Does anyone have a suggestion for a foreign associate in Egypt? I am not happy with our current one.

Trying to chart my next move and not sure what direction to go. All I know is I’m tired of being always “on” in a client-facing environment.

Any podcasts, books, etc I can read for insight into more internal roles like biz ops, corporate dev/strategy, other??

4 YOE total all in consulting. Currently a SC. Clients/work have been commercial healthcare implementation & public health strategy, risk, process imp etc.

Will Deloitte india revise offer based on the current offer?

I got offer from Deloitte for around 14.5 (fixed + variable) for 4 years of experience in SAP.

But now i have better offer for around 17 LPA.

Is it a good decision to ask Deloitte india for a revision?

What are the chances that they'll revise the offer?

How do you feel like student retention is this year? I feel like I’m reteaching small concepts over and over again.

Hello All

I am looking forward for help in obtaining the releiving letter from HSBC. Wrote multiple mails to exit support help desk but no response. Not sure if the email address given to me is still valid. Appreciate if anyone could help with a contact number or email please.

Can someone share any videos of Trump showing how Christian he is?

I’m really into older women, just wish I knew where to meet them

How would you spend Valentine’s Day single? I mean how would you survive all the happy couples and not want to jump off a cliff?

If I am having 15.30 Lpa offer@LTI, how much I will get in hand salary.

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Hi, amateur question. Is there any difference tax wise on letting an option expire vs sell for nothing? I assume both are tax losses that you can compensate with gains in other options right? TIA

Anyone want to refer me here? I know there are referral bonuses. 3 YOE been at Morgan for a year in WM ops. Preferably looking to get in to IB or Risk.

Best fall vacation destinations on a biglaw budget?

Hello folks, so I’ve been trying to DCA twice a month. Every time I do we seem to hit a large drop right after. Does anyone have a strategy to mitigate this or do you just set a day per month to do it and not look back?

Any creative directors (any level, CD/GCD/ACD) you would move agencies to work for or learn from? Who and why?

Can we get work from home projects in CTS? When is wfh going to end?

Anyone here know of a good 🏳️‍🌈 therapist?

Any good MMA/boxing spots in Chicago? Looking for west loop, or nothing north of river north

In what order do you draft a patent application? I know the official answer is “it depends.” But what do you find yourself do most often? For me, it’s claims —> drawings —> spec.

Any recommendations for free or reasonably priced CLE courses for patent prosecution?

Prosecution associates - what are your hours looking like this year?

How do firms handle export control rules compliance for inbound disclosures for new filings?
Do you make the determination of export control classification number (ECCN) yourself based on each inbound disclosure? Do you ask the client to provide the ECCN, if they know it? Do you play ostrich? Or something else?

How long does it take you to draft a patent application on average?

What are the pros and cons of the following IP boutique firms: Finnegan, Fish, Banner Witcoff, Oblon, Knobbe?

Any recommendations for a document management system that automatically saves emails into the proper folders?

Any good recommendations for patent industry magazines with regular print editions? too much of my keeping up to date is by blogs.

Taking the patent bar in a week and it’s been so tough studying while working. I’m so behind in my hours this month, and my firm (midlaw, IP only) was pretty clear that they expect my hours to stay on track this month regardless of the exam. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this week and then make it through 6 hours of testing. Please tell me the afternoon session is easier than the morning session, like some others have said 🙏🏽

Does anyone find an attack on the Examiner’s prima facia showing of obviousness a lot more effective than distinguishing each and every prior art reference.

I recently underwrote a reply to final. Didn’t even bother with the references since I just got the case. Overcame the rejections.

Can anyone comment on how effective this is?

I do prosecution and am looking to lateral. Does anyone have recommendations on firms to consider, or ones to avoid? I’m flexible on location.

Any tips on starting a solo patent law firm from working in Biglaw? Worth it?

Just curious: how much time would you bill for on prepping instructions to a FA for a response? Feel free to break down by how long you’ve been practicing, complexity, or any other factor you think is relevant.

Bit of a niche topic: I’ve been in TS/SCI processing for a Science/Tech/Weapons analyst position with the CIA for 3 yrs since I finished grad school in chemistry, but CIA positions are sort of set it and forget it since they can take so long. I’ve since been focused on a Patent Attorney track and am with a firm that will support me taking the patent bar/law school. If I get through processing and go to the CIA for some time, do you think would I be accepted back into patent law later on?

Raise your hand if you received the “paul budnek” email today

If a client asks law firm A to transfer a couple of patent prosecution cases to law firm B, does law firm A need to deliver all relevant documents to law firm B? Can law firm B just submit POA and access all the files via Private Pair? Thank you

For those at small/medium patent pros boutiques, what is your compensation structure, billing requirements, and salary like?

What do y’all use to draw informal figures? I currently use powerpoint but am curious if there are more efficient ways. What have you found most efficient/convenient?

What do hiring partners (or HR in in-house) generally think about a lateral that are in the middle of a part-time MS degree program (STEM MS program)?