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Thoughts on WilmerHale NY’s litigation group?

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If I decline a lateral offer to stay at my current firm (got a retention bonus) does that burn a bridge and make it not possible to interview for the same firm in future?

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How common is mental health leave at your firm? It seems like a lot of people are on leave at my firm right now.

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Any thoughts on the US Attorneys Offices in SDNY, EDNY and New Jersey and their hiring processes? How picky is SDNY v DNJ? Better exits or hours?

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Is anyone willing to let me message/dm about the Life Sciences corporate group culture at Goodwin? Do yall have enough work? What kind of work? Crazy personalities? (And I know, I know it’s Goodwin, a… more

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How does M&A get done in small (e.g., solo) shops where there are no specialists?

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Sixth year M&A associate and hate doing diligence to the extent that I’m considering quitting. Do sixth years due diligence at all firms? If I go to a small shop, will that help cut out some of th… more

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Are any biglaw firms taking college student interns these days?

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AI-native law firms.

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Good? Bad? Happy? Sad? Big mad? Totally rad? Just a fad? LinkedIn Chad?

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I’m a junior working with a senior who constantly gives unclear, last-minute assignments, creates unnecessary urgency, and expects me to make decisions even though she admits she is not keeping up wit… more

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Can somebody tell me what’s going on at White & Case’s financial restructuring group? Received an offer and debating whether I should go.

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What is it like to practice debt finance in Houston? Are there a lot of law firms and clients out there? Bank teams and private credit funds?

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Did JPMorgan engage outside counsel when they bought Frank Financial Aid? They will likely pay more legal fees for Charlie Javice than what they paid for Frank.

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Are there lifestyle downsides to working at a boutique even if the hours are better? Associates there told me weekends and evenings are usually free, but I worry about lean teams meaning no one is aro… more

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My firm really should stop asking me to mentor/train the juniors. I am already dead inside.

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Partners, can you share how you made partner and what the process was like? Is there a formal application or did you one day get a soft nod that you’re up?

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PSA for transactional folks: banks are open tomorrow. Clients just found out and are now pushing a closing tomorrow. Yippee.

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When does it actually make sense to lateral? How do I know if I’m just unhappy in big law generally or if I could stick it out in big law a bit longer through lateraling?

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Nothing like messages from firm management about revenues looking great year over year when lower ppp firms are paying associates better

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Anyone have any insights into Hecker Fink, Morvillo, KKL or Kobre & Kim?

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Anyone else having a pretty bad experience this summer? Maybe its just the firm I am at but—

* No one seemed to have time for me.
* A lot of people came across as rude or unprofessional.
* The overall vibe was that associates a… more

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Partner has made it clear to other partners I can’t get work from anyone else but him even when I am slow. It’s now to the point where I can only work for him even when i’m slow. Is this normal? I’ve … more

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Plot twist! When you micromanage me enough, I actually don’t want to take ownership anymore! 🙃

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How hard is it to find good lateral candidates?

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For the labor attorneys out there. I'm a senior, and my practice has always been almost exclusively traditional labor. I have some limited employment lit experience. I think it's too late to e… more

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Does Bracewell pay market (pre-‘26 Milbank raise) salary AND bonus in Texas?

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What's the most inappropriate thing you've heard discussed with a client in small talk? Heard something today I'm not sure was weird or not.

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Spent a long time trying to break in house. Finally got an offer with a great company, but now I’m second guessing things. Anyone else run into this? If so, was there anything in particular that helpe… more

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I got a surprise “Catch Up” on my calendar for tomorrow at 3 pm… this is bad news right?

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Applied on the firm’s website for a mid-level position in mid-June without a recruiter. Have not heard anything. When/how should I follow up?

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The biglaw subreddit is basically psyops because lawyers are both extremely gullible and extremely argumentative.

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Why would anyone want to exit into RWI work? Lack of open M&A roles?

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Are partners that blame you when things go awry, even though you warned them, the norm or am I working with a particularly bad one? Partner “Let’s do X” me: “Ok! But just so you know, Y” Consequence o… more

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Every time I feel like S, I just remember... There's people who basically paid $300K plus compounding interest to be here. LOL

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Feeling horrible after making a string of silly mistakes (and yes the partner is mad at me).

Thought my ADHD was under control with all the checklists and meds, but apparently not.

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Anyone else trying to point max summer lunches? I just booked a lunch that will get me 5x amex pts (rakuten), 8x chase points (3% dining + 5% special offer), $150 (chase table credit) AND billable credit (invited… more

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