Law firm owners, how is life? Is it better than biglaw or being an associate at another/smaller firm?

Hi I had a discussion with HR and they said they will give Mahindra City as Location. Is it possible to shift to sholinganallur campus. I am yet to receive the offer.

Hi Folks,

I am a Project Manager in a fintech domain with 3YOE in the same field , in a process of PR, kindly refer if anyone come accross such opportunity


Thanks in advance!!!

I just heard recently that if you refinance and your house appraises at 20% more than the amount owed, you can remove PMI. Is this correct? Getting a divorce and trying to keep the house but moving from a VA to a traditional loan and would rather not pay PMI if I don’t have to. House was purchased for $460k no money down (VA loan), refinanced at $450k to lower payments $400/month, now have $430k left on the loan... would it have to appraise for $516k?

Hello fishes...
Anyone knows about "Experian"
Is it product based or service company and is it a good company in terms of WLB and work culture.
Please suggest.

I'm late 30s, in industry now with TC of ~$175k (up from $35k fresh out of undergrad), a kid with another on the way, a mortgage, and car loans. AMA!

Yes, this is tongue in cheek 😀

NYC 🐠! For those waiting to return and sign new leases, do you think there will still be a reasonable amount of deals in august? Or do you think most opportunities will get scooped up before then? Trying to time it right as I don’t want to be in nyc this summer\pay rent this summer but don’t want to miss out and pay more $$$ over a year.

I have got an offer from NTT managed services. Is this completely different from NTT data ?
What is the maximum salary that we can expect for soc analyst profile for a 3y exp

Do you have to return a sign on bonus if you leave after a year? Never had one before, so I am not sure.

Thoughts about Eagle Hill Consulting?

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Hi All,

I'm facing error as "employee ID is not available in BGSW user list" while registering in associate arena app.

Please let me know how to fix this error.

Thanks in Advance.

I see blogs saying I can use 75k round trip delta points to fly JFK-London but whenever I try to book w points on the app it’s 60k one way and 200 dollars. Am I doing it wrong? Should I book on site?

Hello fam! Hope you’ll are enjoying your Sunday!

I faked my resume I mean my contracting firm did and I didn’t have choice and I got the job. Now my client wants to offer me a full time position. I kind of feel like they trust me with the work I’m doing and also considering my past experiences to offer me a full time and moreover it’s only been 3 months.

I know it’s a little unusual but what do you guys think/suggest me to do in this situation?!

HR opinion: Do I have any leverage as a hospital nurse case manager in negotiating earned time? I have 15 years within the organization, left for 10 months to be remote during the pandemic while sorting out childcare as immunocompromised family helped. Now HR is restarting my ET as a new employee. I realize I left, but not on bad terms and I am an exemplar and respected employee. I thought I’d have the upper hand with the nursing shortage but I’m getting the “rules are rules” response. Help!?!

Did you/would you get booster during pregnancy?

Is there any not very expensive black tie gown shops near Toronto downtown? New to the city and office party has black tie dress code!

I was able to squat 140lbs last month but now I can only do 100 😭 anyone experience something like this? I don’t know what’s specifically wrong other than I feel weak.

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?

Thinking about applying as a lateral to Quinn Emmanuel LA. Thoughts on hours, etc.?

Any advice on how to deal with a partner/boss who is shifting all responsibility to me with zero guidance, no mentoring, and an unwillingness to discuss the issues? (Small firm, only associate under this partner and have been working at the firm for 2 years). There are an increasing number of passive aggressive comments from the partner who expects to be completely hands off once the case lands on my desk. Wants me to figure it all out despite cases being from different areas of law.

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

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

This is not my wheelhouse so I’m not sure of the answer. If someone is writing a “memoir” and is including me in it, and I DONT want to be in the book, do I have any legal recourse? I understand since it’s been published it doesn’t meet any invasion of privacy or potential defamation yet, but is there something I can do preliminarily to protect myself and stop my inclusion?

Tips on discussing reimbursement for travel expenses during the “interview” process? I was invited to travel to a different state to discuss joining a firm. Should I even bring up the topic of expenses , or just pay my own way?

What is everyone’s: (1) billable hours this year; (2) practice group; (3) year; and (4) size of law firm?

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

How long did you have to wait from last round interview until offer? (Public sector)

How much time is acceptable to bill to admin per day?

I went through all the stages of interviewing with a firm then they chose not to fill the position. They said internal priorities changed. I saw about 5 months later they posted a similar position. Guess who has another interview!

Considering becoming a consultant lawyer. Any advice/tips from someone who made that move?

Any non-US lawyers who have been hired by an Am100 firm without having sat the bar? Looking for an opportunity in the US, if possible DC or NYC, and currently working for Big Law in Europe.

Would like some tips re hiring process + visa from those who have succeeded. Looking for a 1-2 year stay and open for longer term

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.

How often do temporary "might-become-permanent" type jobs (at small/mid size firms) actually become permanent?

Has anyone moved into a non-legal role at a tech company after big law? Trying to figure out what else is out there if I do not want to go in house in a legal capacity.

Those who are voluntarily returning to the office — how often are you going and what days seem to work for you? Looking to slowly incorporate a few days here and there for change of scenery etc. — will add there is no pressure to do so (yet).

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?