I get incredibly frustrated when Courts don’t give attorneys courtesy when they need to move a hearing. In my state a vast majority of the hearings are set between parties and coordinated with the clerk. So when they aren’t and I’m booked somewhere else. I’m now at fault.

Any Houston male 35+ looking to meet this weekend for a walk, brunch, afternoon movie, or chat?

No pressure just meeting. You have to be single. 😎😊

DM.

I have a hard time articulating and communicating ideas to my team. On top of that, English is not my first language. I’m 27 but sometimes I feel like a jr. How can I empower myself and beat the impostor syndrome ? Do you honestly think that being a woman I have to work twice harder for it?

Any good book recommendations on how to refine sales pitch technique? Recently came from industry with 10 YOE but none of that experience was sales so having to scramble to find my style / technique.

Hii fishes,

I've been offered a position at TCS with package of 10LPA and current ctc is 8+ 2lpa(retention bonus)

I've written an email to TCS for increasing the compensation, can i get a better offer from them? And if yes how should proceed

P.S- hike in current company will be in march and will have to stay till end of march 2024 to keep the retention bonus

Ok, let’s finish this. Predictions for episode 6?

Dany arrests Jon for treason. She tries to publicly execute him by dragon fire, but he is Targaryen and it doesn’t work. She instantly loses

How closely do pwc consulting work with s&? And how common is cross staffing onto s& projects?

Londoners, I have a friend visiting me for Easter and am looking for ideas on where to take her besides the regular touristy stuff - pls help!
Plus, what’s the best theater show you’ve seen lately? Thank you 😊

Did not sell some of my underperforming stocks before end of 2021. Can I sell now but include them in 2021 tax return? Remember there is some grace period for this.

What social media platforms do you think is best for consumer retention/interaction when starting out a handmade clothing line? & why?

To my fellow ladies, how do you all manage to look impeccable at the office every day? I struggle to put on a clean outfit every day

The new junior on my team is from the South and refers to me as “Sir” and it’s making me feel all kinds of ways. How to proceed from here?

I’m starting to work in the IB division in NYC soon. Was wondering what’s the dress code in the office. Would Business casual be fine?

off-topic:
in office have you seen any girl wear nosepin?

This might be too ambiguous to answer, but I want to get better at taking iniative, but I don't know how. I can be pretty shy in work settings. I do things without being told, but I want to go beyond that like start projects etc. Provide more value.

Id like everyone to drop a few tips on how should they be a high valued man.

Thanks!

Everyone I needed final approvals from to get these expert retention agreements signed off has decided to ignore me on literally the day our disclosures are due.

I work at a small firm with not that many workable templates so I usually have to do everything from scratch like drafting motions, pleadings, and researching all potential counts every time. Do bigger firms have better and more templates that allow you to have to do less research?

In Texas, does anyone have any advice on what questions to ask general contractor in deposition? We represent subcontractor. I think I have my outline completed but wanted to know if I was missing anything else.

What is the longest deposition you’ve sat through? …..I’m currently in one thats been going for 10 hours. 🙃

What does being a “great lawyer” mean to you? The term is thrown around so frequently, it sometimes loses its meaning and probably means entirely different things to different people.

2022 HOURS CHECK IN

For those of us whose firms start their FY on 12/1, how did you do on your hours this past year?

So is it just me or do people who have been doing ID for decades generally fall into one of two groups? The first group are cynical people who have been divorced, their kids hate them, etc. then the second group are BS artists who are skilled at avoiding both work and responsibility for anything?

So here in CA there is a lot of talk about certain jurisdictions doing virtual jury trials. As a firm we won’t agree to it and if push comes to shove we’ll take it up on. Writ. What is everyone else’s opinion?

I have a case I have enough evidence on to go to summery judgement on off the gate. Procedurally what's the best way to go a out this? D's are unrepresented and extremely difficult about settlement talks.

It may seem obvious, but in my experience partners value trial experience over anything else, so get it however you can. For example, my firm will favor a former prosecutor who has seen the courtroom a lot but has no civil litigation experience (not even a depo) over a seasoned associate who has only second chaired cases with a partner but hasn’t tried a case. Even trying a case and losing gives you credibility at my firm because you still did it.

Hello. I currently work in-house as a Legal Operations Manager. I am working on a project to expand our network of law firms.

Any recommendations of boutique law firms in CA that have experience in commercial litigation for retail/fashion/apparel/home companies? Specifically consumer class action, unfair business practices, false advertising/17200, data privacy.

Thanks for your recommendations.

Anyone here have any insight on lateraling to Rawle & Henderson? 10 years exp.

If you know a law firm offering 100% remote Associate positions please comment below. Thanks!

I’ve been working at a rather prestigious midsized firm in a big city for almost a year and a half now. I have been having a lot of trouble picking up work from senior partners. We are required to bill at least 150 hours per month to meet our requirement. My months are typically only 110-130 hours. It seems like the senior partners already have their “go to” associate for things. Does anyone have any suggestions on how i can increase my workload? I reach out for work pretty much weekly.

Curious what a big law lateral (4th year) signing bonus may be? If I get an offer, this will be my first big law job, so I have nothing to compare it to.

Does anyone else constantly put off putting their time in as they go and then hate their life at the end of the month? Then once you get caught up, you don’t want to enter more time, and so you fall behind again. It’s a vicious cycle.

To the author the the “Lately I’ve been getting the vibe that I am [being Frozen Out (BigLaw term of art for your concerns or situation)]. My TOME on how to handle the situation through every route if and until you leave BigLaw appears to have suddenly NOW posted. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. My keyboard is sticking on the site so there are surely typos (I long ago turned off Auto-Corrupt). My sympathy, best wishes, and offer of trustworthy support(BEEN THERE, SEEN IT, put in my decade in BigLaw) still stands.

Any tips on how to bring in clients to the firm? I do L&E and one of the things my firm goes over during annual evals is whether we bring in business, even for third year associates.

Hello, second year commercial litigation associate here looking for a recruiter. Preferably Suffolk County or eastern Nassau County. Any recommendations?

My work doesn’t require us to be licensed in a particular state (i am licensed in my home country) - International Arbitration. What are the obvious benefits of getting licensed in New York?