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This probably isn't super helpful but I got absolutely awful vibes at their DC summer associate recruiting event ~10 years ago. Like you don't expect great vibes at a biglaw firm, but it felt like they didn't even feel like bothering with the illusion of how unpleasant being a junior associate would be there.

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