I’m a first year associate. I don’t feel like I’ve been tasked with enough work whereas other associates who’ve been at the firm slightly longer are swamped with work. Any advice?

Have two offers (Firm A and Firm B). Made up my mind to accept Firm B’s offer. Got conflicts check forms for both firms. Should I fill out both conflicts forms?

What’s everyone up to this weekend? 🥳

Dear Whales,

How long does it take from Offer Proposal to offer letter receipt?

Also... How feasible is to change joining date with SAP Labs...

Happy Halloween! Who says Financial Professionals are not creative? Share what you dressed up as for work today?

Has your Urgent Care facility or ones around you started testing for COVID19? If so, do you offer both the Antibody test and Viral swab?

I think I'm reaching burn out / cannot overwork depression. I wanted to lie in bed all day and probably only worked half the hours I was supposed to. I feel like I can't keep it up because the work just gets redistributed to later, like setting myself up for failure.

I will be doing FET next month and doctor was discussing to have natural or controlled transfer. Was curious to know people who went through transfer, what did u pick and why? I'm not sure what to do....

Is there an amoxicillin shortage? Is your pharmacy experiencing a shortage of amoxicillin? If so, where are you located?

Does anyone know what the interview process is like for Tech Consulting? Is it similar to Management Consulting?

Can anyone reco a fishbowl for startups / tech in Toronto

How to clear aws machine learning speciality? Finished Udemy course and practice exams. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Has anyone ever taken the Modern Fertility's fertility hormone self test? If so, what did you think of it?

What are the greatest challenges you face in pulling your job off, and how do you plan to deal with them?

Bali vs. Chiang Mai for 5 days in early August? Trying to figure out if monsoon season in Chiang Mai is that big of a deterrent

What are you folks up to today?

Best career advice?

Jack Welch is a complicated figure to me. He's definitely a pioneer in the industry, but he definitely created the layoff culture we have today

I'm trying to message people but can't😳 sort me out guys❤️

I’m giving my notice tomorrow. I’m happy to be moving to a new firm, as I really don’t like my current practice (very high volume ID). But I’m nervous about telling my boss. I consider him to be a friend and he’s been a good mentor. But it’s time for me to move on.

Can people who have lateraled to other firms describe why you lateraled and when you did in your career? And if your new firm is a better, the same or worse situation than your previous firm?

Is asking first year associates to hit 215 billable hours normal?!

I like the idea of being able to speak with attorneys here. Good times!

As a rising 3rd year M&A associate, what experience should I be seeking out / expecting to receive over the next year?

I just have to tell someone that can commiserate that I’m quitting and I am trying to save my assistant the pain of going through my 58,000 emails by doing it myself. Literally file every email and delete junk every day. Do it for me 😂

Is it bad that I am already feeling burnt out after 6 straight 200 hour months at my new firm? Any tips?

Advice for young attorneys dealing with non-billable workload? I’m still my first two months at my firm but a ton of the work I’m being assigned is non-billable. I understand if I’m not still fully on boarded but how are we supposed to keep up billables while being given time consuming non billable work?

Anyone else looking forward to when the Coronavirus Work-life bowl goes away so we don’t have to see the ridiculous commentary by Big 4 accounting firms?

I graduated from law school in 2007, went to big law and was laid off in 2009 due to the Great Recession. I went back to school and got my LLM in tax, after a stint at big 4, I got back into big law but was asked to start over as a first year. Years later, close to partnership and being mentored in that direction, I lost my job due to something completely out of my control that I can’t get into. I always wanted to make partner, but I’m struggling at my new firm with not enough work (p. 1)

My firm has a monthly billable requirement. I did not meet the minimum in July but I am usually about 30 hours over in other months. I took a few days off and work was just generally slow which honestly was a nice change of pace. Will my low hours this month be a red flag?

Relieving stress by listening to holiday music. Favorites?

What’re the realistic odds of my friend with the following credentials getting an AUSA position somewhere in the Northeast and what can he do to give himself a fighting chance. (A) 2 years out of law school; (B) graduated cum laude from a solid second-tier law school; (C) practices commercial litigation at a well-respected, mid-sized firm in NYC.

From those who aren’t not in biglaw, how do you view associates from biglaw? All opinions welcomed.

5th year currently in biglaw at a v30 and was thinking about switching to a smaller firm.

Are annual galas now being done virtually even worth attending?

I hate chasing people. Absolutely cannot stand it. But it's a big part of my job now. Can people give me their advice on chasing?

Notice etiquete question. If you give your 2 weeks’ notice on a Monday, is your last day a Monday (2 weeks later) or can it be the previous Friday? Does your answer change depending on the time (morning/ afternoon) notice is given?

If I don’t want to potentially burn any bridges, should I just have my notice period end on a Monday and just take that day out of my scheduled vacation before starting my next job?

First time giving notice - would be interested in hearing what others have done.

Looking to switch from lit to corp. Already using a recruiter on targeted firms and getting referrals where I can. About to start applying to positions directly on LinkedIn, etc. as well, but a lot of positions are being posted by other recruiting agencies. Bad idea to apply to those without knowing what firm they’re hiring for?

Please do not judge me as I’ve never done this before…. When asked for a list of conflicts, should I provide list of clients or all specific matters I worked on? It’s a lot!