Big Law Associates: what are the benefits your firm offers LGBTQ+ associates who are looking to have children through IVF/surrogacy? Please name your firm, office location (if relevant), whether the benefits are limited to IVF, surrogacy, or both, whether the benefits are through the firm’s health insurance plan or a third-party provider like Carrot or Progyny, and what the benefit is ($$ amount, any limitations, etc.) Thanks!

After 6 years of temporary contracts and unstable situations, I find my dream job in my dream company. All of a sudden the world goes upside down and I get laid off. I start sending hundreds of applications, with only 2 recruiters getting back to me to say I don’t have experience for the job (this is how it works in Italy). Add a terrible health situation in my family and it seems there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. Ugh. 😞

33F and over the apps - anyone wanna chat and check out a new restaurant this week?

Bonus points if you’re into fitness/health, dogs, or travel.

Anyone familiar with Equitable’s Dual Direction offering? My brother was contacted by someone trying to peddle it. I’m assuming this is another scam like Northwestern Mutuals Whole Life Insurance, but wanted to know for certain.

I lost 15 lbs this year. I wanted to lose another 5 by the end of the year but the scale isn’t moving, which makes me lose motivation. My measurements have just been getting bigger this last month. How can I find that motivation to keep going?

Has anyone rolled over more than 100 hours of PTO through contacting HR? My wedding/honeymoon is next week and will use all 100 that I roll over.

How do you keep up on legislative and policy changes in healthcare? Any good sources that distill this info?

Anyone here used a waist trainer before? What was it like? How did you make it comfortable? Just bought a latex one for my posture as it's gone to shit in iso.

Any go-to lunch spots in Beverly Hills / West Hollywood? Pref with some healthy or healthier options

What’s stopping you from going Indy? Whether RIA or Hybrid, what are your biggest reasons for not exploring the possibilities? I’m trying to refine my conversations to better address concerns, particularly with wire guys.
EJ guys that have left, what were the key points that got you off the koolaide?

How’s your mental health doing? Also, is your agency doing anything to help with it during the lockdown?

Starting antidepressants today. I’m worried it’s going to be worse before it gets better, but this is my last hope.

I would love to get this bowl/forum up and moving again!
How is everyone in the ServiceNow space doing these days with covid ?

Does anyone have any connections or referrals for a healthcare travel recruiter company? Looking at Aya, AMN, MedTravelers but open to others!

Hello All, I currently work at a professional services firm called Genpact out of the UK office. I’m looking to move out asap.
My current role is an account manager for one of their largest insurance accounts and I’m looking for options still in Insurance, in UK, and as a BD or account manager. Any ideas? Referral suggestions?

Good morning,

I’m currently looking for a career change into long term care. I currently work in a medical office assisting with scheduling appointments. I have a masters in health administration and I have a bachelors in health informatics. Does anyone have any advice on entry level jobs that can give me the experience needed to become a long term care administrator. Thank you

Has any insurance agents out there heard of FFL ? If so, would you recommend them ?

Do you remember when we thought the Ukraine-Russia war would not last more than 2 weeks?
Same with COVID.
I guess we should stop assuming.

Does everyone gain weight on Prozac?

Protein shakes: is whole milk the best for building muscle, or is there no difference vs skim/almond milk? Assuming you are still eating the same amount of daily calories in any scenario.

Sometimes I feel that, my existence is dependent on the validation that I receive from others.

Hi Fishes,
I wanted to know that how much salary range I can expect on the below parameters.

Exp: 4.1 years
CCTC - 5.84
Role - Data Engineer
Tech stack - Azure cloud technologies : ADF, ADLS Gen 2, Azure Databricks, Azure Logic App, SQL (Basic level) , Spark/Pyspark (Beginner)

Current Offer: Accenture for 9.98 LPA (8.25 LPA Fixed and 21% variable) for level - 10.

I know it is quite low for level 10 but as the CCTC was low so couldn't do much. Appreciate your inputs.

Looking for recs of trendy restaurants near Murray hill/Gramercy to try

Want to get the perspective of younger attorneys. We’re a 4-attorney firm (2 partners, one associate, one OC) looking to add a 5th attorney. I left a mid-sized litigation firm on the East Coast where I was a partner to open my own firm. Decision was driven by quality of life. We are a civil lit firm. We don’t have billing requirements per se. We have expectations, but we’re reasonable - big on flexibility & quality of life. What are young associates looking for when evaluating job opportunities?

