Pros
Highly sophisticated practice areas
Cons
It's amazing what a few puff pieces on Above the Law can do for a firm! The mythical Quinn Emanuel may have once been a highly specialized litigation boutique firm but these days it's nothing more than a slave to the almighty Profits Per Partner (PPP), all else be damned. The powers that be at QE attempt to boost the PPP by cutting corners wherever possible including but not limited to: refusing to hire competent staff, occupying crummy office spaces and being a good 10 years behind as far as IT goes. The result of all this is that associates spend an inordinate amount of time on nonsense in addition to the 12+ hours a day of actual work. And no the fact that you can wear shorts and flip flops to work doesn't make it worth it!