Name
Philadelphia
University of North Carolina School of Law, 2005
One of the best characteristics of Dechert’s litigation partners is their willingness to give associates meaningful challenges and to support them in accomplishing them. In just my second year at the firm, I had the chance to first-chair a trial concerning the deprivation of a prisoner’s First Amendment rights....
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Silicon Valley
Georgetown University Law Center, 2005
When I joined Dechert as a first-year associate, I was assigned to a case that was just a few months away from trial. I worked almost exclusively on that case from my first day through all the post-trial briefing. When it was all over, one of the partners on the team came by my office and said, “You got some great experience during trial, but there’s a lot you missed out on because the case was so far along when you started. On the next case, we should really make sure you get to work on some depositions.”....
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Philadelphia
Villanova University School of Law, 2010
As an associate at Dechert, you are given a high level of responsibility and ownership early on in your career, which makes associates feel valued and appreciated. Partners and associates work collaboratively as a team on complex, significant and challenging transactions....
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Washington, D.C.
The George Washington University Law School, 2009
I chose Dechert because I wanted to be involved in some of the most high profile and intellectually challenging mergers in the field of antitrust. I could not be happier with my decision....
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Boston
Boston University School of Law, 2010
I was attracted to Dechert because of its strong reputation as a leader in the financial services industry, and quickly learned that this reputation is definitely well-deserved. Right away, I was given opportunities to work on some of the most cutting-edge legal problems....
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Philadelphia
Georgetown University Law Center, 2010
The reasons I chose to start my legal career at Dechert are the reasons I’m still enjoying working here—in particular, the firm culture and the firm’s international footprint. Partners and senior associates have gone out of their way to help me become a better attorney....
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New York
Columbia Law School, 2011
I was attracted to Dechert because of its dedication to the professional development of its young associates. Dechert offers a wide range of formal training sessions, focusing on various relevant and timely topics in the form of either firmwide or practice group specific presentations, roundtables and discussion panels....
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New York
New York University School of Law, 2007
Choosing Dechert reaffirmed for me many of the factors that contributed to my decision to go to law school in the first place – a strong desire to be intellectually engaged in my career, the chance to work on complex and significant matters with peers and mentors in a collaborative environment and an entrepreneurial spirit. In these respects, Dechert has far exceeded my expectations....
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San Francisco
Cornell University Law School, 2009
I chose Dechert because of the people. When interviewing with Dechert partners and associates, they came across as genuine, sincere and truly nice. Working now in the Finance and Real Estate Group with some of the same people with whom I interviewed has exceeded my expectations....
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New York
University of California Berkeley School of Law, 2008
Dechert offers associates numerous benefits not found at many peer firms. For example, associates are given as much responsibility as they can handle. I was given extensive client contact, took and defended depositions, and questioned a witness at trial long before any of my friends at other large firms....
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Philadelphia
Yale Law School, 2009
I knew that I wanted to work for a large, international law firm following my clerkship, but I was concerned about getting lost in the crowd. I could not have made a better decision. Dechert is a true meritocracy....
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New York
The University of Chicago Law School, 2009
Each Dechert attorney I’ve met and worked with, from the interviewer I spoke to during on-campus interviews to the partners and associates I work with on a daily basis, has been knowledgeable, committed and personable....
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