Law

👀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

In a new position in BigLaw….hitting my hours each month with about a 5 hour cushion. 23 year lawyer, but was in-house 20 if those years. Confident in my work product, but concerned that meeting the m… more

Does Fisher Phillips have an internal referral system?

If I’m willing to take a class year cut in order to switch practice areas, is that something that I should try and sell up front or in a cover letter? Is there a good way to go about it?

Litigator here….what are some of your favorite organizational tools for keeping track of opposing counsel’s arguments in filings so that you can start visualizing your own responses, or for keeping tr… more

How do you deal with a sole practitioner lawyer on the other side of a corporate transaction who only wants to talk on the phone about revisions (not really adding substance to comments already in the… more

How good of a move to EY Law be? Especially if the work would involve transactions outside of your home jurisdiction.

So... Big day for those of us who review and negotiate SaaS and cloud services agreements for a living...

One day it's "that sounds boring" the next day the most heavily used enterprise A… more

Are there any options for fund formation lawyers in markets outside NY? Seems like CM, M&A or financial services lawyers have ways to pivot to smaller markets but funds hardly exists outside of th… more

How are everyone's hours for February? Only 28 days in the month such a gut punch.

Has anyone used Filevine? Thoughts?

Best boutique real estate firms to work at in Atlanta?

What do people think about LinkedIn presence? I am currently job hunting and I can see recruiters/someone at firms I apply to look at my LinkedIn profile (which is very unfinished) and then never reac… more

I’m a foreign trained Barrister/Solicitor, I have tried to get my feet into the industry after relocating here. It’s been pretty tough and rough. Applied to law firms as a volunteer and in other small… more

My firm’s diversity initiative is literally just a poster in the breakroom. They love to talk about inclusion during recruitment, but look at the partnership photo: it’s the same demographic it was in… more

Anyone on the service provider side seeing a large decrease in quality candidates for hiring considerations? Can’t recall a time similar to this but it seems to stem from the large law firm and corpor… more

I’m almost a third year (‘23 grad) and feel I am about to be incredibly pigeon-holed in a niche area of law if I don’t do something to leave. Will I be screwed forever if I don’t get out by 4th year?… more

How do you explain what you do to normal people without sounding like a jerk? Whenever I’m at a party and someone asks what I do, I see their eyes glaze over the second I mention regulatory compliance… more

What are some of the best/effective platforms for finding temp legal work (transactional side)?

About a month ago I posted that I had just started a new job & that my attorney was not nice…in fact he was very condescending. I’ve given him the benefit of the doubt, but nothing has changed. … more

I had to ask my firm to reduce the amount of work coming to me. It became too much. Is it a bad look that I let it get to this point or good that I was self aware? Or mix? The rest of my group is bu… more

How has the lateral market been for those of you looking for new positions?

FWIW, I’m a c/o 22 corporate associate at an amlaw 200 firm looking to relocate to Chicago from NYC.

Real talk. How long can I slack off for in big law before I’m in trouble?

For those who have to track their billing and make sure they enter it so clients get invoiced and the firm gets paid. When/how do you enter it to make sure you maximize your billables but also maintai… more

Is this season just slow for hiring in the legal field (specifically legal assistant)? I'm having a difficult time obtaining interviews. Trying to remain positive but, never had trouble getting a … more