I’m an in-house attorney looking to go back into private practice. I’m nervous applying to big law firms, because my company sends a lot of work to these firms. I don’t want it to get back to my boss that I’m looking.

Does anyone have suggestions as to how to handle this?

At what age did you buy your first house?

How do you handle working with teachers that give very little back to the profession, don’t appear to like children and any interactions are negative or gossipy? And they are in your grade level

Anyone with a Bajaj Allianz policy? I had one 10 years ago that is maturing this month and want to figure out how I can ensure it gets transferred to my account. It is so hard to use their website or do anything with it, to get access to a help desk!

Why recently thoughtsworks are hiring women mostly for graduate developer role ??

Hi all, I recently moved to Tampa and I’m looking for my next opportunity (ideally in-person). I have previous experience in consulting and would love to make new connections down here!

Several years ago a gay male acquaintance said he didn't date Black guys. It made me bristle but I was not surprised. Now he's married to one. I feel in a way vindicated every time I see his loving social media posts with his Black husband of like 5 years or so now.

How did he get over his apparent aversion to Black men enough to go and marry one? Where would he be if he hadn't had a change of heart?

I wish there were a tactful way to remind him he said that and watch as he eats his words...

Left the Lost Dog Tavern in Buckhead with a college buddy, and less than five minutes later saw APD respond for a shooting right where we had just been.

He immediately texted his girlfriend that Atlanta residencies were out 😬

Actively seeking SAP SuccessFactors Trainer who can train virtually. DM for more info

Senior service desk analyst

Hi everyone,

I had offer of a well known company but they said position is on hold so they will be thinking on that and I have resigned from my company

I'm currently working In a good company as a Big Data Engineer having overall work experience of 2 years.


Skill Set: Python, Hadoop, Spark, SQL, Hive, Sqoop

Please refer me in any suitable position.

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Anyone know of any hotel chains that have properties on either Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard?

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.

Any tips/success stories on getting your firm to retroactively apply their MBA sponsorship program to your student loans? (My firm sponsors current employees. I'm a new employee with a top MBA.)

Deloitte 🌈🐠 - raise your hand if you are going to DU this week!

Hi,
There was a post sometime back which compiled a list of all companies by country who hire directly from India. Could anyone please share a link to that post if you have it saved? Thank you!

Is it me or did they just scrap the DOL law?

How terrible is workers comp defense? Got laid off and I’m assessing what jobs I want to go after and which ones are backups if I get desperate.

I have an interview at a firm that focuses on criminal defense. I currently work in ID and have years of previous PD experience. I’ve never worked in private criminal defense. What questions should I ask in the interview? What should be looking at to evaluate whether it is a good practice?

Does anyone know how litigation finance works on the plaintiff side? If someone wanted to bring a lawsuit against their former employer would a general contingency arrangement with a plaintiff’s firm make sense? Or would one need to find funding and then contact a plaintiff’s firm to actually handle the case? I’m a transactional lawyer, so this is out of my wheelhouse.

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

I don’t want to make partner, and I want to stay in big law for 2-3 years, do you suggest I just do the bare minimum for hours or should I still be doing as much work as possible?

Did anyone not meet their billable hours requirement during their first year of employment? If so, how did your firm react? 😬

What is a reasonable pay increase? This will be my first pay increase. I make 70k now and will be starting my second year at big law. I had 3 years of prior experience before joining the firm.

I’ve always wondered how are lawyers chosen to be recognized in magazines or online publications as “Best Lawyers”/“Rising Stars”? I’ve always assumed it’s a circle jerk of some sorts for Big Firms nominating each other, but I have no idea.

How often do temporary "might-become-permanent" type jobs (at small/mid size firms) actually become permanent?

I feel like I’m wasting my time waiting on CA bar results 😭, any tips on how I can use this time effectively?

How do y’all deal with burnout? First year already billed 1900 since Jan. I feel like I’m tired and uninterested in work all the time now.

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.

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

Anyone know anything about Kauffman borgees or Traub Lieberman? Reputations, working there, etc?

I found out a soon to be 2nd year associate got a 10k raise making his salary 110k now, while I, the soon to be 3rd year associate got a 2k raise making my salary 107k. So now the 2nd year male associate is making more money than me. How do I bring this up to the partners?

Want to negotiate salary at an AMLAW200 firm in atlanta. Not a lot of public information about what peer firms (ie, not NY lockstep firms matching cravath scale) pay. What are mid-senior level associates making in Atlanta?

California 🐟 does your vacation payout when you leave your job get taxed at regular wage, or bonus, levels? Does your employer have discretion to choose?

I want to get out of ID so badly. I don’t mind the work but the hours are just killing me. I just started at a new firm less than 6 months ago and I am already desperate to get out. It is not the firm or the people. I just hate the high billables. I have been applying to other jobs but I think I may need a recruiter for help. Any recommendation for a great recruiter in NYC?

Does anyone know the reputation of the Boston based Morgan and Morgan attorneys? Is it a good working environment?