I need out of being an attorney, at least for a little while. I can’t continue at my current job the way things are going: I think when I got licensed (3.5 years ago) and started at my firm, I was a bit burned out from law school and having to study for and take the bar multiple times. Circumstances at my job only made my feeling of burnout worse from the beginning, and my feeling has only grown exponentially since. (continued in reply)

How important is the border issue for you all when voting? My first time being so close to the border, and I still don't see how it's such a big deal smh

Ted Royer helping JL win VW. Rumor or true?

So peeps, office opening up.

What's your plans on moving to Mumbai? Knowing apartment hunting can be a real bitch, some are planning to go back to hometown in the WFH week. i.e work at office at designated week and live in temporary accommodation, and then travel back.

Will try to keep this short - After parents visited a few months and I visited India and left, i feel like a void, everyday i feel like a machine with my mind still back home. Though its been a month

I am an MBA and my prospects are the following: Analyst Advisory position at Deloitte or Senior Consultant at a boutique mid-market firm.
Would appreciate any advice or insight I can get which one I should lean more towards and why (growth, career trajectory, learning opportunity)

Hi please give me likes to start DM

What is everyone making hourly for Psych NP ? Please share W2/1099 and Your practice state !

Hi everyone,
How much do you think a CHT of 7 years should be making in New Jersey.
I also had 2 years as a secretary prior to becoming a technician.

I have been living in the same building for over 11years now and I just found a shortcut from train station to my building while I was looking for a parking spot last night 🤦🏻‍♂️

Was there any market correction that Accenture did for Strategy & Consulting employees recently? If yes how much was that?

Totally, new to cryptos and thing of buying partial BTC. Someone told me BTC sell is hard and different from stocks. Is it easy to sell ? Is there a thing like someone should be there to buy a BTC in order for me to sell? Can anyone pls explain crypto trading?

If I was interested in looking for a job outside of law that was more consulting oriented, what kind of recruiter would I use?

Considering becoming a consultant lawyer. Any advice/tips from someone who made that move?

I’m my partners only associate and I went on parental leave two weeks ago. I feel horrible for leaving him to handle our cases alone, but am trying to focus on my wife and new baby. That being said, should I still offer to handle minor matters that come in to ease the workload off my boss? He’s been super cool during my entire leave, so I don’t feel pressured to one bit.

I’m on the Board of entity A (volunteer basis) and I’ll have an interview for a legal counsel position at entity B. Entity A and B have a partnership such that me working for entity B will create conflict of interest. Should I disclose my relationship with entity A during the initial interview with entity B’s hiring manager? If so, what should I say? I don’t want my volunteer job at entity A potentially jeopardizes my full-time job at entity B.

What is a reasonable pay increase? This will be my first pay increase. I make 70k now and will be starting my second year at big law. I had 3 years of prior experience before joining the firm.

Hardest part of navigating maternity leave and WLB as a junior partner?

I was hired by client to draft a form MSA and SOW (the client is a freelance HR coach). She showed her form to another freelance HR coach and now they want to use the form I made for my client and my clients asking if that’s ok? Any advice?

Has anyone transitioned from litigation to corporate counsel/contracts type work? If so, how’d you like the change?

Brand new baby lawyer dumb question - I am tasked with drafting response to request to produce. How long should this take? And follow up… how do I bill this?

That time of year... friends in the office giving me funny/cool gifts. I’ll need to reciprocate but am just brain dead these days.

What are some of the best “office” gifts you’ve received in the past?

If I’ve already agreed to a start date on 11/28 how bad would it be to reach out and ask to push it to 12/5?

Well I learned my lesson. Never work with Wells Fargo. Any good banks I should switch to?

Can you share first year salary for midsize firms? I'm in NJ, but curious to hear other markets. Also billable targets? Thanks!

Constantly worried I’m going to get fired because I don’t know where I stand at my mid sized law firm (second year associate).

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

I'm a junior associate. A couple people have left my small firm and I'm now the lone associate at our main office. I've now been told I am "temporary senior associate or permanent or partner whatever that results in." Please send help. I'm just a baby attorney still.

What kind of professional development/marketing-focused seminars/webinars/etc. has your firm offered that you found helpful?

How often do temporary "might-become-permanent" type jobs (at small/mid size firms) actually become permanent?

How do you wind down after a rough day?

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?