Are federal Justice Department lawyers unionized?

Separately, how often are DOJ attorneys required to be in office?

Anyone here in Amsterdam or know their salary range for a Exec Producer level role? I’m in NYC now - I assume I’ll take a HUGE pay cut. But how much? 🤔

What book has inspired you the most in life principles, or your career in finance?

How do I pivot from a broker to any job in tech?

I was in a meeting, and there was a new attendee, a fellow Asian guy.

Senior member: “Hi [new attendee’s name], where are you from?”

New attendee: “from [city and state]”

Senior member: “No, where are you reeeeaaaallllyyy from?”

**awkward silence**

New attendee: “from God”

Well… 🫣

If you are an immigrant and people ask you where you are from, how do you usually respond?

How recession-proof are in house roles in finance (e.g., hedge funds, PE firms, etc.), especially when newly lateraling from Big Law?

What are the steps to turn in two week notice? Email a word doc to HR then let me counselor know?

Hey Industrial Engineers, do you know of a free simulation program I can use to simulate the material flow where I can input cycle times and OE% data to calculate supermarkets or inventory between processes?

Does anyone know what the starting salaries are for a consultant vs senior consultant at Deloitte and how quickly you can progress between the two grades?

Books on human psychology that have affected you. I'll start: influence, sales Bible, on killing.

IMO It’s only a matter of time that Cuomo closes the entire NYSE. If you are holding short term options, consider the risk.

Bought shares in AFI and ARGO with plans to sell them this year to buy a house
Sell now before they crash even more?
Or put off buying a house untill the market bounces back?

Is it customary to feel iced out at a new place? A simple good morning or acknowledging that I'm alive would be cool.

Anyone listening to any Bachelor related podcasts? Anyone else annoyed with Kay from the Betchelor?

Phr vs waiting for sphr?
Taking the credential and want to prep.

Hi, What is the leave policy at Deloitte India?.. is it similar to Deloitte USI?

What is the ideal ctc for 10 yoe
Automation tester

Does anyone know what a good escalation point would be for a D&I situation that I feel is not being handled in the right way? It seems like the situation is being swept under the rug since technically no “policies” were broken.

Anyone need help with content? I can help create marketing content, eCommerce product shots & user-generated content (UGC) videos to run as ads.

Don’t hesitate to reach out !

I’ve practiced litigation in DC for about 5+ years at a larger plaintiffs’ firm, and am considering a switch to a defense firm. Is there any insight to how many billable hours this would require, and how much time that would actually be? For reference, the firm has a 1900 billable hour requirement and the partner said I would have “no problem” fulfilling that based on the work they have.

Has anyone taking ADHD medication been able to secure life insurance? Am particularly interested in knowing of any company that provides Accelerated Approval under these circumstances.

How long does it typically take you to draft discovery responses? I feel like I’ve been at this way too long...

How do firms calculate how much parental leave to provide, either paid or unpaid. Or do they just pick a number, like “yeah they can get to know their kid in a few weeks and I couldn’t possibly have that attorney out for 12 weeks?” I’m at a small firm, no FMLA or state requirement. We get four weeks paid and four weeks unpaid. Would like to push for more but not sure how to argue costs side of it.

California 🐟 does your vacation payout when you leave your job get taxed at regular wage, or bonus, levels? Does your employer have discretion to choose?

Feel like I’m going to turn out to be a loser doing ID and be making crap money forever.

What’s the most entertaining (in a good or bad way) thing you’ve ever witnessed at a firm outing or holiday party?

Lawyers who have gone in-house to work for a client - how does that conversation start? Who approaches whom?

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. 🤬

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

Just found out I will be taking two depositions in the near future. These are not key witnesses but I am still nervous. I’ve only been licensed since October of last year and still feel like I have no clue what I’m doing half the time. Any deposition tips?

Anyone have any affordable case management software recommendations? I’m looking for something a bit non-traditional as I work for a small nonprofit. Ideally the software would involve document organization/access as well as like a running “log” for folks to post relevant events or work completed for the file.

I know some of my colleagues are recording their standard fees as time so that it counts towards their billable hours. It infuriates me but am I just being naive by not doing the same?

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

What do you do in between meetings where you don't have enough time to get anything done but it's like too much time to do nothing.

Feel like I just bombed my first arbitration. Partner was sitting in and then called me after to provide feedback 👻Please give me your first arb horror story to validate my feelings. Thx

For those of you required to be in office- do people use the phone and email to contact you or do they still come by in person? People in my office seem not to understand how the phone works...

What is the lateral hire process like?

At a midsize am law 200 firm with subpar salary and bonus structure. Just became an attorney in September 2019. So I feel that it’s too soon to leave. See more below...