Anyone work at LivaNova or have worked there or know of someone that did? If so, care to share experience? I would appreciate some feedback. Thank you

Looking for actionable tips to improve efficiency. I’m a senior associate doing primarily employment litigation. I get great reviews on my work product, including my writing, but lately I’ve been getting feedback that I’m spending too long on tasks and partners are having to write off too much time (not good for partnership prospects). In particular, writing briefs, emails, and letters takes me forever, probably because it takes me a long time to form the right sentences. [Cont’d below]

I want to have idea about pwc technical interview for Sr. Uipath RPA Developer?
Complexity level, questions any other miscellaneous items

How many leaves get encashed when we leave ey gds?

My current CTC is 4.8 lpa. How much salary can i ask to HR as expected ctc in Cognizant. Can anyone help me??

What are the best exits in Denver? Tough to really get a lay of the corporate land for mid/upper level exits given fewer HQs / more outposts.

What price do you think Stellar can get to in the next few months?

I need more insight. I just got done with my on-site interview (flew 1,000 miles) they paid for everything. I had interviews with the director, CNO, and fellow managers. The CNO was fourth coming with all information and said they would develop me to reach my career goals. The managers were telling me the good school districts etc. and we’re agreeing with my answers during the interview. I’m probably going to end up over analyzing everything until I hear back. Any thoughts?

Although most series are mega-productions, sometimes exceeding a cost of 30 million per episode, I dare to say Breaking Bad is one of the best series of all time with a significantly smaller budget. It's not about how much you invest, it's how you show what you do, who follows me?

3 pieces of work to do on a Saturday. I’m rewarding myself with an episode of Bling Empire Season 2 (guilty pleasure) in between each completed task. That’s all.

I made a lateral move to biglaw about 7 months ago as a midlevel and it is becoming apparent to me that I don't know how to do a lot of what I'm being asked. Anyone else have this experience?

How’s the lateral market right now? I’m at an AM 100 for my specialty and am considering lateraling to Baker Hostetler or Squire. Is this realistic?

Was anyone in consulting before law? What are your thoughts between the two? Do you like where you are now or do you wish you stayed as a consultant?

Cross post: Anyone have a a line on a trustworthy big law recruiter for a lateral associate in DC?

Do you dress up if you’re only observing a trial and not participating (i.e. not representing either party)? This is for a third-party insurance coverage case and my first time ever being asked to observe the underlying trial.

What’s the typical ramp up period for a first year? I’m lucky to hit a few billable hours each day. Started in September.

Any insight into WilmerHale NYC?

Hi everyone, my firm (V100) is hiring a midlevel L&E associate for its SF office. Pay is market and billable hours requirement 2000. Please dm me if you’re interested.

Anyone else makes sure to bill when going to the bathroom?

Any Am50+ hiring junior tax associates for remote work? Want a change but have a home and don’t want to move just yet. If so, billable requirement? Cravath?

Is there a bank somewhere of NY CLEs? I need some more in certain areas (ethics/skills) but my firm bank doesn’t have any more.

Best recruiter for restructuring?

In house (3rd year) looking to move to big law corporate at a first or second year level, which I have stated in my interview. Had a second interview almost a full week ago and thought it went great. Do I have good chances on getting an offer? Should I follow up soon?

This is a pretty frivolous question, but I'm curious: how much of a premium would you place on having a great view from your office?

Of course this assumes regular office attendance, and I know this is a fringe benefit at best, but like I said I'm just curious.

Do FAANGs prefer you have tech experience or does having a deal list with a bunch of Fortune 100 companies make you marketable enough? I have the latter but not the former. Happy at my firm, though it doesn’t do a lot of tech work.

Query from a junior: does anyone actually like M&A or do people just do it for the exit options? Seems like absolute drudgery so far, and doesn’t look too much better for years

I was just told at my review that the firm is assigning me a “coach.” Is this a message that they are going to let me go if I don’t reach the goal that they have for me? I was afraid to ask more questions in my meeting.