Awards
During OCIP, my worst fear was that I would, in order to make the interview seem more personable, use the firm's name, and how I would screw it up majorly. (Well, OK my worst fear would be if I forgot my pants or if I farted, but you get my drift). So, in an effort to avoid this, I simply stopped using a firm's name, and replaced it with the generic "the firm."
Real-life example:
Q: So, why do you want to work at MTO/I&M/OMM/L&W/GDC etc.?
A: Because the firm's culture really sets it apart from your peers and because I've heard great things about the firm from my friends who work there. [Start dropping names, and conversation moves to mutual gossip about my friends who work there, and thus the interviewer conveniently forgets about my crappy answer.]
I would like to present Fox's awards for the top 5 firms no one can pronounce correctly.
5. LeBoeuf
4. Dechert
3. Debevoise
2. Stroock
And [drum roll] the winner of the most unpronounceable firm name goes to. . .
1. Sonnenschein
Real-life example:
Q: So, why do you want to work at MTO/I&M/OMM/L&W/GDC etc.?
A: Because the firm's culture really sets it apart from your peers and because I've heard great things about the firm from my friends who work there. [Start dropping names, and conversation moves to mutual gossip about my friends who work there, and thus the interviewer conveniently forgets about my crappy answer.]
I would like to present Fox's awards for the top 5 firms no one can pronounce correctly.
5. LeBoeuf
4. Dechert
3. Debevoise
2. Stroock
And [drum roll] the winner of the most unpronounceable firm name goes to. . .
1. Sonnenschein
posted by The Fox at 6:44 PM
2 Comments:
i use to work at I&M and, while i agree it isn't that hard to pronounce, ppl (as in attorneys from other notable firms who should be in the know) are always referring to it as "Irella"
People butcher Wachtell all the time, saying "watch-tell."
Fried Frank is also a tough one.
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