Other than the 4 days a week RTO office policy what are people’s thoughts on Ropes & Gray Boston, specifically in the asset management/investment funds group? Would love to know about practice group culture- especially compared to other groups in the Boston office!

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It's a tough group. It's separated by private and regulated funds. There are staff attorneys. Some folks love funds work.

Ropes caused 2 of my BU Law classmates to have mental breakdowns and a third to take extended leave for exhaustion in their first 2 years. They were normal before Ropes Boston--all 3 were in my section. Make of that what you will.

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Gotcha! I was just curious because you noted a distinction between private and registered

Not sure — my SO was at Ropes, and this is coming from her. It seems like tax / ECEB might be a bit more protective.

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That is the sense I got about Ropes litigation as well and I know people who left within a year

There are some nice people, and everyone is really smart. They’re a bit quicker than other practice groups at the firm to pull the layoff trigger.

The layoff point is really important and one I haven’t heard before! Are there other corporate groups that are less lay-off happy?

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