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Skadden vs. Kirkland [Chicago]

Of course it's hypothetical at this point, but assuming I go...
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
I know the thing about the bonuses, but isn't Kirkland's sal...
pale coiffed corn cake mad cow disease
  02/02/07
yup.
Razzle-dazzle amethyst mother cuck
  02/02/07
Yeah I meant with the bonuses, Kirkland still pays above Chi...
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
Chicago market is CLEARLY at least 145k, if not 160.
deep aquamarine spot
  08/31/07
a lot has happened since Feb
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
whoa..yeah..you're right!
deep aquamarine spot
  08/31/07
In general I think you have more opportunities to shine when...
Brilliant Galvanic Principal's Office
  02/02/07
why is this? I also read harder to get partnership at a bra...
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
One thing to think about is bonuses. While Skadden gives the...
blathering crotch
  02/02/07
Does Skadden's move to 160 change your mind?
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
At this point, I think you have to at least assume that Kirk...
blathering crotch
  02/02/07
kirkland should be a V5, and skadden shouldn't.
Maniacal den death wish
  02/02/07
i turned down offers from both. there are better firms in c...
spectacular organic girlfriend
  02/02/07
link?
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
on writ of certiorari to the XO SCOTUS
marvelous bawdyhouse ceo
  02/02/07
180
Deranged Hospital Blood Rage
  02/02/07
180
appetizing ebony location main people
  02/02/07
180
Mauve big-titted heaven
  02/02/07
Flawless. Sublime. 180
Pink codepig
  02/02/07
OP should appeal to the real SCOTXO.
multi-colored disturbing wrinkle kitchen
  02/02/07
Bravo.
nubile very tactful crackhouse
  02/02/07
ouch
red theater stage police squad
  02/02/07
This is great.
Razzle poppy knife
  02/03/07
180
unholy base
  02/04/07
beyond amazing. this could rival the dungeonmasTTTer in term...
medicated garrison
  02/06/07
You leave my boss out of this.
fiercely-loyal bateful point
  02/06/07
180 bump.
Excitant garnet brunch
  08/31/07
tytyty. when will teh next XO SCOTUS session be?
Adventurous hall
  08/31/07
awesome. did this dood do any more, or was this a one-sho...
arousing black woman
  09/01/07
moar
concupiscible meetinghouse
  06/01/08
it was funnier in 2007.
gaped bossy native travel guidebook
  06/01/08
this was MTG http://www.biglawboard.com/blb/viewThread.js...
Flatulent parlor
  06/07/08
you shouldn't have filed in federal XO court dude. rookie m...
smoky doctorate stage
  02/02/07
UPDATE: have callbacks at both. This case may SRSLY be ripe...
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
yfwgi
Lascivious low-t sanctuary
  08/31/07
or, I asked an honest Q and got pwned, then later pwned OCI
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
"UPDATE: have callbacks at both." you the man ...
metal mint depressive box office
  08/31/07
So, we're to believe that a poster (who has barely posted a ...
Rose beady-eyed market stain
  08/31/07
Chicago is a fucking hole in the wall cow town. why the fuc...
aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home
  08/31/07
Sorry, hate NYC and LA
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
"hate NYC" Translation: "couldn't last 30 ...
aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home
  08/31/07
Jesus Christ you are stupid. NYC is a MUCH easier market th...
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
sorry, I'm not a lawyer. would never dream of it. the re...
aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home
  08/31/07
Right, and NYC doesn't have Cardozo, St John's, Fordham, NYL...
Rose beady-eyed market stain
  08/31/07
and you probably get fucking laughed at with your 30k/yr non...
aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home
  08/31/07
This post literally makes no sense. Does retardation run in...
Rose beady-eyed market stain
  08/31/07
Then go to a firm where those people aren't allowed in - the...
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
good thing i easily make 2.5x your salary, you fucking mouth...
aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home
  08/31/07
2.5 * 0 = 0 sounds about right. Unless you meant my futu...
red theater stage police squad
  08/31/07
more and more chicago owns nyc anyways. nyc = dirty ttt in ...
Aphrodisiac jewess station
  09/01/07
bump
Lime Vibrant Gay Wizard
  10/28/07


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Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:26 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Of course it's hypothetical at this point, but assuming I got offers at both, where to go? Seems like both pay above market in Chicago and make you work above market hours. Thoughts?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531933)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:29 PM
Author: pale coiffed corn cake mad cow disease

