Horror stories from your law school career services department? I was struggling due to a family emergency that delayed my bar and put my career in hold, so I sought help from my law school’s career center.

In an email, they suggested a data entry job and provided a link for me to apply. The link was to a fake listing phishing scam page loaded with ads.

I stopped asking for their help after that.

Single 25 F. Any single males 25-30 yea on here ?

PwC travel code? Needing it for personal travel

Gentelmen,

Could you suggest a good pubic hair removal cream or any other way you use to remove it?

Please don't suggest trimmer. Tried it, want to explore different option.

Thanks in advance!

I went through two rounds of interviews for
a job that the posting stated $36.66 per
hour (FP&A Analyst)…the company
recruiter had told me in the initial call the
pay could be 32-36 because of the other
benefits. If I do get a job offer what range
should I try for? I was really hoping to get
around the 36-40 but now I feel like they
may try to offer lower than what was
posted. Also there was no range but the
average for this position is upper 70s-90k.
Thanks for any help!

How do you mentally escape work when you're not there?

Has anyone recently applied for police clearance certificate at Indian consulate in NY. What is the process? Can’t find much information on the website and they are not open for walk-ins either.

Suggest some happy shows!

Can someone refer me for SAM (Software Asset Management) consultant opening? Please. Knowledge on Procurement, Software Licensing, Compliance, ITIL etc..

Any guesses on deal flow for the next few months? It’s been crazy recently but how long will it continue?

Anyone have thoughts on quality between Samsung and LG for refrigerators? Saw an LG one for 30 cu and Samsung for 28, very similar features but LG makes craft ice; how ever with my corporate discount the Samsung one is about 1k cheaper

Looking for a new apartment in the DuPont/Logan Circle/Shaw area! Anyone got a building you love and would recommend? I would love a two-story loft-style apartment but can’t find many in the area... and I am fine paying more for a new building with a nice gym!

I was admitted to 2 MBA programs. Accepted A and declined B. Admissions from B called today and said they thought I was such a good fit they wanted to set up a 1:1 call with the Dean next week. Is this common?

Anyone have experience with the building 20 Broad St in FiDi?
Seeing mixed reviews of 5 and 1 stars and not quite sure what to make of them overall.

Looking for some sincere advice. I absolutely bombed a case interview today. I’m defeated. I performed as well as someone with zero preparation after over a month of prep. I seem to always panic, I get disorganized, I’m flustered and lose sight of important relationships in cases. I feel like I need a complete overhaul. Any advice of what has worked to help you change your instincts? I care more about building up my skills and self improvement than I do about doing this for an interview. TIA

Please send recommendations for a landlord-tenant lawyer in NJ. To advise a tenant or sublessor

Any management consultants turned lawyers in this bowl?

Curious how typical it is to feel extreme imposter syndrome as a 1st year...I’m a few weeks in at a biglaw firm and for the first time in my life I feel like everyone else is running laps around me...I’m not getting a lot of work but I’m second-guessing myself on nearly everything I do...is this normal?

Anybody know where to donate old casebooks from law school (preferably in the DC area)? The books are over 5 years old so newer versions are probably available and they have heavy color-coded highlighting.

Is it legal/ethical/normal for a firm to take out a life insurance policy on an employee it finds out has been battling serious health issues (and has the employee reluctantly sign a consent to it)?

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

First year review: I have to become a better legal writer/ writer in general. Writing was never a strong suit and this has to change.

Please drop book recommendations!!

Thoughts on: 1) the winning brief; 2) point made; 3) legal writing in plain English

Those who work in estate planning — what do you like about that area of law?

We are working on trying to convince firm management to update their very outdated meal reimbursement policy. Do others mind sharing what theirs are? Interested in maximum amount, whether there is a billable hours requirement, whether meals have to be delivered to the office, and whether any changes during pandemic. Thanks! If you don’t mind supplying law firm, would appreciate it.

Anyone decide to cut back on certain friends/acquaintances who are in different places in life professionally and financially? Finding that I have less and less in common with my non-professional careered friends as I grow in my career as a lawyer. Anyone else experience the same thing?

Firm email system is down today so.....snow day?

I’m a 2nd attorney who recently moved from ID to PI defense representing large multinational corporations in slip and fall accidents and MVAs. I have full autonomy over my cases and the experience is incredible but I hate billables, reporting to clients, and I don’t love personal injury. I’m still inexperienced and have ways to go. I get great feedback from the partners and know I’m doing a good job. However I can’t shake this feeling that I’m not where I’m supposed to be. v v v

New job offer, for the first time in my (relatively short) career, I am being asked for a background check. I’m nervous as I have a misdemeanor that was resolved as key 2009. Felony plead down. (Cont)

Discussing another firm's merger with my own and another partner said, "that firm (the merging firm) was shopped, and that's all I want to say about that." What does "shopped" mean in this context? He obviously didn't want to keep talking about it so I didn't ask in the moment, but not knowing is bugging me. Anyone know?

I graduated top 10.8% of my class, so I missed out on order of the coif. How do I put this on my resume that’s not extremely douchey? Top 11%?

If you’re an attorney and someone asks how you are and you respond with: “Living the Dream”. Please stop.

I was a state prosecutor for 3.5 years and now entering civil litigation. What “year” can I reasonably be expected to be for compensation purposes? Obviously I don’t have 3 years of civil experience but some of what I learned will translate.

I just found out a lawyer 2 years my senior has written off some of my time through our secretary (and without partner approval). I’ve never heard of this happening (eg a non-partner taking it upon themselves to edit another lawyer’s time). I’m not even sure if this is allowed and I reckon the partners would be pissed if they knew. Should I call this out? Biglaw firm.

I’m a felony prosecutor and have never worked in the private sector (both before and since becoming an attorney). I’m considering switching to a private firm, but don’t know where to start. My private law friends have recruiters reaching out to them based on where they work. How do I get recruiters to notice me? Should I be hiring a recruiter? (Is that even a thing?)

— realizing I have a few blind spots!

How many YOE for each: junior, mid, and senior?