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.

Some construction work going on in the room next to me at 11pm central time here at the Westin! How many points is this worth?

About to file 485 in 3 months, is it worth it to do H1b stamping now or just wait??

I have more than 10 years of experience in Manual/Database Testing, Data Consulting,Data Quality and Data Migration using SQL. I am also a certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO). What salary should I ask for. I mean any average CTC looking at the current market and my YOE.

Hi Folks,

I am professionally qualified HR with 4+year of experience in the field and looking for job in Alberta Canada,please to help me to complete my PR work.

Curious to know how much your student loans were when you graduated from your program, how much you’ve paid off so far, and your age. If you have any varying factors too, like kids, income range, etc. Just trying to see if I’m on track or slacking in life. I am 34 yo, i graduated with 95k in student loans, i currently have 85k left and i make 85k in come. I’m also a single mom with two kids. Just praying for 100% student loans forgiveness. Wishful thinking???

How much higher would an outside offer have to be for you to accept it 3 months into a new job?

Assuming all other things are relatively the same and there’s nothing really wrong with the new gig.

Good to see movement in LINK 🐢🐢

SO and I (no kids) will be moving to Bay Area in early 2020 with a car. Both will be working in the Palo Alto / Mountain View Area. Better to just live where we work or possible to commute from SF?

Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles

Hi sales engineers, I’m currently a cloud security engineer with a cybersecurity background. I am pretty recent graduate and am passionate about sales engineering but have struggled to get my foot in the door in this field. Seems like every job out there is like 5+ years experience. Any advice for how to get in this field with little experience?

I have 5.5 years of backend development exp, and getting paid 10.8 LPA, am i underpai? how much should i expect from my next company?

Hi fishes
I am looking for change and currently having exp of 2 yrs on Oracle PlSql

I am looking to switch into Java dev and have learned spring boot and mvc

can anyone give me some advice going forward on which things to learn and focus on ?
and
how can i find good startups to work so I can learn maximum at start of my career.

thanks in advance

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It's been exactly a year since I quit my last job without having another job offer. I found one on 70th day of my unemployment EAD period. Going steady now.

Desi parents: do you feel a constant insecurity with rising gun violence? I felt like it was fine as long as it was ke and the wife, but when you ahve kids then its a constant fear in supermarkets, roads, malls and now schools.

Please recommend a desi mental health counselor, preferably in the Boston area. Have been to non desi counselors and they don't seem to understand the nuances of desi culture.

Any good resources to prepare for technical accounting or SEC reporting interview? Thanks !

Can someone recommend a good printer for home office use? I need something I can print 10-20 pages per day on. My law school printer is on its last leg.

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

How long did you have to wait from last round interview until offer? (Public sector)

Do you feel you have enough time in the week to start dating? I often leave work so drained that I dont have the time or energy to try and meet someone

Does anyone’s practice seem to ebb and flow based on seasons or time of year? If so, what practice area and when are you busiest/slowest?

Trying to explain billable hrs to hubs. I billed 160 this month, which he said “is only 40 hr weeks” (true) - but how many hrs do you figure you “work” or are in the office to bill 150?

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

How are 1st year litigation associates dealing with WFH? I’ve been having terrible anxiety/panic attacks, and pretty sure my billables wont exceed 110 for April. I’ve been super stressed about it and don’t know how to move on to May with the proper mindset to make up for as much time missed as possible. CA courts are still closed, and I’m worried I won’t be able to exceed (or even meet) my May goal after April.

What to make of the secretarial/admin rumor mill? How much stock do you place in it?

What do you do about computer problems? It just took me 24 minutes to send a .1 email due to my computer constantly freezing. Is it worth entering that time into non-billable? Or do I just stop whining and work longer to make it up?

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.

Any advice applying to big banks? For law firms you can send them an email but how do bigger banks do things?

I found out a soon to be 2nd year associate got a 10k raise making his salary 110k now, while I, the soon to be 3rd year associate got a 2k raise making my salary 107k. So now the 2nd year male associate is making more money than me. How do I bring this up to the partners?

How honest can you be with a recruiter? If you are looking for a job that will help tee you up for an in-house position, is it okay to say that? I'm meeting with a recruiter for the first time later today and I'm unsure about the whole process...

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.

How do y’all deal with burnout? First year already billed 1900 since Jan. I feel like I’m tired and uninterested in work all the time now.

I am having one of those days where I regret everything. I have been to 3 different law offices and I hated all of them. I’m wondering what my future is going to look like. Where do I go from here??

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).

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.

Any insight into Barnes and Thornburg, especially in Minneapolis? Culture? Hours requirement? Comp???