Hours here are great, raves one associate. A Fish litigator notes that in litigation, it varies quite a bit some months are easy, some brutal, but it evens out over the course of a year. That insider reports that overall, it is very doable and you can maintain a life outside of work. However, in general they are very manageable and are by no means completely ludicrous or overwhelming. The firm s assignment system, however, draws some fire.
Work is distributed in an irrational way, says one insider.
One partner I worked with complained that he had been trying to find someone with my background for over a year, reports that insider. Simultaneously I was requesting work similar to what this partner had wanted. As for getting the partnership nod, Fish insiders seem to be optimistic. If you can tough it out for eight-plus years, another says, you ve got a chance, but most leave before that. A more self-assured colleague asserts that if you are good, you will make it.