Is it too late to completely switch practice areas as a fourth year associate?

Hi Fishes ,
From tcs I got mail to upload documents 20 days before (10th June)

There was no documents section under my profile in tcs I begin portal. One of HR confirmed that they are creating new EP id for me

Can anyone help me how much time this takes ? Most of the times no HR is replying to my mails and calls not answering

Hi! Got my cloud solution architect associate certification in January. How should I keep learning to gain proficiency for an architect role at aws?

My score is 457, i applied for PR in May 2019 and i haven’t received any update except for i had to do medicals again. Anyone else waiting this long as well?

What law firm is your favorite for run of the mill employment issues in the US and internationally (India, Australia, UK, Germany, etc.). I primarily use Littler because they have a broad reach and decent rates but I’m wondering whether Bird & Bird, Ogletree, or some other firm has similar pricing and as good or better quality work. So, who are you using and are you happy?

Hello fishes,
Anyone has a clue when will Form-16 be available?
My LWD is near, so just wanted all these docs before I loose access.

Can anyone explain why insurance defence work in the US is such a terrible place to be? I work in insurance defence / coverage (financial lines) based in London and it doesn’t seem like it has as negative of a reputation as it does in the US, why is that? 👀

Would your judge blame you for higher court reversing his opinion if he handed you the research and told you what to write? Should he?

Anyone know of any NY Rangers bars in the city?

Hi all! I'm new to Fishbowl and a recent college graduate. I'm looking for a full-time role once my summer internship ends and I'd appreciate help in finding some openings.

I have experience in pharmaceutical advertising (account services) and the publishing industry (editorial). I'm looking to work at a company I can utilize my passion for writing and account experience. Maybe public relations or corporate communications? I'm up for anything!

I appreciate any suggestions that come my way! :)

Why is the ad community in London so cliquey?

I’m a JD who hasn’t passed the bar (I know, I know). PwC requires that I pass the bar to become manager, but do other firms have this requirement? I’m ready for manager but PwC won’t allow it

Uber just unionized. If they can, why can’t we?!

I know it comes with the job but the non-stop LinkedIn Messages are starting to get old. The legit requests are one thing but I get dozens of solicitations which week...

Hey Nagarrians, please help in sharing Information regarding how much an automation test engineer, with 7 - 8 years experience (ASE) should have a compensation at Nagarro ?

I would really appreciate your every single comment

Plz help me out if I shoukd join ey and work for Dell client or join Harman .

I ate one bad piece of chicken last week and my stomach hasn’t been the same since. I should have taken a few sick days.

If you aren’t straight, was there a public figure that made you realize this? My first memorable girl crush was Nigella Lawson, a British celebrity chef nearly twice my age.

Well friends. We got cocky and pulled the happy hour trigger a little too early this evening.

Got the "plz draft and send" at 6:30.

Just started in Biglaw as a first year - one of the partners made a passing remark that he couldn’t remember my PQE but thinks I’m “the same as X associate”. Went on LinkedIn and saw that X associate is a third year. How do I gently correct this misconception in a future conversation?

How do you bill your time? The busier I am the harder it is to bill. How do people actually bill contemporaneously in detailed terms when you bill 12 hours but literally did 100 different things in those 12 hours. And it’s never slow enough to go back and do it super detailed.

Which firms have no billable requirement and centralized staffing?

Do you think sticking it out in BL for 8 years pays off as far as in house prospects/salary go? Or is it all kind of the same after a certain time period. I’m in privacy if that helps (all aspects-trans, regulatory, lit).

Who’s working on the twitter acquisition? The dataroom has to be nuts.

Is it common for a midlevel to gossip with a first year about another first year’s work? Is it common for midlevels to trash juniors amongst themselves? I think my office is hella toxic

Anyone else getting spammed for "law firm in house/gc's office" roles and know what the deal is with that? Not really looking to do it but curiosity

Dear first years,

When my door is closed, I am in the middle of something and trying to focus. Please stop knocking and letting yourself in to chat. I want to help you, I really do, but if my door is closed it means I am not able to help you right this second. I promise that my door will be open when I am available to do so.

Signed,
An overwhelmed second year

Edit: any advice on how to say this IRL without crushing their spirits?

I’m debating to join Locke Lord Dallas in transactional. I’m looking to stay at the firm long term and would appreciate any information y’all have. Please be as candid as possible.

How long of a commute would you consider to be too long? First year associate trying to balance convenience with living more frugally to save up some more money.

Considering lateraling to a bigger firm that pays closer to market or market. I really like my current firm and coworkers and WLB, but I am being underpaid. Based on conversations with my PG leader and supervising partner, I might make NEP/Counsel this year or next. How do you go about asking what the pay bump for that is? If it’s sizable I might just stay.

Still want a recruitment bonus 👀. Lmk if you’re looking to lateral!

To the lender counsel that forgot to mention they needed original signature pages for a deal that closed early this year and decided to chase and harass me a day before thanksgiving and a day after thanksgiving multiple times. F*ck you. I don’t know what is driving your lack of courtesy but I have represented the same bank before and know their usual original signature requirement.

Has anyone used or heard about Flagstar Bank for mortgage? Seem to have a great program for JDs, wondering if anyone has any bad experiences or good experiences with them

Partners and seniors, what elements are you considering when you pick up which mid/junior to staff?
Corporate (if that matters).

What is the average adoption assistance benefit at big law firms?

New to due diligence and not sure the timeline of projects. Tips to stay organized of the project and timeline, and how to update those leading the deal? Just keep track of new info and provide as necessary?

My firm’s IT (especially system saving and file locating function) is so bad 😐😞 and they keep doing updates no one asked them for just to mess with the stuff we already got a hang of without doing anything about the issues we actually need fixed. Anyone else in a similar boat? Do you bill the client for the time it takes to fix the IT issue (or IT inefficiency generally, like time taken to find a file in a convoluted system)? Or is that supposed to be our non-billable time?

Has the time of special bonuses (covid related or otherwise) passed? Asking for a friend…