Canadian lawyer here. 9 years in practice and am just feeling burnt out. I practice immigration and business law. Because I’m not a superstar I haven’t been able to find a firm I can stay at for more than 1 year. They either let me go for not meeting billable targets, COVID, or for asking for my boss to consider a raise at the 1 year mark. I could leave law, but will have to start at the bottom again, and don’t really have any other skills. Any ideas on how to get my career back on track?

Hi fishes,
I am in PwC AC Bangalore in management consulting in DDV. Do they reimburse for the CFA level 1 exam? If yes, what could be the clause?

How many billable hours per week is considered at capacity? I’m getting pushback on boundaries I’m setting about additional matters and marketing work from my firm when I’ve been billing 60-75 hours per week for the last 6 weeks, and I’m still behind on my work. I feel like it’s reasonable to not kill myself further to fit in more/turn things around faster at this point, but am I being unreasonable? I expect my workload to remain at this level through the end of the year at least.

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Hi everyone,
Is fire engineering a good field to be in? Can someone tell me about the pay scale, growth opportunities and the future scope of fire/Safety engineering?
Asking for a friend who’s done mechanical engineering and is thinking of specializing in fire eng

Thank you

My partner and I are looking to move from NYC to Dallas in 2022. I’m in big law and he is a public interest lawyer. I can easily transfer within my firm, but he’s having trouble pinning down public interest opportunities in Dallas. It seems like they’re less available than NYC, but also not sure if we just aren’t looking in the right places. He currently does housing work but is passionate about civil rights and public benefits generally. Any tips on how to come by public interest opportunities?

I’m thinking of making a switch from 4YOE in Industry to Public as a senior associate in Assurance. Do PA firm expect you to already know everything, or do they provide training to help you catch on? How challenging is it coming from industry to PA? What could be some of their expectations? And how do you exceed that?

Did any of you struggle with being ‘cooped up’ while studying for the exam? I’m ready to say f it to public and the CPA because I’m sick of having no life

Want to join new company after h1b transfer completed. Need to give 2 weeks notice to current employer. Can I work for current employer for those 2 weeks notice period after h1b transferred to new employer?when does the current employer get notified of h1b transfer, in case that happens?

Do you all see a compelling future in your tax career? I’ll go first, I don’t see a compelling future working for a large PA firm in the long run because you have to work more as you move up. However, I do see a compelling future by using my knowledge and skills to open my own firm/business and work less hours as long as I make enough money which is $75k, or if I do work long hours, it’s because I want to.

3 fan art images... 8 character close up and a 10pg comic in blender 1 a month. While creating assets to sell and posting. And writing and getting certifications. MERRY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Having seen some of the wild stuff in the past couple years does anyone have a good pointer for a basic “medic” course? Help slow/stop the “oh sh*t” for the real folks to get there?

*In the group bowl for more visibility*

Failed FAR miserably. Should I start studying all over or just do the MC?

Anyone ever switched to a transaction manager role in a big investment bank/ fin services bank after big law? Grateful for any advice.

Hi fishes I am fresher from Computer Science. I am allotted salesforce developer profile in my organization. I want to know how good is salesforce developer for career. And how will be it's demand with respect to future. Please guide me I am in a lot of confusions.

Hi, I am considering two offers in Strategy Consulting (MBB) and PE (Tier 1 European fund) for a first job post studies based in Europe. Do you have any insights/advice on what I should consider to make my decision (compensation, career opportunities, professional development, work-life balance etc) based on your experience?Thanks!

“Bad news, we’ve had to eliminate the position that we were supposed to finalize your promotion to. Good news, your current position is still available and the prestige of your current role is now increased”
Not the money, not the title, bonus or anything, but oh the prestige.

Started with the firm in April. What do you think is appropriate to ask for a raise at EOY? What's the average non promotion raises?

I’m thinking about transitioning to In-House from a big law firm where I practice Employee Benefits. Will employers consider me without the typical “corporate” or “litigation” experience?

Hello Friends, Please help me out which paid online platform is best for java full stack developer. I have 7 years of experience in java and want to enhance my skills more. There are many in markets like:- upgrade, great learning, scaler, simplilearn and many more. Please suggest which one is best. Or anyone here joining any of these platforms yet?

Why’s it so hard for agencies to be transparent with their own employees?

Hey fishes, curious which San Diego companies you think give the best work-life balance. Can be public, private, start-up, etc. BONUS: If you work for one, do you like it there?

Anyone know anything about the apartment building downtown called “Diega”? How’s the building and neighborhood? My wife and I are out of state but planing to sign a lease there? Will you recommend or avoid?

How do I claim the relocation lumpsump amount? Should I reach out to my global mobility advisor or will it be directly included in my first salary?

Do you ever get over an ex you loved?

Rings of Power makes me appreciate Peter Jackson even more. Holy F this is a disaster for Amazon, even Hobbit movies are better than this

Is anyone concerned the push for sexual equality in pay without accordant leveling of parental leave is gonna backfire?

Here’s a hypothetical:

A company has 2 candidates, aged 25-30, equal in every respect save one’s a man the other’s a woman. Maybe the woman is a slightly better candidate overall. They’d have equal comp.

Company considers the woman a riskier bet due to possibility she’ll take maternity leave — and considers the man less risky for his ineligibility to take as much leave. 🤷

Does really Collaboration work or it's just a myth. Always hearing from Offshore manager is that take more ownership like from offshore we should be working 80% and only 20% will leave for onshore because of time difference..

Is it really a collaboration or simply a cold War between offshore and onshore ownership..

