Millennials in Law

I don’t know why but I abhor when a deal does not use DataSite - why would you use “Dropbox”?

My firm does not allow remote work- at least not for associates. The firm recently hosted a holiday party and insisted that every associate had to attend in person. Masks were not worn. I, along with … more

Congrats everyone! This week was terrible with omicron, schools closed, backlogged work from the holidays, general malaise from two years of a pandemic, etc. It might have been the most difficult week… more

Anyone working at, or familiar with, Wood, Smith, Henning, & Berman in NY willing to share any insight/info? TIA.

I work at a law firm that requires 2100 in order to be eligible for a bonus. Despite my best efforts (proactively asking for work) I will miss the target by 50 hours. If my firm refuses to give me a p… more

Advice for a junior associate (2nd year) who is being asked to step up for more independence/less oversight on day to day aspects of matters?

What does the word ‘shortly’ mean regarding a timeline? Because for a partner at my firm it apparently means ‘today’.

Not sure if this has been asked before but what are your billable expectations, what year are you, and what size firm are you at?

I have been lurking on fishbowl for a bit and it seems that my billabl… more

Friend and I who went to law school together want to go into practice together (specifically, COA/HOA collections); however, she is not licensed, yet. I am. She would be working the same as I, just un… more

Quick temperature check: litigators, are you all underwater this month? This has been my busiest end of year season in actual years. I am getting slammed with expedited court deadlines from judges eve… more

Ah yes, the recurring partner message on a Sunday afternoon to f*ck up what’s left of my weekend

I'm the only associate on a case with two partners. The elderly, managing partner thinks that a party has had three prior wrecks, I'm confident that the party only had one. He keeps telling witnesses/expe… more

Moderately jealous of all these new first year lawyers posting their swearing in ceremonies with judges they clerked or interned with. I got sworn in by our paralegal wearing at the coffee station because m… more

I'm a 1st year @ a civil lit defense firm. I summered here and got the "our firm culture is amazing, we want to grow and help you learn" pitch and accepted the offer of $75k, thinking that was… more

Partner keeps telling me (2nd year) that I need to get better at using staff like paralegals to reduce client costs.....but doesn't realize that the only paralegal allocated to my group has been with th… more

How did you know when to quit? / what did you need to quit?

I do not have any offers to lateral or whatsoever but I don’t think I can stay at my current job for much longer. I’m at a “boutique” law fi… more

0.4 Panic watch election results and tweet furiously

Is it a red flag for a firm to chase after you for months? Like are they desperate or do they actually want me? Big imposter syndrome over here.

Thinking of moving from government to big law. Any advice, thoughts, etc? I’m worried about the billables and my mental health.

How do you keep all of your notes-to-self organized? Not actual work product or drafts, but the kinds of things you jot down in meetings or as you’re working (e.g., “client prefers DE choice of law over NY” or “x… more

So is anyone concerned with inflation coming? How’s is your firm dealing with this? I just saw a 1L of smart water for $11 in Midtown..

Any paralegals and/or legal assistants that may be interested in 10-15 hours of freelance work over the next couple weeks? I’m an employment attorney and HR consultant with my own virtual practice and… more

I get so frustrated when managers tell people off for using their phones.

I think it’s very old fashioned for companies to lock phones away. If someone can’t exercise self control and do what they’re paid to do & are on … more

Anyone have any tips for staying calm while waiting for bar results? I took NY this past July and they’re predicting results mid-December

Has anyone left law completely and never looked back? I’m looking into a huge pay cut going to be an EMT, but I’d rather be happy than miserable.

Does anyone else struggle with making career decisions. I basically will think about it until either the opportunity is gone or I have a headache.

Is there any graceful way to delay accepting an offer without totally losing face?

Newly minted attorney (licensed in May) having terrible with luck job hunting.
I’ve been desperately hunting for a first year associate position in Chicago since July. I’ve had a number of interviews t… more

I used to hate research memos, but now I realize they're an opportunity to teach myself an area of law on someone else's dime.

I'm planning to start my own practice in the next year, but I&… more

A partner at my firm just invited me and my SO to dinner with him, his senior associate, and the senior associate’s SO. I’m fairly new to the firm, but I’m told the partner doesn’t do this often and h… more

How do you handle overthinking? I just started about a month ago and I find myself overthinking everything I am doing. If I can't find caselaw I think the partner is going to think I'm an idio… more

Anyone working at Levy Ratner? How is the office culture and about how much do you get paid?

Mexican attorney here - I am currently researching LLM programs (specifically M&A) and somehow paying USD$200K to study in the US doesn’t seem too appealing.

I hold a Spanish passport which may help with tuiti… more

Hi, anyone else end up in civil litigation and not really understand how you ended up here or why you actually kind of love it here? Even though you have to fight it back like a deeply established wee… more

My email writing process: I start it. I get distracted with something else. I come back to it. I write it. Get distracted. I spell check it. I get distracted. I spell check it again. I reread it. Rewrite it… more

Any former bankruptcy law clerks seeking a position in Denver, Chicago, or NY area?

I'm in district court right now and the judge is insisting on reading his entire opinion, CITATIONS AND ALL RIGHT NOW, with the litigants just...sitting here. Send fun memes.