They’ve made an effort to make the process more transparent. …The firm has meetings every once in a while [to explain] what it’s looking for and what you should be doing if it’s something you’re interested in. —Fifth-year associate, New York

The level of hierarchy and seniority is sometimes absurd. … People want to work plenty hard. They just want to work maybe in another way, and they want to get paid for it. —Fourth-year associate, San Francisco