Has anyone made a move from a boutique firm to Big Law, regretted it, stuck it out, and found success? I am in the ‘regretted it’ phase, but it may be culture shock. I started as a legal assistant for a solo practitioner 11 years ago and am now an IP Paralegal. I’ve never had keep track of billable time, and I think that’s one of the biggest adjustments.

Hi,
Is python+microservices+ gcp is good techstack to grow?

Hi All, i have a total of 7.6 years of experience and i want to move to IT backround. Can someone suggest me any IT course which will help me to switch without BE.

In a serious relationship for the first time since starting with the firm. Advice on how to balance career and personal life? I promote to manager this fall and want to succeed in both realms

Does having a masters in graphic design, fine arts or advertising benefit you and help you move along in your career? Or does knowing the right people and type of company help you move along?

Which offer is better?
€100K per year in Netherlands (with 30% ruling) OR
45000 AED / month in Dubai?

For a family with a kid.
Tech stack: SRE/DevOps/ Cloud architect
People staying in Europe and dubai please comment.

My priorities: Long term stay, better education , quality life, location with better security, law n order and less hussels.

How did you get better at advanced PowerPoint/ making slide decks consulting style ? Any on line courses / videos you recommend?

What are the best exit opportunities after working in ODD, CDD, valuations for a few years? IB? PE possible?

Currently a program manager but not sure if I want to stay as one long term. Curious what other common paths people go into after project management?

Hi Folks,

Please suggest which company is better to join for 3 years exp tester who is willing to switch to developer profile-
Cavisson Systems or Bravura solutions

What is the best time to go into industry tax if you have no intent on staying long term (SM/Partner)?

FTI 🐠: What’s the promotion like there? How are evaluated outside of client work? Do you have required firm initiatives?

Or is client work the only thing that matters at year end?

Do product management roles transfer well across industries? For example, would a director of product management role at Visa be interesting on an application to FAANG?

Big 4 to West Monroe transition thoughts/experiences? (E.g. WLB, benefits, culture, projects, etc) TIA!

I’m thinking of making a switch from 4YOE in Industry to Public as a senior associate in Assurance. Do PA firm expect you to already know everything, or do they provide training to help you catch on? How challenging is it coming from industry to PA? What could be some of their expectations? And how do you exceed that?

all of the project/program managers out there, how did you get started & what advice do you have for someone looking to pivot into the career with no experience?

If you’ve just turned SA2 in audit but you have an option to do PwC CF in SE Asia, would you take it ? Or try and stick it out in London Audit for another year or two to try and eventually make the move?

What do you see as most attractive exit ops in Europe? In the US, everything is about Tech/FAANG, but it seems way less attractive in Europe (less strategic roles, comp. seems much lower than in the US, very centralized around London/Dublin).

Went from a big firm to work for a smaller firm. The people in the smaller firm are protective of their work and are good by their work too. I no longer feel chaos or stress. I am treated with respect and my schedule is more normal. I am even working more billable hours than before, but it feels like a seamless experience. I don’t work then past 5pm or anything out of the ordinary for this time of the year. I am so grateful!

I have 4.5 yrs of work ex and joining as ACON at KPMG. Will I get promoted to CON in next cycle i.e October 2023 or so I have to wait until October 2024?

Is anyone currently pursuing the CIA certification or recently passed? I am having trouble passing part 2. Any advice is welcomed. I passed part 1 over a year ago and haven’t been able to accomplish the next hurdle.

Need to buy an engagment ring and I am clueless. What should be the diamond carat?

3/23 Thread (General):

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Is paying a career coach worth it? $4000-$5000. I was looking at Madeline Mann. How true are the success stories?

Hello, anyone looking for a mid-level AD in NYC?

Hi All,
I had my 1st round of interview with Executive Director and 2 leads for Technical role. I have 2 queries-
1. How many rounds should i expect in total considering I clear everything? (I think my first round itself has technical + manger/director)
2. How long (time) will it take to get an offer?
TIA :)

Is 36LPA good in IQVIA for below-
Position offered: Pune, India - Lead Software Developer - 140
YOE: 7.11

Also, how much is the annual hike in %

Received an offer from IQVIA and base location is bangalore.The offer came with relocation expenses which the company will provide.I do not wish to relocate at the moment and would want to wfh for now.

Is there a possibility of working from home out of your base location ? Have the employees started going back to office ? A little confused here, please clarify.

