Alston & Bird LLP Discussions

Happy (zoom) Passover for everyone celebrating!

Does anyone here suffer from bipolar disorder? How do you manage it and working in law? I see a therapist, and a psychiatrist, and am on medication, but I still have days where I wake up and I’m so depressed I can’t move. I’m working on remedying this with my doctors, but how does one approach mental health issues with their employer? I never felt the need to until I realized how much being bipolar can affect my ability to work.

BigLaw M&A: what do you consider to be “big deal” vs a small and medium deal? For example, what do you consider a $150M deal?

Advice for doing consultations with a new client and trying to convert them? Feeling the pressure now more than ever to bring in money to the firm.

The mid-level associate who directly supervises me isn’t being responsive. I am worried about missing a deadline. Should I keep pinging him? Figure it out on my own? Reach out to someone above him?

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

Hours aren’t very busy for bankruptcy group at my firm. Seems like we’re waiting for a surge of some sort. A lot of advisory questions at the partner level but not coming down so quick. Anyone else?

I know that the general advice is not to cut your own time, but if you think you took WAY TOO LONG on something should you? I don’t want partners to think of me as inefficient.

I found out a soon to be 2nd year associate got a 10k raise making his salary 110k now, while I, the soon to be 3rd year associate got a 2k raise making my salary 107k. So now the 2nd year male associate is making more money than me. How do I bring this up to the partners?

I woke up and realized what’s bothering me about my (biglaw) firm.

They’ve been so busy bragging about how great of a job they’re doing responding to client inquiries and guiding them (cont)

Heyyy! So@first day on the job and I am asked to help establish an offshore company for a client … to my experienced fellows… can you help me access relevant Information or help me see what is in my blind spot?

Thanks!

Question about pre-marking trial exhibits in federal court ((more below))

If an individual resides in CT and works in NY can we serve them in NY?

Is end-of-year bonus season a lost cause at this point? (In a firm with no layoffs or pay cuts yet).

I currently work as a 2L for a small firm that pays below the average rate for law student clerks. I’m grateful they even pay me what they do. However, I’d love sound advice for asking for a raise.

Does anyone know the typical salary for a 1st-2nd year associate at Lewis Brisbois in Los Angeles? L&E

I keep seeing posts that associates at mid-size/biglaw firms don’t get given the opportunity to go to court. Is this true across most larger firms, even if you lateral with some experience?

Does anyone send out handwritten Christmas cards? (Ie. to a mentor you met at a networking event)

My dream is to move to a super low cost state, buy a beautiful farm house on a big piece of land and work remotely from there. How do I do this? I am a 3rd year associate in big law.

Protocol for responding (or not) to unsolicited emails from recruiters to your work email? In other words, is it acceptable to just ignore without a response? Or do you prefer to keep the line open with a brief “thanks for thinking of me, I am not interested at this time but hope we can collaborate in the future.”

Does anyone know the work hours for a virtual financial advisor - national branch, for the Tempe location?

Hello, I am looking for referrals at EY. Thank you and much appreciated

Hello. i’m lookign for referral for Airbnb. Can anyone help me out please

Anyone from Deloitte M&A practice can chat about roles? I have questions in regards to M&A start manager and M&A integration.

Hi All,

Need a help urgently..I received an offer letter from Cognizant 10 days ago but haven't received a mail where I can accept the offer letter and proceed with BGV. Can someone tell what can be done? I had applied with an experience of 3 years.

Thanks in advance.

Does BofA provided laptops support USB to ethernet adapter ?

Hi Fishers

Need 11 likes to get DM enable.

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Hi fishes, where can I find payslip in hcl portal

Is Qualys MNC company?

The “Pour one out for the L train” ads by Kombucha are part of the problem... cont

Flyday thoughts: I'm a 💁🏼 who is attracted to 💁🏾‍♂️ guys. But the desi men I've dated have been more interested in casual hookups, not relationships. I'm not that kind of girl so it always fizzles out pretty soon. Are there 💁🏾‍♂️ out there who would be interested in a (potentially serious-ish) relationship with a white girl, and is there a way differentiate them from the guys just tryna get laid?

Are there any All Inclusive Marriott properties?

Btw Bloomberg is not really running for President. He’s building a political campaign machine that he’s going to unleash against Trump all year. It’s going to be an interesting case study...

Just found out the "roadside assistance" for my Tesla doesn't cover emergency battery recharging. Wish I realized that before it became an issue

Do partners at top consulting firms have better WLB?
An Associate here contemplating whether all this is worth it.
Thanks!

Anyone in MUC next Thursday thru Sunday?

Hey guys !!!
Can you please help me with the list of companies that are currently hiring sap consultant with 90 days notice period.