Big Law

Which dc firms give you a partial bonus if you don’t quite hit your hours? Which ones give you no bonus at all?

Looking for management advice. A first year doesn’t take well to feedback and deflects by providing a lot of excuses even for simple tasks and wastes time in doing so. Tried to tell me how I (much mor… more

Relocating from NYC to Los Angeles for personal reasons and want to find the same big law paying job in LA. Any tips on recruiting and expected timeline to find a position? Should I start searching wi… more

Genuine question looking for honest advice. 7th year at V20 doing CM. Was put up for partnership last year but didn't make it. This year they offered counsel as real possibility if I was intereste… more

SA here. Getting good reviews but feeling iced out. Relatively slow, getting staffed on (what I view as) inconsequential matters. Recently was told I can’t be staffed on an upcoming trial (white colla… more

Is a career in biglaw doing only traditional labor sustainable?

Out of curiosity, in a non-biglaw market (Tucson, Nashville, Orlando, etc.), how many YOE would you need to comfortably make $150k in transactional private practice.

Anyone know anything about MOFO technology transactions group? Culture? Types of work (eg, own work versus deal support)? How it compares to other SF techie firms (eg, Cooley, Fenwick, Gunderson, etc)… more

Which AI platform does S&C use? Just asking for a friend

I’m preparing to give notice and move in-house. What is the best order of operations internally—should I speak with my ADM / practice group manager first, then the managing partner or relationship pa… more

I'm from Florida. Working in NY. I want to go back because my parents are having health issues. What's easier: trying to lateral to Florida or getting remote work approved from my current firm?

3rd year. … more

Is there fund formation work in philly big law

New lateral, one month in but not enough work, what do I do in the office? Watched a whole year of CLE already…

Is it normal for recruiters to ask if you hit your hours every year? Should you respond honestly?

Anyone here worked in a U.S. biglaw in London and then lateraled back to biglaw in the U.S.? How hard was it to return and how is the London experience viewed? Midlevel in a generally transferable tra… more

How is the culture in the LA/Santa Monica office for Cooley and Orrick? What’s the RTO mandate?

I'm a T-14 grad with big law experience that has been laid off since the summer. All of my interviews from in house to firms have not worked out. I'm a few weeks out from having to do doordash… more

How is the culture (especially in the transactional groups) at Freshfields (NY and Bay Area)?

any insight on ropes and gray tech trans group? any red flags?

Anyone doing project finance/digital infrastructure at Willkie? Any thoughts/can we chat?

How do you guys get yourselves to care about this stuff???

PE fund work outside of NYC. Which market is better long term?
Dc, Boston, Chicago or L.A./SF?
Mid-level fleeing NYC for personal reasons/lower COL.
Mistake?

For M&A folks, how’s the deal flow looking? Slower or has it picked up more?

Anyone have info on Ropes’ Alternative Asset Opportunities practice?

Just found out that I only need to hit 85% hours to qualify for bonus as counsel. I’ve been counsel for several years, and that was never conveyed to me before. Not gunning for partner, so time to t… more

How are things at Debevoise P.E.? Are they doing well?

I am not, in fact, going to take a 15k+ pay cut to do the same job I already do at a higher ranked firm, no matter how many times I’m spammed with the same job posting by a new person “working directl… more

Can anyone speak to WLB in DC lit groups as well as if any of them would allow for remote work to start? I’m at a lit boutique and make great money (significantly above market) but consistently approa… more

For people working in the field of ECVC or technology transactions, I frequently find myself participating in calls with the company’s in-house lawyers instead of their outside counsel, even though I … more

Tired biglaw father of 3 running the Boston Marathon today. Please pray for me

Lateraled and realizing I am not a good fit for my new firm for various reasons. Is it crazy to try to go back to old firm or does it look better on the resume to try to stick it out for a reasonable … more

What’s the market like in New York for mid-levels looking to lateral in IP & Tech Transactions? Want to stay in big law for at least a few more years, if not long term!

K&E Chicago vs K&E NY for debt finance. How different is the culture, advancement opportunities, work quality and training between these two? Or, due to the cross-staffing model, it’s a wash a… more

How does staffing and coverage work at Cooley for ECVC?

K&E hired Joshua Feltman? Wow. Thoughts on this?