I went from trying to be a rock star associate to just doing the bare minimum to not get fired. What does it take to get fired in big law? Besides extreme outlier situations like sexual harassment/mistreatment of staff/insubordination, etc.

I just found out I’ll be getting laid off in a month. I’ve contemplated freelancing for a while but haven’t worked on more than 1-2 small clients at a time on the side of work. How do I know when it’s the right time to take the plunge into freelancing?

Does a severance usually come with a lack of work letter? (Big4)

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

Hello Everyone,

My brother is looking for a job. He previously worked at Amazon as TRMS . They were not on roll so got laid off last month.
Experience 1 year. Looking for fresher jobs for BBA graduates.
Any leads will be appreciated.
Thank you in advance

Folks on H-1B: Does the 60 day grace period start from the employment end date, or from the date the last severance payment is made?

Desi fish ... got laid off from EY and have been looking for a long time to find a job. Just got a job that only offers 100k . I have 10 years of big 4 experience and will be taking a 60k paucity. Con

Offered role with client for same amount of money but one level higher. Trying to figure out if Worth taking it. It’s my dream role but the pay is the same ( consultant to manager role). Reasons to leave D, work life balance, layoffs scare me, current client has good culture/ work to life balance is 9-5. Is it common to get offers from clients? If so maybe I can wait and get better offer.

Can anyone honestly say if the CPA is necessary or not? I’m burnt out from undergrad and grad school and can’t see myself studying for the CPA for a while…but don’t want to get fired. I don’t plan on staying until Manager, hoping to move into IB.

I was fired by my firm in Oct for a combo of covid-related & other reasons, jumped right into volunteering for Biden campaign, then spent Dec/Jan dealing with family issues. Now trying to figure out how to address in interviews, what to do about writing samples & references. In the past I’ve only worked with recruiters when they contacted me about a particular job. Can I hire a recruiter to help me with my job search? Or a career coach? If so, how do I find the right person?

Is it common practice in Singapore for firms to have a probation period for new joiners (duration at their discretion), during which new joiners can be fired at a week’s notice period?

Do we get a severance package for getting laid off due to chargeability? If so, how much?

Hello any employment lawyer here, got fired from a job and is asked to have the signed release form when I already signed their termination letter and they want a witness to sign it.

Hello helpful people,
I have recently been laid off with my current company as company is closing its operation and looking for new role. So, if you know or have any opportunities related to junior mechanical engineer role in Canada, please let me know. I have close to 2 years experience working as manufacturing and quality engineer in manufacturing industries.
Thanks in advance.

Looks like Bryan Cave is gonna open up another huge wave of layoffs. I wonder what firms are next?

This may not suite everyone here and I am not trying to spook anyone here ,but I just wanted to know how is everyone coping up with the layoff stuff that is going around. Though my current organization hasn't announced anything yet ,the writing is on the wall for it

I am depressed 24*7 for the past 4 months. I am trying to divert my thoughts but I wanted to understand what you guys are doing.

So are the layoffs at Deloitte over ?

What would you do? I was recently reached out to by an exec I worked for at another agency. He’s at a new agency and looking for an EA to assist him, the new president and another exec. However the agency itself is not doing well- no new biz wins, big layoffs recently, terrible reviews on Glassdoor. I like my current agency enough, however, very much don’t like the 2 execs I assist. Would you go rather work for good execs at a bad agency? Or stay at a decent agency but awful execs?

Anyone feel like it took them longer to come into their own as associates? I was a terrible junior, I got fired from my job at a small plaintiff firm. They told me that I don’t have the “mental acuity to be a lawyer,” but as a fifth year at a V30 something just clicked. I just got the first positive evaluation of my professional life. I have a December birthday and this is the first time in ages that I can go into it not feeling hopeless.

Any great steals at the Barneys Liquidation sale?

Hello, I'm hearing product management is the space to be if you want to see a considerable bump in pay. What is the path forward to reach that role? I have experience as a project manager, scrum master, and BA and I was hoping these combined could land me a product manager role, but it seems like companies require extensive prior experience as a product manager already - so, what is the best way to get my foot into that role?

Deloitte or start-up/product company for a product role?

what is the situation with verbal offers? trust in good faith the the company will send a written one, or continue with the job search?

Anyone ever done a traveling PTA position? What was your experience? Was it worth it? I know the on boarding is limited and usually thrown to the wolves in those positions. Just wondering if anyone has had any good experiences and dos and donts.

