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General/Miscellaneous   Shearman & sterling recently implemented a four pronged asso...12-07-1999
Firm Practice (Clients, Deals, Pro Bono)   Pro bono hours are ‘billable’ but I have faced questioning w...12-07-1999
   Previously there seemed to be a lot litigators leaving. Thi...12-07-1999
   The M&A group is currently the most prestigious, but a lot o...12-07-1999
   The Corporate Finance group is probably the largest, but it ...12-07-1999
Firm Culture, Work Atmosphere, Social Life   The work atmosphere is high pressured but extremely supporti...12-07-1999
   The firm is less conservative than in the past, but it still...12-07-1999
   Overall, the firm culture is very up-or-out, very uncaring, ...12-07-1999
   Partners and associates do not mix much. Junior associates ...12-07-1999
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Assignments, Responsibilities, Training   Each associate is assigned a partner and associate mentor wh...12-07-1999
   Young associates work directly with partners on small deals;...12-07-1999
   Formal training is probably the best in the country. The fi...12-07-1999
Feedback, Evaluation, Partnership Prospects   The firm has a program in which each associate is reviewed e...12-07-1999
   One good thing: we now get to review partners, some of whom ...12-07-1999
Management   Associate attrition was a problem in 1996 and 1997, but it i...12-07-1999
Compensation   OUTRAGE02-01-2000
      Why is Shearman Behind in Compensation?02-04-2000
      Below the Market Wage02-05-2000
   I do not feel any pressure to bill many hours. You understa...12-07-1999
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Women & Minorities   The partners tend to treat women and men equally and the typ...12-07-1999
   We need more minority partners, and more female partners, pe...12-07-1999
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