How do you guys bill for emails? My firm has time capture but it is only semi helpful. I know I’m losing lots of hours bc I can’t keep track. Methods to keep time and also descriptions very helpful. Ty

I have an asset purchase of a retail store transaction. Seller is keeping the second location. Seller is licensing the name from the buyer. The licensing agreement is supposed to contain provisions so that the seller cannot offer promotions or discounts that the buyer does not also offer (i.e., seller cannot undercut buyer's pricing). I know very little about antitrust. Can anyone give me some suggestions how to enforceably draft this agreement, or is this arrangement impossible?

Any book recommendations on Clinical Trial Agreements?

I received an offer and asked about their parental leave. I don't plan on having kids anytime soon but would like to in 3-5 years and hope I can start a long-term career here. Was that a weird question to ask? The company initially responded that they are rewriting it so I didn't get much detail.

Big Law M&A Mid Level (year 4-6) Signing Bonuses. What’s Market these days? I’ve been hearing $50k - $100k, but wanted to see what folks were getting in the last few months.

Are there State/federal (or other laws) that govern the closure of a store? The entity owns other stores and will not be dissolving. Just shutting down one of its stores.

Anyone that works for DOD have trouble getting their CAC? I work with the Navy and haven't heard anything about issuing a CAC. Did they stop issuing out CACs?

My friend joined Capgemini recently as a test lead and they put him a project which is on its worst ever stage and people are always resigning from this project. He tried managing but everything is scattered and now his mental health is also disturbed. He asked for release but project manager said he will give PIP. What should he do ? Should he contact hrbp or any other way?

Has investing in your blog helped to bring in more paying customers?

Putting together a wedding weekend itinerary and have been dealing with a frustrating level of questions from some random in-laws who are known for stirring the pot. Would it be rude to say “please contact x with any questions. Kindly do not direct questions to the bride unless there is an emergency”? What is a better way to say this?

Anyone can tell me what an airport lounge looks like?

I’ve been unsustainably swamped for months. Partner said they wanted to add an additional, more senior associate to the team on one massive case that went from “stayed” to “on fire” in the span of a month. I said that sounded awesome and the thought of someone else having to take on some responsibilities was such a relief… so why do I feel competitive and threatened now that the senior associate has actually been added? 🙄

How does a person change their mindset to be more positive? I feel like I’m meant for my job, but blame all my life problems on it….having no energy, being single at the age of 30, etc. and it seems like a never ending loop. I look for new jobs, realize I have a good job then am ok for a bit then start it all over again. When I’m off of work I’m fine and realize I have it pretty good. Only real negative is I can’t vacation with my family in March due to my busy time.

Transitioning from law firm life after 6 years to corporate counsel in house position. Any good book recommendations to read before transitioning over?

How long does it take you to get your L1 after the 12 months? Is it a long processing time wait?

Trying to better serve the work and would love any of your thoughts on the following...
How can a strategist best serve your process? What does your ideal brief / project kickoff include?

What is the average salary for a data engineer with 5.5 YoE?
Skillset: Spark and Hadoop with hybrid cloud.
CCTC 13.5 fixed

Which companies offer good salaries for data engineers?

Any BigLaw tax groups not slammed/understaffed nowadays? We're in middle of our second big wave of departures since January without a single replacement yet, and it's looking like time to escape (unless every tax group is experiencing this).

I know that some other associates at my level are approximately 30% behind other associates in hours on a month to month basis. Yet all of these associates say they are “at capacity”, and myself and another associate still end up being assigned work instead of them. How do we handle this? For reference, all associates are around the firms minimum requirement, it’s just that a few of us are 30+% over and it is leading to burnout.

Incoming transactional attorney. Will be licensed (hopefully—July bar taker) in a non-UBE state. My firm has offices in almost every major city.

Do I need to wait 5 years before being able to waive into states to become licensed there, in case I want to leave my current state? How does that work?

Any IP lit laterals getting bonuses over the last year? Curious about Juniors in the 2-4 year range but all data points helpful

Midlevel M&A here and got my issues list pretty much completely rewritten - any tips on how to improve? Feeling dejected and like i’m not meant to be a corporate lawyer at the moment 🥲

If you were to lateral in the next month or so is it standard for the new firm to guarantee your full year end bonus given where we are in the year?

Conventional wisdom on current firm counter-offering when mentioning you have a few offers? I have an offer at a large firm in Miami. Current large firm has no office there but mentioned they can likely let me be there in a remote basis. BCG and a few other law blog sites have advised against accepting current firm counter-offers, e.g., likely to leave, not loyal, off partner track, etc., but would love to hear everyone’s thoughts.

If my firm doesn't match by March 21st, I'm going to start looking. That will be two months from the initial Milbank raise and three weeks from the Cravath re-raise. If they can't get their ducks in a row by then, I can only assume it's not going to happen.

How long did your longest matter last? I imagine litigators take the cake here but curious about deals as well.

When everyone says to max out your 401K, what percent are you contributing? Fidelity told me the max I could contribute is 75%. Is that a correct? How are you guys living if 75% of your pay is being taken out?

Advice/tips welcome to maximize hours for trademark prosecution?

How much do Biglaw firms pay in Brussels? I know they match US salaries in London, but is the situation the same for other offices?

Any insight on McDermott’s Delaware office?

What was the hardest class year for you? I used to think first year was by far the hardest but now I’m a third year and I’m really feeling the pressure to step up. I work in finance and at this point I’m expected to handle closing documents, manage first years, draft some portions of major docs, etc. I feel like I’m always frazzled, constantly second guessing if I handled something correctly and anxious to answer calls from clients/OC. The worst part is I think people can tell I’m a mess....

Anyone familiar with legal recruiting careers, specifically at Parker and Lynch? Thinking about making the switch. Any insight or advice is appreciated!

2020 grad with offer to join as BL lit associate. Don't want to leave anything on table. Anything I can/should negotiate? Outside of NYC.

Junior associates c/o 2020–how much did you put towards loans in 2021? (Money stashed away for post-forbearance also counts.) I’m bummed I did not do as well as I wanted to, and am just curious how others did and looking for motivation/advice. Graduated with 300k, put away about 45k this year.

Anybody here in an exempt org practice? What’s it like?

Where do the single folks in here meet people? NYC dating market sucks and tired of the apps

Omg.. everyone is leaving. I'm a junior and there's no mid levels and seniors. Its just me and the partner and I have no idea whats going on or what to do. Firm says its trying but ahhhh!!!!!