It just hurts a little different when you’ve billed 60 hours by Friday afternoon.

Freelancer Marketer here. I am looking for copywriting, website design, and social media projects. Can anybody advise me or guide me how to get one?

Hi, we are looking to hire in my team at Deloitte. Looking for folks with relevant experience in business research, commercial due diligence and strategy. Role based out of Mumbai, but currently we are working on a hybrid model. Pls ping me directly.

Gratefulness: As attorneys, let’s take a moment to be grateful — we are educated, influential, involved, and ... even if we complain about it, we have jobs that pay us well and keep us moving forward.

Hi friends,
I have offer in PS, I have 8+ years of experience. I got the role for senior associate QA L2. I am from automation testing background. Can anyone please guide me if we have enough projects and how soon we get the projects? How about the work life balance in PS. Please reply.

Any M in nyc open to meeting up with someone still in the closet? 27 yrs old

I’m in a relationship that I’d be completely embarrassed to describe out loud and let people know what I was tolerating, but I don’t know how to get out of it and I’m not sure I can do it. I went through a long deep depression and I’m just coming to sort of, and becoming aware of so many things I didn’t have the capacity to deal with for a while. And I know it’s horrible. Former me before depression would have never tolerated this crap or even remotely let it happen. Just wanna sleep again.

Anyone available from Microsoft SQL DBA Team/ DB Team

Looking for referral

Whats WLB like in PE ops?

When your senior and another associate hate each other.. Passive aggressive all day lol

Anyone else hate when people overuse the word “right?” when they speak? - - that’s part of the being a consultant, right, you need to look and sound the part, right, or you won’t be taken serious right.

Best code for Marriot / spg?

Anyone with near perfect Uber rating? I’m at below 4.7 which I think is having trouble getting rides sometimes... I don’t get it why my rating kept dropping, albeit very slowly. All I do is greet, ctd

Anyone driving significant growth using digital marketing? SEO creating Website leads? How are you winning business in modern innovative ways?

I have had success with natural market and referrals but as I target and segment my client base differently, I’d like to use 21st century ideas to grow my brand. What have you done that works?

It has been a while staying at Hinjewadi phase 3 or near Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park and I observed that shopkeeper has set crazy price.
Normal Tea - 12
Adark Tea - 20
Filter Coffee - 25
Pav Bhaji - 110
Paratha - 70 onwards, and etc.

And people are paying for this, whereas if you move to Wakad or Hinjewadi phase1 &2. Price are nominal.
Why this unbiased and idiotic attitude?
I see Mumbai and Bangalore is affordable than Pune..

A friend has offers for Bain and BCG Dubai at the consultant level (joining just after his MBA) and he is confused on which one to take. Any thoughts to help him make a decision? Things he cares about are total compensation, career progression, mobility/ transfers to other offices and casework focus on tech (if any).

Another red day. This market can’t find the bottom.

Corp/securities associate and lateraled to a 40-50 attorney firm earlier this year. I’m a non traditional candidate and considered a 3rd or 4th year and make $200k base. Waiting on raise/bonus info but can’t help but wonder if I could be making $100k more at a larger firm and working similar hours. I put a premium on the people I work with and have gotten a good rhythm here as well as built up a good rep so far. For reference I have billed avg. 180-200 hrs a month. Any insights?

What is Simpson m&a known for? Anyone have intel in work-culture?

Can we be honest for a second? No one has a clear policy for how we should be billing our time and no one wants to ask. I’ve heard perspectives ranging from, “a good faith estimate at the end of the week is sufficient” to “you need to have a timer going at all times and if you don’t turn it off when you pee, you’re committing an ethical violation”... also, “Bill anything that moves the deal forward” vs. “You can’t bill for collating documents. That’s not legal work.”

I’m currently a third year in my small firm’s life sciences team. I’m not really stimulated by the work and although they say they have a lot of work, they’re not good at managing workload. I haven’t had much work on my plate even after asking many times for more than six months. I’m ready to move to a larger law firm. However, I am concerned how I’ll manage the workload as a mom to a toddler. The good thing about my firm is that they’re flexible with hours. Anyone have experience balancing?

Any labor and employment practice groups hiring in Chicago that would be open to hiring a rising second year who is trying to switch into LE from another transactional group?

What are the best firms to work in investment funds in Chicago?

Can anybody explain how Proskauer’s “Sports Group” works? Is it a separate practice group? Or is it just a sub-group of various practices (M&A, finance, etc.) that focuses on sports clients?

Do mid-sized firms offer better work-life balance than biglaw firms (and if so, could you share the names of any in NYC)? Would be willing to take any cuts in salary for better hours/lifestyle.

To all the star junior and mid-level associates,
How did you become a go-to associate?

Some partners are so stupid. In a free market system, if you want the good associate to work for you, you need to be a nice person. Otherwise, I have enough partners to feed me work and you’re the source of your own problem.

Fresh Junior lateral and a colleague from past firm (different practice area) asked if I could take a pro Bono case because he trusts me with it. It would be completely creditable under my firm’s policy, but would it look weird to ask for pro Bono credit in my first few weeks post lateral?

Just worried it would look like I’m not prioritizing work that actually earns the firm money. Idk maybe I’m overthinking it. Thoughts? TIA!

Took the afternoon off. Totally have stuff I could be working on but I’m too burnt out to care. Cooked a nice dinner for my husband and me (cooking is relaxing for me),and enjoyed a bottle of wine together… and just… talked. Hope you all can find moments like this too while doing this job.

Billed 190 hours in December and felt good about that until I heard people in my group say I "slacked off" during the holidays. I hate this industry.

Any insight on direct lending specialty finance AIP group at Milbank?

Long: associates nattering about rumored layoffs

Short: actual layoffs

I feel like I’m considering exploring a lateral move and responding to some of these recruiting emails, but I don’t know where to starts or who I should engage with. I have one app at a firm I’ve applied through an associate referral, but I’m open to considering more. Any suggestions?

First years: is it just me? I really, really don’t want to fuck up but why do I keep screwing up…

If a posting does not ask for a cover letter, should I include one anyway?

Is 2020 too junior to be getting a signing bonus if you lateral? Does it depend on the firm?

Any recommendations for podcasts related to funds/securities law/M&A or similar topics? I’m a first year (funds/funds reg) and was more interested in other areas in law school, so just trying to learn something and stay in the know. I already know about The Deal podcast.