Law

I'm currently an associate at a big law firm in the US doing general corporate law and I want to make a move to London for an in-house position. I've noticed that many job postings require UK … more

Litigators who use an iPad for work stuff—do you recommend getting the Pro or will the Air suffice?

I need some guidance. I have an absurdly massive document review project on my hands. 40,000+ documents for production. I’m using a program similar to Relativity, and spending some time messing with s… more

What can you tell me about Hinshaw & Culbertson? Corporate/transactional practice. If you know anything about the Chicago office, that's even better. Feel free to give me the good, the bad, an… more

when will the market recover? felt like the markets been continuously bad since 2022 and with tariffs, there seems to be no signs of recovery

Anyone ever bail from a position because of a lack of work? Asking for a friend...

I am always worried that I will get fired if/when I make a mistake. I am first year associate and the pressure of feeling like I can get fired anytime is killing me. I think I am in my head a lot.

Qualified advocate seeking advice or opportunities in media, IP, or commercial law in the UK. I have litigation and client advisory experience but want to transition into media law full time, as it’s the area I’m… more

I’ve only been at my firm for six months, and I’m already seeing some...patterns. One partner in particular keeps calling me a “rising star,” praising my work privately, but then turns around and take… more

I recently went from a small one partner firm to a larger mid-size firm with 4 partners. I want to make a good impression and make sure they know im available to work so Ive been saying yes to all of … more

In workers' compensation claims, don't think it is a good idea for employer representatives to be allowed to observe applicant depos, especially when they insist on leaving their camera on dur… more

My national insurance defense firm in NYC area is on average billing clients about $200/hr. They also pay us less and demand more billable hours than most peer competitor firms. Are we billing too l… more

Pro bono gone bad. Context- state assigned me as pro bono counsel to the defendant in a PRO matter. Some stuff happened with the plaintiff and I was able to not only get the PRO dismissed but the TRO … more

Are there any law firms on Long Island or even in NYC still looking for a 2L associate for summer 2025? Everything is showing for 2026. Trying to help a very special person. Thank you.

My firm's idea of “flexibility” is letting us work from home… after we’ve already billed 10 hours in the office. I’m not kidding—that was an actual quote from a partner. It’s all performative: the… more

4th year associate. I’m getting good mentorship on a fair amount of my projects, but every once in a while, I’m asked to work on something without any partner in my practice area supervising. I typica… more

I just accepted a job offer for a firm but I unexpectedly just got another offer that I like much better.. What’s the best course of action here? I’ve never accepted an offer only to want to reject it… more

Does anyone work at a firm that provides paid maternity or paternity leave to equity partners? If so, how much and how do you handle the compensation?

Junior associates practicing in patent prosecution, what does your day to day look like? How many cases do you manage? Are you constantly busy such that you feel like you’re able to meet billable goal… more

Anyone have any insight on Disparti Law Group in Chicago?

Am dating another lawyer. Neither of us work at law firms or even the same industry. Couple of class years apart. Any advice?

How do you find out what are the good boutique firms in your market? Would appreciate recs for any litigation boutique in the DC area as a junior associate. Boutique seems like a good option for work … more

Does anyone have any insight into the culture at Michael Sullivan & Associates?

Is a priest’s word absolute in terms of staying absolute quiet via sacramental vow. We have priest confidentiality priv. Does a priest have to keep a confession of murder stored away w him or would he… more

Just came here to say that firms paying under 130k with 2k in billables. CRIMINAL.

And you guessed it…. ID.

So if you’re hiring for a lit role in NYC, pleeeassseee throw me a line 🥸

We’re all (anonymous) adults - what are the most sketchy things you claimed to lower tax liability?

For context, I bought a newly built house with solar so I’m going to try claiming 30% of the value o… more

How many billable would allow for a good work life balance?

Harvard will settle with Trump. Negotiations imminent. It’s over. You read it here first.

Please excuse this brief interruption. If a federal district judge can appoint prosecutors to charge criminal contempt when DOJ declines to do so, we should consider these too:

A new law! If a federal judge does n… more

What job would you take? Smaller niche firm with stable client base. No billable requirement. Salary commensurate with billable. ~1700 hours =around $300k base and 3% 401k with free family health insu… more

What’s NYC standard re. origination credit for associates who bring in business?

For the males (dating in law)

Got a crush on my former classmate even though we are of a different race age and religion.. We’ve been close for three years. Recently she’s been giving me mixed signals. But is tal… more

I'm currently a non-equity partner at a boutique firm in Los Angeles, where I've worked for nearly eight years. Over the past five months, we've lost three out of ten attorneys-two of them… more

So let's say your law firm agrees to provide a million dollars of pro bono legal service to Trump. Wouldn't it be funny if your form redefined a particular attorney's billable rate at a m… more

Did you know the lead singer of U2 gets free legal representation? His attorneys are pro Bono.