Big Law

For those looking at late-stage pre-IPO secondaries (Stripe, OpenAI, etc.) how are you all structuring these for tax efficiency? Seeing a lot of 30% discounts to last round valuations lately. Does the… more

Law firms are dinosaurs. Even if AI could replace most of us, law firms are going to try to resist fully implementing AI for as long as possible.

Just wrapped up some weekend work and came to a realization. The writing assignment I just completed took 3 hours when I first started, would take 1hour and 15 min now on my own, but only takes 35 minutes with AI… more

My firm is sending associates monthly individual reports for the number of times we are back in office so that we can “independently” gauge our in office contributions.

Have you guys ever heard of this… more

Anyone have experience with MSK for entertainment-related lit and know if it’s better or similar hours to big law?

Is this job the only way to earn enough money to raise a family in this profession? I think I’d just rather not have kids.

Mid-level litigation associate looking to lateral to Charlotte/Raleigh from out of state with NC ties. Should I cold apply or use a recruiter?

How does working at a small funds group in a big firm (e.g., Wilson Sonsini, etc.) compare to a bigger group in mid-law (e.g., Kleinberg Kaplan, etc): In terms of training, exits, WLB, comp?

Thoughts on Paul Weiss funds?

What is Winston’s RTO policy?

Does working in biglaw make you feel empty sometimes? I work away from home (overseas) and I feel that the amount of hours I put into this job is making me lose time for myself and stifling meaningful… more

What’s market for relocation expenses? Mid-senior associate. Would this be on top of the signing bonus?

Finally cleared conflicts, but it’s right before I’m going on vacation. Should I wait until I get back to give notice or just call the partners I work with while I’m out?

Junior tax associate at a v10. Is it possible to lateral to a general corp role in-house in a few years time (I.e, as a 3rd year)? And ideally does my tax experience have to be diversified vs one part… more

Quitting and deleting your email from your phone is one of the most incredible feelings ever. I wish I could do this once a year.

What are secondment interviews like?

What I really hate and can’t understand about this profession is the attorneys who think they are smarter than everyone else and that everyone else is subpar, especially when it comes to opposing coun… more

Any recommendations for sites to do temp doc review work? I've looked at places like Axiom and Latitude Legal, but they seem to be more hands-on positions rather than reviews for responsiveness an… more

Do partners at your firms require you to do client work and don’t allow you to bill for it? SV firm here with clients that don’t pay so we are prohibited from entering time.

Lateraled to K&E a few months ago. Don’t really even mind the hours or difficult people, but the culture re: responsiveness (even at the expense of completeness/correctness, at times) is insane. A… more

Anybody from Gunderson on the firm’s ECVC practice in any of their California offices? Also would love perspective from former associates who’ve left for any reason or from those who’ve also worked at another tech firm like Cooley WSGR FW. I’d appreciate your thoughts on culture, level of work,… more

SRZ people, how are things going?

Anyone in the IP space use patlytics and like it? We are about to test it.

Anyone know what the lateral market is for technology transaction/IP M&A mid levels? Current practice group is IP and Privacy but my work is weighted heavily to IP. Been looking for a few months a… more

In your firm, how important is it to utilize associates in your office rather than cross-office?

I read a statistic that 1/3 of US lawyers eventually work in biglaw at one point or another. There wasn’t a source, so I wasn’t sure if “biglaw” just meant AmLaw 200. 1/3 seems very high. I thought it… more

Should I tell firm I am interviewing with (and want) about potential offer or wait for the offer before saying anything?

Do you ask for a signing bonus or do you ask for a specific number? What are signing bonuses looking like for transactions roles?

Are there salary/bonus increases after 8th year at a lock step firm? Or are you tied to the 8th year associate salary as a 9th, 10th, etc?

What is counsel salary at Lowenstein Sandler? Anything else about the firm people know?

Working with a recruiter to lateral. I had a callback full round that went well but now it seems that my application has been sitting in "internal discussions" purgatory. I already had my re… more

On track for NEP at the end of next year. Got an offer to go in-house now with total comp in the low $300K. Should I get out now or wait for the title change and then leave (in expectation of higher r… more

Are we allowed to save firm’s trainings on our personal cloud? I know people do it to just reference to trainings/precedents since it’s a pain to open stuff through sharepoint (and often it doesn’t wo… more

Considering applying for job at VC fund in the Bay Area - what is recruiting/interview process like?