I was on FMLA leave for a few months and came back to mid-year evaluation. I’m anxious about the firm not elevating me next year and the possibility of receiving bad reviews since I was away on leave. What can I do to mitigate these risks for the upcoming year? I asked to get work right when I returned last week and will meet my prorated billable target for the year.

Can anyone provide a referral at siemens?

🔮Monday ETH to cross 1k 🔮

Has anyone successfully lost weight while on steroids like prednisone? If so, how’d you do it?

Folks, I’m desperate, hope somebody here can help. I need to pay Russian VAT; I have been trying for a year.

Has anybody here successfully navigated this process?

Black man with dread in the workplace. I want to grow my hair but I don't want negative perception to keep me from moving up, any advice?

Shia - Sunni marriages?

Guys... are they giving location of our choice...specially Chennai and not bangalore..?

Have any of you ever worked for a haunted hospital or facility? The senior nurses keep telling me stories and I'm nervous to start nights!

Is it a red flag to not use your current employer as a reference or would this not be noticed? I have other references I want to use who I think can better attest to my skills for the job but don’t want it to raise any questions.

Why GSC employees are not allowed to order accessories (Ex. Headphones!) from procurement website?
Anyone with explanation or workaround?

How often are you talking and meeting with your director?

I have sued my landlord and I need some help in filing a opposition to Motion for dismissal. Can anyone please help me out

How much does an operations specialist make for Kaiser Permanente?

What should I reasonably expect from a junior?

I manage a junior developer that's been with the company for about 18 months. I end up providing them of TON of support. I need to give them extremely detailed instructions or they fail. For bugs, I need to point them to a specific function that's causing the bug. For new features, I'm basically writing their method signatures and defining their test cases.

I've tried asking them to do more on their own, but when I do, they fail spectacularly.

Hey CG
I joined Altran and recently the emails have been migrated to Capgemini. I haven't received any credentials to login to Capgemini Outlook. Please provide me any number or email id for the addressing the same. Any help is appreciated 😊

Looking for a dark walnut wood desk top. Ikea karlby is no longer being manufactured. Willing to spend up to ~350ish... any leads would be greatly appreciated. Also, post your current desk set up for some ideas 😬 thanks!

Anyone at Meta willing to help with a referral. Found a req Im interested in and would greatly appreciate the help!

I was contacted by a recruiter with a job in the EV market, which is something I've been wanting for a while. Im at a comfortable point in my current position where I can do my job very easily, change would mean starting from zero again. What should I do? Any advise?

What is the typical first level of “off grid” salary (ie 2022 base salary for class of 2013)? Asking for NY, M&A, AmLaw100 market.

Hey everyone, I'm currently getting my undergraduate in Finance/Risk Management with a comm minor with hopes of law school immediately after grad. I have been recently thinking of switching to a double major of business management along with the finance. Want to practice corporate law, does anyone think this change would be worth it? Thanks!

Trying to lateral and the conflicts clearance process could not be more frustrating. I'm at the point where I'm becoming resentful and annoyed at my new firm and I haven't even started. Is this indicative of my future experience there or completely unrelated?

How do I tell a firm I screened with that another firm I screened with is moving forward with full rounds? I would prefer the former firm, even though the latter firm is ranked higher. Thanks for any advice

If you do billable work on a given PTO/vacation day, do you still count that day as vacation? Or do you get that vacation day "back"? Or do you only get the part that you billed "back"? (Or some other option.)

Joining a big firm next week as fully remote lateral and flying out to home office for orientation. The schedule has me in office until 4:15. I’ve already been told I won’t have any actual work. Depending on how many people are there and how it feels, I was planning to stay an hour extra but should I hang around the office until later? First time visiting this city so it’d be great to take in some sights too (although that’s not a priority of course).

What responsibilities should a litigation associate have by their second year?

Looking for some encouragement. Has anyone here received an overall negative performance review or has been put on a development/performance plan and was able to turn things around for the better?

Boomer. I am in between jobs. Laid off in 10/21 after 16+ yrs, with an ABA firm. RIF. Still on excellent terms. Took my time living off generous package and didn’t seriously start applying until 01/22. Made a rookie mistake and accepted first offer.
Turns out job wasn’t as advertised. Mutual parting of ways 3/22. Due diligence is critical.
Now interviewing a LOT. Some temp work, I still have “it”. I relate to all gens. Willing to mentor AND learn from all. Tech savvy, CTE from day one. Leads?

Anybody leave to start their own firm, realize it’s not worth it then come back to big law? Or didn’t come back..?

Interviewing to crossover from plaintiff to defense work, wondering what a competitive salary offer would be from a firm in the V20-30 range, 5th year, antitrust practice. NY/DC scale. Thanks in advance

Random partner asked a litigation-related question to a partner I frequently work with (i’m a transactional associate). My partner cc’d me and said for me to briefly look. Asked the library. They got me a great case. Sent it back. Now the random partner is asking for more cases in another circuit.

I haven’t done caselaw research since 1L and this isn’t even my practice… wtf do I do (I am fully utilized in my normal work and have a few deals closing soon…)

Thoughts on taking a position in the same practice group and same class as your spouse?

Give me the strength to set a boundary today and do something fun instead of waiting by my computer for emails

Mid 2020, I turned down an opportunity to jump ship from my small law firm to a big law firm. At the time I had 4 years of practice under my belt with managerial experience. I thought the offer was reasonable, come in at a 2nd year level, but with the uncertainty of the times I played it safe. Now I regret it. What avenues do I have, if any, to jump into big law from a small firm?

Did anyone here turn down an in-house role for reasons other than money? I have SEVERE cold feet about succeeding in-house and it being more stressful and “busy” than firm life. Help!

Beginning to consider going in house (4th, corp) - I really haven’t thought about what I want, partly because I’m not sure what’s out there/attainable. Is it a bad idea to start by applying to a couple positions that interest me and seeing where that gets me? I’ll of course prep for the interviews but am afraid to burn potential bridges if I ultimately decline because I’m still figuring things out.

What item has been your favorite purchase for your home/apt?

First year here. Do associates get fired for not meeting the billable requirements?

Do big law firms typically need references when you lateral from another big law firm? I don’t think I suck at my job but haven’t made close partner connections at my current firm so not sure who I would ask.