Has anyone transitioned from in house to litigation?

Does anyone find themselves teaching live to black screens? it started with one now almost all if not all of my students are turning off their cameras. Do I just have to get used to this? I'd much rather teach to eye contact to know I'm not just talking to myself! Is it just me?

In Tiger, what is the scene of WFH/Remote work in future?
Honest opinions please

I prefer Starwood but I'm thinking about getting the Marriott card bc you can xfer the 80,000 Marriott pts to ~26.6K Starwood pts vs 25K Starwood pts. Plus a free Marriott night every year. Thoughts?

How could one make the decision on winding down their startup or not?

We're in backend architecture targeting the defi market. We've got a few clients, ~50k revenue after starting a year ago w/ low overhead. Can't seem to get an investment to scale the team and am having a hard time seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

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We've had ~30 pitches with large to small microfunds in

Can anyone provide insight on Horvath? Culture/salaries etc

I am heading into IVF and the clinic made us sign a document saying if one of us is tested positive for COVID, the whole procedure will be canceled. The testing must be performed at their site. My husband’s mom has been organizing a big family trip for two months. I already excused myself from that trip. But I am very worried my husband my get covid from this trip. His mom has a lot of friends who don’t believe in Covid, and she volunteers at a 2nd hand store. What would you do if you were me

I’m starting in a medical sales role tomorrow with an existing account base. What is the most important things to do/achieve in the first 90 days to be successful?

Vets, EMBA applicants, any otherwise intellectual human. I was accepted to the HBS Online CORe Program. I'm applying for Wharton & Columbia EMBA Programs ..was offered a $1350 scholarship cont

Senior sap application security consultant here. I am getting asked by clients for experience and help in improving their cyber security posture and I am interested in building cyber skills. Where...

Hello - can anyone point me in the right direction as to who are some good corporate strategy/corporate development recruiters?

Thanks!

I lateralled into biglaw from a compliance job a couple of months ago because I was given a "too good to be true" opportunity (2 years out of law school), and I have regretted it ever since. Has anyone successfully left biglaw after one year and gone in house or boutique? (Please no nasty comments, we all make mistakes when that much money is involved). I can afford the pay cut thankfully, just worried about the ability to find work.

Which websites or magazines reccomend with articles or topics related to Human resources?

Any exception to hearsay rules to admit testimony of a decesed plaintiff where we did not have a chance to cross-examine? I know it can’t come in but wondering if any exceptions exist? Corroboration of a co-witness testimony? Any thoughts- thanks! (NY)

Looking for book recommendations similar to the Caesar’s Palace Coup, Barbarians at the Gate etc…. I learn so much from these types of books because I get invested in the story

How does anyone get a booking for an interview with global entry?! Seems like everything is booked up

I am thinking about completing GWU cyber boot camp. I have my CISA and CISM. I also have a master’s in cyber policy. Is it worth it?

“They’ve got you under pressure doing overtime”
- Come Alive, Chromeo

Post your Friday accounting playlist

That feeling when you are reviewing the file of a recently departed senior attorney and realize that the statute of limitations on his case expires Friday, and he didn't tell anyone or calendar the deadline. 😭

I particularly don't want to work in this last week of the year because I want the billable hours to count towards 2022.

How are bonuses typically structured in all of your various firms? We are a small firm, relatively lucrative, hourly billing, few, if any, contingency cases. I am an associate as well as the office manager. I am expected to keep up with both jobs. When we discuss bonuses, the baseline is always billables only. I am essentially being docked for the admin tasks I must do - such as all HR, oversee clerks, interact with landlord, manage physical space, i.e. supplies, tech, materials. Advice?

Was strongly encouraged to come back to the office to set an example… uh get back to me when it’s a direct order

Does anyone know how the work life balance is at Carlton Fields, New Jersey office?

Need some advice re: vacation time. Big law first year in restructuring. Just found out our first years won’t be starting until at least Jan. 2021. I’ve been pretty busy this month - will likely bill close to 300, so I really need a vacation. The other juniors (they’re not first years) in my group have taken four day weekends, but I’d really like to take a week off next month. I also haven’t take a vacation since I started last September. Should I follow the other juniors, or just take the week?

How do you track your time spent reading and responding to emails? I don’t want to run a timer each time I open outlook, but I feel like I’m losing hours of billable time every day to one-off emails that I would never individually bill for.

Any thoughts or information on Gunderson’s LA or Silicon Valley offices? Trying to gauge how to approach applying/interviewing there.

Does Rudy Giuliani even have a license to practice law?

What are the salary ranges like in the Las Vegas, Nevada area? Can you make big money with good work life balance?

I’ve been a lawyer for a month and a half and every month my firm gives out a detailed income statement. It shows how much it costs to have us and how much we bring in. I’m routinely netting a loss for the firm. I try not to get too down on myself but seeing it every month is starting to get to me. I guess I should reach out to partners to see if I should be worrying about this, but it seems so embarrassing. Anyone experience this in the same stage of career?

Any advice on how to manage court and covid. Here’s my reality- I practice in a state with mid-level spread, a prohibition on mask mandates (prohibited both statewide and for the courts), and hard to come by testing with huge result lags. I have a court heavy practice (I am in court daily, 3-6 hours a day). Our courts are not doing ANY screening, social distancing, extra cleaning etc. today, for example, I had an afternoon of trials with 20-30 people in a (continued in comments)

If a recruiter asks what your average billable hours are, will you ever have to show proof of this number or no?

If you send court documents as a writing sample for an interview, do you redact or initialize the parties names?

Just found out that the real estate attorney we’ve been using - who’s also a friend of my husband - has been disbarred. Quick google search shows that he’s been indicted in a massive fraud case. Crazy to see how far and how quickly someone can fall.

Do you bill for software processing time? Time it takes to locate and open the proper Word document and exhibits, etc.

A close friend asked if I could represent her (pro bono) in her divorce. I’m not a divorce attorney and she’s 250+ miles from where I practice. How do you handle crazy “free legal” requests like this?

You are plaintiff. One of your defendants is a “doe.” You have to move for default judgment. Can you default a Jane Doe? Or do you just fail to prosecute the Doe and default the named defendant?

Howdy, is court investigator material discoverable? Are they able to be deposed? Looking in the code and not seeing anything. Happy Friday!

How different is being a GC vs. being a law firm partner?