Do any NYC firms give junior associates their own offices

I hate it when I'm shopping for dresses and I see one that's really cute, only to find out it's a romper

Need tips & encouragement for how you have gotten out of a slump in the past. I am 3.5 yrs in and have seen my practice growing (some quarters better than others ), but Q219 has been really tough.

has anyone had any luck leveraging an offer from another Big 4 to have your current firm match/transfer the new offer? specifically switching service lines

Is there a paper or hardware wallet for smaller coin like factom/golem/stratis??!!

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For those who've left, what are starting and annual bonuses like for an auditor at a large regional bank?

Anyone else sitting on the tarmac at IAD because LGA sucks?

Any realtor recs? Looking to buy in Seattle

What’s the work culture like in EY Risk in the Sydney office? How is work life balance and what industries do you serve?

Hi fishes, I just joined PWC SDC kolkata, so how is the work culture and the work life balance here...any insights!!!

Hi Fishes, Can you please help me with Salary Range for Grade 7A at GSK?
They're Matching my Current Offer's Fixed Part with Fixed + Yearly Bonus. Which I think is a downside.
Want to know the range to know limits of negotiation without losing the offer

Total compensation / compensation break down estimate for PE megafund ops role w/ 3+ years of experience? Sounds like base they’re looking at is ~$120k, not sure on bonus. I’ll be over that by a bit with my promotion this year. Not sure if I’m getting lowballed, does anybody know industry standard?

Have about $15-20k to invest. Want to mix it up between short term and long term investments. Any ideas or opinions where should i put it?

Hi Fishes,
What is your take on WILP in MBA (offered by Institutes like BITS Pilani)?

I seriously need to take a decision on whether to continue working and enroll in MBA or go for a full fledged MBA course.

Please Help!

As a (class of 2020) second year whose several classmates from different groups are already thinking about leaving/going to other firms, should I explore other options too? Don’t know if they’re being dramatic about how bad it is or if I’m just drinking the koolaid in my group?

Has a partner ever come back and asked you why you spent so much time on certain things? Im a first year and this hasn’t happened to me at my firm and they tell us not to cut our own time, but my first firm (short stint, small firm) did this to me allll the time and made me feel guilty — so just curious if this has happened to anyone in big law.

Anyone moving out of an apartment in the West Village (or nearby) and looking to sublet/for someone to take over the lease? 29F lawyer looking to move into something. Will be very grateful and repay you in wine!

Associates - Care to share your rough budgets (income, spousal income/family support, rent, monthly spending, student loan payments, savings, etc.)?

Partners - Do you ever take vacations?

I have been at my current firm for about 1.5 years, and in that entire time the partner in my group hasn't been out of the office a single time. Is that normal? I can't tell if it's standard for big law partners to not take time off, if the dynamics for my group may be different (only 1 partner in the entire group), or it the partner I work with is just a masochist.

What is your definition of “underwater”? As in number of hours

I’m a first year associate (almost second year). I work at a national firm and I’m not a litigator. When I started with the firm, I was told I could work out of any office. Long story short, I regret choosing the office that I chose. I’d like to transfer to another office - is that a difficult ask? I’m licensed in the state I’d like to transfer to. I don’t know how to make this request.

What are firms’ current office attendance policies? (Would be helpful if you name the firm).

Any insight on Proskauer’s NYC L&E practice group? Good place for associates?

Any insight in Sidley’s global finance practice? Type of deals/clients and internal dynamics. Thanks!

Foreign LLM student here. I plan to take the NY bar exam in February. I’m thinking of taking a bar prep course (most likely Barbri). They offer two options: the “traditional” course (which lasts around 2.5 months) and an extended 6-month course. The difference in price is substantial – 2.5k for the traditional course vs 6k for the extended one. Any thoughts/recommendations on which one I should take? In case it is helpful, I come from a civil law country. Thanks!

If you are leaving your firm and putting in your two weeks notice, what should be on your checklist to make sure your transition is the smoothest, both for you and for the firm you’re leaving?

Anyone have any advice for someone interested in getting an MBA to either go in-house or break into securities litigation. 5th year associate here.

Anyone know if SDNY courthouses have lockers for phones?

Have opportunity to work in my firm’s London satellite office for about a year and a half, and then come back to NY headquarters. In good standing with firm and have M&A and capital markets experience. Did not start traveling abroad until my bar trip (did not grow up with the money for trips like that) and think it would be a good personal and professional experience. Any thoughts / advice?

Corporate attorneys in NY, how many hours do you work? Please also list your year. Thanks!

Anyone looking for an apartment in LIC?

Soliciting ideas for a big closing lunch with clients - near or close to bryant park, my first pick was Gabriel Kreuther but they only do Thurs/Fri lunches (ours would be Tues). Ideas for upscale restaurants appropriate for corporate clients? They said “anything but steak” ha.

Anybody have any insights into working at Withers Bergman?