Law school admissions is outrageously competitive now, more expensive than ever, and by the time these applicants enter the workforce, AI will likely have chilled junior hiring. Even if you get the prized offer at a market firm, you either get crushed with work or not have enough hours and get fired, or likely leave after a few years once you payoff your loans, ie, to get back to where you began. Brutal.

For folks who have applied for AP/EAD, how long did it take for you to receive it?

Hi, currently i am working with icici bank in backend operations in CIB team as Deputy manager but i am looking for an opportunity in Accenture can anyone help with the openings or referral??

Thoughts on going back to school to get a masters degree? Is it worth the time and money in our industry? Currently looking into a Masters in Analytics or MBA.

Hi fishes,

I'm looking for a switch into finance or marketing domain as I'm a Bcom graduate and did finance as major and minor as marketing. The current work is not what I wanted to do. Asking fishes refer me in their organisation. It would be helpful for me to make a switch in early career.

Thank you.

2015 $85/month towards health ins. 2019 $622/month. It’s sad that in a profession that requires a college education our take home decreases over time. Thanks NJ. Can’t wait to find a new career!!!

Got my news today that I'll be Senior as of July 1, awesome!!!!!!

Someone applied to a new company and publicly posted on the hiring manager's LI post (while still working at their current company): looking forward to the interview process.

Incredible flex or lack of street smarts? 🤔

Has anyone had an interview go well, people tell you their excited to move forward with you. Then follow up and get ghosted for weeks?

How many dress shirts and trousers do you recommend I should have? New to this and need advice. Sorry if repost.

I interviewed with PwC for sf dev two weeks back. Last week I called up the HR who got me interviewed for an update on it but she just said that give us some more time we will get back to you. Is it pretty usual in PwC to take this much time?

Hi fishes, how can I keep a track of my leaves? How many I have applied, how many are left etc? Please paste the path here, thanks.

So… 3.5 year relationship came crashing in Jan due to covid depression, work burn out, lockdown etc. We have stayed in contact and recently he has come around to apologizing and considering getting back together. However he also revealed he started seeing someone casually 4 weeks ago and technically is cheating on her by meeting me for coffee and to discuss this. I’m upset that he’s dating others but shouldn’t be right? I mean, I did the same. Still hurts though. And I told him to sort that out

Can someone explain what is the diff bw Assurance and Consulting?

I'm a Tech Risk SC, but have an accounting/finance background. I'm doing the FRM now for broader cert experience, is it worth doing CA long term in my area?

Is the EY 16 week maternity pay 100% of the salary ? I was reading the FAQs and could not find anything that said 100 % of pag provided in the 16 weeks of eligible time off.

Does anyone know who Starkey works with for their agency/agencies?

Which office getting inaugurated on August 15?

I can’t stand people that brag about how busy they are or how late they stayed up doing X. They may think they’re just complaining, but the sanctimonious tone is unbearable. I promise you, no one is impressed. You are the problem with this industry.

I don't understand why people call themselves "rising x year at ABC". For us who are plain "X year associates", are we doomed to fall?

How often does your firm give out branded swag? Anything good lately?

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

What can a junior associate do about a mid-level that constantly asks questions about things they were cc’d on, sends dozens of piecemeal emails and is generally just super high strung and needs everything right away?? No other mid-levels I’ve worked with act this way and this individual I’m working with is driving me insane and I’ve spent countless hours attaching emails and saying “as explained in the attached email…”

Paralegals: what’s your least favorite thing about working with attorneys?

Do any single M&A associates have dogs? I am a third year at a generally work from home flexible firm and considering getting a dog for mental and physical health reasons. Has having a dog been an issue with work? And any tips for bringing a dog home while working insane hours with occasional trips to the office?

First couple times drafting ancillary docs—is it normal to not get everything/feel like I have no idea if I got stuff right. Or is the expectation that the docs be drafted 100% in executable form.

Anyone try Celsius, the Gatorade drink? I think I heard about it on this app, but wasn’t sure if people prefer it to coffee?

Did your firm’s leadership send a message re the horrific shooting? Before I lateraled we always got emails from leadership, which IMO were very humanizing and appreciated. New firm leadership seems to just avoid — probably to not appear politically involved. Your thoughts on these types of current events and firm acknowledgment?

Does someone have a good punch list of things to do before giving notice at a firm?

Maybe I’m just realizing I’m lazy… but do y’all ever get assigned an actual, hard research or drafting project and realize you don’t like the effort? Like plz let me go back to doc review.

New to due diligence and not sure the timeline of projects. Tips to stay organized of the project and timeline, and how to update those leading the deal? Just keep track of new info and provide as necessary?

Was interviewing with a firm and soon after receiving an offer, learned of bad culture/toxic partners in the practice group from a couple of associates who recently lateraled from the firm. I turned the offer down. A partner that I clicked with while interviewing reached out asking me why I turned down the offer. Should I be honest and relay what I heard?

Any news from DPW? 🤔🤔

Started feeling anxious and overwhelmed and then I remembered this bullshit doesn't matter and no one reads this crap anyway.

Is big law in chicago as bad as it is NYC? How is it compared to the south?

When is it acceptable for a junior to raise their hand and say they’re drowning? Like billing how many hours on consecutive days? Just getting a sanity check.

How do you manage competing interests during a singing or closing? I’m working on a closing scheduled for this week (obviously everything needs to be done asap) and while I’ve told folks on my other deals that this closing is very busy, I’ve gotten really snarky responses and have been told that I’m taking too long to respond to stuff that (in my opinion) is not urgent on these other deals. Everyone seems to think that their task is more important than an actual closing. Advice?

Is the lateral market still hot? Any of you interviewing/ lateralling soon?