Jones Day, Atlanta. How’s it working there?

How was 2019 for everyone ?

I cringe when I'm at a friend's house and they answer their phone, find out it's a telemarketer, and just hang up on them. It's so rude. They know I have to cold-call people at my job and you'd think they would at least act like they were more respectful of the job.

Anyone looking to do a case prep this weekend via Skype / phone?

I need advice about Zoom. Is it easier to have a zoom link with your personal Id or a simple generated one? I want to connect my Zoom link in my clever portal, but for some reason the generated one doesn’t work, but I’m afraid if I switch anything it will mess up the flow. Any experts do we have advice?

Any recommendations for next steps or areas to grow for a partner success manager? Recommendations on industries to look at?

Thoughts on debt finance vs. capital markets for lifestyle?

Rental property managers in ALX

Hi! I am preparing to rent out my condo in Alexandria (off edsall road) in the spring. Anyone have any tips for first time landlords? I’m planning to work with a rental mgmt company that has 3 properties in my complex. They’ll charge 1 month rent for the marketing and 7.9% mgmt fee. I am moving to a lower COLA and don’t mind paying for the mgmt, but I haven’t found a good cash flow calculator to forecast taxes, etc. Any guidance would be appreciated! Thanks.

I want to change my Base location, what is the process now a days ?
I completed 1.5years in TCS & lateral entry.

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.

Anybody got pay adjustment this year due to inflation?

Any other round 1 Kellogg fish reading too much into this email from FinAid to apply for a scholarship? I know it says app still being reviewed but I want it to mean “you’re in, apply 4 scholarship”

For those that pivoted out of a traditional tax compliance/ preparation role into either consulting , modeling , transaction, advising, hec 😆 even family office, how did you do it ? Did you network heavily, go beyond cpa designation,

Hi everyone, can someone share the average compensation for a Director’s level role at ThermoFisher? Base salary + Bonus %. And how common is to get the targeted bonus?

Who is this the best or second best recruiter you know? Care to share? :)

Hello! I am considering on applying at wise does anyone have any information or reviews for this company?

Joined at 502 in JPMC in mid July (in Operational Risk). 6 YOE (4 in audit, 2 in BPO). Haven't really started working in the true sense yet. Objective setting discussion just began for this year. Wondering what to expect from performance appraisal considering these facts in terms of hike and bonus. LOB - Corporate.

Last minute town halls are terrifying. The anticipation is killing me!

Does anyone’s dog look at them with puppy eyes when you leave for work so you tell them you have to go make money to afford their lifestyle? 🤣

Unusual challenges expected with online arbitration?

How often do you respond to emails from law students who want to learn about your firm/practice area? I get like a dozen requests right around OCI every year. Frankly I’m tired of speaking to them and answering the same boring questions, especially if I know they have a low GPA and no chance of summering at my firm, but I do feel bad saying no/ignoring them

About to start a new position doing cross border securitization and structured lending transactions. What should I expect as a first year and how can I prepare?

Just finished a brief in a hurry, blowing right through an (internal) deadline, and it's complete dog shit. I'll be fired today for sure

How big is your firm and what does your attorney retreat look like?

Has anyone else noticed that a hugely disproportionate number of latinx big law attorneys seem to be white / white-passing?

A friend literally asked me if I could help her with her divorce. I was like, I'm a tax lawyer who bills 2700 hours, so, no, not even emotionally

FYSA: I got phished by a (fake) SFTP link sent from a valid email address belonging to OC in one of my cases. Stay vigilant: assholery abounds.

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.

Is an attorney affirmation mandatory for a bill of particulars to affirmative defenses?

Looking for opinions on Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester in Southern California.

To those attorneys who went from defense (not just ID) to do plaintiffs work - have you been doing better financially? I am so sick of the billable hour model and client reporting guidelines. I’m located in the Midwest/St. Louis - decent market.

Any one out there who has a genuinely informed view of the capacity of a biglaw remote access system (Citrix and VPN) that was designed to facilitate remote working by a fraction (contd in comments)

People tell me that in order to make partner as a white collar litigator I have to be an AUSA first; how true is this?

Trying to explain billable hrs to hubs. I billed 160 this month, which he said “is only 40 hr weeks” (true) - but how many hrs do you figure you “work” or are in the office to bill 150?

Q’s for hiring partners and recruiters - you know that most associates quit their managing attorneys and not the firm/case. I’m in that boat. What do I say to a prospective employer about the situation of why I want to jump ship?

Very brief background - I’m a senior associate who has been on one complex commercial litigation case for over a year. Over time, the relationships between attorneys on the case have deteriorated to the point that it is affecting my productivity/work. I want out.

It happened again today. I was walking from my car into a building and remembered I had forgotten to lock my car. I had the urge to turn around but I remembered that the only valuable thing in my car was my work laptop. And I would cry tears of joy if someone broke into my car and stole my work laptop. Can anyone relate to this feeling?

Considering accepting a fully remote role and living in different cities for 6+ months at a time. Anyone else do this and have experiences to share?

Getting life insurance so they drug tested me. Now they want me to fill out a form that basically asks me to certify if I’ve EVER done any of these drugs. What the? Who hasn’t EVER? What happens if I say never did? Idk my results from the drug test, maybe I smoked a bowl in the last few weeks, can’t say for sure. How does this work?