Millennials in Law

Looking for plaintiff-side litigation connections in the Philly area. I’m PA-barred with 3 years complex lit (plaintiff mass tort and antitrust) experience and want to expand my network. Also looking … more

Advice for handling large workload and increasing responsibilities as a new midlevel M&A attorney? Multiple partners are trusting me with more and more work and leadership but I have barely seen m… more

Do any of you have any courtroom superstitions? I have a colleague who refuses to wear brown.

Anyone ever screw it completely up on a first date but manage to salvage it?

I'm a weirdo and am starting a new job after an old one with minimum human contact any tips for reentering society?

I'm 28 male and my need for love is hitting me hard I need love so bad

Does anyone have experience working in-house at a startup? What was the experience like?

How do you handle having a lot of responsibilities that you don't feel ready for yet? One of our attorneys got into an accident, and while she'll be okay, she will be out of work for a while. … more

Does anyone have any insight on how to get better at time management? It's absolutely my weakness. I've been told that I do great work and that I'm a talented attorney, but I drive people … more

Anyone have good music recom
mmendations? I typically only listen to stuff from before 2000 so looking to update my tastes

The best attorney you've ever worked with - what's something they did that still sticks with you today?

I applied for a job a few weeks ago and went through the interview process with some heads of the company. In spite of this, the company continues to provide me with assurances that a decision has not been made a… more

Lawyers have definitely gotten a reputation for being sleazy, but from this side of it, what would you say is the sleaziest area of law?

Anyone turn themselves around? I don't really like who I was for the last 5 years of my life. It was ugly and I was not a good person. I just want to be a good person.

What are your office upgrade recommendations? Thinking monitors, keyboards, desk add-ons, little things around the room to spruce it up.

At what point in your career do you tone down your work life to focus on dating and potentially starting a family?

Do you have any regrets about your legal career so far? Right now, I'm really wishing I hadn't taken so long to switch over to employment law. My life has been so much better since making the … more

I’m new at a mid-size firm and am feeling unqualified. I switched from public interest to civil defense lit and just feel completely in over my head. I know it’s a steep learning curve but I feel use… more

I started at a new firm about 4 months ago and I absolutely hate working here. Everyone is disorganized, people are rude, and I'm so miserable day in and day out. I need to get out ASAP, but I'… more

Lateraled last month. It’s so amazing to have bosses that are actually decent people and who are invested in your professional development. Been thrown into the fire over and over the past 3 years so … more

Going from Respondent side to ICE-OPLA feels like being a traitor.. but there’s no career development, shitty pay, shitty hours. Anybody know an average “Selection-to-Tentative Offer” timeline? I’m at… more

Has anybody successfully made the jump from immigration to corporate? Any pointers? Only a few skills picked up while practicing seem transferable to other areas of law..

Do most people wait until their background check clears to give notice that their current job? Or am I just a nut?

Anyone here decorate their office since RTO? Considering adding some personal touches but am not sure what others do. For reference I’m a 2019 grad who just lateraled to a fully in person firm.

Changing from fully remote non-stressful but really boring no practicing job to hybrid practicing job I'm more interested in with a 30k raise. There will be more stress but also it will be more m… more

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Have you ever had a client judge you because of your age? I'm 28 with a baby face. I'm by far the youngest lawyer at our firm and I definitely get the vibe that clients think I don't have … more

Is a 2 to four week background check standard for government?

Be honest, what made you want to get into law?

Baby lawyer here starting as a junior associate at a midsize firm next week. Riddled w/ anxiety about the unknown. Tips/advice you care to share? I’m especially worried about screwing something up my … more

One of my friends said she imagines my job being something along the lines of Kim Wexler from Breaking Bad 😂 But that did make me think... what are the best representations of lawyers in tv / movies?

I'm 28 I had to take a law adjacent because I just couldn't handle the responsibility of being a lawyer while dealing with some health issues. Now that I'm feeling better I feel like I'… more

Been waiting over a month to hear back from this job I applied for. Normally I would have moved on but they have continued to assure me through multiple emails that an updated would be provided soon. … more

Anyone fixate on work constantly

Advice for being productive when dealing with an imminent death of a loved one? Firm is giving me flexibility and they are being very understanding (“focus on your family right now, we have coverage a… more

Have you ever had to deal with a disappointing raise? I (and all the other associates) got a much lower raise than we were hoping for this year. Since then, I've had a hard time staying motivated … more

For those that accepted a counter to stay at their current firm after giving notice, any positive stories? In your experience, did your current firm treat you any different when you chose to stay? How… more

How can I motivate associates to get their workload done each month? We operate on a monthly docket. Routinely several associates do not complete their dockets. They run out the door at 5pm and rarely… more

I work for a small firm which is holding off on acquiring a large piece of business until we have an attorney that is admitted in a neighboring state. I’ve been in the process of getting admitted in t… more