McMillan Discussions

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

I'm someone who has jumped firms a lot and am currently being pushed out of my current firm. I don't want to jump again, but I also don't want to lose this job with nothing lined up. Has anyone been in this situation? Were you let go without a job? How did you recover?

Does your firm give you credit for hours that were written off? Sometimes I feel if you don’t lose anything for hours cut from the bill, you have incentives not to be 100% honest w/ your timesheet.

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.

Any advice on broaching the subject of working on Sundays as a committed Christian?

It's amazing how many calls you start to get after a few years as an associate... headhunters, contacts at other firms, money managers (lol)

When you feel like you could be providing better work product and feel like your partner isn’t your biggest fan, what advice would you have?

Any sports fans read Deadspin? Not happy that Petchesky was let go. "Sticking to sports" makes for poor journalism, none of it happens in a vacuum

Best deal toy / tombstone ever?

On a call with my client. Client says What’s the least egregious securities law we can break here to get this deal done. Like wut?

I’m about to give my notice at a firm I’ve been at for the majority of my legal career. They’ve recently offered me non-equity partnership (which I’ve accepted), w equity partnership on the horizon. However, I’ve been annoyed with their way of running the business and getting between me and my earnings far too long; and I received a lucrative offer to go in-house. I’m not looking forward to their reaction and feel bad about them having to take over my docket when everyone’s very busy. Any tips?

Help needed! I’m negotiating my raise this year (for the first time). It would be extremely helpful if any comparatively placed attorneys would be willing to disclose their salaries for me to use as ammo 😜 Looking for these parameters:
Nashville - 3-4 YOE - Big Law (L&E most helpful, e.g. Littler, Ogletree)

I have to fill out a background check form for a position and it asks if I've ever been discharged from a job. Does getting "the talk" --i.e. being told your future isn't at the firm as a senior associate--count as being discharged? Any thoughts are much appreciated!

How do you handle a subordinate that goes around your decision making and goes higher up in the food chain? My boss (and their boss) made it clear I’m supposed to review and provide feedback and yet now they are fully saying no and going around me. I tried talking to them and it didn’t go well and they raised their voice and got rude with me when I was only inquiring. it’s at the point where I need To have a convo with my boss and I feel like the boss needs to set the precedent here

For those who work for Axiom, what percentage of the engagements offered are full-time vs. part-time? Thank you!

Wondering if legal tech is legit or all hype

Partners: How often are you paid? Do you receive regular paychecks/distributions in equal amounts? Does the firm ever withhold a check during a cash crunch?

Rising 2L here…Just found out yesterday that one of my top target law firms is not participating in OCIs (they don’t have offices in my state). Any advice on the best way to move forward with them? Still planning to apply, just want to know what I should be doing. Thanks!

How do people feel about Gordon Rees? Anyone currently working there? I’d be doing commercial litigation/employment as a 2nd - 3rd year.

Any thoughts on Phillips Lytle? If you could please provide insight on culture/billable requirements? Thank you.

Has anyone found a way to automate salary certifications?

We get about 3-5 requests daily to fill out salary certifications for our employees in EMEA.

At the moment, we have to do all of them manually. We open a pdf, then open their employee file and plug away. It's tedious and time-consuming, but the banks I found won't accept an internal salary certification for some reason. They're adamant about using their form. Has anyone come across this?

Is it normal to sleep only in your vest and briefs?

How do you help your students stay passionate for STEM subjects when they seem less interesting to them? I know this is diverse for all of us, just looking to crowdsource ideas. It seems attention spans these days just keep getting shorter!

How much information about the kinds of work you’re doing do you include on your LinkedIn?

Sta - how is the DKNG chart? It’s been stuck in this level for a month(with many dips below $50) but can’t sustain a break and hold over $55 with heavy resistant in this area. Since it keeps rising to this level does that mean it’s going to breakout eventually or is it bearish now? Thank you!

Is it better to choose Nutanix over VMware, if Nutanix is compensating way more?

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Help me to unlock DM!

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Any sign on bonuses for senior financial analyst rolls with big Pharma? In HCOL?

Hi Folks,

Want to get a better picture of pharma consulting in India and how do consulting firms approach clients and what are the kind of projects that we usually get

Happy to chat in DMs

Thanks for the help!

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Intern salary at BIG 4 Canada?

FJ11 band is which level ??

Hi, What all client Wipro has in iDEAS D&C in wealth management and what all are good wrt learning and work life balance ? Thanks

Hi guys I am posting this again I have offer of almost same package from Accenture and IBM . Accenture offering is very slight more but that's not my key consideration. Which company is better in terms of job security, work life balance. That's the top most factor I am considering. Learning and project and latest niche technology is the other important factor after first 2 factors .

How to get released from current project in Wipro.

I interviewed at KPMG on 11/14 and got a verbal offer the next day but since then waiting to hear from them. Been following up continuously but the partners are not replying it seems. In the meanwhile i have an offer from BT offering 90k for 4 yrs of experience which seems to be fair. I am just unsure whether to accept the offer as I was waiting for kpmg reply as I want B4 on my resume which apparently is a big deal. Is BT also good on resume for future employers ??

Trying to find a video example of where a person stays in the same place in the frame but a new scene is revealed by a wipe or mask. So it’s the same person but their wardrobe and set will change around them. TIA

Any advice for a freelancer on the best software to use to keep track of finances?

Are any of your firms providing vaccine exemptions?

What are the monetary benefits of going to client's location(another city) for 3 months. Is there any provision of additional salary?