Litigation & Arbitration

I hate billable hours. That is all.

Thoughts on lateraling to Goldberg Segalla?

Which to chose? Identical offers from Gordon Rees and Lewis Brisbois.

Anyone work in house for an insurance company? If so, what is the company and type of work you do? Is it better than law firm life?

2nd year associate here. Started at a new firm a couple months ago and have had no issues so far (that I’m aware of). Recent associate left w/ a day notice, so cases being reassigned to others, but I’… more

Good luck to all the brave attorneys putting in the work on this Sunday 🫡

I work in a small firm and the partner is about 11 years out from being barred. The partner is frequently gone/out of state or country. The partner becomes nonresponsive or low value response (for exa… more

What are your best tips for billing hours? I see people consistently hitting crazy requirements, so it's clear to me that there's some know-how involved.

How bad a look is it to stay at a firm for less than 2 years before looking for a new gig? Same field of law.

Very basic/newbie question. I’m taking my first depo tomorrow of a witness who is probably not going to show. My boss, who is very hands off and hates questions, said at the end of spewing a million d… more

What in house jobs are available for those who do insurance defense? I wouldn't want to go in house for an insurance company or work as a claims adjuster

Are you working on this fine Sunday? Why?

Describe your firm's culture in 5 words or less

I've been at this for 5 years in and within my first year I knew I hated practicing law. I'm in personal injury insurance defense and aside from the billables, I just hate the practice of law.… more

Why are some senior associates so rude and passive aggressive? Do they understand juniors will work harder for senior associates who are pleasant? It also makes this job even more difficult than it … more

Thoughts on the culture at Wilkinson Stekloff?

Our office has to hire local counsel in Florida frequently and I am contemplating offering to get licensed there to save that cost. Do we need to have a physical office in Florida to practice there? (… more

I’m planning on applying to a boutique. Is it appropriate to reach out to one of the associates and ask what his experience at the firm has been like?

Prosecutors… y’all work weekends? Am I bad that I refuse to bring my work laptop home. Also, in the few instances that I did, I didn’t even touch it.

Has anyone heard of a judge forcing a case to trial without discovery? (Or can point me in the direction of case law, rules , etc on if this is within judge’s discretion?) Short story is that both par… more

Can we please normalize staring Court on time? If the hearing notice says 8:30, can we get our judges to actually take the bench at 8:30? Clerks start check ins at 8:15 and attorneys show up on tim… more

Biglaw people: what percent of biglaw litigators you know would you say are miserable? I have worked in government for a while now and i am looking forward to being able to afford life. I’m evaluating… more

I've heard there are some lawyers out there actually working reasonable hours, is this true? ⌛ How many hours a week are you working and what do you do?

Has anyone used focus groups/mock jurors online platforms? If so, what platforms did you find to be the best? What is the typical cost?

Was offered 160 for a mid size regional firm in Cleveland, Ohio. About 250 attorneys across multiple offices. Been practicing 7 years. Is 160 fair? Want to come back and ask for more but not sure if i… more

Anyone else feel guilty when taking time off? I work for a smallish firm. 10 days vacation, 100% in person. (I know.) this year I’ve taken 3 days off non-consecutively. I worked on Juneteenth (technic… more

A friend who is a skilled and experienced legal assistant was laid off from her firm with only 1 week’s notice when the solo that ran it decided to go back to BigLaw. She has over 5 years experience, … more

Interested to hear from anyone who can speak to a move from a US-based litigation practice to Europe. (Assume language skills are not an issue). Is there a market for US litigators? How does the pay c… more