About to start with a biglaw firm, but plan to leave to a PI shop in 2-3 years after I get my debt settled. What should I be doing to make my application attractive for when I apply later down the road.
Currently clerking and will be a second year in biglaw when I start.

If I leave big law for ADA will I get canceled?

Looking for a good personal finance or similar book to read. Any suggestions?

Leaving firm and thinking about what to do with my 401k. Any reason not to roll it over to my own IRA vs leaving as is or moving to new company 401k?

Relocating from the west coast in late spring. We have three kids under 6. School system is important to us. Thinking relocating to the Lake Norman area or Fort Mills. Pros and Cons. Looking to purchase a house and sq at least 3250-3500 min. Any advise for the area.

So after you max your investment accounts (401K, IRÁ, emergency savings. etc) what do you do next?

A little context: 24M, started in the pandemic, moved back home and paid off my student loans.

Do I move out? Can I start spending on myself? Am I missing anything from a saving perspective?

Apologies in advance if this comes off entitled/arrogant, really just looking for some advice and wanted to give as clear a picture as possible.

Hi there. Has anyone here invested in a manual car wash? If so, how profitable is it realistically and also what to look for when buying one? Thanks in advance:)

Currently at $200K base salary (31M) - after taxes, expenses (including vaca), and savings (maxed out 401K), I’m leftover with $30k-$40k. Is this average? If not, how are ppl saving more?

Anyone use the Apple Card to buy iPhone on monthly installments and submit Apple statements for the cell reimbursement? Or do we have to buy phone through cell carrier?

From a financial standpoint in this market, which would be a better approach in Austin -

1. Buy a ~8-850k house that meets most of our ideal criteria (size, schools, interiors etc) to stay long term

2. Buy a ~5-550k house that’s not ideal with the plan of moving into an ideal home in 4-5 years when kid is ready for school.

How easy is it to get a mortgage for the second home?

Household income - 300k

Happy to add more details as needed

Thanks

Looking to buy in the DMV suburbs (northern VA). Is this the wrong time for such a move? Beyond down payment, got about 6mo emergency fund and must tap into it for moving&house expenses like furniture

Good recommendations for realtors in LP/OT area? Apartment rentals. Thank you!

What is the difference in subscription to notified and subscription to approved mutual funds?

Was just on a call with my mother who claimed someone helped her bought an investment target that has high consistent return (>25%) without loss to principal and low risk. Is this possible?

Am secretly freaking out because she doesn’t know what she bought. It is her own money but I wonder if it is my place to step in…

Best place to put money after an HYSA? Ideally saving for a house in 7ish years. Currently contribute to 401k, maxed my Roth IRA. Looking at Sofi bank CD’s at 4.65% yield (6 month). Is brokerage invested in ETFs/Mutual Funds next step? TIA

Lots of 2-year-old posts here talking about their uncertainty of buying a home or investment property. I hope you did! Looking to buy my first flip in the next couple months, does anyone have any advice on flipping vs renting? My original plan was to flip and buy rentals while keeping my capital base up with my flip homes and slowly building my rental portfolio. Any thoughts on this?

Hello, is there anyone here that can recommend ways to make money as a notary public?
Thanks

Any realtor recs? Looking to buy in Seattle

Max you would spend on a condo/apartment with about $1.5M NW and 500-750K income? No kids so no fixed costs currently for childcare and school though could see those emerging in the next five years. Otherwise pretty low key lifestyle with maybe a few meals out a week. Interested in hearing both from a purchase price and rent perspective. Thanks!

TC New grad Software Engineer
Base: $110k
Sign-On: $35k
RSU: $120k/3years
Relocation: $20k

Starting fresh with virtually $0 savings and $0 worth of financial literacy, whats the best course of action? any advice is greatly appreciated!

1M net worth, 450k total comp, age 35, just paid off tons of student loans TONS, want to retire at 50. What’s the move?

Hey Fishes,

I have offers from EXL Services(consultant II) and UST Global(lead II software eng) for data engineering role. They are offering almost same package. Which company should i go with?? TIA.

Hi all, I’ve recently onboarded as an HR recruiter with a small NGO. It has been wonderful so far. I want to make the most of my new role. If you have any suggestions or advise, I’d greatly appreciate it.

is it allowed to bring in outsiders e.g. parents, friends to the office for a visit as allowed in companies like CISCO, VMWARE, ETC. ETC.

Selfishly, I don’t want lock down to end. I’m enjoying not having to be in the office and the reduced pressure of a more low-key social life has been secretly quite nice. Anyone else?

Do you always need an MBA to get into MBB?

Thoughts on leaving a BB bank to a credible startup?

Just curious- how many 🐠 on this bowl are on OPT/ h1b (H) and how many have GC/citizenship (C)?

