I was recently hired by a prominent insurance defense firm. After about a month they have announced they plan to restructure and have assured us all the team will be kept together. How should I navigate this?

Would you take a £10k pay rise to move to industry in a global role if it meant no promotion prospects and working with no team mates?

Has anyone done the LBO test at Berkshire Partners? Coming from consulting background and have heard that LBO is a possibility - wondering if it’s a paper LBO or more significant.

Taking Reg this Friday so wish me luck

Hey fish! Does anyone know about the business analyst role - DMP (formerly Krux) at Salesforce?

Can someone tell me , How many days Barclays will take to respond to any job applications.


@Barclays #barclays

Any tips for interviewing for a Analyst role in VISA implementation sector ?

Going to Hong Kong for a week in October. Traveling with parents so mix of outdoorsy things and touristy things. Best places to stay with money? Diamond Hilton and titanium Marriott

Looking for recommendations for Cyprus. Best areas to stay and visit for remote working for an extended period. Interested in insights on lifestyle there. Thanks!

Taking a relative who has never travel abroad to Italy - spending a few nights in Florence - any great restaurant recommendations ?!

What’s been your most impressive/successful salary negotiation when you’ve received an offer? Did you manage to get way more PTO or other perks?

what's the best lesson working in the retail industry has taught you?

My prediction, not bold, trump will shut down the government in December because he doesn’t care about people who won’t elect him president. And 70M Americans will still think he is a god, while we all suffer. Your move Mitch.

Hii all ....
Can anyone give me some info regarding project allocation in tiger analytics?
It has been 3 months since I joined...still not allocated to any project.....
I am little worried about the recession news coming......

What is the industry salary range for tax analyst position at Bay Area? I have 4 years of big 4 experience.

Anyone know how much a full time nanny in the Austin area would cost?

Do you think $150K is less than average for software test lead in the USA? What do you recommend I should ask for?

Hi, I'll be joining Wipro 28th September. Any idea when I'll get hike? 2023 or 2024?

Struggling with this whole work life balance thing. Is it possible to have a semblance of a life/hobbies? If so, how? Most of my socializing is honestly in the microcosm of the firm (drink nights etc)

Anyone work for Rivkin Radler? How is the pay/WLB?

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

Insight on Venable?

Feel like I just bombed my first arbitration. Partner was sitting in and then called me after to provide feedback 👻Please give me your first arb horror story to validate my feelings. Thx

Any ID attorneys get their CPCU? Trying to make myself more marketable as claims counsel or in-house for a carrier (not doing ID).

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...

Any entertaining stories about opposing counsel just losing their mind on you in court or over the phone? How do you respond to opposing counsel who is being rude, unreasonable, or verbally abusive?

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

What’s the most entertaining (in a good or bad way) thing you’ve ever witnessed at a firm outing or holiday party?

So I feel a combination of relief and guilt as a bankruptcy/restructuring attorney. I think I’ll be ok since it’s going to be a very busy time soon. But at the same time nobody else is going to be ok

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

It is in appropriate to ask what the compensation for a position is after a first interview if they want you to go on three more and the interviewers on my first told me that was above their pay grade to tell me?????

Seems kind of ridiculous for a business to want to waste so much time to find out after a handful of interviews that the pay isnt aligned with my needs ......

I can see in biglaw not bringing up knowing damn well if you get an offer itll likely be high, but this is a midsize

Hi new here. Idk what my value is and if I’m getting paid an amount that reflects my hard work. I am a paralegal for a small law firm (family and immigration) w only 1 attorney. I have about 20 files or more in my rotation at a time. I work on various types of cases at once. Some are simple, others are extensive. I feel like it’s very unstructured and one of the managers micromanages. It’s like every man for himself. Take home pay is $50k. I am working on my bachelors deg. Do I get paid enough?

Any antitrust experts want to opine on the FB news? I’m certainly no expert, haven’t read the actual complaint, and am all for competition laws, but it does strike me as odd that the FTC is coming in long after the fact to scrutinize certain acquisitions.

Is it worth taking an interview with a firm you’re not sure you’ll want to work for just to get an idea of the people/culture?

What amount of money would it take for your current firm to retain you?

I’ll start - the balance of my student loans.

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Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

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.

For those of you required to be in office- do people use the phone and email to contact you or do they still come by in person? People in my office seem not to understand how the phone works...