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The partner I work with is constantly “on” and texts, emails, calls at literally all hours. Weeknights, weekends, 2am, it doesn’t matter. I’ve been trying to be responsive because I’m terrified of bei… more

Any insights into Bakers’ lit team in NY? Culture, hours, quality of work etc.

For laterals who move shortly after the turn of the billing year (i.e., will have worked 9-10 months before first review/bonus cycle), how does your firm treat the bonus that first year? Do you get a … more

What can partner comp look like at a small (~20 attorney) boutique of mostly ex-biglaw people in a VHCOL? Obviously this is a borderline impossible question to answer without more specifics, so I’m re… more

Does anyone have mental health problems and worry that their coworkers will discriminate against them because of their problems? I think it's fairly obvious that I suffer from depression despite … more

Anyone here working in a legal adjacent compliance role? I'm interested in hearing about what that's like.

I had a colleague straight-up take credit for an idea I pitched in a meeting word-for-word. The partner jumped on it, praised them, and moved on like I wasn’t even there. I was so stunned I didn’t say… more

Anyone successful after a leave for rehab and or mental health problems?

Has anyone been successful in obtaining an authorization from opposing counsel to obtain smart phone location data from Apple and the wireless carrier?

Lately, I’ve been snapping at colleagues over tiny things, forgetting deadlines I’d never have missed before, and waking up at 3am just to check email. I keep telling myself it’s just a rough patch, b… more

Layoffs are looming and I'm doing what I can, but I can't stop thinking about it.

So is the new trend in big law firms to move away from assigning timekeepers to a specific assistant and going towards a pool format (a pool of assistants that work on assignments from multiple timeke… more

Sometimes I feel like law has sucked the human out of me. Every sentence I write is calculated, every email a miniature performance. Even when I’m talking to colleagues I trust, I’m editing myself in … more

How do you help family and friends outside of law understand your career? There have been many times when I’ve been told that I don’t pick up the phone enough to check on loved ones. Others times, I’v… more

Any lawyers have success working remote in LATAM or abroad in general?

How to permanently block bcgsearch?
I submitted resume once. Then received more than 20 emails from them everyday and I have tried every way to block them but they just keep on sending garbage to me.

Anyone use CaseFuel? Thoughts?

Anyone use Upcounsel or lawclerk? How’s your experience?

I took 14 years off from the legal field to raise kids and then was a tutor for kids in the school system. I want to get back into law. Especially at the government level. Would love to be a prosecuto… more

Have things been slow for people this week?

I really don't like the word hereto and I would rather use herein. Are they interchangeable?

I accepted a job offer at an AmLaw 200 firm that starts me as a post-bar law clerk (about $5k/month). Once I’m admitted to the bar, I’ll be considered for an associate role and salary will be discussed at that ti… more

Any claims counsel in this bowl? If so - does your company let you have Westlaw or do you rely on outside counsel?

Any funny summer associate drama/stories/shenanigans yet? My office's program was canceled for the summer so I need to live vicariously through you all

👀 Thoughts on the outcome of the P Diddy trial?

To close a two month resume gap, is it worth listing a firm I was fired from, that I had a terrible experience with, that I don't want future employers to contact? This is two jobs and about 3 ye… more

Puff Daddy (basically) gets off, with only minor convictions. How embarrassing for Christy Slavik and the rest of the prosecutors. This is why you stick to the facts and don't over-charge defendan… more

Anyone work for Progressive as in-house insurance defense? How is it? Got an offer that puts me over $200k with bonus and it’s remote.

Is there anyone who creates prompts for legal ai? What's that like?

I left Big Law for a government agency about a year ago, hoping for more purpose and a saner lifestyle. And while the hours are better, I feel like I completely dropped off the map. No one from my old… more

Negotiating an offer directly (no recruiter) and I’d like to ask for some money to make up for lost bonus. Go to ask? The HR person or the managing partner in the group I’m joining?

Recently learned that a fellow colleague in my office is making $5k more in salary - this person has been licensed only 1 year longer than I have, yet has much less experience in civil practice, and h… more

This might be a stupid question but is insurance defense and liability defense the same area?

In the next year, I will be making a move from my current city in the east coast to another in the Midwest coast. If you’re done a big change before, how did you go about it? For example, I’m going to… more

Does anyone have experience using/working with Robert Half? They ask for SSN right away which I think is sus.

Thoughts on Dentons? San Francisco office

Any insight on culture/work life balance at Vedder Price in Miami?