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I have never met any other firm that is as obsessed with how many hours a given person has billed - each person at LW will literally tell you to the nearest hour at any given point in the year. That is not a great sign, to me.
Other than that - what team?
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Is it also not because it is a firm that values billables in a very structured way (often to the seeming exclusion of other factors) when it comes to salary bands, bonuses, etc etc? That is less unusual in other markets; it is still somewhat atypical in London (and certainly in MC).
Curious about this more broadly (Eg., the vibe, hours, lifestyle, etc. of US firms in London and particularly in a regulatory group). Any insight is appreciated.
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DM me if there are specific things you want to discuss - there are very “English” US firms in London (aforementioned Shearman and Weil, to pick just two); there are v “eat-what-you-kill, every man for himself” firms (K&E, Latham - in my experience, Jones Day); there are those that are somewhere in the middle; there are those that are trying to figure out what position to take. The “corporate” team in question will also matter - PE M&A is going to be somewhat different to VC work and both will be a v different vibe to GP funds work, which is a surprisingly-different vibe to LP funds work, and all are v different for public M&A (although that is still mostly MC firms).
There are several essays to write here, if one is so minded: happy to pick up offline if you have specific questions.