How is Fish & Richardson for patent litigation? Sweatshop or no? Good hands on opportunities for juniors?

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Sweatshop yes.

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I’ve been hearing sweatshop. But interested to know others experience too.

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Sweatshop yup

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Sweatshop for IP.

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I hope you're a good swimmer because they'll throw you in the deep end before you can even say hello

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They pay EVEN LESS than Cravath and DPW, let alone Milbank. Hard Pass.

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I think that’s not true from what I heard. Associates get the lock step cravath scale.

You’re in patent litigation looking for work life balance?

I literally just meant where do you work? Lol

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