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Paralegal, Europe (December 9, 2007)



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Employee Workplace: Corporate culture is pretty relaxed at first glance. In the offices I
worked in they had no minorit... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: I was called in for two interviews. The first with an Associate and a
Partner. The second one was w... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: I get 2500 euros per month. 40 hours per week. 27 days paid holidays.
I have not been paid for ove... READ MORE

Business Outlook: If you are an associate who wants a comfort zone then it's the best
place to work. The partners wil... READ MORE

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Associate, London, UK (July 7, 2007)



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Employee Workplace: Latham's London office has a reputation within the firm of long hours
and being a proverbial sweats... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: Interview is fairly burdensome. Your second interview is a half-day
affair. Each interview is with ... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: Standard 4th year salary base of $210,000, then a cost of living
adjustment of $50,000 (which does ... READ MORE

Business Outlook: Excellent-- LW in London is at the top of its game. Competitors like
Shearman are seeing it associa... READ MORE

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Associate, London, UK (February 19, 2007)



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Employee Workplace: The London office is very low key in terms of dress code and culture.
For a European office there ... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: I interviewed for a summer associate position in September of 2001 with
an on-campus interview in W... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: $210,000 plus bonus (if any), plus cost of living adjustment (flat fee
of $50,000 plus interest rat... READ MORE

Business Outlook: The London office is growing enormously and they expect to double the
office by 2008. It is making... READ MORE

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Summer, Chicago, IL (September 13, 2006)



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Employee Workplace: Without a doubt the best work experience I've ever had. There is a high
emphasis on collegial and r... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: I went through 2 rounds of interviews, one on campus and another for my
call back. I interviewed wi... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: Weekly gross salary of $2,600, plus on-the-work injury insurance. In
addition to all the perks of b... READ MORE

Business Outlook: The firm is seeking to grow substantially during the next couple of
years. The strengths include an... READ MORE

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Associate, New York, NY (December 16, 2005)



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Employee Workplace: Latham is very much a free-wheeling, free market type of firm. Rigid
boundaries, be they between a... READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: The hiring process at Latham is now consists of the standard four one
half hour interviews (general... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: For first year attorneys, based compensation is $125,000. First years also
receive a 10,000 bar sti... READ MORE

Business Outlook: The office is growing in number of attorneys and amount of business at
an exponential rate. The fi... READ MORE

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Summer Associate, Los Angeles, CA (October 8, 2005)



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Employee Workplace: The corporate culture at Latham is laid back. READ MORE

Interview & Recruiting: The interview process for Latham is pretty standard. That is, there
are two rounds: a screening i... READ MORE

Salary & Compensation: The standard summer associate salary was typical: $2400 per week. READ MORE

Business Outlook: The economy has been improving over the last few years and Latham's
business and hiring have defini... READ MORE

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