Is work slow this time of the year for anyone else? Have had multiple days in the last month where there was literally nothing for me to work on. Partner said it's like that sometimes... But it just feels strange sitting there and working on nothing all day lol.

What’s your favorite POC only bar/restaurant/hangout spot?

Analyst-level. Have to renege an offer I signed. @Partners would you prefer a candidate calls, sets a call up, or just leaves an email about it? I know it’s already bad but want to be as respectful as possible. Feels extra bad as had partner spend 45 mins answering Q&A and selling me earlier.

Hi Ladies,

Anyone staying in Amanora, Pune, let me know if we can go for an evening walk/badminton

Has anyone used KK’s body makeup to hide cellulite when going to the beach?

Which one has better SAP Practice? EY GDS or PwC SDC??

Kindly reply. Its urgent.

Name 5 things you can buy without money!

I’m interested in learning skateboarding. Any recommendations?

Is it a red flag for a firm to chase after you for months? Like are they desperate or do they actually want me? Big imposter syndrome over here.

A copy test. I’m a million years old trying to get an in-house job and I’m being asked to write emails and insta posts and give them my ideas on how to change the brand. Are we really doing this?

What is reasonable Sr. Mgr comp at Deloitte? In the Lean six sigma/RPA process consulting area.

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Will TCS provide joining bonus?

If so how much for 4 YOE?

Hi All,

Hope you all are doing well..!

Iam looking for a job change could anyone help me out with the job..

Current profile working with Othain software services private limited experience in Accounts payable holding 8yrs of experience.
Key roles invoices process, payment, calls, reconciliation, monthly report.

How much per person for dinner and drinks is reasonable as a business development expense? $150? $200? Assume coastal big city.

Anyone here invest in rental properties? Trying to find a good place to buy where the market isnt completely over run.

Is BCG attorney search legit?

I’m a baby lawyer (2020 grad) and I just got hit with my first “hey you’re a lawyer right?” From a high school classmate lol I feel like I’m officially an attorney now.

Tips for avoiding / reducing eye strain after staring at a computer all day every day? Sometimes I think this job is gonna make me go blind.

Would any of you biglaw associates take a 40% pay cut to work at a midsize firm with no billable hour requirement (realistically 1700 hours range)? I am trying to figure out whether I should give this up for the extra cash and prestige.

Anyone have experience working abroad with just an American law degree? Please share details on how you found an opportunity and what your experience was? Thank you!

What to gift paralegals? Not BL

Will finish between 1900 and 2000 hours billed in my first year of practice. I do car accidents, premises, and general negligence. Are my hours okay?

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?

I’m currently dealing with an opposing party and/or counsel from hell. How much crap do you guys typically put up with before brining up the possibility of seeking Rule 11 sanctions?

Has anyone made the switch from firm life (specifically, ID) to a government role and regretted it? It’ll be less pay, but better benefits, more fulfillment, and obviously no billable hours which sounds amazing right now.. I’m just really nervous that I’ll miss the paychecks!

With monthly billables coming due, what is the most amount of hours a partner has cut from your billables in a month? What number/percentage do you deem unacceptable?

So today I got played. I went against my better Judgment and tried to be a nice guy and it blew up in my face.
I’m more pissed than anything. Lesson learned. Anyone else experience this?

A partner I’m working for really leans into jokes about my ethnic background. Nothing particularly egregious but all the jokes are about common clichés surrounding my home country / ethnicity. I occasionally make jokes like this about myself but I found that when my WASPy boss does this, it makes me very uncomfortable… am I being too sensitive?

Anyone have experience with defamation cases? Not public figure cases like Johnny Depp, but private figure cases where someone filed a false police report, causing someone to be arrested, hurting their career, etc. How do these cases typically proceed? How are they won?

Has anyone moved from attorney, to in-house at a company (more legal compliance/HR then the legal department), stayed there for a while, and then transitioned back to being an attorney? I’m thinking about taking a Human Resource position/compliance roll (employment law is my background) but I’m worried that in the future it will look bad on my resume if I want to transition back into being an attorney if I dislike the HR/compliance position. I’ve been practicing 2 years.

Anyone do employment contract law in Florida? My girlfriend urgently needs a consult on on enforceability / potential damages for breach of a clause in her employment agreement that requires her to give 30 days notice.
Main question regarding damages is whether company could tax her the cost of replacing her with an hourly consultant since she would be leaving during a critical business time (corporate tax filing season).

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.

Anyone ever have second thoughts after giving notice and if so, how did you work through them?