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Labor folks: any creative ways you’ve found to get around blocking charges?

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Which big 4 firm has the best bonus structure and why?

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Intel on Cooley San Diego office?

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What salary should a 10+ year labor and employment defense attorney be making in California realistically?

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The JPM stuff is really showing people how absurd a lot of employment law complaints are. Maybe normies will actually stop taking unverified complaints as gospel now.

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Any thoughts or insights on Ogletree ERISA litigation group? TIA.

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Did the most recent CELA conference involve a mandate that plaintiff’s lawyers only agree to certain mediators? Talking through mediators used to be a nonissue, now it’s take-it-or-leave-it

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Does Fisher Phillips hire mid level associates who don’t have employment experience, but have comm lit experience?

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EBEC attorney trying to learn some L&E for M&A purposes. Any recommendations on good resources beyond PLI?

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What can a first year non-equity partner expect to make at a big 4 firm in a MCOL city?

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I’m a new attorney interested in employment law. What are good firms in central Florida I should look into too?I already know the big 4 but they never reached back out after I applied.

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