Any other supervising lawyers noticing that some of their juniors are in their overconfident phase? Maybe this issue is correlated with the new grads joining next month but I forgot how rough the “I know everything” phase can be.

I joined EY this week. May i know whether are any good benefits to know during the first few months?

Anyone from A&M willing to refer me. Will be great to have a conversation. They are hiring for the role I am interested in. TIA

When did you tell work about your pregnancy?

What the likely impact of MIFID2 on Equity Research?

My boss’ boss wants to catch up on how things are going; I changed groups 6M ago for a more fast-paced environment but have only partially gotten the transaction/networking exp I wanted - any advice?

Did anyone have a hard time transitioning into a full-time job/adulthood after college?

How much are you contributing to your 401k?

Best managerial practice to solve serious team conflicts?

How do I get into the job I really want if everybody wants experience but employers are not giving me the opportunity?

Anybody here a single mother by choice? Would love to chat.

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In GPS, i see two asset tagged to me. I don't know why 2nd asset is tagged to me. Can anyone suggest what I should do? My LWD is near and I don't want any wanted issue due to all thsi

Six figures really ain’t that much nowadays…

Is it possible to be a “silent” investor (party A) with a friend who’s an accredited investor (party B)investing in a company? So if B is investing $50k in a company, and A wants to give B $25k of that investment, is this possible with an agreement between A and B, where they’re responsible for their own portion of taxes?

Anyone from North Highland People and Change here? Do you do strategy/actual consulting or just staff aug work (like I’ve heard from most general posters)? Satisfying work or no?

Do you always need an MBA to get into MBB?

Anyone up for watching the Euro 2020 finals this Sunday? M30

I’m hiring for a director of patient accounts! PM me for details!

What is salry slab for consultant specialist in hsbc ? Tech stack python backend ,Azure, kubernetes ..

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Firm didn’t really want to interview me, but decided to speak to me anyway. I have now made it through all the stages of their process, but are other candidates. Chances good for an offer?

Could someone explain the type of work and assignments that a first year in Capital Markets should expect?

Any news from DPW? 🤔🤔

Anyone else is so exhausted and burnt-out after Q1 that you dgaf anymore? Tips on getting over this and being productive again

If you can’t sleep before an interview should you ask to reschedule? As in, how bad does it look to ask to reschedule?

I’m have a new theory about why juniors always feel like idiots and wanted to see if anyone else thinks this makes sense. I’m a third year, and am the most junior person all of my teams (generally me, a senior or two, and a partner or two), and I always feel like I’m messing something up. Is this just because I never get to work with other juniors and don’t see the mistakes they make, and that it’s relatively normal? And FWIW I went to HYS and I’ve had a clerkship so it’s not like I’m not smart

What responsibilities should a litigation associate have by their second year?

If a recession happens, as it looks like we are upon one, how would firms decide who to fire? Would they look purely at hours and cut associates with the lowest hours? Should junior associates start saving money more aggressively now, (401k, HSA, IRA, brokerage) with the expectation that there might be future cuts?

My husband and I are thinking about taking a 6 month career break to travel. Career suicide or worth the risk? For context, I’m a 4th year big law associate (30 years old and no kids).

Anyone have any negative secondment experiences? If so, what made it negative?

(1) Is bankruptcy an active/growing practice area during recessions?
(2) If I clerk in a bankruptcy court as a 5th year general commercial litigator, would I be a competitive candidate for a bankruptcy position in an AmLaw 100 firm following the clerkship? (assume for sake of question that credentials are not an issue)

After you are stealth laid off, other than job search, what do you do? I assume they won’t give you work and even if they do, you can politely decline? How do you feel about you are not progressing anymore and seeing other people progressing in their career? I have no intention to make partner, but still feel a bit stuck not doing that much.

Can someone explain to me what law clerks are in private practice? I'm based internationally but deal with our NY office a lot, and I can not figure out what the title actually means/where it sits.

Junior associate. Should leave my firm and I follow a new partner in another firms’s established debt finance dept., or follow a new partner creating another big law debt finance dept. ? I’m leaving my firm no matter what, but have to chose between these two options - I’m looking for the most interesting experience !

Any corp associates looking to move from biglaw to a boutique? My firm remains busy and is looking to bring on a couple associates. We’re all either hybrid or fully remote, and that’s here to stay. 1500 billables and we’re serious about it. Work is primarily ECVC, Outside GC, M&A. Pay is roughly 30% biglaw haircut, with incentive bonuses for hours and originations.

Anyone worried about firms over-hiring? Our firm has hired a LOT of people. I know we need it now / the past year, but will this bubble pop?

Beginning to consider going in house (4th, corp) - I really haven’t thought about what I want, partly because I’m not sure what’s out there/attainable. Is it a bad idea to start by applying to a couple positions that interest me and seeing where that gets me? I’ll of course prep for the interviews but am afraid to burn potential bridges if I ultimately decline because I’m still figuring things out.

Any AUSA/DOJ trial attorneys here? What’s life like compared to big law?