Big Law

Wondering about billing practices: partner requested me to send iManage links of some docs today. Had plans, but just delayed them a bit. My computer wouldn’t cooperate and it took me 30 minutes of IT… more

ha ve World Cup tickets for a Friday but not on PTO do you think I should go

How’s DLA for M&A?

Any general insights into Sterlington? Any particular insights into the executive compensation group?

NOW THATS THE ART OF THE DEAL LOL

Partner scheduled a call this morning and during the call referred to today as a "holiday" with air quotes 🙃

When would you choose a vault 40 firm over a vault 10 firm? Going into second round interviews with a couple of firms soon - I’m sure much of it will be driven by the people I meet, work mix, advancem… more

How’s Morgan Lewis for M&A?

Assume no raise announcements today given the holiday? Running out of days before July 1

What percentage of associates actually make it to partner? Let’s say we are talking about mid levels.

Does Morgan & Morgan offer a mega backdoor Roth?

Seeking help on in house role. one offer (foreign private co, $70B+ annual rev) and am expecting another (foreign pubco, $12B+ annual rev). First is Generalist with healthy amt of lit - I rpt to AGC. … more

Does Weitz & Luxenberg offer a mega backdoor Roth?

GCs, what has been your best "cold introduction" to a firm? How do you prefer for firms to do business development with you?

I got staffed on a matter with someone who is the same class year as me (mid level). How should I manage this dynamic? Should I flag this to the partner? Feels like it may create awkward dynamics.

Does Freshfields offer a mega backdoor Roth?

I’ve gotten a dozen emails about a “prestigious” opening at the top of the litigation ranks for a firm that rarely, if ever, hires laterals (paraphrasing). Not one recruiter has responded to my emails… more

Does anyone have a recruiter recommendation for NYC that they really trust. Mid-level M&A looking to lateral into public company/capital markets position. Most recruiters I’ve spoken to or that ha… more

Clients challenging fees after the fact has genuinely gone too far. It feels like lawyers are the only profession where clients can just "decide" what they want to pay. I would never go into… more

Other than July 4, Dec 25 and Jan 1, federal holidays are barely observed in big law (business as usual). However, I personally find it important to observe Juneteenth. Do you treat this holiday diffe… more

Does Kirkland offer the mega backdoor Roth?

What is training for a cap markets/ funds junior like at STB?

How do you sus out what the people / groups are actually like at another firm before accepting an offer? I feel like people are incentivized to lie, and I’m scared of leaving and going somewhere that … more

Has anyone used Rachel Clar as a coach? Thoughts?

Lately, I feel so overwhelmed it’s like I’m freezing up sometimes and have trouble getting myself to decide what task to even start with. Has anyone else experienced this? How do you deal with it?

Has AI forced anyone in litigation to slowly go from hourly rates to value billing for certain discrete tasks?

how is Debevoise M&A these days? deal flow, training and if it a strong place to start out as a junior in M&A?

How much money / what GS level would you accept to go to a federal role? The salary cut is steep but a better quality of life is tempting.

Not USAO or anything political. This would be an advisory rol… more

Midlevel evaluating an in-house offer: $215k comp, “competitive” bonuses, but small (less than 5) attorney legal term, & in interviews, there were many mentions of late nights and not always getti… more

One of the partners at my firm inflates his own hours when the associates don’t bill enough to exhaust the budget. IE., billing double what the senior associate billed when the partner hardly particip… more

Do people send out OOOs if they’re unavailable on holidays or weekends at your firm? It feels like a sign that mine is toxic but not sure if that’s typical.

Have any other firms moved to match Milbank yet?

Would you bring it up with the partner if you (a 3rd year) were excluded from client calls despite working on a certain matter for 1+ year while a junior associate (1st-year) is invited to join them? … more

It feels like so much of civil litigation is wildly performative. It seems to me like one should be able to simply say something like "Subject to all applicable objections... [insert]." Does… more

If you are doing a secondment with a public company, should you name the public company in your resume when you’re trying to lateral?

Anyone have advice on negotiating their severance package? I’m a senior associate. My package is work 75% until October 1 then severance/website time for 3 months until December 31. I want to try and … more