Big Law

Does anyone use Brick or a similar device/app to curb social media use while at the office?

Fellow CapM associates in V10, how is your pace in Jan / Fab? What firm what office?:) am slow. Wonder if it’s just me.

Would any K&E Real Estate associates be willing to give some insight on their experience?

Any experience working at Partners Group?

How long are lateral interviews taking to get scheduled these days? Transactional practice if it matters.

Does anyone have intel on capital markets group in SF/Palo Alto? Which firm to avoid?

How difficult is it to lateral to another firm as a junior NEP? Big law doesn’t exactly leave a lot of room to develop your own book of business. Litigation if that helps.

What is the comp for a K&E share partner in London?

Any recommendations for a GOOD recruiter. Looking to lateral as counsel/NEP. Have some portable business (less than $1M). Florida market.

Do you all think that firms will continue to open in Seattle or are they primarily just a “show” office that is used to poach from Perkins? MoFo, A&P, holland and knight and McGuirewoods all opene… more

Does anyone have insight about working as an associate in Manatt Phelps & Phillips's financial services or litigation groups? What is the culture like -- collegial people, billable hour expec… more

For those who lateraled out of or into K&E, is the lifestyle really better at different firms or is it the same everywhere? Transactional (non-specialist) practice if that helps. Thanks!

Has anyone used Latitude to secure short-term contract work?

Partners are you sharing your business development tips (conferences, client signings, etc) with other partners at your firm under the goal of collaborating to develop more business for the firm?

Thinking of applying to an AUSA gig. Might not take it as I still need this money for a few years. But I want to see how the interviews go and test the hiring process. Is it a bad idea to decline an o… more

How strict is Jenner & Block’s WFH policy in LA?

Alright, maybe not the right forum but any big law attorneys in LA that play an instrument (semi competently)? If so, any interest in forming a mediocre cover band to blow off steam periodically? :)

If you give notice, how hard are you expected to work in the time up until you leave? Is it mostly offboarding or will partners ask you to stay billing high until you go?

Getting killed everywhere. On one deal with a junior associate who makes the same mistake again and again and another deal with a micromanaging senior who gets all the substantial issue just plainly w… more

What are the biggest refusals you’ve seen where a partner refused to practice like we are in the 21st@century?

One of my partners refuses to review computer generated redlines and instead prints an original copy … more

Toughest pill to swallow is that a partner who I work for primarily does not value my opinions or respect me as a colleague yet is happy to reap the fruits of my labor. Just another well oiled cog in … more

Stress test this for me: I’m in PE m&a at a known sweatshop. I’ve been seeing this girl for about 6 months, she is a VP at a bank. Weird to bring her to a firm event? For context, things are no… more

Which firms in LA (or any other offices in CA) have no RTO policy? I’m looking to relocate (corporate)

Need advice. 2022 grad in specialized transactional area that lateraled ~half a year ago (thought there wasn’t much of a future at the firm I was at + 4 day RTO that involved an hour commute due to VH… more

Litigators, what is the most clever (note: not unethical) thing you've ever seen an opposing counsel do? Thinking about things that may have felt slimy at the time, but in retrospect, you have to … more

Is 5 months in too soon to take a week off?

It’s like once you have a gap on your resume your career is over, nobody wants to take a risk on someone others let go and other passed on. I have been passed over by in house and mid law even with go… more

What’s going on with a&o Sherman? A bunch of people on LinkedIn just left

What do you all think of Upward Review? It's supposed to be the GlassDoor / Rate My Professor" for Big Law. I think it's an interesting concept but I'm just worried about the potentia… more

Silly question, but I have a callback interview scheduled later this week, and it may be on the same day as a closing (it got pushed a couple of times). How do I manage the ~2 hours that I will be out… more

Is anyone aware of “work from anywhere” positions in big law or just whether firms would be willing to keep an attorney as an independent consultant vs W2 so he/she is allowed to work from anywhere and hand… more

Is representing the sponsor of the company filing for bankruptcy, and not the company itself, in the chapter 11 case a sign that the client (i.e the sponsor) does not trust you? During the acquisitio… more

Is anyone else regretting lateraling to a firm that ended up being toxic af?

Thoughts on Sidley/MoFo’s fintech/payments groups?

Can you move from a lower big law ranking to a higher one? (Like 60s back up). Is it unrealistic? Realistic? Chicago market for reference.

Happy Chinese New Year to those who celebrate! Now get back to billing.

One year big law, three years in house doing transaction, now wanting back into big law… possible? Maybe with a class year cut?