Brown Sims Discussions

If I didn’t have to take the MPRE previously but looking to waive into DC, when do I need to take the MPRE? Prior to applying or can I apply and submit my score following submission of my application to get the background investigation going?

Has anyone successfully made the career move from an HR specialization to an HRBP role? If so, how? I have been working for 7 years in a very niche HR specialization and while I wear many hats on the HR team, I feel like this is hard to express to recruiters or even get an interview for an HRBP role. My niche area has really burnt me out, as it’s very political and I want to expand my horizons. I am already working on completing my GPHR certification. Any other tips?

What type of firms don’t have billable hour requirements?

Does Akerman have a good reputation? Interested in any info about the firm.

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

I started a few new business ( with debt) this year, and because the way my taxes looked with other losses it looks like I didn't make a ton of money. Now my credit dropped from 800 to 720 and I'm having trouble getting credit. Despite having a perfect payment history and fully able to cover all liabilities. Any way to get the credit up. If I pay off my liabilities then my credit history gets shot with young accounts. What's the best way to handle this?

Brand new baby lawyer dumb question - I am tasked with drafting response to request to produce. How long should this take? And follow up… how do I bill this?

I saw some sales managers discussing hiring strategies, especially for entry level roles (e.g. SDR, BDR).

One strategy that came up was having the applicant do 90 minutes of cold calling into real prospects with the hiring manager coaching.

What do you think of this approach? Would be curious to hear from both hiring manager perspectives and from candidate perspectives.

What can you say about Armstrong’s New Zealand. Particularly Peugeot dealership?
Has anyone worked there?

Does anyone work at Microsoft? I want to apply to the HRBP role and wanted to see if anyone can look over it. I would highly appreciate it.

Does anyone have resources on understanding whether/how legal advocacy matters, how it actually achieves what it purports to achieve? Been doing this nearly 5 years now and just really don’t see how all the effort is worth it. I don’t get the sense that outcomes are impacted by skill level, work quality, time spent. Seems you can make your client’s case worse (e.g., by missing a deadline or some egregious error), but that’s about it. So, practice of law feels quite pointless. What am I missing?

We have sales people in Canada and the US, the Canadians make 150K CAD and down here it’s 150K USD, the Canadians argue they should be making 30% more than the US colleagues to be equal bc of the exchange! I explain the salary is dependent on the market data for them in Canada, WHERE THEY LIVE, and you can’t compare it to the US employees and the market data down here. Overall they are both in the 75th% for total comp. for their industry. Am I wrong?

Joining a big(ish)law litigation/investigations practice group in a few weeks. Only biglaw friends I have do transactional so I see what their schedules are like but not sure how lit compares.

Anybody have any insight into how lit is different? Is it more predictable/regular? Less? What do you think the major differences (beyond substance obviously) are between the two?

Question: In Maryland, a limited liability S Corp shareholder can’t be sued individually but can they individually sue someone else on behalf of the corp? Or does an attorney for the Corp have to be the one to file suit? What abt in small claims court where lawyers aren’t even required?

After COVID crisis how can I get an idea of average salary of Global Sales Director in Dubai vs. cost of living?

Polling those willing to share. What is your OTE? And does your base comp ever increase based on performance or a merit increase?

I’ve worked in sales for 12 years (8 years retail sales and management, 4 years inside tech sales and management). I’m feeling the burn and looking for something else in the tech field. I’m making $140k. I have a college degree but no marketing, engineering, or product experience. What other departments/jobs could I jump to and still keep close to my OTE? I’m pretty good at Salesforce and have thought about a SFDC admin type role, but that’s all I’ve thought of so far.

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

Looking to get into SaaS sales but my experience is in construction and fine furniture (I was a sales manager and was able to lead my team of 4 people to consistently hit 450k monthly targets). I did that for almost 2 years before making the switch. I miss sales, though. Does anyone have any connections to companies looking? I have also considered a sales analyst role considering that I am moderately versed in Salesforce and have worked both the customer facing and sales generating side. TIA!

Is there a market to sell Cuban cigars on the side?

At what level, would one start getting technical questions in an interview for an industry position? - manager? SM?

Just to be 100% clear, this entire platform is anonymous, right?

Anybody at Craft? What's office life like over there?

Hi Folks,

got an call for sap bw hana job. can someone help me with the kind of questions they ask?

All are saying EY Pune Kalyani Office is very small and like only 140 capacity. Mostly everyone is getting Kalyani Nagar in Offer, there are already 170+ people in this group hopefully they will give wfh or open New office

What are the benefits they provide if we have to work from office at Bangalore.

RKT, any thoughts?

What is your top stock trading platform? I use Ally invest and Robinhood. Not happy with both. Looking for a platform with low fees, fractional shares and solid analytics. Thanks in advance

What’s happening with the Chinese stocks? Do you think it’ll continue going down or will it go back up?

Hi fishes, I would like to know what is the scope of a non tech background person In Data Science and analytics in India?

Hi Fishes,

Anyone from Optum Gurgaon up for a quick meet tomorrow in office. I have joined last week, will be visiting office for 1st time. And my team is Hyd/US based. So, DM if in.

Is this bowl still active?

How long does it take for HR discussion in CITI after diverse round?
Anyone who recently received offer from citi pune AVP?

What do you wish policy makers would consult CTE teachers on?

Thoughts about going back and forth between agency and in-house? Is it a good/bad idea? Is it even possible?