I often hear other lawyers say “a good legal assistant is more valuable than a junior associate.” I have never found this to true. I think the differential between good and bad is probably greater for legal assistants than junior associates or it’s harder to find a good legal assistant vs. a good associate. As a whole, lawyers should quit devaluing each other.

how will be epam general interview for 5.3 YOE automation Tester?

Currently on H1B. Trying to decide if I should pursue full-time MBA, or get part-time MBA while working. Just got MBB offer with 30% salary increase. Both MBA programs are top 10.

Top agencies to complete an internship in Detroit area?

I don't know if this is a recent change but I’m seeing postings for junior copywriter/community manager roles. Have these roles always been attached or posted at a junior level? Is this merged role worth considering as someone young in the industry with more traditional intern and freelance copy experience.

Calling all managers with junior, intern and mid teams: Who is taking (or is being given) the time to train their juniors on the necessary hard and soft skills? If not, what’s stopping you from providing that support?

Looking for a referral! First switch from TCS

Yoe: 3.9

Skillset: python, shell scripting, linux, hadoop ecosystem (hive, yarn, HDFS, solr/kafka, scala, map/reduce, Cloudera manager, oozie) datadog, cymatics, nomad, consul, teamcity, jenkins, Git, ansible, Docker. Rest API's

I think with with skillset, i might fall into DevOps category. But still any challenging role is accepted

I love you Atlanta, GA. Respect.

Got 150k saved up, can I buy anything worthy with this as a down payment at the moment?

Does anyone know the current TC market rate for L5 biz roles in the tech industry? Assume SF Bay area rates.

Just wondering if we're underpaid at G. 🙏

I am new in oracle . Just wanted to know is there any yearly hikes in oracle idc and are hikes project dependent and manager dependent here?

What’s the move tonight?!?!

Anyone working at Abbie willing to provide reference? Desperately need one

Hi All,

Does jpmc has any internal program for gfbm team from which a CA fresher who joined recently can move to USA within 2 yrs of joining?

Please respond asap ,it's urgent

Thanks in advance.

Recommendations for towns, restaurants , hotels, things to do for Provence, Lyon, Dijon? Thinking of early march trip.

What is the notice period in tcs during the 3 months probation period?

Wondering what the salary is for this position throughout different firms. Anyone willing to share?

I’m a in-house transactional attorney who is very interested in international arbitration. How does one get experience/ learn enough to land a job in this field?

Advice on managing up / enduring toxic deal teams? I’m at the point where my stomach drops any time I see something come in from certain people. Everything is behind, client is unhappy, I’m exhausted and simultaneously being micromanaged without guidance on big-picture/substantive issues. I keep trying to tell myself at least this is consulting and the project will be over... eventually...

I find myself questioning basic politeness I’ve learned since a child. Wondering what everyone else thinks. I work with an associate. She’s great. When she does good work or something I’ve asked her to do, I, of course, say “thank you!” I don’t really expect a response. She always replies “you’re welcome!” Or some variation. And for some reason, that’s awkward. Is it just me? I know in normal manners, that is the right response. Why does it sit funny?

Just defeated a SJ motion via Zoom and the judge read her entire decision into the record while opposing counsel looked like he’d rather die than be there once he’d lost. If you’re gonna sigh at least mute yourself.

Curious to know what other firm's bonus structures are, particularly those with billable requirements of 1900 and below. Trying to understand what the norm is and figure out if associates at my firm are getting screwed. thanks

What’s average salary in ID firm mid size (NY) about 350 attorneys ? Class of 2019 but was in public sector (criminal law) for 2 years! 2000 billable hours minimum

Has anyone used SoFi to pay down credit card debt? I am drowning in interest every month with my BofA card and getting nowhere fast. Would love any advice re: SoFi or paying off credit card debt in general. Thank you!

How much time is acceptable to bill to admin per day?

Do anyone know any legal admins or paralegals looking for contract/part-time work in California?

What do I do if I missed a meet and confer deadline for a motion?

What’s the best way to turn down a 2nd interview? During the 1st interview, I learned that the compensation for the role is not within the range that I am looking for and requires 400 more billable hours a year than what I bill now. I’d basically be laterally for my current salary just to bill 400 more hours. I also wasn’t aware that the local office was strictly ID. Firm website advertises lots of practice areas. Any advice? TIA!

About to turn down a job offer that would nearly double my salary after speaking to several former associates of the firm and hearing some not so great things. The word “sweatshop” was used multiple times yet I am still having a hard time wrapping my head around it. This is truly “you can’t pay me enough to be part of that” in action. I am betting that I can get the same money at a place with a better culture - hopefully I am right!

I started my law career in house where I spent two years and just moved to an actual firm about a month ago. How long does it typically take to ramp people up? Getting kind of worried about hitting my billable requirement.

How many billable hours per week is considered at capacity? I’m getting pushback on boundaries I’m setting about additional matters and marketing work from my firm when I’ve been billing 60-75 hours per week for the last 6 weeks, and I’m still behind on my work. I feel like it’s reasonable to not kill myself further to fit in more/turn things around faster at this point, but am I being unreasonable? I expect my workload to remain at this level through the end of the year at least.

I have a somewhat unsteady, gappy work history due to several health issues — serious ones — that have gotten in the way since I passed the bar. My first major health issue I can easily explain as it’s physical, a major concussion. My other health issues are severe depression that affected my ability to work steadily. I am better finally, and ready to get back to work, but I don’t know how to explain this or even approach this during interviews/resume writing.

Anyone have any helpful advice?

As lawyers are there ways to get paid for connecting clients?

As if my firm has just decided to roll out pop-ups that block your screen from doing anything until you close any missing time from the PREVIOUS DAY. So OTT

I'm looking to make the jump from a 10-lawyer firm to a mid-sized or larger firm in a major market, with just 1 year of experience as an associate. Is it too soon to lateral? Looking for more stability in workload and consistency in pay. Currently paid only when a partner gives me work... not ideal.
Thanks for the advice.