An appropriate post for the weekend - I’ve been doing this 10 years and lately I find myself paralyzed by stress and worry. When I’m out of the office I can’t seem to let the worry go, I can’t really go out or enjoy things because I always feel like I’m waiting for some unexpected blowback or emergency or disaster. I feel like I’m always just holding very still hoping something horrible doesn’t happen on my cases. Do you all have any tips for like….enjoying life outside of “work hours?”

Hello Guys

Is it okay to share offer letters that we have with other company recruiters? Aren't offer letters strict and confidential. Can we refuse to show the same or what can we do in these situations

Hi All,

Will there be onsite opportunities in EY India for SAP technical consultants

What does the insurance agent of the future look like? How do you see insurance distribution evolving?

Hi
I just want to renegotiate with @IBM to revised offer letter, HR is not responding.
DOJ 1 September.
Any suggestions please.

Thank you

What are some of the Studio Works that we can do?

How do the big 4 look upon LLC’s and their employees starting a business on the side as long as it was disclosed?

Hi Fishes

I have recently resigned from accenture during probation period due to another offer and I have not got any resignation acceptance mail and HR is not at all responding but the new company HR is repeatedly asking for confirmation mail which I am not getting....Is there any idea when I will get the resignation acceptance mail. My LWD is 16th feb and till now I have not received the confirmation

Question for CN India folks-

If an upward market correction in salary happens in the upcoming appraisal, can it play negatively for someone who just got promoted in June 2021, considering that they recently received a promotion hike of around 20%?

Hi, UBS HR has said she has initiated offer approval in the system.
Does that mean offer letter release? How long does it take for me to get that from here?

Hi folks,

I finished manageral round for one of the openings at Cisco...how much does it take for them to inform wether selected or not

Torn between two offers-
Citi IA (MRA Validation - Risk) or Morgan Stanley IA

If base comp is equal, which one would you choose?

Hello - Hopefully Moving to Manchester before the summer! Any advice for a US Expat coming to the UK beyond the obvious stuff from a Google search.

What was % increment in Advanta for for PL 9,8 levels

Hi , How much appraisal hike Accenture provide in dec cycle and June cycle also provide something
?

Hi Fishes,

I want to know if 21LPA(15% VP) + 1.25 JB is worth to consider joining Infosys?
Designation offered is JL5B(Consultant)

I have 6.8 YOE with C.CTC as 16 LPA(21% VP).

Still 3 months of NP is pending (Received offer today)

What’s an average salary for a mid-level post producer in LA /NYC? Does anyone know of a post house looking to hire a kick ass, scrappy post producer? Thinking about switching over from agency side🙃

EY risk management advisory senior 3 base salary?

Manager at Cap Invent (Consulting). Deloitte Consulting offering same grade with 13% increase in base salary with TC (bonus incl.) getting to around 95k.

Thoughts?

All of my experience is in litigation but I think I might like real estate more. Any advice on how to sell myself to a real estate firm?

I am a federal government attorney (DOJ) with 2.5 years of litigation and bankruptcy experience. I want to break into tech companies/finance and apply for jobs @ Google, Robinhood, etc. Does anyone have any connections I can leverage?

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

Confused why Wachtell qualifies as BigLaw when they have one (small) office

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

I have a partner that calls me multiple times a day to talk about updates on our cases. Sometimes just to ask “anything to update me on?” He’s known across all of the associates for doing this. Most of the calls repeat information I’ve already provided in emails to him or the client. I normally bill this time as “strategize on” or “consider XYZ in further of” and it keeps getting appealed. Any advice?

Negotiating a settlement. I’m at $10k, opposing counsel is at $20k. My client won’t go higher than $15k. OC has come down to 17.5k and says his client won’t budge from that. Do I offer 12.5k so we can hopefully meet in the middle at 15k? Is that how the settlement game is played? Seems dumb we can’t just say let’s meet in the middle now and be done with this. (I’m a first year, first time negotiating a settlement on my own and I don’t want to screw this up!)

For associates who have lateraled in the last 6 months or so, what made you decide to move? Has your situation improved since moving? I’m a transactional mid-level & I’ve interviewed with some great firms recently. I’m struggling to get excited though…it just seems like no matter where I go I’ll be overworked & under appreciated. Hoping there are some positive stories out there to give me hope. Haha

How do you recommend dealing with a partner senior to you trying to do anything possible to push you out, force you to quit, or get you fired for years? Owner knows my abilities and likes me (contd)

Is it okay to ask the recruiter if the salary quoted for the position offered to me is the cap or if there is room to negotiate? Not wanting to risk the offer going away so maybe best to not ask/negotiate?

Hi new here. Idk what my value is and if I’m getting paid an amount that reflects my hard work. I am a paralegal for a small law firm (family and immigration) w only 1 attorney. I have about 20 files or more in my rotation at a time. I work on various types of cases at once. Some are simple, others are extensive. I feel like it’s very unstructured and one of the managers micromanages. It’s like every man for himself. Take home pay is $50k. I am working on my bachelors deg. Do I get paid enough?

Has anyone transitioned from litigation to corporate counsel/contracts type work? If so, how’d you like the change?

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

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

What’s the best way to turn down a 2nd interview? During the 1st interview, I learned that the compensation for the role is not within the range that I am looking for and requires 400 more billable hours a year than what I bill now. I’d basically be laterally for my current salary just to bill 400 more hours. I also wasn’t aware that the local office was strictly ID. Firm website advertises lots of practice areas. Any advice? TIA!

Anyone suiting up for the office?

I’m in Chicago, and I feel like I’ve been seeing a lot more suits in the loop.

If I was interested in looking for a job outside of law that was more consulting oriented, what kind of recruiter would I use?

What are your outlook organization tips?

Trying to organize my email in a way that makes stuff easy to find. I have folders but how do I make emails both sent and receive easily save to their respective folders (as opposed to dragging each one)

Or any other organization tips for better productivity Iike I just have things organized by matters. Any other categorical suggestions?