Does your employer require that you make up billable hours when you are out on PTO? I would think that would be considered a banking time arrangement rather than PTO.

so I have trouble presenting myself well. I usually look haggard and I seem to wear out shoes and clothes at an alarming rate. Looking for a few good guiding principles to improve on this. M fish

currently in tax, thinking about trying to switch to advisory. anyone done this and have any advice? would i get a pay cut and/or lose my senior associate title?

Any guys in nyc?

What are y’all thinking about Kanye West/Ye?
Adidas following others dropped him today for his consistent anti-Jewish stance.

Are your students talking about it?

Since it seems like every service line and every public accounting firm is bleeding people where are all these people going? Are there that many open jobs in industry?

Has anyone recently joined pwc? How long does background check take? When should I expect to receive equipment? Thank you in advance for sharing!

Hey, I’m from Canada, and originally from London, UK

I’ve been in the tech sales industry for around 5 years now and am looking for a mentor to pick their mind in just experience, how they found progression, what they’d recommend and just a push as a whole

Is anyone interested in being a mentor at all?

Just now I have sent my welcome email to onboarding manager. And my doj is on Monday. Can someone please tell me the next process or which link we need to join?

Hello. I am looking for new opportunities as a TPM. I came across a role at dropbox that I think would be a perfect fit. Would anyone be willing to provide me with a referral? Much appreciated!

Which companies does Salesforce’s consider as it’s true competitors?

Anyone need assistance hiring for Q4? Comment below and I’m happy to assist!

Resigned from my job for blatant racism last week. Been a contingent worker for 6 months. The manager that recruited me unfortunately left after a couple weeks and went to another company. She however recommended me for the permanent opportunity to higher management. The acting manager came in, permanent role was posted, I applied, interviewed……manager told me they chose someone else external for the role. I could sense the manager had no intentions to hire me permanently

Is Deloitte Advisory filing H1 B renewals uner premium processing?

Glad that more stores are closing on Thanksgiving nowadays, I hope it continues. Cashiers have families too and I'm looking forward to seeing mine this year

Hello all,

I need a referral for Linux profiles.
Kindly refer me if there is any opening about the same in your company.

When would trump announce more stimulus package? Monday morning before open?

Hi all, NEED REFERRAL in Accenture ⚠️
~ Analyst Roles ~

(Navi Mumbai or Mumbai office, priority in that order)

For more background I'm a Fresher with internship experiences in major startups.
Please help since I've been applying for jobs for over 4 months and no progress yet.

Any thoughts on Laundry Service?

Best divorce lawyer in NYC?

Any non-US lawyers who have been hired by an Am100 firm without having sat the bar? Looking for an opportunity in the US, if possible DC or NYC, and currently working for Big Law in Europe.

Would like some tips re hiring process + visa from those who have succeeded. Looking for a 1-2 year stay and open for longer term

As a junior, how do you deal with the anxiety that the advice you provide to a partner based on your research (that is being sent to client without much supervision) could be wrong or incomplete?

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

I feel like I’m wasting my time waiting on CA bar results 😭, any tips on how I can use this time effectively?

I was hired by client to draft a form MSA and SOW (the client is a freelance HR coach). She showed her form to another freelance HR coach and now they want to use the form I made for my client and my clients asking if that’s ok? Any advice?

Those who are voluntarily returning to the office — how often are you going and what days seem to work for you? Looking to slowly incorporate a few days here and there for change of scenery etc. — will add there is no pressure to do so (yet).

Advice on managing up / enduring toxic deal teams? I’m at the point where my stomach drops any time I see something come in from certain people. Everything is behind, client is unhappy, I’m exhausted and simultaneously being micromanaged without guidance on big-picture/substantive issues. I keep trying to tell myself at least this is consulting and the project will be over... eventually...

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

Parental leave: do you have to be at a company or firm for a year before being eligible to take parental leave? Are there any companies/firms that don't have this requirement?

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

Constantly worried I’m going to get fired because I don’t know where I stand at my mid sized law firm (second year associate).

What kind of professional development/marketing-focused seminars/webinars/etc. has your firm offered that you found helpful?

Advice Request: Started my career litigating. Switched to niche transactions (so about half and half at this point). Halfway through a year long sabbatical and reevaluating what I want to do (left before jumping to Senior associate). I’d like to get into litigation again in a practice group I don’t have experience in. Any suggestions on how to do this? How to approach firms and partners etc? Past 2 firms on my resume are top 30.

I’m junior to two Legal Counsel (I work in-house) who are passive aggressive towards each other. They don’t attend each other’s meetings and leave each other out of email CC’s. It’s pretty clear this is done on purpose as one of them has bitched to me about the other.

What would you do in this situation?

What is the most “do as I say, not as I do” thing you’ve been told or punished/reprimaded for as an associate?

Any advice on how to deal with a partner/boss who is shifting all responsibility to me with zero guidance, no mentoring, and an unwillingness to discuss the issues? (Small firm, only associate under this partner and have been working at the firm for 2 years). There are an increasing number of passive aggressive comments from the partner who expects to be completely hands off once the case lands on my desk. Wants me to figure it all out despite cases being from different areas of law.

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.