I should I pursue a MBA after my computer engineering bachelor’s? Would MBA be more beneficial to me vs MS Computer Science? Looking at career growth and salary

Hey mamas out there, do you allow family to buy toys/gifts for your kids all the time? The toys are really starting to add up and hubby and I feel like

Hey, I'm a Product Manager in London, with 4 years of experience in product, what salary could I expect from Meta?

Anyone have a rental car discount code I could use (that they won’t check)?

Which holdcos have announced their RTO plans? Who is rushing back v who seems to actually have a plan?

And how many people here are switching agencies based on what your own agency is pushing?

Is anyone still on the bench? I don't know what I should do... utilization significantly went down and so depressed now

Anyone at EY Parthenon interested in making a referral?

Hello helpful people,
I have recently been laid off with my current company as company is closing its operation and looking for new role. So, if you know or have any opportunities related to junior mechanical engineer role in Canada, please let me know. I have close to 2 years experience working as manufacturing and quality engineer in manufacturing industries.
Thanks in advance.

Break up has hurt my ability to work long hours and focus. Curt and abrupt break up with no closure. Been a couple months. How to manage? Dying.

I’ve been given a D&I project for my firm which is ideal because it has always been a passion of mine. In the process I’ve noticed that no one is actually committed to this cause. How do you make management see that it’s not just about writing a check?

Milwaukee recs for the weekend?

We are like blue collar workers but instead of our arms and legs they use our brain and fingers to complete repetitive, boring tasks while exploiting the crap out of us. At least blue collar workers have WLB. Thinking about leaving BL for good. How much money do I really need?

Looking for suggestions for unique gifts for my wife’s first Mother’s Day! I was thinking about a bunch of black and white framed pictures of some of her candidly moments with our daughter.

These “I passed the bar” posts on LinkedIn are getting a little ridiculous. Just saw a someone’s post about how they can now practice in any UBE jurisdiction. This person went to a top undergrad, HYS for law school, and works at a V5. It’s not that impressive to pass the bar, especially from those law schools which probably have a 99% pass rate. Bragging for bragging’s sake is tacky.

Is being asked to go on secondment to a critical client of your practice group as a first year associate regarded as good thing or a bad thing?

Bought a lottery ticket tonight for the $500 mil Texas jackpot. Hope I win so I can quit tomorrow.

Break up has hurt my ability to work long hours and focus. Curt and abrupt break up with no closure. Been a couple months. How to manage? Dying.

Is it a bad idea to accept a class year bump if I lateral? I worked for a year in-house after law school before joining a firm as a first year associate. The lateral offers I've received would bump me up a year so that my firm class year matches my law school graduation year.

What does it mean to be in good standing?

Anyone else dealing with the one secretary per floor and only help partners, not associates. Associates have to use document services department? Is this some new efficient administrative model? Or a sign of hard times coming?
If it’s worked for your firm, how do you make it work?

At what point does start date come up? My BL offer letter doesn’t mention start date at all. Ideally would want a few weeks in between jobs. Do I discuss before or after accepting?

It is January 1, 2023 and you are closing you December time. You realize that you missed your annual bonus target of 2,000hrs by 1hr of billable time. Your firm has made it clear that you won’t get any bonus if you don’t hit the minimum. What, if anything, are you going to do?

Is it ok to take 2 weeks off in december as a junior?

Whoa Cece Xie quit biglaw. Should I quit too? Maybe it’s a sign.

I spent most of my associate years in a big law firm that was very flexible—from when/where you work to face time req (precovid) to how you develop as an associate. A little bit of a shitshow generally but also worked very well with my personal and professional goals. Are there any other firms like this out there? I’m a litigator for what is worth.

Too many things at once means I can’t do any one thing right. Trying to draft something but need to get our 5 emails on something else, immediately revise that thing and get it out, speak to the person to update them on that other thing, where am I on the initial thing? Why was there an error in the draft? Because I couldn’t focus and you kept asking me to get it done and I had a dozen other random shit pop up that took attention and then I had to rush back to your shit.

Could someone explain the difference between a firm policy that sets a specific amount of paid vacation time for associates versus a firm policy that has unlimited vacation time? Specifically with respect to how this impacts billable requirements. Thank you!

Is it just a fact of big law that you will constantly be bombarded by your firm to be on panels, go to networking things and be a mentor for summers? Somehow the other associates in my group are never asked!