How far in did you take your first depo? How did it go?

Mercer folks - can you share the career levels in consulting? Thank you so much! I'm trying to understand my target level. 7 YoE.

Ughhhh I feel so nauseous all day every day. I’m 8 weeks today and miserable. I have never felt such a constant unwavering nausea.

Hbs interview invites tomorrow - how are R2 people holding up?

Business Development professional with 6 plus years experience in handling large volume business (1000 contracts per year). I believe in Concept & Story based value selling with an ability to inspire, motivate and create loyal customers. I am planning for a career transition and passionate about learning about new products and services. If you are planning to build a team which requires above mentioned skills or if you’re looking for a team player with above mentioned skills - Happy to discuss.

Out of curiosity, how do you all feel about the “haha, recorder is a joke” jab from other teachers? While I enjoy a good laugh, it kind of bothers me coming from non-music teachers.

Have some Qns:
1. When do people typically do baby showers(what month of the pregnancy)?
2. when are you supposed to share your baby registry?
3. If you opt to do a maternity photoshoot, when is the best time to do it?
4. Are the maternity photos used in the baby shower invites?

First pregnancy and I just feel lost with everything! TIA

When should I start looking for housing in the Brooklyn area for a mid-august move in?

Who’s hiring seniors? Not much online at the moment and trying to get the scoop 🍨

Looking to move to Cali - anyone know of any Finance Manager roles (5/6+ YOE) ? Preferably in one of the big names (FAANG), or mid size. If culture is great and hybrid flexibility there, that would be great!

Feel free to DM, happy to chat! Thanks!

Question how much do y’all have saved at 35years old? I am really behind on saving and investing and I’d like to gauge where my peers are and what to aim for.

Hello,

My joining date with CTS is on 5th dec, i received message from CTS like onboarding pass not generated. When i try to reach out to HR , they are not responding.

Sent email to HR.

Any suggestions please??

Anyone ever purchase a Marriott brand mattress?
Looking at my rewards options for this year and considering the 40% a mattress purchase, but unsure of long term quality.

What are some good ways to reach out to influencers? Does this vary based on the social media platform they are on? An example of what can be said when reaching out would be good!

I am researching the salary range for a technical program manager (supporting UX/UI design team for software) within a large, globally distributed company (Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence).

My research is resulting in some wild ranges between $90k and $160k. Not super helpful. Can anyone help in narrowing that?

Also, this would be my first time negotiating compensation with a company this size so any ideas on what should be included in a compensation package would be great! TIA!

Anyone from AlixPartners would be willing to connect, would like to hear what you all do over there.

Took 6 years to graduate, almost dropped out. Ultimately ended up with 3.6 GPA BS from local state school.

What do you think is something I can express to turn this into a positive?

Hey fishes.. can anyone refer me for implementation job in Sap FICO

A partner put me in charge of a specific project that I ran independently. Things were going well. The client began asking me to do more and more, including revamping their system and internal trainings. The client even gave me a litigation matter. Suddenly, the partner became more involved. I was removed from meetings concerning the revamping, my trainings were cancelled, and he started micromanaging. He has now sidelined me from the project and trash talked me to the client. I am very upset.

Anybody own a classic or exotic car? What year make/model is it? Would you recommend it to others, or is there a different classic car you’d rather have?

Is Argentina v. France relevant case law that I can bill for this weekend?

Anyone else super slow? So far this month, I’ve billed 14 hours. 0.5 today. 😞

Corp/securities associate and lateraled to a 40-50 attorney firm earlier this year. I’m a non traditional candidate and considered a 3rd or 4th year and make $200k base. Waiting on raise/bonus info but can’t help but wonder if I could be making $100k more at a larger firm and working similar hours. I put a premium on the people I work with and have gotten a good rhythm here as well as built up a good rep so far. For reference I have billed avg. 180-200 hrs a month. Any insights?

Any firms pushing back return to office date because of the delta variant and changing situation?

Insight into Holland & Knight’s Florida offices? Salary/culture in litigation? They went to market pay for all offices right?

Do BL firms have workflow coordinators for junior associates?

Does anyone know what the salary and billing rates are for a 3-4th year associate at ogletree and littler in 𝐍𝐂 and/or NY?

Can we be honest for a second? No one has a clear policy for how we should be billing our time and no one wants to ask. I’ve heard perspectives ranging from, “a good faith estimate at the end of the week is sufficient” to “you need to have a timer going at all times and if you don’t turn it off when you pee, you’re committing an ethical violation”... also, “Bill anything that moves the deal forward” vs. “You can’t bill for collating documents. That’s not legal work.”

Partners: how many hours, including billable hours, do you need to work for a year? More than associates’ hours, or less, or about the same?

I keep being staffed on arbitrations, which I hate. Do you think it would be appropriate to tell the assigning partners that I’m not interested in that type of work? And if so, how should I do so? I don’t want the seem like a problematic unreasonable associate.

Biglaw Partners: Two questions. What do you enjoy most about being a partner? What do you dislike the most about being a partner?

How is it like acting for a lender on a PE financing? Is it really true that lender work develops you technically better than sponsor work?

What is the month of December like for a 1st year corporate/transactional associate at an AM 50 firm? Is it possible to take a week vacation over Christmas-New Years or is that just unheard of?

Can anyone share about how their firm handles origination? More specifically, how long do you have to work for a client that you didn’t personally bring in before you would start sharing in the origination? Current firm doesn’t have a policy setting forth metrics at which sharing would be required, so essentially, associates and less senior partners are at the more senior partners’ mercy. People have to actively decide to “give” a share in origination to those actually working the files.

Just got an iPad and looking for app recommendations, particularly for marking up PDFs. Would also appreciate any other recs/advice y’all have for a new iPad user. Thanks in advance!

Client gifts: thoughts on gifting a great puzzle to a client? I have several clients where I know food/wine won't work due to dietary restrictions. Our family always does puzzles at the holidays and I know these contacts have kids that might enjoy the gift. Any other ideas welcome!

#justlazyrecruiterthings spamming you about an open position at your old (awful) firm

What are the best firms to work in investment funds in Chicago?