I recently left a firm where I became uncomfortable with comments made by the managing attorney that were racially stereotyped, as well as directives to make assumptions about potential clients’ ability to pay based on the way they spoke or presented themselves during intake calls.

Is this type of conduct typically reportable to the state bar? Or are these situations generally viewed as internal workplace issues unless there is extensive documentation?

I am so beyond ready to leave my current job, but can’t yet, since bonuses are paid out in January. 😬

In the meantime, I’ve applied to a lot of similar roles (slightly higher) but have not heard - good or bad - from any. Is it common for companies to slow down hiring in December because of Q4 rush, people on holiday, etc.?

Hello Everyone,

I have not shown my first company's experience in resume as I don't have experience or relieving letter. Will it affect my background verification. As I have provided the UAN no. and other details on Infosys launchpad.

What should be ideal salary for the AWS DevOps Engineer having 3.5 YOE having tech stack AWS, Terraform, Gitlab/GitHub , Jenkins/gitlab-runner, Prometheus/Grafana. Seeing the demand as per market.
Pls suggest for service based as well as product based

Question for those who are married or about to be : how did you know he/she was the one? And how long did it take you to realize it?

Any international transfer suffering from ACCA?

Incoming analyst at McK next month (US office). Are consultants expected to be in office right now or is the firm still doing WFH?

I've been living with SO in another city. Want to know when I should move back to the McK home office city.

Is there a limit to HRA declaration for non-metro residents?

Any in house brand strategists out there?

Sort of a stretch but looking to make the move from Business Development to Conference or Corporate Event planning. Any recruiters for that kind of thing on here or anyone have any advice/tips?

Left the previous firm, should I rollover to current firm’s 401k or rollover to my Roth IRA? (Currently has contributed $2k so far) would the amount (8k) rollover to my IRA exceed the $5500?

I interviewed with Amazon for SDE 1 role on 31 November 2021. Out of 4 rounds held on the same day, 2 went really good and other two were just alright. I haven't received any communication from them till date. Do they generally have such delays in announcing results or is it because they have rejected me?

Thoughts on Steptoe & Johnson? Particularly DC office. Considering applying. Thanks!

Do any retail workers out there still get severe anxiety when you see someone without a mask?

I am asked about salary expectation for Senior Devops Engineer role in Berlin, Germany.
What should be the expectation.
I am currently at INR 30 LPA in Bangalore.
Thanks.

How are you all feeling about going into the holiday season while being remote? Missing the company holiday parties, or happy to be able to do your own thing?

How was everyone’s FY19 bonus? FY20 outlook?

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

When negotiating a sign on bonus with a new firm based on the fact that you were anticipating a bonus for that fiscal year and are leaving before that is paid out, do you have to do anything to prove you would have actually received a bonus/the amount of bonus you would have received?

Has anyone been admitted to Massachusetts by transfer of UBE score? I submitted my application in July and took and passed the state law exam today. How long after this were you admitted? Thanks!

Any hospital in-house attorneys willing to share their title, location and compensation?

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.

Anyone know anything about Kauffman borgees or Traub Lieberman? Reputations, working there, etc?

What is the expectation at your firms about coming into work after making your billable hours requirement? Asking especially for those who do not get a bonus per extra hour billed over the minimum.

How do you recommend dealing with a partner senior to you trying to do anything possible to push you out, force you to quit, or get you fired for years? Owner knows my abilities and likes me (contd)

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 have a partner that calls me multiple times a day to talk about updates on our cases. Sometimes just to ask “anything to update me on?” He’s known across all of the associates for doing this. Most of the calls repeat information I’ve already provided in emails to him or the client. I normally bill this time as “strategize on” or “consider XYZ in further of” and it keeps getting appealed. Any advice?

Best way to reduce taxes on severance pay? Receiving bonus and severance, tips for saving money. Open to charity etc. I’m afraid that most of this will go into taxes. I will max out my IRA.

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

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?

Want to negotiate salary at an AMLAW200 firm in atlanta. Not a lot of public information about what peer firms (ie, not NY lockstep firms matching cravath scale) pay. What are mid-senior level associates making in Atlanta?

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

Transactional junior associate in biglaw. Working for a dedicated practice group rather than in an associate pool. For the past few months, I’ve been loaned to another practice group for a good chunk of time. While the people are decent and the hours aren’t terrible, I detest the work and don’t see a future in this new practice. My main partner says it should end in the next month, but I don’t expect that to happen. Is it a terrible idea to ask to be taken off?

Workout before (4:30 am) or after (6:30ish) work?

Has anyone taken  ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)? Any comments/ reviews? How has it enhanced your employability? Why did you take the CGSS?

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

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