Finance at Kirkland or Latham LA. Experience? Culture?

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Lender side vs borrower side is a big difference. I am at Kirkland so I’m biased but I like the flexibility Kirkland offers in terms of work from home, free market, cross office work, full bonus with no target, etc. We designate Latham as lenders counsel all the time and I generally work across from them on every other deal. Feel free to DM me if you need more info. Good luck!

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They do borrower side in LA too. Smaller group than Kirkland. I would say it ultimately depends on which firms culture you like more.

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I only work across from LW LA when they’re in a Borrower side role, so opposite of A1. They’re probably my preferred counterparty on those deals (we also work with a handful of other firms).

From my perspective, they are courteous, respond quickly without it being insane (eg, not turning comments back same day at 2am unless really needed), and don’t fight over useless stuff.

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Junior and mid-level associate support is almost non-existent at LW and anonymous upward reviews can significantly impact your bonus - talking multiples of $10k (aka you get stuck doing junior work out of fear re: the blow back). I’ve never seen a law firm give associates so much power to negatively impact the advancement of others. Something to be mindful of if you are looking to push through to make partner.

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