Big Law

Hiring Partners: How do you view or evaluate (if interested) applications from in-house candidates with prior biglaw experience? How does their experience level change your review? Junior/Midleve… more

Goodbye folks. I quit on a whim and decided to go out on my own. Hoping for the best.

Any tips on negotiating an in house offer with a fairly large fund/asset mgr? Other than trying to bump up the base pay, are signing bonuses unheard of? If I was lateraling to another market paying fi… more

At Sheppard and Akin, when do you make counsel or when do they start watching metrics for partnership. Sheppard has NEP, but Akin doesn’t right?

Established NYC partners living outside of Manhattan who can afford parking, tolls etc...
Is time convenience the only reason you still commute by train?
Why no car service or self driving vehicle to en… more

Thoughts on Davis Polk opening a Los Angeles office? Are they going to start hiring for more practice groups and go on a hiring spree as Paul Weiss did?

Looks like Century City is going to become a lar… more

Having recently lateraled (?) from a v100 to a v50, just thought I’d share with the rest of the v50 folk that there’s a happy medium in the v100. Sure, the money isn’t exactly the same and the work i… more

How is Skadden for litigation? NYC

Would it be the end of biglaw for me if I clerked for an intermediate NY court as a fourth year? I clerked fed district my first year. It would be out of genuine interest and also my firm does a decen… more

Putting emails into AI for improvement is the closest thing in our job to yelling "ENHANCE!"

Any Big Law stories similar to the JP Morgan allegations?

What to do with free time in house during cold winter months?

Successfully waived admission from CA into DC (3yr rule). Now working in NYC. Do I need to take the NY bar if I am still under 5yr total legal employment?

I’m hoping to get some insight on two aspects of Restructuring as a practice group. I’m currently Rx, deciding between going for lit v. Rx in a lateral move. (1.) Is there a greater ability for cross … more

How many hours does an average A2 bill on a high yield bond issuance deal? 250hrs normal?

Thoughts on corporate associate --> government position --> high paid in house counsel position?

From the very highly paid legal counsels, only a few had a biglaw --> partner track record.

For… more

Any insight into Davis Wright Tremaine? Specifically NY office. How is the culture, salary, in office requirements etc.

Lateral to Washington DC or Chicago?
Which one would offer more stability?
Midlevel in Private funds. Concerned about work drying up.

Is K&E up or out once they make you partner at 7th year?

Any insight into Perkins Coie as a lit associate? How are people feeling about the merger?

Is it normal to have to send a former client a notice that you’re being screened/walled from their work when you lateral to a new firm? I cleared conflicts as an associate, but I have to do that for o… more

If you’re just going to give everything to the asset holders what is the point of working?
Combining quantitative easing with an income-based tax system is stupid at best, and evil at worst.

So if hypothetically I was let go in a toxic discriminatory way by my current firm which is not even ranked for my practice group and I get a job at a white shoe firm which is band 1 in my practice ar… more

Any moms who stepped away from career to be more present for their young kids/household? My job is not my everything in life but I am wondering if there is a feeling of loss that will come with puttin… more

What is being a conflicts attorney like at a large firm? Is it 9-5? Still horrible hours? Looking to slow down a bit and not exactly sure if a conflicts attorney has the same sort of work schedule as … more

4th year in m&a with lateral offer at Simpson NYC — can anyone give me a general vibes check in the office right now thx

(I’m like 70% leaning taking the offer, just wanted to see if there’s anythi… more

Yall add clients on LinkedIn? I never do anything with it so figured that'd be an ok place to start

Is Boston becoming the new Houston for funds work?

Does anyone work or know about options in AI policy/ governance? Is this a JD advantage direction or something that requires experience in like privacy, etc?

Thoughts on lateraling while pregnant? It’s early, but I received a pretty good offer for a great group. Concerned about starting taking mat leave and then starting up again.

What is a family office? Why do they pay pretty well?

Partners, Counsels, Seniors in:
1) Private funds Formation
2) Private Funds Secondaries

What is your day to day like?
Are partners still reviewing LPAs, SLs etc... I see some deals negotiated by Partners (on th… more

I’m being forced to work for a client that I hate. I told managing partner and others that I no longer wanted to work on lawsuits for this client because the work is more than what’s normally required… more

Any insight on lateral opportunities for PE/M&A associate from a top Canadian firm (think Davies, Stikeman, Blakes)? Class of 2021. Have not written the NY Bar yet.

Any other juniors just being made to redact things and do doc reviews all day? How do you get better work?

Do you use iPad for work? If so, how? I’m a senior associate. The partner I work for recently got an iPad with cellular data and recommended the set up to me. He uses it to take calls, review document… more