http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/ Legal News, Legal Views, Law News, Legal Jobs, Law Jobs, Training Contracts, Training Contract News, Legal Humour Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:43:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Anon Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:38:28 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1757 They were asked to name the five firms they regarded as the most prestigious, i.e. the five most prestigious firms. so 61% had CC as one of the 5 and 60% had A&O as one of the 5. They were asked to name the five firms they regarded as the most prestigious, i.e. the five most prestigious firms.
so 61% had CC as one of the 5 and 60% had A&O as one of the 5.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 Anonymous Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:07:33 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1756 The figures aren't all percentages referring to the same 100% The figures aren’t all percentages referring to the same 100%

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 lawbug Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:10:02 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1755 i can't get it either i always assumed percentages were out of 100, guess that's why i did law not accounting i can’t get it either i always assumed percentages were out of 100, guess that’s why i did law not accounting

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 Dada Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:19:24 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1754 Am I being thick? How can 61% of students rate CC as the most prestigious law firm, 60% rate A&O as the most prestigious and 53% rate Linklaters as the most prestigious? Either there is some other meaning of the phrase "the most" that I haven't grasped, or they have surveyed over 200% of students... Am I being thick? How can 61% of students rate CC as the most prestigious law firm, 60% rate A&O as the most prestigious and 53% rate Linklaters as the most prestigious? Either there is some other meaning of the phrase “the most” that I haven’t grasped, or they have surveyed over 200% of students…

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 City Mickey Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:16:48 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1753 Wait till those 4% reach practice and its their throats being cut. Wait till those 4% reach practice and its their throats being cut.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:13:44 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1752 What you are seeing is the results of Law Firms' marketing to students, not a bona fide view of the industry from people that either work in it or use it for their businesses. You are probably not far off the mark though if you did actually poll that demographic. What you are seeing is the results of Law Firms’ marketing to students, not a bona fide view of the industry from people that either work in it or use it for their businesses. You are probably not far off the mark though if you did actually poll that demographic.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 lawstud Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:11:29 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1751 I always though Linklaters were meant to be the top MC firm. I always though Linklaters were meant to be the top MC firm.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Anonymous Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:10:34 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1750 Its just the harmless bravado of people who don't know any better. Its just the harmless bravado of people who don’t know any better.

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 jeff Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:09:46 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1749 the thought of that small minority of law students being so impressed by their own self importance that they think they would be the ones to avoid the current culls just reminds me how naive one can be about the ways of the world the thought of that small minority of law students being so impressed by their own self importance that they think they would be the ones to avoid the current culls just reminds me how naive one can be about the ways of the world

]]> http://www.solicitr.com/2009/03/19/student-view-most-prestigious-firms-1-clifford-chance/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 redundantass Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:07:21 +0000 http://www.solicitr.com/?p=529#comment-1748 surely does, have they not looked at any of the legal rags recently surely does, have they not looked at any of the legal rags recently

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