Feeling inadequate as a lawyer. Like I don’t feel I can do the work well. So I’m half assing the work. How long can someone half ass it and make it in BigLaw?

Any pakis in the house???

So drunk rn

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.

For FAR - what SIMs should I really focus on?

Looking to transfer my lease to someone, as I’m moving for a new job. 2 bed, 2 bath top floor unit off Callowhill and 15th for $2626 per month, move in ~12/1. It’s on the end of the building, so living room and bedroom are corners, tons of natural light. Fitness center, golf simulator, rooftop grills, concierge, the works. Let me know if you or someone you know are interested!

Anybody know any remote reinsurance roles?

I’m an industry senior, manager is retiring in 2 months & new tax director is joining this week. Have been at company for 15 months. Considering talking to HR & new director for a plan to grow my career at this company; company is growing & likely we will need 2 more ppl at associate/senior levels (we have 1 associate). What is a realistic time frame to set for promotion to manager & what goals should I be setting? Company is tiered partnership, acquiring new businesses & operates multi-state.

Thoughts on Kaepernick's protest by not standing during the anthem 🇺🇸?

Hello Fishes! Asking this on behalf of my Wife who is in TCS . What's the news regarding Quaterly Promotions, since there was an
apparent freeze on Promotions last Quarter?

PepsiCo or S&P Global....
Please suggest.
Roles:- Product Analyst - PepsiCo. Product owner - S&P Global India

CTC is very similar

How to stay focused and engaged on a project that’s not super interesting, go!

Just got dinged from my dream job

Feels bad man

I am thinking about doing voiceover. Should I contact an agency, should I record a demo first?

Guys

Can we expect 80% hike after 6 months in the current organization. I'm not actually planning to move out because of of hike, but because of the project which I got in which I'm not comfortable with. I'm interested to stay in the organization. But my supervisor said I have to stay in this project for atleast 5 years and HR asked to stay for atleast 2 years which I feel would loose my career.

Kindly provide a solution.

When recruiter says they’re hearing “wonderful feedback” after final round but team isn’t able to make a decision for a few more days. Any idea what this could indicate?

ChFC or CFP? And why? Also, take in consideration not having a Bachelors

What are people’s experiences or thoughts on a recently promoted manager in MTS making a move to industry, possibly one of the FAANG companies as a manager? Possible or a pipe dream?

Need some advice from my biglaw family. I’m a 2nd year lit associate. I will draft briefs and motions that I feel are pretty good and when I get them back from senior associates, they’re sometimes completely re-written. I’ve been assured I am not a bad writer and that “it will come” but the changes these seniors make are just SO GOOD. So my question is, how have people here become better legal writers? Is it just a matter of giving it time? I want to write like these senior associates write!

People joke about billing for thinking about a matter, but I actually puzzle together a lot of stuff while I’m doing something like taking a shower. That’s a 0.2, no?

Do lower ranked “big law” firms have better WLB? Deciding between a v10 and a V40. I don’t want to make partner and am not the best attorney (too Exhausted, no more motivation) so am thinking of choosing the V40 for either better WLB or smaller likelihood of getting let go.

A department (being vague) I partially work in is losing all it’s midlevels soon (no senior associates) leaving me and another junior. I also work in another department which I like better, but I feel like I’m now going to be consumed by this group because they have no one. I’m gonna be told “it’s a great opportunity to step up”, but clearly it has not worked out for any associate there for some time. Not sure how to handle this as the hours skyrocket, and if I have leverage to push back?

How much does a letter of recommendation from your current employer help when lateraling? I currently work at a top-tier regional firm in a small market (1M metro)and I’m moving to a large market. There aren’t any biglaw firms in my current market, but associates at my regional firm regularly lateral to biglaw in big markets. I’ve applied to biglaw firms in the larger market but not much luck. I’m well liked at my firm. Will a letter of rec from my employer be a significant boost to my app?

Can anybody explain how Proskauer’s “Sports Group” works? Is it a separate practice group? Or is it just a sub-group of various practices (M&A, finance, etc.) that focuses on sports clients?

How long do 1Ls have to accept their offers at your firms?

I appeared for a telephonic hearing to set a trial date but the judge and opposing counsel had no idea I had appeared because there was apparently another code you had to enter to unmute yourself.

#justlazyrecruiterthings spamming you about an open position at your old (awful) firm

I’m a first year who has been slow since my arrival at the firm. I ask for work, but don’t seem to get much. I hate the worry that this causes. What do I do?

How many emails in one day do you consider a lot? I am getting wiped out just from email management and not even getting to the actual work (drafting docs, etc)

Fresh Junior lateral and a colleague from past firm (different practice area) asked if I could take a pro Bono case because he trusts me with it. It would be completely creditable under my firm’s policy, but would it look weird to ask for pro Bono credit in my first few weeks post lateral?

Just worried it would look like I’m not prioritizing work that actually earns the firm money. Idk maybe I’m overthinking it. Thoughts? TIA!

Those in Tech M&A, what’s different about it? What keeps you interested?

What are your thoughts on Gunderson and Latham fund formation groups (especially VC vs PE work, including WLB and exit opportunities)?

Some partners are so stupid. In a free market system, if you want the good associate to work for you, you need to be a nice person. Otherwise, I have enough partners to feed me work and you’re the source of your own problem.

Does anybody know if WilmerHale would consider hiring a 2019 as remote/almost all remote (meaning work at home and come in when truly necessary but not just X number of days a week without a reason)?

Any insight greatly appreciated!

For those at firms without a billable requirement, what’s your personal or the firms unwritten rule? Junior in corp specialty group at v40 firm. My hours have been 122, 144, 164 for Jan-March

Took the afternoon off. Totally have stuff I could be working on but I’m too burnt out to care. Cooked a nice dinner for my husband and me (cooking is relaxing for me),and enjoyed a bottle of wine together… and just… talked. Hope you all can find moments like this too while doing this job.

For those using personal spreadsheets to monitor the status of the matters assigned, what program are you using? Trying to find one that best optimizes my workflow, I’d love to hear suggestions.

Billed 190 hours in December and felt good about that until I heard people in my group say I "slacked off" during the holidays. I hate this industry.