two energy and infrastructure partners left for US rival Latham & Watkins at the end of January. …White & Case boosts London partnership with Skadden hireThe Lawyerall 6 news articles »
DC law firm Arent Fox names Mark M. Katz new chairmanWashington PostLast year, Latham & Watkins, one of the nation's largest law firms, laid off 190 lawyers and 205 paralegal and support staff. …and more »
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