I know the thing about the bonuses, but isn't Kirkland's salary in Chicago still $135k?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531962)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:33 PM
Author: Razzle-dazzle amethyst mother cuck

yup.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531992)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:33 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Yeah I meant with the bonuses, Kirkland still pays above Chicago market, which is still 135 for now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531996)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:08 PM
Author: deep aquamarine spot

Chicago market is CLEARLY at least 145k, if not 160.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584369)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:09 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

a lot has happened since Feb

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584372)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:10 PM
Author: deep aquamarine spot

whoa..yeah..you're right!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584376)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:29 PM
Author: Brilliant Galvanic Principal's Office

In general I think you have more opportunities to shine when you're working at the mothership than if you're at a branch office.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531963)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:32 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

why is this? I also read harder to get partnership at a branch, any truth to this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7531987)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 3:44 PM
Author: blathering crotch

One thing to think about is bonuses. While Skadden gives the entire class the same bonus, Kirkland rewards those that put in more hours than their peers with a larger bonus. So if you work more, you get paid for it, which seems fair. Skadden does provide a larger base salary but then tapers their bonus to make total compensation pretty much equal to the Chicago market. As such, Kirkland really is the only Chicago firm last year that exceeded the Chicago market by a considerable amount (and did so via large bonuses).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532059)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 4:04 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Does Skadden's move to 160 change your mind?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532209)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 5:49 PM
Author: blathering crotch

At this point, I think you have to at least assume that Kirkland moves to 145k, leaving a 15k gap where there used to be a 10k gap. The charts still show a slight advantage for Kirkland but really I don't think anybody knows the impact of the recent salary raise on bonuses. The partners at Kirkland have to be a little peeved after thinking they had a winner with the large bonus only to have Simpson play the ball right back at them.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532812)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 4:06 PM
Author: Maniacal den death wish

kirkland should be a V5, and skadden shouldn't.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532240)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 9:26 PM
Author: spectacular organic girlfriend

i turned down offers from both. there are better firms in chicago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7534171)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 11:44 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

link?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7535015)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 5:38 PM
Author: marvelous bawdyhouse ceo
Subject: on writ of certiorari to the XO SCOTUS

XO SCOTUS delivered the opinion of the Court.

oneiota, the original poster ("OP"), asks whether he should "go" to the law firm of Skadden Arps ("Skadden") or Kirkland & Ellis ("Kirkland").

We first consider whether OP has standing to raise this question. “In essence the question of standing is whether the litigant is entitled to have the court decide the merits of the dispute or of particular issues.” Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 498 (1975). As OP does not have an offer from either firm—he in fact concedes his inquiry is "hypothetical"—OP cannot plausibly lie within the zone of interest required by our decision in Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737 (1984). We therefore conclude that OP lacks standing to start this thread.

We pause to note that OP's claim also fails to demonstrate ripeness. We said in Texas v. United States that "a claim is not ripe for adjudication if it rests upon contingent future events that may not occur as anticipated, or indeed may not occur at all." 523 U.S. 296, 300 (1998). OP's request for information on offers he does not have is precisely the kind of "contingent future event" our jurisprudence has rejected as premature.

This thread is therefore dismissed with prejudice. OP may pursue any further navel-gazing he wishes not inconsistent with this opinion.

It is so ordered.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532736)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 5:41 PM
Author: Deranged Hospital Blood Rage

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532757)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 5:48 PM
Author: appetizing ebony location main people

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532803)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 6:26 PM
Author: Mauve big-titted heaven

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532974)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 6:27 PM
Author: Pink codepig

Flawless. Sublime.

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532983)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 6:31 PM
Author: multi-colored disturbing wrinkle kitchen

OP should appeal to the real SCOTXO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7532999)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 6:33 PM
Author: nubile very tactful crackhouse

Bravo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7533006)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 11:45 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

ouch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7535020)





Date: February 3rd, 2007 12:01 AM
Author: Razzle poppy knife

This is great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7535122)





Date: February 4th, 2007 9:18 PM
Author: unholy base

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7545021)





Date: February 6th, 2007 3:31 PM
Author: medicated garrison

beyond amazing. this could rival the dungeonmasTTTer in terms of shtick potential.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7555012)





Date: February 6th, 2007 4:04 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal bateful point

