Anyone in M&A experience a serious slow down the past couple of weeks? I haven’t had deals outright die but many are just lingering at early stages and not taking off. I’m guessing the war is causing uncertainty especially at the middle market level but curious if folks at other firms are seeing this too.

What are banks currently paying VP1, VP2 and VP3 in terms of base comp? Seeing a lot of VP departures to other industries and wondering if banks are no longer competitive.

My two year anniversary of starting my career (in general) is coming up in the next 3 weeks.

Aug 2020- 65k base salary
Jan 2022- 80k base salary
July/Aug 2022- 110k base salary


Just posting as a reminder to LEAVE that job (within a reasonable time 😂) and go where the money is!

(p.s. I already know some of you have had higher increases in the same amount of time & I consider 6 months minimum is “within a reasonable time”)

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

i failed for the fifth time on AUD. Somehow I went from a 67 to a 63. I am so pissed because now I have to retake BEC as well. Help! Any tips or words of wisdom appreciated.

Hi everyone

My current CTC is 4.1L

My skills: Manual, API, Performance testing

Yoe: 3

Thinking of joining another company, How much should I expect in my next package jump?

Kindly help me with your suggestions!

What’s FDD like at Bain, BCG, or McKinsey?

Polling those willing to share. What is your OTE? And does your base comp ever increase based on performance or a merit increase?

What's the criteria for getting gratuity eligibility in robert Bosch India? Is it compete 5 years or 4 years 240 days of continuous service?

@bosch India

After joining for laterals, will client interview be there in Bosch?

I’m bored in an airport. Vowed not to bring my laptop and my flight is delayed 2 hours. Can we spark a controversial thread? Post your unpopular opinions below!

I think I need Ex bankers as friend and accountants. I need people who we can discuss deals in the swift world with from time to time. I need people with great ideas in my life

Any recommendations for inexpensive, beneficial social media marketing courses?

I am a South African and really want to work in Canada or in Europe. Any advice?

Jummah Mubarak Fam ☪️💚

Interviewing for a Consultant role at ACN, was then contacted about a manager role and scheduled the initial interview. Recruiter reached out and said the manager interview would be canceled 😑 fml

General corporate in NY looking to lateral into tech transactions at one of the EC/VC firms. I’ve heard that I may get a class cut if I make the move but I’m ok with that. My worry is that EC/VC firms are crazy busy work differently from general corp, I also won’t have control over my hours, and potentially worse based on how billing differs (block billing on a few clients vs having to work with 15 or more startups). Is the same true for tech trans or IP group?

Has anyone ever lateraled and had to clarify/dispute the terms of their bonus payment with the new firm?

There is a partner that, without fail, calls on Fridays after 6pm anytime I am staffed with him. It’s extremely frustrating since his calls are usually non-urgent and I make it a point to check in early in the day to address anything. Any advice?

Do you always feel tired? How do you have energy for anything with this amount of work.

Are L&E firms raising salaries (Littler, Fisher, Ogletree, etc.)? What is starting compensation?

How do I tell a firm I screened with that another firm I screened with is moving forward with full rounds? I would prefer the former firm, even though the latter firm is ranked higher. Thanks for any advice

Is it possible to go from cap markets/public companies to in-house at a fund or do they usually limit hiring to PE/M&A/Funds lawyers?

Lateral that just went through first bonus season with the firm. Not in a major market but workload is comparable to major markets. Surprised at how low the bonus was. I received solid reviews and my annualized hours were well above the requirement. Should I approach anyone about this? Wondering if it is worth addressing or if it could compromise my standing. Thanks in advance!

When do you switch from first-year to second-year at your firm in terms of salary - at the end of the firm’s fiscal year or January 1? For context, my firm’s fiscal year ends in November and the annual billing requirements restart then.

What is the average adoption assistance benefit at big law firms?

Does anyone else feel that calling some minority SA hires “diversity fellows” and the like is somewhat of a dog whistle? If top firms were really committed to DEI, wouldn’t they just hire more unrepresented SAs rather than making them advertise that they were hired as a part of some woke initiative?

Anyone else super unimpressed with administrative support with a new firm after lateraling? I told a partner I’d just take care of a routine task myself. He told me my rate is too high and to use a “project manager” (basically an intern they can pay less than a paralegal). We have a 40 person group and 3 project managers making starvation wages. Big firm. You’d know the name.

Any news from DPW? 🤔🤔

If this deal flared up my IBS and I keep having to run to the restroom, do I bill the client for that time or nah? (Yes, I’m thinking about the deal. Yes, I’m posting this from where you think I am.)

How many people did you interview with during the lateral process? I’ve met with 4 already and am scheduled for another 10-12 people (mostly partners), which seems like a lot

How can I sell my 2 years of clerkship as valuable experience for corporate work? I would like to get credit for at least one year (at least in salary, if I can’t in seniority). I know for litigation they are more clearly valued and linked to that type of work, but I have reconsidered my interests and now am thinking of going into corp. However, I don’t want to feel like I wasted 2 years clerking (which I don’t feel like that, but I have to convince an employer of that too). Any help or insight?

Anyone work in tech and blockchain? What exactly do you do?

Curious - would you consider a lateral move to a lower ranked firm if the practice group is higher ranked than at your current firm? In other words what’s more important - firm or practice group ranking?

Junior Associates - How much student loan debt are you and your peers in these days? A few young partners and counsel at my firm were discussing the student loan moratorium and most of us were convinced we could have paid the majority of our loans off with the bonuses associates got these last two years. But we are all old and when we graduated 150k to 200k was about the max student loan debt people graduated with. So educate me. What is the average student loan debt these days?

I’d rather quit than revise this agreement.