Big Law

If you’re a midlevel, have never had a bad review, but want to get fired for the severance, how would you go about doing it and how long would it take?

Does your firm provide billable credit for hiring activities (candidate interviews, campus recruiting events, etc.)? Mine does not and I don’t know how annoyed to be.

Anxiety over stuff that I know is nonsensical. I am a very senior and (I think) highly respected member of our team. We have hired a lot of juniors recently - in a very short space of time. There are … more

What are people’s views on Orrick’s project finance practice? Looking specifically at NY, but open to perspectives from different offices, especially if there is cross-office work.

Does anyone know what Husch Blackwell pays their 3 to 5 year Associates in the St. Louis, Missouri market? I see NALP says $190k for 1st years

Starting to think that one of the partners I work for is losing it. They’ve started expressing how worried/afraid they are of certain events happening but all of the events are conspiracy theory relat… more

How bad would it be to stay at my new firm for 1 year? I was at my last firm for about 4 years so it wouldn’t be consecutive short term jumps. I’m over the city I live in and want to hopefully move cl… more

Thoughts on Lowenstein Sandler’s transactional practice in NY?

I’ve been unemployed since the summer and I’m now broke. Yet I still can’t say this stress is worse than big law. I still have PTSD from my last firm and I’m likely self sabotaging to avoid continuing… more

Litigators: do all your team meetings involve shouting and cursing or is it just my firm that’s crazy?

What does the firm typically give as severance for senior-mid levels (5-7th year)? And then is additional website time (without pay) ever given on top of that?

Anyone join a country club as a way to network and found it helpful?

Want to stay in big law but want to change practices. Currently in borrower side private equity and not sure what I want other than something new. Maybe commercial real estate. Anyone else pivot or h… more

When giving notice, do you say why you are leaving if asked by the partner?

Delaware counsel—do you litigate any cases or mostly serve as local counsel?

I was told that I was both (a) expected to find a new job by April, and (b) work my current matters, take on new work, show engagement, etc. Then in April they'll take a look at my work thus far a… more

Rumor has it that K&E is relocating to North Tajikistan. Can anyone confirm?

Submitted a conflicts check with ~70 matters, mostly transactional with a couple of bankruptcies (one I know is adverse to a new firm client), on Tuesday.

I am now losing my mind waiting. Is it bad to … more

How does counsel/NEP - level recruiting work when out of biglaw for several years? For example, when in-house or AUSAs who were in biglaw come back after a stint in those roles

Anyone at a firm that only has Citrix? How do you deal with the lagginess?

In an off track associate position at a big law firm in New York, how long do you think someone needs to work to expect a salary increase starting in January? Would 6 months be sufficient or do you t… more

not sure if this would be weird. has anyone reached out to their prior firm to ask for a recommendation / referral at a firm they are now applying to? when I put in notice at prior firm ~5 months ago,… more

Any experience with the NY ethics hotline? I’d like to consult about a personal-interest that may be a conflict of interest with work I am doing. I see they don’t give legal advice, so worried they’ll… more

Spent 7 years at the same big law firm, when I was told that it's time for me to leave the firm and that I have three months to find a new job. Was shocked and did not expect it based on feedback… more

How long did it take you to get a client waiver for conflicts check from a large institutional client (litigation)?

How early is too early to lateral? I’ve been at my current job 7 months and I cry every day. This is awful for my mental health. The thing is I only stayed two years at my previous job…

Anyone know where to find short term doc review jobs? Thanks!

If you just lateraled knowing that you’ll leave in a year or two, would you still work hard or try to coast?

Thoughts on Arnold & Porter’s Financial Services Group?

Hi All ,

How do I get into big law? Currently studying for SQE exams and hoping to get into big law once I qualify.

Any advice and tips?

Thank you

I have a theory that, all else equal, a hot girl from a lower T-14, and to a lesser extent a hot guy, with a median GPA has a better shot at biglaw than a slightly above median candidate from that sam… more

Moving in house to a client - does it typically happen with your firm's knowledge/approval or can I just apply to a client and hope the firm does not find out? I don't want my firm to know I&#… more

Anyone who took their 6 months of paid maternity leave and then decide to quit to stay an additional 6 months with their baby and then ask their group for a job at the one year mark? How did it work o… more

Is there a certain day of the week or time where offer calls are more likely to come in? Waiting on an offer call to come in and I can’t focus.

How long after they ask for references following the final interview should I expect an offer? Usually I’ve always received an offer conditional upon references.

Folks under H1B, are we officially dead in biglaw given the recent changes in the country’s policy? It feels like it’s becoming too much of a headache for firms, isn’t it? If you have helpful insight… more

How long does it usually take to hear back from the firm you directly applied to? JW.