First move in my career - would love to read your advice/tips/mistakes to avoid.

Moving from one BigLaw firm to another for the first time in my career after a long stint at one firm. I’d love to hear from those who’ve been through it before so I make this move a success.

What’s your best tip?
What’s your biggest mistake?
What do you wish you’d been told?

Please help me to choose

I have two offers in hand.

Nagarro - 21 Fixed + 1 Variable
EPAM Systems - 24 Fixed

Which one should I choose from above?

How can I request for counter offer to Nagarro? Can anyone please suggest some email template?

And yes, will Nagarro match my counter offer?

#offer #offernegotiations #multipleoffers

I recently graduated with a degree in Finance but feel like I want to work in a tech related role and wish I would’ve gotten a CS degree. I work at a SaaS company built on Salesforce and was wondering if certifications would be enough to be considered? I’m looking at Business Analyst or Product Mgmt

What would be ideal salary for i grade with 11 years of experience at BNYM corporate IT BU?

How is the Emerging Technologies competency in PwC India Kolkata in Tech Consulting.

I decided to come home to CA from NYC at the end of April 2020. How should I go about with filing my taxes since my work is technically in NYC and I didn’t change any payroll address. Do I file part-time resident for NY?

My mood has been fluctuating so much lately. Some days (yesterday) I wake up feeling invincible and some days (today) want to hide myself the rest of the world and feel like nothing will ever get better. I’m trying to push myself to make plans with other ppl and am really self-conscious about it cuz I don’t want ppl to see me in low spirit.. any ideas on how to fix that?

Oh man, another ATH, it really just keeps going it’s so crazy to witness

Just got my work laptop. I can login with work email. Trying to access my office 365,outlook it’s not working at all I got some error message when trying to login. 3,15- 89 something and I can use my phone an iPad to login just fine. Help

Rising 2L here…Just found out yesterday that one of my top target law firms is not participating in OCIs (they don’t have offices in my state). Any advice on the best way to move forward with them? Still planning to apply, just want to know what I should be doing. Thanks!

Other than Gibson Dunn, which V20ish firms have strong employment practices?

iManage can kiss my ass. It shouldn’t take me 5 minutes to open a document.

What are the levels at Slalom? How do they correlate with EY levels. Pay Range for Senior and Manager?

Is optum calling employees back to office? Junior level in gurgaon

Work is an emotional rollercoaster - change my mind.

My fiancé and I invested in a small startup about five years ago and are about to get a $300,000 pay out (after taxes). What would you do with an extra $300k? (We have no debt, have sufficient savings and own a home already so the basics are covered.)

i’m at work literally stressed about $3.5k (spread across there states) and this is why i can’t stand state taxation.

how you gonna shut down a business license over $100?!

Hi, I'm a third year. The only associate with a salary that's not an even thousand.

I'm sure they're right: $307,000 is simply not enough. But $308,000 is obviously too much. I'm glad they found the perfect middle ground for third years

Can someone explain to me what law clerks are in private practice? I'm based internationally but deal with our NY office a lot, and I can not figure out what the title actually means/where it sits.

If you can’t sleep before an interview should you ask to reschedule? As in, how bad does it look to ask to reschedule?

Could we throw some names of “lifestyle firms”/ firms where you can have a life apart from work?

Are tech trans hours better/more predictable than M&A?

What can a junior associate do about a mid-level that constantly asks questions about things they were cc’d on, sends dozens of piecemeal emails and is generally just super high strung and needs everything right away?? No other mid-levels I’ve worked with act this way and this individual I’m working with is driving me insane and I’ve spent countless hours attaching emails and saying “as explained in the attached email…”

For those of you with young children and a 2000 billable requirement, could you share what your typical daily schedule is like? Also do you have time to fit in exercise?

What’s a normal annual collections amount for a first year lit associate? I am on pace to pay my salary and generate some extra $ for my overlords. Is that good?

What is the average adoption assistance benefit at big law firms?

I’m a first year that’s inching toward second year. Partners in my group say “sometimes getting thrown into the deep end is the best way to learn.” However, I feel so lost. I feel like saying the above is just an excuse for not wanting to take the time to actually teach new associates.

Anyone looking for a roommate in NYC? F. 31. Move-in date: May. Budget: flexible, but preferably around $3000 or less per person. Neighborhood: north of 14th street. Please DM me. Thanks!

How can I sell my 2 years of clerkship as valuable experience for corporate work? I would like to get credit for at least one year (at least in salary, if I can’t in seniority). I know for litigation they are more clearly valued and linked to that type of work, but I have reconsidered my interests and now am thinking of going into corp. However, I don’t want to feel like I wasted 2 years clerking (which I don’t feel like that, but I have to convince an employer of that too). Any help or insight?

PROPOSAL: Can we start naming names with respects to layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts? Knowledge is power, and the only ones who benefit from vague exchanges of info. are the employers. Thank you!

Who’s working on the twitter acquisition? The dataroom has to be nuts.

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

Mid-level when she's leading the call: please make sure you take notes. It's expected of the person not leading a call (note I always take notes)

Me(jr): asked to lead a call for a different deal as training. Mid-level doesn't take notes (also on call) and tells me it's the job if the junior to take notes.

Joining a big firm next week as fully remote lateral and flying out to home office for orientation. The schedule has me in office until 4:15. I’ve already been told I won’t have any actual work. Depending on how many people are there and how it feels, I was planning to stay an hour extra but should I hang around the office until later? First time visiting this city so it’d be great to take in some sights too (although that’s not a priority of course).

Other than Gibson Dunn, which V20ish firms have strong employment practices?

iManage can kiss my ass. It shouldn’t take me 5 minutes to open a document.

Thoughts on Dechert FRE (real estate)?