I’m the office emotional garbage can for everyone’s complaints and I am exhausted. Because I’m a good listener and I keep my door open, my office has become the default venting station for every stressed associate, annoyed paralegal, and chaotic partner in the practice group. I want to be a supportive colleague, but carrying everyone else's career trauma is starting to affect my own performance. How do you politely shut your door without looking like a jerk?

So I have been seeing a guy for 4 months. We have a pay disparity.. he earns less than I do (by quite a bit). He has mentioned a few times that he’s worried I’ll get bored of him when I know he can’t afford the same things I can. I think we are beginning to move past this, but now he’s starting to mention things like ‘I am really broke this month’, and last weekend he told me his mum has lost her job and he’ll have to probably pay her rent. I have a lot of sympathy for his situation … tbc

So grateful I have my GC and orange cheeto can’t get me now!
F-1 to H-1 to GC to Citizenship ✈️ 🧚🏾
- Brown Tinkerbell

Hi 👋 I’m new to the LA area and looking for good networking events. Any places I should look into? Thank you in advanced!

What is resource management group?

What do you wish policy makers would consult CTE teachers on?

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.

Experts - I understand tha LEAPS help with liquidity amd magnify the returns but I am unclear what are the tax implications (Fed LTCG and state tax) when you are ITM and exercise LEAPS. Can someone shed some light on tax implications of the LEAPS? Thanks.

What sort of reps are tripped up by requirements contracts?

As the indemnified party, do you exclude Indemnity obligations from the LoL cap?

The son of the owner where I work has been coming to work with a gun showing it off to people. He got into an arguement, put his hands on another employee and threatened to put a 9 bullet in his head. I suspended him and opened an investigation. The owner is mad and feels my case is biased and suspended me. He admitted guild and its not about what happened but why! I need to protect the business & secure the victim to lessen the chance of him reporting this to EEOC or DHL. He's being a dad

Hi what is the salary for Lead Report developer in Tesco? Any leads would be highly appreciated ☺️

Do you ever get disheartened by all the content you're pushing out, only to get a few people to engage with it?

Thoughts on Ogilvy? Anyone have the inside scoop on life as a creative over there?

Are there any M fish in here who travel for work frequently? 29 F, frequent business travel & looking for someone who also lives out of their suitcase :)

Any parents here? How did you originally explain the Covid pandemic to your children?

Several RM roles available at Capgemini. Send me a dm if you’re interested!

I’m from Southern California. Is this what a snow day feels like? But it’s just gonna keep snowing for 1+ months?

7 year lawyer here. Been with the same big national firm all 7 years (not BigLaw) doing complex litigation. Been working remote a long time due to moving around for wife’s job. As a result of the moving was bumped off partner track. I’m looking at a great small firm that will be a practice change (but still litigation). I’m told they’re looking for someone with less experience and they’re skeptical because of my experience. It’s frustrating. How do I overcome this?

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?

Is there anyway to tell if your work product isn’t measuring up? Would the partner straight up tell you that your work sucks? This is me running on the assumption that some comments are normal...

Do you guys talk to chambers for the firm interview?

For those who have clerked for a judge at state court, For a boutique sized law firm, what is the base salary you have gotten?

If an individual resides in CT and works in NY can we serve them in NY?

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

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

Insight on Venable?

Does anyone just wanna drink wine after work every night 😔

Gripe in here about Legal Assistants (more in comments)

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?

Does anyone have a drink or two while working late some nights? I’ve gotten into the habit of having a glass of scotch on a Thursday or Friday night while working. Not saying it’s a bad thing, just curious if others do it.

How to switch practice areas? I’ve been in immigration for 3 years now and need a change. How do you convince employers you’re a good fit for a role you don’t have any experience with?

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

Noob plaintif-side L&E lawyer here—how long should I wait for defense counsel to stall on a demand letter before I start getting ready to file?

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 is a realistic signing bonus ask for a mid level lit associate to a midsize major market firm that pays 80% DPW scale ?