Any diplomatic tips to get interns/juniors to work faster?

Without having ever experienced the hectic nature of being in the office, ours seem to be working at a snail’s pace (3 billable hours to copy 4 blogs over to a different platform? With no SEO or image research? Dream on... 🐌) and considering it to be working under pressure. I’m not expecting the world from them and understand it’s a learning experience... but also want them to be working faster to be able to take more on. Unreasonable?

I'm a long time prosecutor getting into the ID game and billable hours. Are there any resources out there that can help me get more effective/efficient without spending months/years learning the hard way? Some days I'm at the office 10 hours, took virtually no breaks and yet only bill 7. 🤬

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

I’m a first-time prospective lateral likely to get an offer shortly. I just received a lateral questionnaire that requests billable hours, rates, fees collected, etc. for the last three years. Forgive my ignorance but is this normal/standard? Do people actually answer these honestly? One of the reasons I’m leaving my firm is there isn’t enough work in my group so of course my hours are low.

Recent lateral junior associate in brand new practice where I'm the only associate. I'm probably going to bill 1,500 hours max this year due to being very slow and taking time off for a delayed honeymoon which I disclosed during my interview process. I have been told my work product is good, I don't turn anything down, I participate in non-billable work, I'm responsive and I always let people know I'm available to help. Do I need to be worried about getting fired for low hours?

How do firms give bonuses to associate attorneys? Quarterly, monthly, annually? What is a bonus based on? Money recieved, billable hours, etc?

I'm looking to set up a bonus structure for a new associate.

Did the billable hours bonus not get paid out today? Or is it to be paid in the next check?

Is it just me or the average billable work in infrastructure transactions has blown off steam in the last couple of weeks?

To the post below- it is quiet, so I’ll bite!
Does anyone know about associate compensation at the regional Atlantic Canada firms? The the big ones have all been posting job ads for associates in the 3-5 year range. Any insight on salary and billable targets?

Can you get fired for having low utilization as a senior? My billable hours this busy season have been much lower than my peers.

What are firm’s known billable requirements? Is there a ramp up period?

Looking to leave a govt job for a junior attorney role in a small workers comp defense firm. I have no experience in workers comp. How easy is it to learn the work and make 1850 billable hours? What future opportunities does this experience give?

So I was a 5th year associate in nyc making 100 k a year 2k billable hours.. I decided to leave for the role Im in now.. my old countered to keep me at 115k (which was like pulling teeth for them) but I left anyways now I find out that they offered a 7th year 150 k and a partner title should I be offended that they didn’t even try more with me

Weber folks! At what point do you become eligible for a yearly bonus and how is your bonus determined? Any tie to billable hours?

If you do billable work on a given PTO/vacation day, do you still count that day as vacation? Or do you get that vacation day "back"? Or do you only get the part that you billed "back"? (Or some other option.)

When your boss gives you 48 hours (clock hours not billable hours) to produce a viable objection to a MTD/compel arbitration in a complex commercial lit case, which is not my practice area, what kind of result is he expecting? From scratch, no template.

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

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

If you are a first year in a stub year, and significantly under billable hours requirement, do firms typically still give pro rated bonus? Do first year stub associates really ever hit their pro rated hours in those 2-3 months?

Is it standard or common for ad agencies to cover egg freezing and/or IVF? It’s a common perk in the US

Hi folks,

May I know if Oracle India providing technology services as well?

( Is it both Product and service based organisation?)

Anyone following $APXT and have some insights to share, will be greatly appreciated

Hey Fishes,

Have anyone opted for extension in Wfh? How to apply for it? Did you get extension?

TIA

Any advice for a CD team who wants to move to pharma? We’ve freelanced in the space, but don’t have work in our books. Currently we’re running a large CPG brand, FT at a network agency in NYC.

Hi everyone

What's an average salary of Marketing and Content Manager in Hyderabad for a mid-sized IT firm?

What is the consulting industry average for both voluntary and involuntary attrition?

Anyone have a good online calculator or way to adjust their W-4 towards the end of the year so they don’t get slammed with a high tax bill? I know I’m too late for 2020, but curious for next year...I got slapped with a 6-figure tax bill last year. 😑 My wife and I made adjustments to our 2020 W-4s, but afraid it wasn’t enough.

How to get the new company to buy-out us?

Has anyone successfully used an education benefit? What's the process?

Im interested buta little nervous about my firm because you have to pay up front and then get reimbursed.

Hi everyone, a question to the tech industry at large.

Why are people so hesitant to hire disabled candidates?

I am a visually impaired practitioner in South Africa, with 7 years of experience, and as soon as recruiters or business owners hear/read that I'm disabled, the conversation gets awkward and I never hear from them again.

How is the unity developer role interview?
What topics need to prepare and it is good if you share your interview experience and resources to prepare for it.

Is it common to receive feedback after multiple interviews?

Got a rejection late last night after probably 3 hours of interviews and a take home assignment & presentation. They told me they wanted to consider me for other positions, but would like to know if there is anything actionable I can improve on for other companies.

This was for a unicorn tech/healthcare startup.

Anyone is a tech role in healthcare ? If so what is your title so you enjoy it?

Does your practice rely on outsourced teams?

Worked for 10.5yrs in Infy Package is 11L and now I have an offer from Enquero(Genpact) for 20L and as a counteroffer from Infy:- 40% hike + Canada visa or 70% hike

Please suggest which will be better for the long term for Testing(Automation/Manual)

PS: I have not considered a Canada visa

Any brand/model recommendations for stylish and functional thermos bottles?

Hi Team,

I have cleared all the interview rounds (WebEx & HR on call) for the position: VERIFIER, and also submitted documents (authentic as per my knowledge) for background verification on Aug. 25, 2022.

How much time usually ICICI bank takes to generate Offer Letter, after all the verification process??

Is it just me or is the app/group super negative?

Anyone else just waiting for impending layoffs or are we at the end of the recent wave?

Congrats on the Discovery Channel ad peeps! Touched my millennial children who bought it to my attention!

What are some good agencies in NY for UX designers?

I know agencies across the board did some layoffs right before the holidays, but when do we think hiring will pick up again? Getting to a point where I feel like I need to start thinking about a change.

Black Lives Matter.

Insight = People hate Monday mornings. Keep the storyline going. We open up on a...

Any predictions on what we’ll of our collective work this Halloween? My 6 year old was going to be “An Ice Co Bu-Li Here! Guy” (A+ casting Billy Cowart, btw), but just changed her mind to “a hot dog.”

Anyone know if we can expense coffee pods during this WFH thing? I’m already on my 2nd cup.

To everyone that’s been laid off I just want y’all to know that I’m with you. That is why I’m doing the bare minimum until it’s my time to go.

I just got laid off — anyone else get hit this round? ☹️

If you had your own agency, what would you call it?

A 5 minute conversation is better than your elaborate bullet point email

If you have majority real campaigns - Should you mark something as student/spec work in your book especially if it looks real?

Honey Nut, or Multi Grain? Also, may just be my elderly taste buds, but I'm pretty sure Honey Nut tasted better back in the day.

All the places you’ve gone when traveling for work. ✈️🚁🛳

Any good examples of spots that used mixed media in interesting ways - stills, video, found footage etc.?

HI MOM LOOK I MADE THE ADS

Honest thoughts on Horizon? What are their toughest accounts to work on?