I’ve been wondering: at what point do you draw the line and say “enough”? I’ve caught myself crying in the bathroom, snapping at people I care about, and waking up at 3am with my heart racing. Part of me feels like this is just what comes with the territory, but part of me knows it can’t be sustainable. How do you decide when it’s time to step back before the job swallows you completely?

Views on A&M in the Middle East? Type of work ? How is the WLB?

What percentage of your income do you save, invest and spend?

For any of you real estate investors, what tools or sources did you learn from when getting started. Can’t find a mentor currently so want to find some highly recommended books or videos. If focused on the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Long Island mainly) that would be even better. My hope is to buy and rent out a apartment while also owning a house and house hacking that by renting part of it out. Trying to understand all the steps, traps, and how to find if it’s a good investment.

Hi fishes
I am having 11.5 years of experience in .net .
Skill set includes azure /angular/.net core /webapi.

Have updated my resume on naukari and on LinkedIn not sure why I don't get enough calls.
Can someone help me find any referrals please.

Anyone traveling while working remotely? If so, what are you using for internet on the road? I've tried hotels but their internet isnt compatible.

Hi, UBS HR has said she has initiated offer approval in the system.
Does that mean offer letter release? How long does it take for me to get that from here?

I am currently living in London, looking to move abroad to UAE. Has anyone relocated before and do you have any advice?

Hi Fishes,

I'm looking for business development/sales in saas based companies in chennai. Can anyone refer me for the role. I'm open to remote working too. Thank you all

HELP URGENTLY NEEDED! I'm supposed to come up with a media plan for a job interview - would anybody be willing to check my work before I have to submit?

Been seeing a therapist for a while now and feeling worse than ever. Been having suicidal thoughts. Not sure what to do.

If I made out with someone this last Saturday, and they tested positive for COVID today (test was taken two days ago on Wednesday) - then I’m correct in thinking the likelihood of me having COVID is high, right?

Hi Fishes,
Salesforce making any change to the work location flexibility once offices are re-opened? Support roles are Hyd based why other locations cannot be utilised?

Must do/visit in Japan in Spring/Summer time outside of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka?

This open office plan sucks. Besides the constant din, we've got 3 agencies crammed on to one floor, sharing conference rooms and huddle rooms. Agency identity is lost and it feels like an ad factory

I’m looking for developers with react and angular skills for an Indian product company. I’m not able to get good resources from job portals. How & where to find candidates with decent skill sets..??? I’m looking for just 2-3 years of work exp.

What gift do you give an exceptional agent who did an awesome job for you selling your house?

New York Shitty

Hi,
I have got an offer from JPMC and I have another counter offer . Just wanted to understand if there is any probability for the JPMC offer to be revoked if I am renegotiating with them? Also, how many days before my LWD should I ask for renegotiation?

When negotiating a sign on bonus with a new firm based on the fact that you were anticipating a bonus for that fiscal year and are leaving before that is paid out, do you have to do anything to prove you would have actually received a bonus/the amount of bonus you would have received?

How many billable hours per week is considered at capacity? I’m getting pushback on boundaries I’m setting about additional matters and marketing work from my firm when I’ve been billing 60-75 hours per week for the last 6 weeks, and I’m still behind on my work. I feel like it’s reasonable to not kill myself further to fit in more/turn things around faster at this point, but am I being unreasonable? I expect my workload to remain at this level through the end of the year at least.

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Confused why Wachtell qualifies as BigLaw when they have one (small) office

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

Well I learned my lesson. Never work with Wells Fargo. Any good banks I should switch to?

Anyone have any affordable case management software recommendations? I’m looking for something a bit non-traditional as I work for a small nonprofit. Ideally the software would involve document organization/access as well as like a running “log” for folks to post relevant events or work completed for the file.

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.

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

I'm a third year plaintiff's employment law attorney and I'm looking to move to defense, preferably still in employment law. I received an offer from a midsize firm that primarily focuses on PI with little-to-no employment law practice, so I'll have a bit of a learning curve. Offer is $90k, billable hours of 2100. Is this reasonable? I'm dead-set on leaving my current job, and this would be a $20k pay increase - which makes me believe I'm leaning towards taking it for those reasons only.

I don’t want to make partner, and I want to stay in big law for 2-3 years, do you suggest I just do the bare minimum for hours or should I still be doing as much work as possible?

How are 1st year litigation associates dealing with WFH? I’ve been having terrible anxiety/panic attacks, and pretty sure my billables wont exceed 110 for April. I’ve been super stressed about it and don’t know how to move on to May with the proper mindset to make up for as much time missed as possible. CA courts are still closed, and I’m worried I won’t be able to exceed (or even meet) my May goal after April.

I am lead counsel on a case - we’re suing 3 businesses and my supervisor is a named incorporator of one of the businesses although he is not an officer. He is asking me to bring the file and meet with him about the progress of the case. I reminded him of the conflict and he stated that the conflict was resolved because he also has a claim against 1 of the companies that he recently filed separately. I don’t see how that resolved the conflict…and he’s fully pressuring me to meet. How to respond?

Brand new baby lawyer dumb question - I am tasked with drafting response to request to produce. How long should this take? And follow up… how do I bill this?

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!

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

Any insight on working as a staff attorney at Sidley as far as pay, growth, hours, etc.? I had someone reach out to me about a staff attorney role there and just want to hear opinions.