Law

Is anyone familiar with the Eleanor Hunton Hoppe case? She took a plea deal for 11 years in federal prison, but she might actually be innocent. She was taking medication called Pramipexole that has a … more

Currently a prosecutor for just under a year. I hate it. Before this I worked in the court system, and before the court system I was in private practice. How hard would it be to pivot into teaching? L… more

Is anyone else struggling to date outside the profession? I feel like I’m always apologizing—for being late, for rescheduling, for texting back two days later because I was stuck in doc review or prep… more

Would experience as a mid-level/senior at a small, top trial boutique ever help someone lateral back into biglaw? My sense is that at the senior associate or counsel level, that kind of experience, if… more

How do smaller litigation boutiques handle parental leave? Especially for newer hires?

Every firm claims to have a “collaborative” or “supportive” culture during interviews. But once you’re inside, it’s the same 11pm emails, passive-aggressive comments, and unspoken rules about who matt… more

Any attorneys attending no kings day?

Are my credentials just cheeks or is anyone else applying for a lot of jobs through direct apply and recruiters and not hearing back or getting rejected? 5th year lit associate and I have substantive … more

will agentic ai replace lawyers? given that they can solve problems without relying on prompts like chatgpt

Going to start interviewing at commercial litigation firms in q1 of 2026 (not biglaw). Class of 2022 - with commercial litigation experience, prosecution experience, employment law, and ID unfortunate… more

Am I being over/under/appropriately paid? C/O 2019. Commercial litigation. Florida. Boutique firm. 1750 hours. $175k base. TBD on bonus, but likely in the $20k range.

Want to know how to quickly annoy another lawyer who went in-house? Trying to aggressively pursue them as a client. A lawyer I know who I met a while back has come out of the woodwork to turn me into … more

How is Kilpatrick's LA office? Are they 100% in office? Any insights? Thanks!

Is it a problem if my resume doesn’t have my cell phone number or address? Getting an ABSURD amount of calls from recruiters and spam job opportunities and would rather not have my cell phone number o… more

Bar associations are work disguised like fun.

When is a good time to tell big law firm you are pregnant? Reviews are coming up and I'm not sure if it would be better or worse to say it beforehand?

Why does a firm/manager wait until you give your two weeks to match your pay or pay you better? Why not compensate you your worth to make sure you don’t want to leave?

Would you think it best to hire a a legal assistant with 10 years experience that has worked in only one law firm working for one specific type of law OR a someone with 35 years that has worked for va… more

Looking to relocate to NY as litigation associate at Marshall Dennehey. Thoughts ?

When a junior associate sends you research, what steps do you take to review it and make sure they haven’t missed anything, particularly when you’re not familiar with the area of law they are research… more

Simon Law Group is a great place to work! I have been working here for 9 years as a family law attorney. We have a wonderful professional staff, where everyone gets along well together and supports e… more

I am so happy. I fired a client for the first time. What are your client firing experience?

hellooo all—long story short, looking to a pursue a creative passion full-time in the coming year. In order to supplement my household income (i.e. pay bills, mortgage etc.) i want to explore fully re… more

I used to be looped in on everything, partner emails, client calls, strategy meetings. Lately? Radio silence. No big blow-up, no formal feedback, just slowly getting left off threads and excluded from… more

Is it unethical or morally wrong to quote very high estimates to potential clients you don’t want to take? And what if you disagree with their business practices?

They are taking clients from their fo… more

California devalues being a lawyer even further. First they cut the bar exam from 3 days to 2. Then, in 2020, they allowed everyone to hold themselves out as lawyers for 2 years without passing the b… more

Anyone have any insight on Cozen O’Connor, specifically the insurance coverage group in NYC?

Considering between Littler, Jackson Lewis and Fisher Phillips as a lateral. Any insights into WLB and enforcement of going in to the office for the LA offices?

Struggling to pivot practice sectors. Info: I’m 2+ years in to PI/insurance defense and want to move to employment. I don’t mind litigation (ig). Even more difficult, I’ve been trying to move in-house… more

I have worked in the legal field now for over 5 years in the Viriginia Beach area. The more work in it the more you learn, know and grow. While it is a ridged field to be in, I like the routine and … more

It’s really becoming frustrating and down right depressing searching for a new job. I’ve been searching for a new job because I absolutely hate the role/field I’m in now. Every area of practice I woul… more

Young and lost attorney here: Is it a bad idea to join a bar association that focuses on a area of law in which I currently don’t practice, if I’d like to one day practice in that area of law? My rati… more

Any thoughts on Keller Postman

Thoughts on Fenwick’s ECVC group? And the Mountain View office in general?

Sometimes I feel like I’m too chill and “go with the flow.” I don’t have a naturally aggressive personality. I’d like to be a little more assertive but not over the top. I’m in litigation and don’t … more

Transactional junior in Big Law that wants to switch to Lit. Firm MP not willing to allow switch due to recent loses in our transactional practice group. Am I crazy for thinking of going to a boutique… more

ChatGPT gone wrong: I used it to create a shell for discovery responses. Turns out it basically generated its own different requests, which I only realized after going through them with the client! Th… more

How would you bill work that applies to multiple cases? I have legal research to do and it is applicable to 3-4 of my cases. How would you bill this? Thanks.

Are recruiters allowed to talk to firms about your profile if you did not give them permission to send your resume?