Can someone shed more light regarding the situation when you accept an offer to join a firm, get a better offer a month later, and then take the better offer? Do you just tell the first firm that you are not going to be joining them and that’s it? Would appreciate to hear from someone who has experience with this.

Just backed out of a signed offer and I feel like shit. The new company was very delayed in issuing an offer letter (3 weeks from verbal) and approaching a month from background check. I missed kick off events and offered to visit happy hours, but they denied that request until after the start date (which had to be pushed back).

I feel I’m justified in reneging but the group lead did everything they could to recruit and move things along, so I feel bad. Here to vent.

Looking for a pharmacist job with a pharmaceutical company. Have prior experiences with pharmaceutical company including Medical Information and Safety. Please let me know.

PWC AC Kolkata UK team is the worst team.

They put a status call at 10 in the morning and expect to work throughout the day till 9PM with all the calls at night

If someone logs off at 8ish also. It is considered as early off. One the worst work life balance ever in UK supporting organisation.

There is no concept of 9 hours work schedule. I want to name few people but doing it

Phat $FET? Only seeing it now when whole market tanks and it and Solana hitting the greens. 🤔

Anyone have a good dermatologist recommendation in the Bay Area? Wanting to do cosmetic procedures, lasers, etc.

How long does it usually take for a firm to raise an associate’s billable rate?

Is 24 ctc and 21.6 fixed for a 8 YOE, business analysis decent offer? This offer is from wipro

I’m 16 weeks and my doctor recommended AFP testing to determine neural defects. We already did NT and NIPT which came back low risk. She said it’s to determine if we need to be doing an early anatomy scan sooner than 20 weeks. Anyone else done the AFP testing? It caught me by surprise because she hadn’t mentioned it at any of our prior appointments

Hi Fishes... What should be the band level to be requested for 13 years of experience in HCL? Also how much will be the variable pay percentage in CTC?

With all the travel, it is easy to turn into one of those people who "get turned on by elite status". Then, every so often that status scores you an amazing upgrade in a beautiful city...

Anyone have good examples of how brands have integrated with wearables - any type of wearable (content integration, 3rd Party partnership, app extension, platform sponsorship, etc)?

Just got my first PE Ops offer, and was wondering if you fish could help me evaluate it:

Me: M7 MBA, 8 YOE, including in industry operations and T2 strategy consulting

Them: MM PE buyout fund, no specific industry focus. Most recent fund $2.5B+, AUM $5B+

Role: VP of Operations, joining an Ops team that will be ~10 people total top to bottom

Offer: $200 base, $150 bonus, and ‘carry’ that is actually just a deal performance-based cash payment that is awarded to non-carry individuals (cont)

How many of you are building side gigs in addition to your usual work?

What’s the thing you most need to let go of today?

Thinking about leaving public for a budget analyst role. I’m a first year senior in tax but I don’t think tax is for me. Anyone have any experience or advice?

I’m trying to get my parents into adopting healthier eating habits but nothing is really sticking. Do you have any recommendations or like books I can give them to teach them what’s actually good to eat vs. falling for good marketing/ fads?

NY based M looking for mates if anyone is down to hang out! Have not been in NY too long

Assuming a firm does not match or rematch the DPW rates. Does this strongly influence candidates preferences to work for a particular firm or when comparing two job offers? In a candidate driven market, curious whether the salary wars have much of a bearing!

What’s your preferred source of daily news for VC / tech activity? Does anyone read TechCrunch anymore or is it just an ad board?

A partner put me in charge of a specific project that I ran independently. Things were going well. The client began asking me to do more and more, including revamping their system and internal trainings. The client even gave me a litigation matter. Suddenly, the partner became more involved. I was removed from meetings concerning the revamping, my trainings were cancelled, and he started micromanaging. He has now sidelined me from the project and trash talked me to the client. I am very upset.

Wondering about potential exit/in-house opportunities for different practice groups. I’m currently in big law and choosing between general corporate deal work (M&A/PE) and tech transactions. Do either of these give better in-house (or other) opportunities later on?

I’m a first year. I got a random email from a high level partner asking me to basically handle an entire and very complicated matter that is not my practice area. In my 11 months since starting, my work has been limited strictly to my assigned section. I don’t think this partner (whom I’ve never met) even knows I’m a first year. What should I do? Continued:

Any tips on deciding between corporate or litigation for first year associates who have 6-12 months of rotating before choosing a group full time? Pros and cons of each? This is for people who genuinely have an interest in both and could see themselves doing either.

If a posting does not ask for a cover letter, should I include one anyway?

Hi boys & girls!

Joined a big firm (Big4) not long a go and starting to feel like I got a good grip on my current work.

I've always been very technical, so I think that the only thing I am missing now is making sales. (I really wanna make partner)

Can any seasoned lawyer share tips and materials (i.e. books) which can help?

Would it be a good idea to join a Social Club where potential clients spend time? (gym/tennis/paddel/events)

Any advice welcome!

I have availability but want to set some boundaries. This partner always comes to me when they need non billable i.e pro bono or business development work done. I’m a non white female, if that matters. Am i being overly sensitive?

Any Aussie expats in US have recommendations for a tax accountant? First year filing.

Some partners are so stupid. In a free market system, if you want the good associate to work for you, you need to be a nice person. Otherwise, I have enough partners to feed me work and you’re the source of your own problem.

Firms that aren't sweatshops for Cap Markets?

What is the normal level of requests per day by a Senior Associate? I am working with a senior who expects me to do everything he is asked to do via email on deals, etc. I am doing so much for this one SA (as he also peppers me with messages all day) that it is making it difficult to do work for partners. I am looking to create some balance. No one else in my group on the SA level is like this in terms of constant requests. Any advice is appreciated.

Insight into Holland & Knight’s Florida offices? Salary/culture in litigation? They went to market pay for all offices right?

Does anyone know if McGuireWoods would allow for full remote working in the financial services litigation group? Specifically in California?

I sometimes wonder what goes on under the skin of those "perfect, well-dressed, good-looking, high-performing, never-stressed" usually male attorneys. I get the impression that many are hiding things.

Can people who work high level clerkships (circuit courts, SCOTUS, etc) negotiate signing bonuses when starting big law?

The law profession has a big problem.

Long ago, law firms had only attorneys, no partners and associates. A newly qualified attorney was a partner like everyone else.

Then, some clever minds understood they could make money by having attorneys work as "associates" for some years before joining the partnership.

Little by little, they have pulled the ladder up behind themselves, with more and more associates per partner and an ever longer road to partnership.

What used to be a free and

So what’s the deal with Cravath? Any updates on salary?

How soon to follow up after sending a resume directly to a partner? A week? I got to a third interview with a different firm and expect an offer to come in..