Any tips for negotiating a bump in class year? I have one partner not in my office who is emphatically supportive and said they would be honored to support my file, as well as a few senior associates. Just wondering if any words of wisdom how to broach the topic/make my case.

I saw someone one of these bowls say being VP at a bank/hedge fund is no big deal for someone in finance and is nothing to brag about. Is this so? If so, why? I’d never heard that before

Would appreciate suggestions for mens sports watches in the 4k price range? Already have speedie pro. Value retention is important factor; want to eventually move into a Rolex Sub or Batman.

Less mcqs and more sims. I like sims better for far than mcqs for some reason. While the opposite for audit since it's more subjective. Plus the 15 minute break is nice. Took 12 minutes to drink use the bathroom and just clear my mind before hitting the home stretch. But do expect from DRS sims. I got 3! But I don't find those hard, just very time consuming since the overwhelming amount of info they throw at you.

Hi,

I have joined tcs in mid september. When will i get flexi leave in my leave account? And as i know quarterly 4 ELs get credited I can see only 0.75. how to avail this EL if i want to take a half day??

I need an analytics manager to join my team in Chicago and recruiters have been slacking. If you’re interested shoot me a message.

Any open scientist positions in Florida ? TIA

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Hi Fishes I am trying to get a job at JP Morgan. I have applied several times in their career portal but have not got a single call or mail from them. Can anyone suggest which specific skills they need from a fresher?

Recommendations for immigration lawyer for marriage based green card filing in New Jersey

Does EY Australia has a firm Christmas shutdown? Any leave liability related stuff?

Anyone know safe/reliable way to buy Bitcoin or equivalent in London? I am new to the game but tying to explore options.

Anyone feel stimulants make you talk more? And like overfocus on a meeting that you’ve been speaking about a 5min topic for 20m then you have 10m to discuss 25m of stuff?

Do any of you have experience with pushy coworkers? The kind who won't let you do anything without them "helping" even after you say "I've got this"? I can handle stocking the shelves by myself. So frustrating

Are people sending physical gift cards to their assistants or is a virtual card ok? I’m planning on sending my assistant a visa gift card but I feel wired asking for a home address to send it to.

Hi guys im a .net developer with 4 years of experience. I have worked in support project throughout my tenure and want to switch to development. I planning to switch so what are the skills that I should plan to learn and how should I go about it? Any suggestions are welcome and also if someone had any similar experience , it will be great if you could share it!

Thanks in advance

How often do jobs hire you for one position but once you get there tell you you have a different (worse/ less senior) title? It’s happened to me twice in a row in the tax field.

Someone please tell me that I can get a rear facing child seat in the back of a mustang… otherwise it looks like I’ll have to buy a new family car to drive the little one around (wife doesn’t drive unfortunately).

Could be a good excuse to get a Taycan but was hoping I could just stick with my mustang. We said next car will be an EV didn’t think it would be so soon though!

How to clear techleap? Any suggestions? Dumps?

Hi Connects,

Can anyone please help me in referring( IFS AML KYC ) opportunity in PWC. Have 2+ yrs of experience in AML KYC

Can someone speak to v50 management and tell them to not let Littler show them up?

LIC, NY family looking for a nanny or nanny share for a 2 year old and an infant. Please let me know if you have any recs. Thanks!

Is it really a good thing for partners to fight over you? One partner who is in leadership is clearing my plate of other matters so I can work on one specific case over the next week or so bc there’s several big deadlines. I am grateful but feel like other partner is pissed I am getting pulled away from her work. I didn’t ask to be pulled off of anything I just responded to partner who is in ldrshp about my workload when asked n now she is just shifting work off my plate to other associates.

Anyone’s firm announced ways to help with the Afghanistan situation? Would love to hear details/ways to get involved if so.

I’m a bit afraid of jumping on the “hot market” lateral gravy train and be the first one to be let go when things cool down. Am I overthinking this?

How early is too early to ask for feedback on an assignment?

Is there a cut-off date for when laterals have to start at a new firm in order to still get a year-end bonus?

How many (salaried) folks dont know what they’re getting paid this month/year? I’m in law as a second career and it’s still baffling to me that we end each fiscal year not having a clue what we’re going to make year after year.

Does anyone else’s firm use Carpe Diem for billing? I cannot think of a more garbage time input system. Is there some secret to it I’m missing?

If you don’t have 8 hours of billable time a day, do you leave as is or do you fill in the gap with non-billable work? While I am in the office, I don’t always get the billable amount since I don’t have enough work. Seems like a waste of time to enter non-billable time just to fill in the gap but I also don’t want them to think I am not there and slacking off.

What’s the norm?

How do you deal with a partner who critiques every little thing and is just a rude person. I am looking for suggestions beyond leaving the firm as I just lateraled, so that is not an option for me. Today, he messaged me on Jabber and said “next time, don’t tell the client we are scheduling a ‘call.’ Say ‘telephone call.’ It is important to be precise.” Besides stupid critiques, he is demeaning and demands I prioritize his work. (See below)

Is there anyone here on a TN visa or who was at some point on one in big law? Would love to hear others experiences

M&A folks - how busy are you right now? Do you feel the slowdown?

Some of you people complain is if your job is to execute women and children. I'm sorry but even if you are not a tax associate, you have it pretty good. This job can be very time demanding but my bank account has six figures in it right now and I can't think of another job where I would actively have that much in my bank account

Should I take more initiative? It’s my stub year and I’m getting worried. My hours have been super low the past two months, I’m talking like maybe billing 3-4 hours a day and billing no hours on multiple days. I ask for work but the tasks I get don’t require a lot of time. Should I be reaching out more?

Latham first round interview with the lead partner of the group I’m hoping to join. Any insight on what to expect? I’m expecting it to be pretty casual and fit based, but perhaps that’s incorrect?

Hey all - first year associate here… I’ve met my hours requirement for this year (requirement is 1900 and am currently at around 2050 with billable hours - approx. 2160 with non billable admin hours) and I am just tired. Is it okay to just “disappear” during the holidays (thanksgiving week, week of Christmas) and let partners and senior associates know I am not available? At this point I don’t care about making more money - I just want to sleep, read a good trashy book, and cuddle with my dog.

I saw someone one of these bowls say being VP at a bank/hedge fund is no big deal for someone in finance and is nothing to brag about. Is this so? If so, why? I’d never heard that before

Are people sending physical gift cards to their assistants or is a virtual card ok? I’m planning on sending my assistant a visa gift card but I feel wired asking for a home address to send it to.

How do people feel about taking individual days off instead of a week or two? All my friends are getting married and individual days make more sense, plus I don’t need a long break (too expensive ngl) but I got a snarky comment from a senior associate about it. I am a second year, I always let people know of these commitments more than a month in advance and find coverage for myself.