Mayer Brown LLP Discussions

I recently had a specialist partner send me a fairly nasty email after I (a transactional first year) was told to ask them to review something ASAP that had clearly been on my partner’s radar for over a week. Why am I taking the (honestly justified) blame for this? Surely it should be obvious that I’m just the messenger here.

For those who have opened their own practice, what type of law do you do? What market are you in and how much do you profit? Have you hired other attorneys (if so, how many)? How much experience did you have when you decided to go out on your own? And is your schedule more or less flexible than when you worked elsewhere?

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

I’ve been with firms for 6 years. I struggle (not that I’m not intellectually capable of doing this job), I just hate the detail oriented nature of this industry. Everything gets scrutinized so carefully and most things I stayed up late for doesn’t matter.

I just got PIP talk and they are pushing me out next year. I’m kinda relieved. I want to leave law completely and be someone on the operation side. Eventually I want to be an COO.

How do I get there from here?

What is the process for a US licensed lawyer to get their license in Melbourne, AUS?

Question: an employee was asked by his boss for same day turn around on responses/deliverables on a days he requested PTO. He completed the work. The manager wants to know if she can still deduct PTO time for the days requested, even though he completed work on those days. Help.

Noob plaintif-side L&E lawyer here—how long should I wait for defense counsel to stall on a demand letter before I start getting ready to file?

How do you all role out your ERG

Are new associates in your firm eligible for bonuses in their stump year?

Does anyone else feel unfulfilled in their job, but you’ve decided to stick it out because of the COVID market?

Advice on taking the SHRM-SCP exam? I’m taking the exam tomorrow and not feeling as prepared as I should. Who has taken the SCP exam? How difficult did you find it?

How does everyone feel about the online SHRM learning for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP for Certification?
Do you skip around? Do you follow the path? Where does one start?

Had a phone screen Wednesday then first interview Friday last week. I feel like it went well. I sent thank you notes to everyone. When should i follow up for the next step?

Does anyone work in a very volume based area of law (i.e. insurance defense, workers comp) but have partners who are perfectionists to an absurd degree? How do you manage to get your billing in when everything always has to be revised?

Can anyone provide any insight on what it's like working in Sidley Austin's London office? Culture, target hours, work life balance etc

Advice on taking and passing the SPHR exam?

Anyone know of any part time work from home opportunities? I have experience in the past as an SDR for an insurance firm.

Top passive aggressive comments you’ve seen or received via e-mail? I’ll go first.

“Let me know if you want me to clarify any points”

Translation: I feel I’ve been clear in my email but as a formality, I’ll offer to hold your hand and explain in unnecessary detail 😂

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

Guesses for salary working at a luxury jewelry store and commission?

Offered a salary of 92K for a Business Analyst position at Facebook NYC in the Marketing Intelligence team. What’s the typical range? I have more than 2 years of work experience

I work in quant and rely on our company’s database for everydays task, but couldn’t get any support from the company’s tech/data team. It’s been such a struggle. Everyday im fighting with red tapes and firewalls. :(

What are currently the best Canadian credit cards for travelers? Looking for Aeroplan or bonvoy points or companion tickets

Does anyone work for Boehringer Ingelheim? Would love to ask a few questions!

Anyone here work @ Novo Nordisk? I have a sales interview tomorrow morning for diabetes care specialist

What's the Inhand salary? Details below

Total = 12.44 LPA

Basic + Allowance = Rs. 11.65 LPA
Employer PF(12% of basic) = Rs. 56.7k
Gratuity : Rs. 22k

Taxpayers are abused the most in this country across the globe. It’s frustrating to see that only 1.5% of Indian population pay direct income tax, still govt. is milking them like anything and unable to do anything for these taxpayers. I’m paying 1 lakh tax every month, and what’s my return, 🔔🔔🔔,

If a tax payer loses his job , govt. is not even paying even few thousands for unemployment allowance, who have been paying lacs to government as tax. What’s your thoughts on Indian taxation?

Anyone have comp insight for Citi - Clean Energy Transition IB Analyst in Houston? Houston IB culture overall?

Any amateur music lover/ band player? I would like to meet more people like me who play music apart from their day time profession.

What kind of work does Analyst data science folks in Accenture get to work??

Any agencies hiring copywriters?

Is there such thing as a true account role at major branding agencies? Ex. Interbrand, Landor, Pentagram...Sounds like in many cases it’s actually just PM under a different name.

Hi fishes,

Is there any referral opportunity available for the Data Engineer role with EY.

YOE: 4 years

Tech Stack: Python, PySpark, AWS, SQL, Hadoop

Any dry cleaner recommendations for West Village?

Any internal consultants in the bowl? What kind of comp can you expect as an internal consultant for private equity market research?

I currently work in Atlanta for a healthcare management company that is local to the area. I just got into the healthcare industry and have my bachelors degree in health science. I work in a position in the revenue cycle and I am looking to possibly get a new job in a more established company. I want more stability and opportunity within a company. Does anyone know of any places in/around Atlanta or remote that may fit this criteria? Sorry for the vagueness. Thanks!

Hello Folks!

During work from office days, a representative from third party vendor organization used to visit the Gurgaon office during the Investment Proof Declaration days to help folks with "rent agreements, PAN number and rent slips" (ahem!! ahem!! IYKYK) and we were able to claim tax deductions.

Is it still happening there? Also, does anyone have a contact for them?