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Anyone work as litigation support counsel for Resnick? Not managing cases, but doing litigation work sounds nice.

I’ve been the only woman on my deal team for months now. No one’s overtly hostile, but the micro stuff adds up like getting interrupted in meetings, double-checked on things I’ve already confirmed, or… more

I am not a lawyer.

Due to medical issues (resulting from a stroke in 2022), I am no longer pursuing work that requires a law license. When my license came up for annual renewal this year, I opted to save a couple … more

What is the Canadian job etiquette for applying for jobs? Do I need to network too? Or is it like in other countries where you just need to apply and that’s it.

Apparently CA Labor Code mandates employers reimburse costs incurred using a personal phone for work. My firm doesn't reimburse at all, so I'm just wondering if it's worth making a stink a… more

Summer associate at a v10 in the corporate group and I’m so dissatisfied and unhappy with what I’m doing and what the trajectory looks like ahead. I’m realizing public interest work that fulfills me i… more

Hi all, I am a 6th year litigator with a fairly niche practice. I’m being lured away by an AI legal tech start up where I would be doing non-legal (but law-adjacent) work related to my expertise. I’m … more

I’m in talks for an in-house role but my secondment just got extended and I have a 1-year sign-on bonus that vests mid-September. If I leave before then, I’d have to pay it back. If the in-house offer… more

Does anyone have a good way to compare two job opportunities to try and make the best decision? I’ve tried the pro con list approach but it feels a little bit unsatisfying since it’s not really apples… more

Does anyone know of any firms with lower billable requirements (maybe 1200-1500) that do white collar/FCA work? Bonus points if they are WFH.

What are the partner billable hour requirements (and all-in hours if you have them) for your firm, and for what size firm?

Anyone work in/know of affordable housing law firms in Appalachia? New Yorker being called by the mountains.

I do good work, but I’m clearly not one of the “chosen ones.” There’s another associate who bills way less and still gets praised for existing, looped in on everything, getting face time with all the … more

Is anyone admitted to both New York and Texas? How do you manage your CLE requirements? Can CLE credits earned for one state also count toward the other?

Why are there some partners that treat everyone like a first year? They’re even some attorneys who have 15 years of experience and they are required to have this partner to review their emails. I ge… more

Currently, I am a legal assistant working in personal injury. I have aspirations to finish my education and get through law school and practice law.

I have been approached by a partner at a boutique litigation fi… more

Funny stuff. I am an Associate working under a special counsel and we both are under a named partner for all cases but the partner actively works on one of our cases. I drafted a response email to a board’s… more

What are some ways defense attorneys can maximize billing using ChatGPT?

I had a medical issue where I was effectively out of commission for 2.5 months and it resulted in me getting close to a lot of my metrics for the year but not quite reaching them. There are also fundi… more

Happy federal holiday, where the banks are closed, but your clients aren’t. See you in the office!

A partner asked me to “downplay” a missed deadline on a client call—basically frame it like we were still on track, even though we weren’t. It wasn’t a catastrophic miss, and no harm was done, but I w… more

What is the clerkship bonus range for NY litigation boutiques? And what else, if anything, have people negotiated for with an NY litigation boutique? Thinking of applying to some, but it seems like su… more

How can I get a job as a legal assistant for full-time? I have not gotten any responses back from Indeed and I am getting frustrated. Any recommendations?

Second year burnt out litigation lawyer here, looking at making a pivot into a different (possibly less intense) area of law to have some kind of a work/life balance where I can grow in. Have been thi… more

I can’t decide whether some partners hate me or are just sort of rude.

Or perhaps both.

Is there anything to do here—like approach the partner for more feedback? Or, just play through?

Toxic trait - responding to recruiter’s email when I have bad day. Anyone ?

Terminated months ago, but still on the website. I currently have an offer in place. Will my termination show up on any background check and will my new employer find out I was terminated? Also, would… more

A year ago this time it seemed I constantly got rejected after many interviews. It felt awful. Now I have multiple offers (money is about the same), and none of them is the exact fit I wanted. Nobody … more

Is it a bad time to be moving positions? I am a second year litigation associate at an AMLaw 200 firm. I got an offer to go in-house at a very large company (handling litigation) with a 60K pay bump. … more

Have you ever seen counsel accuse other opposing counsel of being unethical during a deposition simply for asking questions to the witness about documents reviewed during the break? This counsel has a… more

I'm low key sad that I can't be voted into Super Lawyers anymore bc I'm in-house counsel.

What would you be insurance defense partner or big law associate?

I love when I have a great argument going and everything is going well until a find that one piece of statute or law that completely guts my argument like a fish….back to the drawing board.

Re: Interview Timelines;
I met with the HR hiring manager and heard back the next day to set up an interview with two partners. I had the partners interview Tuesday of last week (felt like it went well… more

Does anyone know how much non-equity partners make at Brownstein?

I have started at a firm three months ago. It has a large insurance defense practice but I also work with an office that actually has clients and we do ESOPs and benefits which I am starting to actual… more