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Is taking a Doc Review gig a good “stop gap” while looking for your next job after a layoff? Does it look any better to potential employers than being unemployed? What are some resources to find avail… more

Any insight on 4th year Spencer Fane salary in LA market?

I just realized I’m a mean lawyer and I don't like it. I was reviewing a junior’s work and my comments were so biting and unnecessary that I actually felt a sting of shame. I’ve become the person … more

Hi everyone. I’m a dual-licensed attorney in South America and New York. After completing my LL.M., I passed the bar and joined a firm working on mass tort litigation. My background is more transactio… more

Does anyone have any insight on Cozen O’Connor? What is the reputation? What is the pay like? Do ID attorneys at that firm make much less than litigation attorneys?

Dual income households with kids: having both spouses working OT exempt or billable hour jobs can be less than optimal. Kids get sick, there are various doctors appts, sports, school closures, etc. Ne… more

👀What is your strategy to ensure your employer doesn’t replace you with AI?

I’m tired of being the tech support lawyer for the senior partners. I spent 45 mins today explaining to a partner how to turn a PDF into a Word document. I have a billable requirement to hit, but I’m … more

The firm retreat is my literal nightmare. I am being forced to spend a weekend at a luxury resort doing team-building ropes courses with people I already spend 60 hours a week with. I just want to be … more

Maybe it's just me, but why is it so hard to get an interview at Husch Blackwell?

Do you have work nightmares? I can't even escape the place in my dreams. Feels like my own personal version of Severance.

Do I use a recruiter to apply to an AmLaw100 firm or should I apply myself?

I’m a small firm associate in rural MA making $95k… how do I ask for a raise? I grew up here and I love the Pioneer Valley, but I’m doing the work of two people and the firm is swamped with new busine… more

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?

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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??