What’s it like to be a partner at Sidley Austin? What’s the culture like? Are people collaborative? How does pay compare to peer firms?

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Barack wasn't cut out to be a Sidley partner

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Relax op, ur not gonna be a partner.

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Why’s that?

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It’s just equity in name but not in practice. Comp isn’t great as a junior partner either.

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This is true. Sidley’s new partner comp is on par with Kirkland and other two tier partnerships. Except sidley has 10 year track to partner as opposed to the standard 8.

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People are generally pretty great, but lots of departures recently. Chairwoman is VERY intense….

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Do they have NEP or just equity?

NEP but disguised as equity

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Depends on the practice group…

What is jr partner salary like currently?

Cutthroat partnership.

I know the healthcare group there is super cut throat and intense. Other groups might be better to work in, but from what I saw, I would avoid the healthcare team as much as possible.

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