Is there any logic in expecting lawyers to be glued to their seats when there are no deals/matters on? I don’t understand why law firms haven’t adopted the consulting model...

sometimes I feel like the reward of being productive is more work lol

I am the in-house Marketing and Events Manager for a PE firm. Would love to know what others make salary wise? A lot of firms contract out.

I am wanting to start investing in real estate in the new year… I’m using this month to read up on it and familiarize myself with it. I am a true beginner and wanted to ask for any tips, tricks, advice, books, videos, magazines, podcasts, etc to start? Please let me know!

What’s the salary of an DAAC in Frankfurt.

How close do you live to the office? What are the pros and cons that you have experienced living far/close?

I’m really tired of my small firm. I have a year of audit and 7 months of FDD experience. Do I have the experience to switch elsewhere?

Anyone work at Datastax? Curious 🤨 if there is a lot of turnover

Anybody willing to provide a referral for a graphic Designer with experience working at BBH, The jewish Museum and San Fran School Districts? Skilled at motion design video editing. The Design market seems like it needs some more people so I'm reaching out for a friend!

I'm a Test Automation Engineer, with 5+ years of experience in web and mobile test automation. I have created my express entry profile and my CRS score is 475, which is lesser than the current cut off(512). I would really appreciate any job referrals which will help me get a PR.
THANKS🥰

Morning all- looking for a referral for remote position: project manager, implementation manager, PMP certified and will be obtaining Agile cert by end of year. 10+ years experience, also MBA grad.

Currently SC with Deloitte 2.5 years, cybersecurity heavy with background in healthcareIT.

Thanks in advance.

Bookkeeping service recommendations? Virtual service or through your CPA?

Hi
Does anyone know how the Sainsbury DTD tech teams work?
I recently got an offer for a London location but it says I should be prepared to travel at least 2 times a week, but the number of travels depends on the team.@sainsbury

Has anyone ever sued Big 4 for unfair firing?

Hey everyone! I’m currently doing paid media bur debating if I want to continue this route or get into PMM. What do you guys think? Also, I’m trying to pick up a few hard skills, but not sure which ones will be most beneficial for the future. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Is there recent data on average billable hour requirements by firm size and salary? It looks like NALP and what pops up online are outdated.

Second year associate here. How should I deal with the one partner in my practice group who seems to exclusively give me lousy assignments that we’ll never get paid for? I get great work from everyone else.

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?

Has anyone been admitted to Massachusetts by transfer of UBE score? I submitted my application in July and took and passed the state law exam today. How long after this were you admitted? Thanks!

Anyone else feel like work/billable hours gets in their way of taking care of their life? Hate having to choose between working to keep up with billables and taking care of my life whether that's the gym or whatever else. Feel like I never have enough time for both.

Feel like I’m going to turn out to be a loser doing ID and be making crap money forever.

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

First year associates: what training do you wish your firm would give you right now that you aren’t getting?

I recently had a specialist partner send me a fairly nasty email after I (a transactional first year) was told to ask them to review something ASAP that had clearly been on my partner’s radar for over a week. Why am I taking the (honestly justified) blame for this? Surely it should be obvious that I’m just the messenger here.

For those of you required to be in office- do people use the phone and email to contact you or do they still come by in person? People in my office seem not to understand how the phone works...

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

Junior associate here (2L). Got some ‘constructive feedback’ from a 4L. We went over budget on a matter, and 4L thinks it has something to do with my inefficient delegation to 0Ls (and not the all the out of scope work the client asked us to do but doesn’t want to pay for...). Delegated tasks included basic grunt work like splitting out documents, preparing execution versions and other low-level tasks. 4L asked me to check with them before I delegate anything in the future. Thoughts?

Has anyone used SoFi to pay down credit card debt? I am drowning in interest every month with my BofA card and getting nowhere fast. Would love any advice re: SoFi or paying off credit card debt in general. Thank you!

Does anybody work in a rule for a litigation finance or legal funding company who doesn't hail from a big law firm in background? Basically I have a lot of interest in the area have read a book about it in my free time and was wondering what sort of entry level opportunities I should be seeking.

I went on mutiple round interviews with a firm. HR basically said they wanted a firm commitment after the 3rd round. I told them I was extremely interested and looking forward to seeing what the offer was but I couldn't speak in absolutes.

Then ghosted.

We have motion sensor lights in my office and the sensor is far from my desk. Consequently, if I'm on a long WebEx, the lights go out and it's embarrassing. The building won't change the sensor. Anyone find a solution for this (aside from standing up and moving, which would be very awkward)? I can't rearrange my office.

Thinking about getting a MBA, partly for personal enrichment but also for professional reasons. I know schools all have different “cognates” but do people have recommendations that pair well with corporate/securities/financial legal practice fields?

What would you prefer:

Job 1: 85k at small boutique firm (3 attorneys). Standard benefits but no 401k. Semi-annual raises. No billable hour requirement and regular 40 hour week. Being groomed to be a partner on a 2-3 year track.

Job 2: 135k at large regional firm (200 attorneys) good benefits. 1900 billable hours requirement. Partner track is 6-8 years but not guaranteed.

Both located in a MCOL area

Favorite non-fiction book you'd recommend to a new lawyer?

What productivity hacks do you employ? I like to shut off my email for 25 min intervals to focus on real work. It’s like a sprint of focus without being “unavailable” too long.