Feeling incredibly lonely to be the last standing person in my class. How do you deal with this feeling of emptiness while picking up all the workload of those who left 😭

Was there any market correction that Accenture did for Strategy & Consulting employees recently? If yes how much was that?

Does having an excellent advertising pedigree give you the right to treat people badly? Any advice on dealing with extremely rude and extremely smart strategy humans ...

Partners, what are signs/examples that a project’s leadership is prioritizing the clients needs over the team beyond the normal ‘nature of client service’? Is a convo is worth it?

Looking for a good recruiter in central to puppet Florida...anyone have any one that they can recommend?

Do you dress up to go into the office?

Anyone have visibility into Publicis’ programmatic practice? Where they hide their extra fees, etc even though they claim to be transparent?

Anyone know of going freelance copywriter rates in Tennessee?

Who knew interviews are a whole different process on its own. Very exhausting, answering lots of questions and thinking. I’m completely done with 2022 interviews. These interviews are just mhmmmm.

I have 2 YOE non-consulting. What level would I come in at BCG? If Associate will it still take 2 years to get promoted to consultant?

I have my first round interview (phone case) with McKinsey tomorrow. Any tips on what to expect with the phone case? Will there be an introduction (elevator pitch + why McKinsey?) or will they jump straight into the case? It’s only 30 mins.

PE ops companies in Singapore?

Anyone heading for Milestones in Orlando this week? Would love to connect with some fellow Latino 🐠

Does anyone have a recommendation for a tax professional in the Bay Area?

Best weekend duffel bag? I need space for shoes and organization! And stylish but not over the top. A “grown up” looking 💼

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One of life’s small luxuries is when your colleagues narrowly miss the closing elevator doors and you get to ride up all on your own 🙏

Does anyone know what Kirkland’s billing year is? Aka when do hours start again?

Is "attention to correspondence" an appropriate description for the 17 hour block bill yesterday? Asking for a friend.

Was interviewing with a firm and soon after receiving an offer, learned of bad culture/toxic partners in the practice group from a couple of associates who recently lateraled from the firm. I turned the offer down. A partner that I clicked with while interviewing reached out asking me why I turned down the offer. Should I be honest and relay what I heard?

First year here. Do associates get fired for not meeting the billable requirements?

My work product is becoming worse and partners are noticing/commenting. I just hate the practice area so much that every time I am asked to do something I just get it done as quickly as possible and can’t be bothered to put in effort. I think I need to quit so I’m not fired for bad performance with a horrible reputation. Am I nuts and should I just wait til they let me go?

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

Thoughts on recording meetings. In Texas and have ADHD. I’ve been recording internal meetings for the past couple of weeks and my work product has improved exponentially. I’m able to go back and listen to the directions over again. In law school I had a note that gave me permission to do this. Is this taboo in a firm?

Is it important to tell recruiters your end goal when first reaching out? For example, I’m interested in switching from litigation to transactional, but my eventual goal is to go in house. Is that important to mention or precarious? Would recruiters have insight into the best way to make that goal happen?

Specialists: any tips on how to maximize efficiency? I’m typically working on 5-8 different matters on a given day and feel like I lose a ton of time switching back and forth

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Ever get so bored that it feels exhausting to do work, even a simple task?

Thoughts on taking a position in the same practice group and same class as your spouse?

Does having a JD and an MBA make an impact on salary/hiring chances upon law school grad/summer associate positions?

I already have an MBA and curious if it makes any impact at all.

To the lender counsel that forgot to mention they needed original signature pages for a deal that closed early this year and decided to chase and harass me a day before thanksgiving and a day after thanksgiving multiple times. F*ck you. I don’t know what is driving your lack of courtesy but I have represented the same bank before and know their usual original signature requirement.

Has anyone heard anything about Up or Out? Got an invite a couple of times, but trying to figure out if this is a scam or something.

I am a person, not a machine. That is all.

I wish I had even a tiny fraction of the energy I had when I first started this job

PSA - We are headed into a self-imposed economic slow down. Now is not the time to lateral but if you do, I would make sure you are at a recession-proof practice or firm. The top law firms will be okay (they always are) but if you are part of a larger group of associates with no work, you are likely to be axed. Latham did it in the 2008 and 2011 and it will happen again. If you are an associate or really anyone but a rainmaker, you are expendable.

Kasowitz Benson - what is your opinion of them?