I recently got a firm presentation where the average hours of the associates are listed. It was about 1850. However, literally everyone I talk to is always busy, complaining about all-nighters, getting destroyed, etc. How does it make sense? Is everyone just underbilling?

if youve been talking to someone for 3 months and u catch them in a lie by stalking their friend on IG, should you call them out or is that too crazy

Has anyone been successful in negotiating the schedule on a global pregnancy bill? My provider won't bill by visit and split the global cost into four payments all due by the 28th week. I don't understand how that's legal since it is so off the calendar of services and crosses calendar years (and insurance coverage), where most costs are incurred at the end of pregnancy with increased visit frequency and delivery.

What’s your top nutritional food item that doesn’t get enough love? Trying to change my daily snacking.

Does anyone here have multiple BoA cash rewards credit cards to maximize the 5.25% cash back with platinum preferred rewards status?

Please help me choose best offer from these:

JP Morgan : 25lpa fixed excluding gratuity

Thermofisher : 24.5lpa fixed including gratuity + 2lpa variable

YOE : 5.9 years
Tech stack: Java, Microservices, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes

Wipro Tata Consultancy Infosys JPMorgan Chase Thermo Fisher Scientific Cognizant IBM

Discussion Starter: How did you get into your current career?

ZS or Synechron?
Both offering same package
But I think learning curve will be more in ZS.
Tech Stack: ETL dev
YOE: 4.4

Hi Fishes,
With overall 8+ IT experience and 4+ java development , how can Professional scrum master (PSM-1) certifications will help in
1. Enhancing technical profile
2. Career growth
3. For better salary package?

Does your firm let you take 28-30 December off? Many of my team members won’t be working those days and I decided last minute that I’d like to travel somewhere between Christmas and the New Year.

Best resources for platform dev 1? I failed in 3 times and have to wait until spring. I’ve got 9 other certs(5 yoe) but this one is kicking my butt

Pwc sdc, Ey gds, kpmg us, GT us, everyone giving WFH flexibility.
Why deloitte usi kolkata is forcing us to join by August'22 ?

Job Opportunities in PDX? Anyone know people looking for new jobs in PDX? I am sourcing candidates in PR (Director) and integrated marketing (A/C Supervisor) and other roles. Would love any referrals! S.Towers at bolywelch dot com

senior sales executive at atp

Hello All,

Today I will have my video HR round with TCS.
My current CTC was 11.27 LPA with LWD on 28th Feb in Wipro and I am expecting 20 LPA from TCS
My YOE is 9.7 Years in SAS/SQL/SAS Macros.

What do you suggest here , will TCS give me as per my expectation or at what salary should I get satisfied.. ?

I have another Offer Letter of 15LPA with 04-APR joining Date but I don't want to join that org and want to be part of TCS (obviously for Brand and WLB).

Kindly suggest ...?
Thanks 🙏🏻

What are the safest areas to live in Atlanta, where you would want to be as a twenty-something? Like fun things to do, can walk to things maybe. Any thoughts?

Am an executive assistant and There is one executive I support who is very annoying. He doesn't behave this way with backup admin assistants when am out of the office

How do you deal or work with such people?

Any recommendation after 13 years experience in data engineering how to hunt job in walmart?

Anyone else at work this week and have zero work to do because of the holidays? 🤣🤣🤣

How can I sell my 2 years of clerkship as valuable experience for corporate work? I would like to get credit for at least one year (at least in salary, if I can’t in seniority). I know for litigation they are more clearly valued and linked to that type of work, but I have reconsidered my interests and now am thinking of going into corp. However, I don’t want to feel like I wasted 2 years clerking (which I don’t feel like that, but I have to convince an employer of that too). Any help or insight?

Could we throw some names of “lifestyle firms”/ firms where you can have a life apart from work?

Any associates on here develop a decent book of business while in Biglaw? How did you do it?

Do you think partners in law firms have too much power and autonomy? eg. the power to refuse leave, to do your annual appraisal, to make you work while on leave, to overwork people, to manage the team on their on terms etc. Is this power bad or good for the firm and the team overall?

Related question - Do you think the HR in law firms are just there for show since the partners have a lot of power and autonomy?

Anyone worried about firms over-hiring? Our firm has hired a LOT of people. I know we need it now / the past year, but will this bubble pop?

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

Does someone have a good punch list of things to do before giving notice at a firm?

Anyone else super unimpressed with administrative support with a new firm after lateraling? I told a partner I’d just take care of a routine task myself. He told me my rate is too high and to use a “project manager” (basically an intern they can pay less than a paralegal). We have a 40 person group and 3 project managers making starvation wages. Big firm. You’d know the name.

Lateral that just went through first bonus season with the firm. Not in a major market but workload is comparable to major markets. Surprised at how low the bonus was. I received solid reviews and my annualized hours were well above the requirement. Should I approach anyone about this? Wondering if it is worth addressing or if it could compromise my standing. Thanks in advance!

Tips on remote interviewing? Lateraling and this is my first one coming up. Kinda nervous since I haven’t done an interview in years.

Does anyone else not relate to the “chill paralegal” memes on litigation god?

Working on some law firm applications tonight and it sucks that I know that I am so capable and have a strong work ethic but firms can’t see beyond grades or the fact that I didn’t go to a t14 law school or prestigious undergrad. I’ve worked twice as hard and feel like I’ve barely even gotten half as much. It’s discouraging sometimes especially because I worked so hard with pretty much no guidance (first gen, poc, low-income) to get into college and do well and then get into a t30 law school

I’d rather quit than revise this agreement.

Goldman is tracking ID key swipes of employees going into the office to enforce RTO lol

Best backup plans if you get fired from a Big Law firm within a year or two after graduating? Go to a non-BL firm and then try to lateral back into BL?

I'm up for election next year. Kind of feel like I'm in Squid Game right now.

I've signed on to this, I'm really close to the end, but at a certain point I feel like I just want to check out of the game (and go in-house or something).

Completely and totally miserable at my firm and just need a space to vent because my friends are tired of hearing about it. I wish the worst part about it was the amount of work, rather than the completely toxic culture, lack of appreciation, arbitrary and back/breaking deadlines, lack of mentorship/feedback/training, and the fact that the associates act like they don’t even know each other. I cry every day and constantly am made to feel stupid for not understanding the highly technical (cont.)

What’s next on your expensive wishlist to make this job a little more comforting?

Which firms are actually doing work in the emerging tech space - NFTs, DAOs, and related blockchain fun?

Any insight into Fenwick’s tech trans practice? Are they still hiring fully remote associates?