Best magic circle firm?

Has anyone else heard talk of renaming ESL students as something more asset/growth-oriented such as English for Multilanguage Learners?

When someone asks how much increment I got, what should I say as I don't want to disclose it?

What happened that almost made you rage quit your job, and what stopped you?

How is Mc Donald’s as a client? Looking at you we are unlimited peeps ..

Slightly odd question, but I'm going into cyber consulting as a graduate at Deloitte - what laptop will I be provided? I've been told it's either going to be a HP pavilion or a Macbook Pro and been eyeing up buying myself an IMac for personal use if I'm getting a MacBook Pro for professional use.

First time I see CSK fighting in IPL 2020

Tomorrow I’m reporting my white female coworker to HR.

It’s more of a protection measure for me but for once, I’m standing up for myself.

The never ending question to go full time or stay freelance. For the people who made the switch one way or another, what helped you decide what the best option was for you and your desired lifestyle?

How much can a ETL developer with experience across Informatica, DataStage and recently Azure/AWS expect in today's market? Total YOE is 10 with Azure/AWS at 2 YOE.

For those of you that have been in bi or data science consulting for a while, how many projects are actually smooth/not a complete clusterf*ck or sh*tshow? I’ve been in ERP consulting cont.

UKG - AE 80k - OTE 185k - 11k in RSU’s if you reach your goals

Who here has invested or looked into RHOC (Rchain) as a long term investment ? Why or why not ?

If you have Salesforce experience and want a consulting gig with 40-45 hour weeks, I'm hiring Managers and Senior Managers for my federal consulting team. DM me for details.

Has anyone taken the CMT, chartered market technician? If so how many months did you study for level one?

Any thoughts on Latham in London? Considering a move out of MC and hear they are very strong at Finance. Also any insight into base pay bracket for 2PQE?

Thoughts on Kirkland’s disputes team in London?

I’m a 50 year old attorney at a very reputable law firm in DC. Have dreamed of working in London- taking QLTS to become solicitor- but wondering- will there be a job? Worried about age discrimination!

Has anyone here ever worked offshore e.g. Cayman Islands? If so, what are your thoughts on working/living there?

Does anyone have insight into Google's commercial counsel roles in the UK? E.g. department structure, compensation, typical work day eyc

Let’s kick things off! What practice area and firm type are people at?

London folk, question for you: do firms and offices in London not recruit candidates directly? I hardly see positions advertised on the websites of these firms but there are vacancies that they seem to recruit for through recruiters. What’s the deal here? Does it make sense to approach firms by yourself at all? Would appreciate any insight I can get on the matter. Thank you!

I am a US attorney with a very reputable environmentaL firm. Passed the MCT and will take the OSCE in May. Would love any and all advice about how law firm or in-house hiring in London works.

Leaving my (London, big US) firm; HR has sent me various confirmations they are asking me to sign “before my last day”: I haven’t taken any docs, am aware of my regulatory obligations, don’t have any claims against the firm, have returned everything I need to return etc etc etc. This feels like an obvious try-on: the firm isn’t paying me anything to sign, my reg obligations are unaffected by it etc. How do others manage these? Just walk out on last day?

UK attorney moving to the UK: how much money do you need to make to be able to live well in London? I’m on the NY scale but might need to take a pay cut. How much is good non-NYC scale pay for London?

How big a step up is it as an associate in a Magic Circle firm to a US firm in terms of hours and responsibility?

Self-described ‘aggressive litigators’ are insecure lawyers compensating poor technical skills with unjustified pressure.

Does anybody have experience working with Fried Frank? I have an interview with them for a Funds NQ role and they seem like a great fit, but I just wanted to see if anyone has any inside insight.

What are people views on electronic signing of documents E.g. Docusign, Adobe sign etc? Have a counterparty freaking out over the suggestion.i just assumed we were all from this century now and had accepted as valid.

Folks: what are your thoughts about Taylor Wessing? I focus on VC and M&A work and TW seems to be a good fit but I don’t know how they’re viewed in the market and what the pay is. Any insight helpful!

I'm moving from Scotland to London in September, looking to buy a flat, what are some nice / ok areas within 45 minute commute of Paddington?

Looking around the £300-£350k mark.

Obviously viewing are tricky just now so would prefer to avoid any areas that are overly...stab-y from my search to save some time.

US Lawyers in London: how are you doing your taxes in US and UK to avoid double taxation? Do you use an accountant?

To those who were NQs in 2008/2009 and didn’t get retained - what did you do? Did you paralegal? I’m a fourth seater really struggling to find anything as literally no firms are recruiting NQs right now.

Are BigLaw hours in London really that bad? Would an MC firm be a safer option as a foreign qualified lawyer looking to make a move.

What are peoples opinions on work from home? It seems to be an unpopular opinion but as a junior I despise it. I work 3 feet from my bed, I find the barriers of a phone/email between me and a senior to add a huge amount of stress to my life and I think it’s stunting my career development at my firm because I can’t build relationships as effectively. I’ve never at all had mental health issues before but now am really starting to feel burnt out and anxious most of the time. What do you think?