Hi 👋
I've currently been shortlisted for account manager role and my current CTC is 45lpa with 10YOE. Could someone help me with the iqvia grade band and what can is the scope for negotiation?

Is a certified check more secure than zelle? Those are my 2 options for paying for a sublease

Hi Chicagoland!! Hope all are healthy. Any tips for navigating WFH long-term? Survived week 1 but now sure how much longer I can stay motivated...

Can we purchase alto , requirement not big car just to be in Bangalore so that me and my wife both can drive. Any suggestion

Hey guys.

Anyone ever shipped a music video before and use Yangaroo?

I’m searching for a full time Sr Level Agency Producer in Raleigh. If you have any recos, please send them my way!

Do you know what is the worst and heart burning job in this IT world????

Being a HR earning peanuts and giving every Tom ,Dick and Harry 20 plus offer letters .....need to know actual HRs opinion on this ?

I wonder what has worked for you when interrupted during meetings?

I have a total taxable income of 1978050 for. Which I need to pay 330915 as a tax as per new regime.
I don't have any investment and also as working from home living in my home town so no rented house.
Please help me to save some tax
TIA

What is the average paralegal salary in NC for a commercial real estate law office? I’ve been with a great firm for the last 9 years but am starting to wonder if I’m being compensated fairly. The company is about 30 employees (mostly attorneys) but I work primary for 4 of the attorneys.

anyone have feed back on Bridge and
Maria Baldini-Potermin & Associates, PC? I got an interview at both.

Hi all! I recently made a change from HR to legal. I am now a paralegal II - Immigration specialist making 65-70k hourly base for a fortune 100 company. My office is situated in Missouri. Was this a good offer?

Corporate and IP paralegals what do you do on a daily basis and why do you think it’s so hard to break into these fields?

I’m interviewing with another firm next week. Has anyone made a switch like that before? How did you do it? I work in a small criminal firm now. Interview is with a same size/practice area firm.

I have my first case review I am kind of nervous about it, wish me luck. I am not scared, I am just nervous about it.

Hey, does anyone work for Jacobowitz Newman Tversky? Would love to know more about the office and culture .

So I have my bachelors in criminal justice and I just finished my paralegal certificate course today. My attorney should be making partner this year. With that being said I told her that I would complete my certificate by the summer around the time she would make partner. Should I mention to her Monday that I completed my paralegal certificate in hopes that the raise will be bigger or should I wait until June when she makes partner.thoughts?

I did it! I got an in-house Paralegal position after years of working and being burned out at different law firms. I was going to leave the legal field all together because I was so burned out and depressed, but I decided to give the field one more chance if I was able to go in-house. Prayerfully, this transition will be a good one.

I write economic loss reports. Am I allowed to give a redacted sample of my written economic appraisals to a recruiter? If so, what specifically should I redact.

Starting Ropes and Gray in MA Corp. area. any warnings/ “a heads up” that I should be cautious of when starting? Any advice for someone just starting out to be successful? What’s the WLB like?

I’ve been a paralegal for about 30 years in private law firmS. As I get older, I feel like it’s time for a semi-career change. Either an office manager position or perhaps a corporate position where I can travel a little since my kids are grown and I’m an empty-nester. Has anyone made this type of transition? Advise welcome. TIA

When you walk in Friday morning to a dumpster fire of a file (that you’ve never worked on before) sitting on your desk, with no note or email to go with it. It’s as if I’m supposed to magically divine what to do with it. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Any experience working as a corporate paralegal with Cooley, LLP?

I hate due diligence requests. Every time my email notification pings I want to cry. I’m already going as fast as I can.

Paralegals: My firm is looking for a paralegal, and I see the job posting advertising the salary as $65-$75k, with benefits. Is this a good salary for a paralegal (Greater LA area)? I’m not the decision maker, but it’s been a few weeks with very few applicants. I’m curious if there’s something hurting the firm in its search.

Fried Frank reached out to me about an open senior real estate paralegal position they have in NY, and at first I wasn’t looking to move from my current firm, but then we talked salary (a nearly 50% raise) and now I’m willing to listen a little bit more. What are people’s thoughts on Fried Franks Real Estate team in NY?

I’m currently a bankruptcy paralegal. Not sure I want to stay in bankruptcy forever. I’ve heard it can be really hard to change practice types and break into a new area of law. Anyone have experience or tips/advice on doing so?