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Does anyone use an AI recorder in their practice? I want to try one for deposition and meeting summaries + note taking throughout the day. Any recommendations?

Any insight into Husch Blackwell? Wanting to apply but not wanting to go somewhere that’s awful lol

Does anyone know what Kelley Kronenberg pays their first year and mid level associates?

Anyone have any insight into the Trademark group at Buchanan Ingersoll DC?

Law School should be two years of classes and one year of mandatory therapy. The amount of trauma, anxiety, and pure ego we pack into three years of academic theory is completely unsustainable. We gra… more

I don’t have experience in the area of law I wish to practice (and no general transactional experience at all). If I aim at smaller or mid-sized firms, can I just reach out to people via email and immediately st… more

Why is it that good associates get burnt out and leave and bad ones stay to make partners?

Hello,
I am feeling emotionally exhausted at my job, even though it’s only been three months. The role looked different on paper, and I’ve realized I’m not passionate about this area. I also feel micromanaged, whi… more

I’m a second year associate in my first year of doing insurer side insurance coverage work (zero lit). Sometimes I find the coverage work interesting, and I have great WLB, but most of the time I find… more

I think my firm is overbilling for me. First year associate at a five lawyer firm, $325/hr in a midwest city population 200k, none of my time entries are reduced or removed before invoices go out to t… more

I accidentally Reply All’d a snarky comment about a client… how screwed am I? What do I do next? I thought I was just venting to my co-counsel about how unreasonably demanding our lead plaintiff is, b… more

Work: we need people like you in public service who can be a true generalist, identify pain points and improve processes

Also work: you have not received a raise in 4 years despite massive inflation an… more

I just joined a litigation boutique firm and I feel out of place, especially with the managing partner commenting on my age, lack of experience…Im on probation so I fear this is my warning sign that I won’t make … more

If you are drowning at work, and partners know it, do you feel like they are generally understanding or no? I’m currently drowning, have made it readily known, but can’t help but feel like most people… more

Has anyone successfully leveraged their law degree into another profession? I am burnt out on billable hours but I can’t seem to get an interview for a compliance or regulatory role. I’ve been practic… more

How helpful is in internal referral when applying in house?

Found out my co-counsel is billing for hours they definitely didn't work. I was reviewing the joint billing statement for a multi-party litigation and noticed my peer at the other firm billed 14 h… more

Any intel on Winston in Miami? Brownie points for their funds group. Thanks!

Thoughts on Paul Hastings’ funds group in NY?

Relatively new partner in a corporate group with my own book of business and frustrated about getting clients to pay. I work with companies that are usually struggling a bit but not without $. They wi… more

How do I tell my current firm, who has no work in X state, that I want to get bar there? I’m a second year associate and want to move closer home in next year or so, to settle down with my (hopefully)… more

Hi.I work in-house coming up to 1 year. It’s just me and the Head of Legal. Since I joined, he’s gradually taken on less and less, and there are no plans to grow the team.He literally does NOTHING and… more

Anyone have insight into Saul Ewing’s LA/OC offices??

👀How can you get a micromanager to give you some space?

Looking to transition out of biglaw into fully remote, ideally part time legal work while I focus on other priorities in life. Anyone know if these AI company contract jobs are actually legit? Some of… more

Are there any programs or resources for training paralegals and support staff? Looking for the most efficient way to set a standard procedure/workflow and train everyone at the same time. Does anyone … more

What did you do with your clients before heading in-house? Leave with the firm?

My paralegal is 20 years older than me and clearly hates taking my direction. I’m a first-year associate and my assigned paralegal has been at this firm longer than I’ve been alive. Every time I ask f… more

I just did a significant amount of IT management for a bankruptcy, divestiture, sale and transition of a company to its new owners. I was wondering if anyone had any advice to find another one to do t… more

Does anyone know what Cole Scott and Kissane is offering mid level associates as base salary?

I’m feeling ridiculously overwhelmed. I’m moving to a new house in 19 days and work is exploding with stuff. Had a few giant projects dropped in my lap due to a partner leaving and I’m feeling beyond … more

First Monday! Anyone else hate to see that billable hour go back
To 0 after an especially difficult month? Round and round we go.

I’m an attorney in M&A and am trying to move into commercial contracts/tech trans. Any advice on how to make the move?

I don’t know what to do anymore… I was unhappy with my job because of how the firm’s black box structure. I found out other associates were making significantly more than me despite me being with the… more

Is it unethical to take a signing bonus if I know I’m leaving in 6 months? A firm is offering me a $30k signing bonus with a 1-year clawback provision. My spouse is likely being relocated to Europe in… more

I have an interview for a job that I had been looking forward to for a while. They want me to produce a writing sample which I thought no biggie, I ask what they are looking forward and they tell me a… more

Is anyone else quiet quitting their firm while job hunting? I’ve checked out. I’m doing the bare minimum to keep my billables from triggering an automated HR flag while I spend my afternoons on Linked… more

Did partners try to get you to stay when you gave notice? If so what did you do? Did you stay or leave?

Can we talk about the golden handcuffs of student loans? I want to be a public defender. I want to help people. But I have $220k in law school debt that says I have to stay in Corporate Lit for the ne… more