Happy Pride Y'all!! 🏳️‍🌈✨ Question for anyone who has attended Lavender Law - should I go home Wednesday night or Thursday morning? Firm is giving me the choice to stay the extra night, but not sure if it's worth it? Pros/cons of staying longer? Thanks! 💙💙

I’m adjunct at FIDM LA and looking for guests to speak at my two classes this Fall. This is within the social media BA program. Community management and new media strat. DM me. All welcome! Thx!!

WOW this interest group is so small. We are still so early. I guess I will ask something: Are you buying the "dip"? Also thoughts on DCA vs Lumpsum in btc.

How does one find a therapist? Like what are the steps to finding a good therapist and does insurance cover anything? Everyone always encourages therapy, but never gives a run down on how to start.

How do you handle it when the kids just want to gather around you and chit chat? I feel so pressured by all the things that need to get done that I have to ask them to tell me later. Ideas please!

Is anyone investing in liquid funds? How do they benefit and what are their returns?
Recommendations are welcome.

hi fishes,

does anyone have the consulting corporate travel policy of their big 4 firm handy? can you please share? i want to switch from EY to others and looking for where I can be at more comfort with the extensive travel.

Educators of Color, where y'all at!?!? 😂

@BC what do you think about SHOP puts?

Does anyone still play StarCraft?

Anyone here kindly help me put a referral at Google infrastructure team? Currently working as Lead Cyber Security Solution Engineer with experience in deploying network monitoring tools and engineering experience in transitioning from on premises to cloud environment.

Can we have a thread to get a view on bonus amounts this year?

Bonus amount
Role level
Industry
Company name
% of gross

Any recs for mixology classes for couples?

So... my husband just came home drunk and covered in his own epic shart. Which somehow, incredibly smells even *worse* than that sounds. And he's now locked himself in the bathroom.

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Hi Fishes,

Is anyone joined paypal recently for analyst role. It would be really helpful if you share your experiences on SQL hackerank test

Thanks !

HCl tech takes how many days to release offer letter after approving asked CTC?
Also do they change base location post offer letter release?
My HR said first take offer letter and then request for location cahnge.
Pls guide.

Do PEs offer singing bonus or relocation fee?

Hi,

I am joining Citi next week kharadi pune location.
Just wanted to confirm a few things.
C12 AVP Role

Is Citi providing laptops? What kind of work model is followed? Hybrid/wfh/wfo

How is the onboarding process? Virtual or do we need to visit the office on the first day.

Is free cab transport is provided ? How people from far distance are managing to commute to office?

How is WLB?

Please guide.

Hello everyone,

I am working in production support right now. And I don't want to work in support anymore.
I want to be Java full stack developer. But I don't know what all technologies are involved in java full stack.
Could you please tell me which technologies I should prepare to be a "Java full stack developer"?

Thank you in advance.

Today is the first day of the new work week! What are your goals for this week?

I really feel like I should be excused from this "diversity and inclusiveness" training stuff lmao. It's about implicit bias and I'm sorry it's just not believable coming from an old white man's mouth when there are maybe 4 non-white associates. We're having these meetings 3 times this week. 🤦🏽‍♀️

What are the chances of getting a lower offer because you're POC applying at a fairly large law firm? Not big law or anything but still. Friend and I both got offers, came out of the same school and have very similar internship experience. He's white and I'm not, his offer is significantly higher. How low is low enough to walk away?

Thinking of pivoting from insurance defense to something more meaningful and (dare I say it) with more work life balance. Currently in my 7th year of practice and am just tired of ID. Anyone make the transition? Any advice?

I’m a newly barred attorney in Atlanta, Ga and I need two things: (1) a mentor who has time to be a mentor; and (2) a job opportunity. I am open to being a staff attorney or junior associate. CAN YALL HELP ME PLEASE?!?

I’m not sure what I’m looking for in this post, but I feel I just need to get stuff off my chest. I’m a new attorney, my first job is as an ADA in a large county in a rural comm. It’s only my 1st month in the position and I’m having trouble feeling as though people are complacent and often times careless with peoples lives. I’m the only Latin/POC ADA and 80% of our defendants are Latino when they make only 25% of the county pop. We have LOTS of discretion to offer pleas, but honestly I’m not

Does anyone in this group have ADHD? Are you finding that working in a law firm setting and billing hours is just not something they can do or is it possible with the proper medication and therapy?

I don’t cut my hours, I consistently reach 7 hours a day, but it’s not enough to meet my firm’s minimum requirement. I’m usually working 9 hours/day.

Anyone in this bowl based in Central Florida that would like to connect?

Has anyone found success developing business or building their book? Specifically businesses (not individuals)? Looking for new ideas to get clients in the door.

Does anyone feel like it’s difficult to gain acceptance and find allies when you’re a POC? I have attended happy hours, social events, and lunches, but I am not getting the same amount of traction as the other new lawyers who are white. Don’t know whether I should keep trying or just give up. Also don’t know whether it’s my personality or people at the firm. 😢

I handleda very difficult and convoluted succession for a black family. My client was astute and intelligent. We got along great. His family was difficult. Willfully ignorant.

Part of the succession dealt with clawing back $450,000 in insurance proceeds that a niece fraudulent received from the decedent by making herself the beneficiary on policies. A separate attorney was hired to handle that part before I was hired to handle all other matters, including settling a $500,000 debt with the...

Does anyone know what the dress code is for the upcoming CAALA Trial Skills seminar? Do people usually wear suits or is it business casual? Thank you!

how does anyone actually bill 8.5 hours a day?? Even on my most productive days I can only hit 6, 6.5.

Hey all, I’m starting a new job soon (in 2 weeks to be exact), but I haven’t been contacted by the firm. Should I be concerned?

What was your experience with the LSAT? Do you think it's gatekeeping, preventing students who can't afford it (often people of color) from entering the field? OR is it helping future attorney's of color by giving them a chance to go to a top school regardless of grades? I've seen questions about the LSAT all day and just want to know how people feel.

Single black female. Late 30s, no kids. Is it better to practice in a smaller market that’s close to major cities, lots of professional opportunities, but no real single professional scene? OR be in a bigger pond/major city with more professional and networking opportunities, oversaturated with lawyers of color, more competition for professional opportunities, but bigger dating pool?

What is the starting Salary for entry level insurance defense attorney in NYC area?

I saw that Orrick had an Attorney's of Color retreat in New York. Does anyone work there who can speak on how it was? If not, is there a retreat/coalition/group for Attorney's of Color at your firm?

Have you ever been told off by an older attorney of color? We have one Black partner at our firm and in conversation with him this morning he told me I should work on sounding and looking "more professional" and not let my "tone" or "bad attitude" get in the way. I don't think I've ever had a bad attitude at work, and whatever "tone" I'm speaking in it's my normal one. As a Black woman I just feel super weird about it and kind of sad.

Might be a silly question but I will throw it out there. Anyone have any tips on best practices to preserve a silk press overnight? Currently have silk pillowcases but wrapping always ends up a fail.