You leave my boss out of this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7555222)





Date: August 31st, 2007 7:07 PM
Author: Excitant garnet brunch

180 bump.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8583713)





Date: August 31st, 2007 7:49 PM
Author: Adventurous hall

tytyty. when will teh next XO SCOTUS session be?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8583816)





Date: September 1st, 2007 2:56 PM
Author: arousing black woman

awesome.

did this dood do any more, or was this a one-shot schtick?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8586365)





Date: June 1st, 2008 1:23 AM
Author: concupiscible meetinghouse

moar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#9847558)





Date: June 1st, 2008 1:28 AM
Author: gaped bossy native travel guidebook

it was funnier in 2007.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#9847567)





Date: June 7th, 2008 11:01 AM
Author: Flatulent parlor

this was MTG

http://www.biglawboard.com/blb/viewThread.jsp?threadId=19797#19978

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#9866947)





Date: February 2nd, 2007 6:57 PM
Author: smoky doctorate stage

you shouldn't have filed in federal XO court dude. rookie mistake.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#7533149)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:44 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

UPDATE: have callbacks at both. This case may SRSLY be ripe in the near future.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584303)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:46 PM
Author: Lascivious low-t sanctuary

yfwgi

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584311)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:48 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

or, I asked an honest Q and got pwned, then later pwned OCI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584315)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:49 PM
Author: metal mint depressive box office

"UPDATE: have callbacks at both."

you the man now, dog.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584317)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:00 PM
Author: Rose beady-eyed market stain

So, we're to believe that a poster (who has barely posted a single thing in 8 months besides this horrible OP) happens to see this thread on the day it gets bumped and also just happens to have callbacks at both.

Sorry, whokebe, much easier to believe that you're an alternate moniker of a reg and came here to salvage what was left of your damaged pride.

*poop*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584349)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:48 PM
Author: aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home

Chicago is a fucking hole in the wall cow town. why the fuck would you ever want to go there for 10 minutes let alone live there?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584314)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:49 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Sorry, hate NYC and LA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584319)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:52 PM
Author: aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home

"hate NYC"

Translation: "couldn't last 30 seconds in NYC and couldn't get a job in NYC even if you sucked off every v100 partner in the city"

have fun in cornfield town

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584326)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:57 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Jesus Christ you are stupid. NYC is a MUCH easier market than Chicago...ANYONE at a decent school could get a Vault firm in NYC.

And hey, good luck at St. John's OCI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584340)





Date: August 31st, 2007 10:59 PM
Author: aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home

sorry, I'm not a lawyer. would never dream of it.

the reason the chicago market is so shitty is because every fucking TTT NU, UIUC, and rancid Chicago-Kent grad, not to mention all the loyola and dePaul mouth breathers are climbing over each other trying to get jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584343)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:01 PM
Author: Rose beady-eyed market stain

Right, and NYC doesn't have Cardozo, St John's, Fordham, NYLS...

You're a fucking moron

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584351)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:03 PM
Author: aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home

and you probably get fucking laughed at with your 30k/yr nonprofittt job in Chicago. i would rather graduate from Cardozo an fucking work for a non vault 100 firm in NYC than skadden in Chicago any day. chicago is a fucking joke.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584354)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:04 PM
Author: Rose beady-eyed market stain

This post literally makes no sense. Does retardation run in your family?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584359)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:03 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

Then go to a firm where those people aren't allowed in - there's plenty.

Do you think 100 NYC firms populated with Pace, NYLS, Brooklyn, St Johns, Cardozo and Fordham grads are better?

I can see why you won't be a lawyer - your reasoning skills are shit. Back to the UG board, where you belong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584356)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:19 PM
Author: aromatic yellow old irish cottage nursing home

good thing i easily make 2.5x your salary, you fucking mouth breather

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584403)





Date: August 31st, 2007 11:30 PM
Author: red theater stage police squad

2.5 * 0 = 0

sounds about right.

Unless you meant my future salary...for some reason I don't think you make 400k. Just a hunch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8584442)





Date: September 1st, 2007 2:53 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac jewess station

more and more chicago owns nyc anyways. nyc = dirty ttt in decline.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8586342)





Date: October 28th, 2007 8:46 PM
Author: Lime Vibrant Gay Wizard

bump

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=573864&forum_id=2#8823887)