Agreed re hit or miss. Some of my best friends work there - no, really, I'm serious - and there are some good people there, but there are also a lot of sloppy assholes (not a good image - sorry) and the firm's overall culture seems to be a mix of arrogance combined with "eh, close enough, we probably won't get sued over it."
Given the fiefdom structure, though, you're right - to say one dislikes WSGR overall is like disliking Italy back when it was a bunch of city-states; it would be more accurate to specify which group. Too bad they aren't named accordingly (Venezia, Firenze, Napoli, etc.); if they were, I could just say how the guys in Puglia are a bunch of jerks and everyone could nod in sympathy.
Oh, and Ty? I did interview back in the day, but the guy was such an arrogant ass that it was clear we were not going anywhere.
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Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
You know, it's hit or miss over there for me. I've worked with some really great attorneys there, sometimes, not so much. It's kind of like that with most firms, I guess, but the difference with WSGR is that it's intentionally run as a bunch of fiefdoms, run by different feudal lords. So if you have the right group, you're golden, and if not, well, sorry. It really isn't much of a big deal, missed securities filings happen (although missing it in 10+ states for your highest profile client isn't too impressive, especially when about every state has an 701-type exemption readily available), and you would think that they would have moved a lot earlier to fix it as so not to potentially scare potential investors (and the market) prior to their IPO.
It actually makes me feel better--the next time I mess up, I can say I'm just like a biglaw atty.
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