Ever been on a VC deal with a junior on the other side leading the deal - clearly unsupervised - and you feel like you’re their supervising associate? How to navigate this dynamic?

Hello Sharks,

Any suggestions on best term and health insurance. And what points we should keep in mind before considering the option?

Hii if anyone looking for female flatmate in kharadi or nearby location please ping me

Specific question for fish based in the UK.
Could you let me know what your employer contributions to your company pension scheme are?
For instance, they contribute half of your contribution up to a maximum of 3%. Before any tax incentives etc.
Interested to see the variances, it seems to be substantial from what I've seen. If it changes with level/seniority, please make that clear as well so we can differentiate between companywide averages and individual circumstances / positioning.

Currently on training about handling E-commerce (product research). Planning to have side hustle with it, anyone want to give a chance?

Has any one went from reinsurance back to insurance? The money is great and all but the W/L balance isn’t. Has anyone else felt the same?

Has anyone used Productboard with Jira? I’m specifically looking to understand how you manage epics within the Jira backlog. Currently our backlog contains the child issues for each epic

I was given a tentative offer for a job at a government hospital. The salary they are offering is lower than what I'm making now. For government jobs with a defined GS level salary on the job posting, do they have a wiggle room for salary negotiations?

Currently I work for a small company that does the construction of small cell utility poles and roof top sites for the major cell carriers like VZW, T-mobile, AT&T and so on. I am a project coordinator but I do everything under the sun. Created project tracker. Submitti bids, sourcing material, negotiating price on materials, handling post construction inspections, scheduling sub contractors, notifying stakeholders, coordinating with construction managers - property owners - building management.

Billables are low this month. Like I have 65 billable hours in so far. I’ve messaged partners over the last week to try and get more cases but there are tons of new associates who were just onboarded and were at a low point for business. I’m freaking out

What is the biggest instance of billing/billable hour abuse you’ve ever witnessed/heard about?

Any M&A tax practices out there that will allow remote/mostly remote work in the future? Where?

Is anyone a member of the SHRM Executive Network and do you see any value in your membership?

Are firms willing to clear an experienced hire? This is coming from someone that won't mind sitting in a scif all day.

It is 78 degrees inside my studio apartment. (Windows don’t open) and I don’t wanna turn on the AC overnight to avoid a high electricity bill. However, I might tonight. How much of an increase will it cost me?

First time H1 stamping. Looks like there are no visa interview dates in any of the consulates. Has anyone got their H1 stamped in Iceland /Maldives or any other country?

What is your salary for your job with a brief description if how many years of experience you have and what area of the world.

What are the top litigation practices in LA?

Biglaw capital markets mid levels, how many hours does it look like you will finish the year at?

Any Atomic Habit readers here? I’m brainstorming identity-based habits for two things I want to change:

-I want to bill more hours, so my goal is to become the type of person who bills at least 8 a day
-I want to drink less alcohol, so my goal is to become the type of person who drinks occasionally

Neither of these feel that helpful. Any one have suggestions for other identity-based goals that get at these changes I want to make?

How long did it take for you to provide your conflicts to the new firm for a lateral move?

I’m a first year associate and perpetually concerned I’m going to get fired bc I feel like my work product isn’t at the level it should be. Does anyone have an idea of how easy/ hard it is to get fired?

Any news from DPW? 🤔🤔

Great Idea: Let's mandate RTO industry-wide to kick off flu season.

How long of a commute would you consider to be too long? First year associate trying to balance convenience with living more frugally to save up some more money.

Lol a client just emailed saying they want to sign a $1.5bn deal (we are sell side) not at some point before or by, but rather ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

What the hell is wrong with people?

I’m an associate in a busy bankruptcy group (just started after a clerkship) and I’ve started to have to to turn down work because I’m too busy (I don’t tell partners no, but say something along the lines of “I don’t think I’d be able to start on that for a day or two”). How much is too much for saying no to work? This week I’ve been billing like 10hrs a day and worked late 3 nights

The fact that associates are getting laid off right now has me so anxious. I read way more into every single interaction and I feel like I am going to get fired. Anyone else feel like this?

Is it better to quit or get laid off? I know what to look for when being pushed out and with a combination of the work I don’t have and the work the firm seemingly doesn’t have, it just feels like a mess. I’ll note I have other job offers lined up because I felt uneasy here for a bit.

It’s looking bleak, but are any south florida firms hiring juniors for com lit positions?

Does anyone know what the onboarding process is like at K&L Gates? I start in a few weeks and I'm curious.

What are people’s experiences with SSRIs/did they help you with work?

When did you receive your signing bonus?

The key to making partner at a V30 firm is ________.

Any white collar defense attorneys care to share a day in the life? Best part of the work? Worst part of the work? Always been interesting in that area and want to work my way into it once I get off of leave.

I’m a second year associate and last night I was online until 2:30 AM waiting for one specialists comment to a purchase agreement. I had added all comments during the day from everyone else, and the midlevel and senior were online as well, but it seemed very strange to ask me to stay up just to add three sentences to a purchase agreement. Is this normal?

Opinion on Quinn? (Would prefer an opinion from people who actually work there and aren’t just bitter from opposing them)