Hi, I’m looking for a referral for Deloitte Cardiff

What’s the best website to send applications out? LinkedIn and Indeed has not been giving me ANY luck.. looking for PM, OM or PMC anything at this point honestly...

Had a first round interview scheduled for a large CPG brand. My interviewer never called me, and I emailed following up to confirm the call. It’s been over a day and no response. What is going on with recruiters? I tried giving them the benefit of the doubt, but not even an email back saying “something came up” or “we’ve moved on” ? I’ve been ghosted after every final interview during my recent job search, but never had I been ghosted before even having the first call??

Hi all I got an offer with UST, YOE 5.6, CTC provided by the company is 14.2 and 5% variable pay so fixed is 13.5 how much I can expect take home, is it less for the experience I have or fair enough. I’m from cloud background

Hiring Alert !! @KPMG
Skill - SAP ABAP, Fiori UI5
Exp - 4 to 6
Location - Bangalore
Immediate Joiners are preferred
Ping me if you are interested and meet the above criteria.

Hi Fishes,

I want to switch to another Company but I want to know that what salary range Market is Giving for 2+ years job seekers. I have 2.2 years of Experience on SAP C4C and also have good understanding and hands-on experience of SAP CDC.

Thanks in advance🙂

Getting so many replies for referrals to big 4 but how likely will I get hired lol? Tried it once and never got a word back.

I’m trying to get a job as a pharmacist at bcbs. Anyone ever worked there or have experience there? Any tips on how I could make my resume stand out for them?

Thoughts on PJT strategic advisory?

Does anyone here suffer from bipolar disorder? How do you manage it and working in law? I see a therapist, and a psychiatrist, and am on medication, but I still have days where I wake up and I’m so depressed I can’t move. I’m working on remedying this with my doctors, but how does one approach mental health issues with their employer? I never felt the need to until I realized how much being bipolar can affect my ability to work.

Why did you decide to leave your first firm job? If you had a chance to jump ship but stayed, why did you stay?

My direct report expensed Cal Bar late fees assessed for reporting MCLE credits late and for paying the bar fee late. It’s around $190 extra. I don’t care about the money (it’s not mine) but I think this is principally wrong to ask the company to cover it. Thoughts on this and how you would communicate it?

Does anyone have a rough idea of the salary scale at Buchalter for a third year associate?

I have a promising interview at a relatively large law firm in my area (+100 attorneys) next week. The position is for a transactional role in their real estate practice group, and they are seeking someone with at least 2 YOE. I have a bit over 7 YOE with a strong real estate/commercial lit. background. Over the past two years in my current position, I've been doing a lot more transactional work. The split is around 50% transactional and 50% lit.

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I’m a second year BigLaw associate that pays market. I was offered the position at a modified salary and hourly expectation due to their expected work flow needs. I’m wondering what is the best way to approach the topic of getting on the full salary/hours. Do I wait until the bonuses are given at the end of my first year? Or bring it up at mid-year review? I won’t have any problem meeting my hourly so I’m starting to think I’m being underpaid. I’ve been reading on here that not meeting

I’m a first year. Getting a heavy case load - general liability, med mal, FELA, and products. I don’t really know how to organize my outlook email inbox. Any suggestions on where to start would be great. I’ve struggled with being organized in the past and obviously looking to improve in this respect. Thanks.

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

Gripe in here about Legal Assistants (more in comments)

Anybody know the starting salary for a second year associate at Gray Robinson in Florida (not Miami if that makes a difference)? Thinking of a lateral in and want to know what I’d be working with. Bonus structure? Minimum billable req.? Bueller?

Recommendations on an exceptional career coach who can help my husband? He works with his brother at a startup his brother founded (my husband is in-house counsel) but often finds himself belittled by his brother, cut out of conference calls and emails and generally feeling like he has no skills. He's an ivy league graduate and went to a great law school but for many reasons cannot leave this job right now. Looking for someone to help w/his confidence level and ways to approach his brother. TIA!

Procedural question. I represent a hospital. Codefendant is a company that manufactures breast implants. Case was venued in NY state Supreme Court. Manufacturer defendant transferred case to MDL (we hadn’t answered yet). Plaintiff gave me stip of discontinuance with prejudice but now since case was removed I am unsure how to proceed. Do I file the stip in state court still? Does MDL have jurisdiction over the hospital? Can a hospital even be part of a MDL lawsuit? Very confused! Thank you!!!

I’m at a mid size transactional firm. I’m a total night owl and my partners have OK’d me starting the workday at around 11am because I regularly work until midnight or later. I get so much more done after dark! I still get some side eye from other associates, but 🤷🏽‍♀️

Does anyone else here have an unusual work schedule? Curious what adjustments you’ve made to make it work.

About to start a new position doing cross border securitization and structured lending transactions. What should I expect as a first year and how can I prepare?

First year review: I have to become a better legal writer/ writer in general. Writing was never a strong suit and this has to change.

Please drop book recommendations!!

Thoughts on: 1) the winning brief; 2) point made; 3) legal writing in plain English

Oil and gas attorneys what do you do?

Any insight on DLA Piper’s energy practice in the Northeast? Specifically, renewables.

First year associate, female, 30 years old, no debt. Would you shift careers to become a diplomat?

Can anyone recommend a good legal recruiter in the Denver, Colorado area? I’m a 7th year attorney and I’m ready to jettison the recruiter I’ve been working with after not getting a single interview in eight months of searching. Thanks!

Okay finance lawyers. I don't understand this issue. Client says books show we're highly profitable but we have no way to pay our tax liability.... Well where the hell did tbe money go ? Client also claims that they are only taking a small portion of the revenue as profit. I don't understand how your books can be different than reality.