Don't be fooled by the Cover of Sidley's book - Project Assistant Sidley Austin Employee Review

You are not respected at this level unless you are willing to work unbearable hours and say yes to every need of the associates. The associates believe you are their personal assistants and they do not like to be reminded. The quality of work does not matter when it comes to your standing at the firm. Instead, your "billable" hours are the most important aspect of your time at Sidley. Because of this it makes staying at Sidley hard. Associates expect your best work product but there are no incentives for good work and frankly no real consequences for "bad" work. There is also little growth to be made. Kissing up to associates works here.