I’m a BigLaw tax associate looking to pivot to Big4 at the senior associate level in International Tax, M&A Tax, or SALT. I’m curious if firms are currently hiring in spite of all the economy uncertainty, or if they are mostly pausing their hiring until the tariff situation plays out. Does anyone here work in the Houston office of a Big4 firm (or know anyone who does)? I would love to connect with you!

My utilization went to 50 in IBM, I think I have taken paternal leave since it went down. My manager put my as PIP improvement goal in checkpoint.
Need to know how to bring this up and is that my job is under risk? Band 7b

Hi Fishes,

One more scenario when dealing with counter offer with holding offer for X.

Two company A&B gave more or less package X+3 Lakh.

Can we still negotiate with company A Or B to get top up from X+3 to make a clear decision to choose over one other.

Is this recommended approach?
Or
how do tackle this situation?

Pour in your ideas which will help all.

Thanks,

Anyone practice DUI in Orange County, CA? Please dm me. TIA

Hi Fishes,
I am looking for job reference for Software Engineer role in Singapore.
I am currently have 1.4 year of work experience

Has anyone at their firm negotiated hourly pay?

Hi Fishes,

Is Optitex a good place to switch and grow your career as a QA professional? People who know about the company please guide me.

Hi all,
I have an offer from a great company and i want to leave my current compan Capgemini as soon as possible.
How do I get an early release from Capgemini without serving the full 90 days notice period?
What is the notice period buyout policy in capgemini.
If we’re willing to pay the money for the shortfall days, can we get early release for sure?

What are the typical vehicles VPs and Directors are driving these days?

Feeling better about myself after reading a 20 year old correction deed to insert "grants to" that had been left out of a quitclaim deed. And I thought *I* was moving too fast and missing stuff 😂

I have a 2:00 p.m. flight to the East Coast tomorrow to visit family for Thanksgiving...what have I done to myself? Is anyone else traveling this week?

Be honest. Why do you keep coming back to this app?

How do I change line style@back to default on excel? Accidentally click on one, and now it wants to use that style every time. I just want to be able to use the ones in the typical drop down

Any advice for how to transport wine during a move (1,000 miles driving)? There’s only about 15 bottles i actually care about from my collection - I’ll probably end up just drinking the other 30 by the time we move.

Is it just me or with the rise of attacks on "essential workers", it's scary nowadays to work a public-facing job? I've seen so many videos of workers getting attacked for doing their job, some of them have even lost their lives.

I have just immigrated to worth, Illinois from the Middle East. I have 6+ years of experience (proofed by a certificate) from Four Seasons Hotel Amman. Can anyone recommend a 5 stars hotel with front desk supervisor vacancy?

Hi Everyone ,
I need valuable suggestions from you all , I'm working as an SAP ABAP developer in a product based company with 6 years of experience
Current CTC - 11.4.
I'm looking for a company switch.
How much i can ask for during the next switch , please suggest

Looking to get involved in Federal work and/or Public Sector. Can anyone give me pointers? How did you get started? What level and firm?

Odd request, but does anyone have a post-TCJA international tax law school outline that I can connect with?

Recommendations for a west coast recruiter specializing in tax positions? For someone in biglaw who wants to go in house.

Hi all- how’s the job market for tax lawyers nowadays? I’m working in accounting firm (international tax) and looking to jump into a law firm. I have 2YOE and JD.

Junior biglaw tax associate here. Considering an internal transfer vs lateral to NYC from a smaller market. Any firms in the v20 I should avoid/look into? I have pretty reasonable hours at my current firm and trying to avoid going to a sweatshop. Interested in international tax and hoping to avoid m&a. Firms I’m considering: Latham, Gibson, Sidley, Goodwin, Milbank. Thank you all!

Transitioning from com. lit into tax controversy?

I have a tax LLM and started my career out of law school doing M&A tax at a big4. After 9 months, I got out of big4 transactional hell and into whatever litigation I could find. I now practice commercial lit but would welcome the opportunity to eventually transition into tax controversy (which I wasn’t able to do before). Does my commercial litigation “break” hurt my prospect? How long can I stay in com lit without hurting my chances even more?

Any T&E associates in here who I could talk to? I’m a transactional tax associate at a v5 firm doing M&A and capital markets work and hating it. I’m a 4th year with an LLM and a clerkship and I think I regret not pursuing T&E or private wealth.

Best DC law firms for tax controversy and litigation?

I’m currently in my fourth year with fed government and thinking of going private, but I have no interest in planning/transactional work

Has anyone made the jump from the tax group of an AmLaw 100 firm to a Big 4 tax group? I have questions.

For anyone who practices tax lit in the US Tax Court, what’s your experience with the independent office of appeals? They don’t seem quite that “independent” to me and so far, I’ve only had one appeals officer who seemed knowledgeable and nice. It’s been a real headache. Interested to hear other people’s experience.

Has anyone made the transition from law to public accounting or tax in industry? Are you happier? I’ve been thinking about making such a move since there seems to be more remote opportunities in accounting. Advice or talk me off the ledge?
(My background: Big 4 SALT > State AG’s office (tax) > small commercial lit firm > COVID > city attorney > in-house (real estate))

Looking to make the move from big4 to law firm. I am a JD/LLM and a new manager. Any suggestions on networking with COVID, recruiters, etc.? Also interested in hearing experiences of others that have made the move.

Has anyone had their Tax LLM paid for by the federal government? Or any thoughts on how to reduce the sticker price of a Tax LLM from NYU or Georgetown?

Has anyone dealt with stuffing allocation in a non-hedge fund context? It seems even in the HF world the law is fuzzy in using aggregate reverse 704c principles in stuffing allocations. Like, sure, the market is there but no authority really blessed it (other than some Cravath partner’s article in Tax Notes in 2013). If we are talking asset class that isn’t really like marketable securities but might be able to treat it similarly solely by virtue of, say, valuation on a quarterly basis (contd)

Are there any search firms that specialize in placing tax associates?

What are the major differences between being a tax associate at a firm vs big four? Currently a state tax court clerk deciding what to apply to for next year.

Anyone on here looking for a new comp/benefits job? Message me :)

Well, I believe that being an adult with ADHD and being a Tax Lawyer is not the best combination - currently, I feel exhausted

When the IRS (e.g., a RO/AO/Examiner) calls or writes a letter… How do you verify that it’s really the IRS and not a scam? I’m new to tax law and I’m worried that I’m going to respond to/answer a scam and give away client info (or my own tax preparer info). I don’t think my worry is unfounded due to the tremendous amount of tax/IRS scam out there but it would be nice to hear from some of y’all so that I’m not so worried about it…

Other than general tax and estate planning, what are some practice areas can a Tax LL.M. be beneficial in? I’ve heard it can help you in M&A, but I’m curious if anyone has additional thoughts