A recent hire agrees, saying that since Cahill is such a strong, self-starter culture, it is important that candidate have these traits. The firm also reportedly adores clerkships, especially on the litigation side. Associates consistently describe their firm as unstructured, individualistic, even very unstructured. A litigator describes the firm as not so flashy people do their own thing. It s true that Cahill is not stuffy, this contact notes, but it s also the case that many people around the firm seem to have no clue as to how the firm runs or how certain issues could be addressed.
People work hard and money is the bottom line.
Cahill insiders consistently emphasize the firm s business smarts. A corporate associate notes that because we represent investment banks so much, we develop great accounting, business and marketing sense. A colleague from that department even characterizes the firm as very much like an investment bank. The same insider, however, also evokes some of the rather unfortunate qualities of the investment business in reporting that the firm sometimes can be a little fraternity-like. Another insider agrees, noting that the firm is a bit on the macho side.