It’s been an interesting 24 hours. So, you know I got out of the VIX Puts at 26 with a small loss. I bought a few DIA July 15 calls at the low at a 309 strike .13 so I did better than I would. Trading the technicals now with DIA and C Puts.

Can someone recommend affordable health insurance? I left the firm earlier and am expecting a gap of medical coverage until I find a job. Currently not actively seeking either...

What games, toys, or science kits would you recommend for a kid who’s showing an interest in the sciences?

Looking for a financial advisor to help us begin investing - any recommendations? Is $30K enough to start with?

If I’m selling stock to make the down payment for my primary residence house, is there any way I can limit or avoid some capital gain tax?

How well can I live in Chicago on $55,000 a year? Also, I have no student loan debt coming out of undergrad.

If you had to guess when oncycle will be, what would you say? I’ve heard funds were disappointed by participation rates and quality last time, so I’m curious to see if they can show enough discipline to wait this year.

How many days does BNY Mellon takes to release offer letter post the interview procedure, I was confirmed by HR that I will get a mail with link to upload docs and then offer will be released but still waiting for their mail.

🎇What’s your biggest win from 2021?

Drop it below, let’s celebrate 🥳

What kind of split does your firm give you for bringing in cases? Trying to negotiate with my firm for an increase. Currently, I get 15% plus my base salary.

Looking to hire a lawyer with 0-3 years experience for our PI practice in Charlotte, NC. Any suggestions on where to post the job? (besides the local law schools)

What does compensation look like for a second year associate at a personal injury law firm? Please comment if you practice in Los Angeles.

4th year at a mid size PI firm. Got pulled from litigating MVAs to help this solo we hired start a med Mal/nursing home practice. 1 year in and it looks like I’m two steps backwards in terms of getting paid because we’re a year or more out from a lot of the fees hitting. I respect the solo a lot, he’s a mentor, but I’ve got kids and I gotta get paid. Trying not to burn bridges, but I can’t wait years to get cut in. Advice?

For Plaintiff's attorneys, how big is your caseload? What kind of cases are the majority of them and are they in suit? I am currently handling 150+ mostly MVAs and premise liability cases, just about all in suit, (on top of about 10 DUIs and other small traffic matters) and I feel like I'm drowning and looking to jump ship. What is normal/to be expected? In NYC area if that matters

I currently work at a small PI firm in Atlanta were EVERYTHING is settled presuit. If we’re unable to settle, then it’s referred to another firm for litigation. This whole process seems very atypical to me and the attorneys rarely touch a file until the first liability offer is received. The paralegals handle everything from intake to drafting the demands. The attorney briefly skims (does NOT read) the demand packages and signs. Is this ethical?? Anyone else work at a firm that is run this way??

Plaintiffs PI attorneys, how many cases on average are you assigned to at any given time?

What time do you all go to bed/wake up? Told a colleague I went to bed around 1am every night and they just about gasped (as in that’s so late)…now I’m self conscious?

What % of settlements do you take home as an associate? Trying to gauge what I should be seeking in my next contract. Currently at 3% split prorated with all handling attys. Is this normal?

As a former Corporate Counsel, now mostly solo practitioner in Federal Court specialty practice is a mixture of Bankruptcy, Immigration, Business Transactions and Employment law.
My question is could I affiliate "of counsel" on part of my practice like say only Employment Law?

Good Morning. Any recommendations for private investigator in personal injury? Good, reliable, quick responsive person with great prices. Thanks

Thinking about starting my own plaintiff shop. What’s the best way to generate clients with a low marketing budget?

I want to start my own PI firm. What should I know? What should I do? What should I read? Thanks!

I’m a 3L applying in NYC for post grad employment. Which plaintiffs PI/Med firms have the best opportunities for a junior? Everything I find, including my past summer job, is a small shop with 3 partners max and a handful of established associates. I would really like plaintiffs side.

What’s the learning curve making the move from ID to PI? 6th year at an ID firm and just got an offer from a good PI firm, but just nervous bc I’ve never been on the plaintiffs end before.

Hi everyone - I'm contemplating an offer from a large PI firm. I'm a little more than halfway through completing my 2nd year of practice, and I'm currently at a small firm with a low salary that's just no longer cutting it.

The offer from the large firm is for a pre-suit position, base salary of $100K - is this salary pretty standard for this kind of position?

Any insight is appreciated, thank you!!

I need a laugh. Tell me about your most entitled client.

Mine called my personal cell phone on Christmas Day to ask me the status of her case while I was in the middle of watching my kids open presents. I’d just talked to her the week before and told her that the defendants had 30 days to respond.

We lost an interim payment application for a client who has Steven Johnson's disease from a negligent prescription

Disappointed we lost

What are good KPIs for personal injury support staff?