Leaving my law firm and have 13.5 days vacation time left over and it’s 6 weeks until I start my new job. Do I take off a week or two before giving my two weeks notice or just take the check? I’m worried because work was slow at the start of COVID and I didn’t work full time for a few weeks, so wondering if they can take vacation time from me because of this missed time?

I’m joining Accenture Federal soon and had some questions about parental leave. First, is there a minimum timeframe you have to work for Accenture before they let you take maternity/parental leave. Secondly, in the recruiting brochure maternity leave is separate from parental leave. Can you take both of you are the primary caretake for a total of 4 months?

Can someone share what the BASE salary range should be for an L6 SDM at Amazon in NYC should be?

Also what other perks can be negotiated?

Hey managers and above - do you get to take all of your vacation time? Does vacation still kill utilization? And do you get to be actually off on your days off, or is it just working from some place nicer?

Flexible Compensaton Plan-1: Option includes components like Meal Vouchers, Conveyance, NPS, LTA, Medical Reimbursements etc.
How much amount for medical reimbursement will be deducted monthly? CGI

Tomorrow is zs holiday in India offices. So will be the salary get credited today??

Coming to SD for vacation - first time! Where would you recommend someone stays? Things I’m into: food (specifically seafood), walks along the beach, markets/shopping (handmade, artsy stuff, boutiques, etc.).

When we go back to the office everyone gets a three-month grace period to wean themselves of bad personal habits gone unchecked during covid (wipes Cheetos-dusted hand on sweatpants, gives thumbs up)

Been on pto since Dec 16. Check my utilization, only went down 2%. Woo!

Can anyone reassure me that there will be no consequences on my fertility if I get the COVID vaccine? How are we sure that there won’t be issues 1-5 years down the line? Help - freaking out here since it’s new and hasn’t been tested from that perspective yet.

How are the big 4 holiday parties down here?

Things I miss most pre COVID - concerts and festivals 😑

Any advice for negotiating modifications to full-time offers? Ex: firm offers unlimited PTO, but rival shop offers 4 weeks guaranteed. What about signing bonuses?

Anybody have good restaurant recommendations for holiday party in mid jan? Probably ~30 people

People in luxury buildings - do you also give a holiday gift to the rest of the staff? I’m mainly talking the people who may come in to fix things or for example the guy who mops the lobby every few days?

Anyone know what Carlton Fields parental leave policy is?

Who's enjoying a nice DNS outage related holiday.

Just told my manager to respect the holiday after she texted me. I feel so alive right now

Hi Fishes,
Would you recommend University of Western Sydney for an MBA? Prior experience in consulting but want to pivot to General Management or in-house Consulting practice.

Evaluating an offer from Amazon. What are some benefits to consider ? Cell phone, gym, employee discounts.. ?

Don’t believe mid-tier firms who tell you that you will have better work-life balance than the Big 4. If you want work-life balance, you will need to exit public accounting.
The more you know 🌈

Realizing I haven’t left my SO of LDR and ON/OFF relationship because I have low self esteem and think i won’t find anyone like him makes me so sad.

Hi,
I am looking to renew my contract with a telecom giant in Toronto, Canada . I am a back end java developer with experience in micro services. Overall experience of 6 years . What is the market per hour rate for the above skills ? Don’t want to undersell myself . Need your insights !
Thank you !

Anyone taking CAIA 1 next mo?

Dear all,

Monday is my joining date virtual onboarding, but didn't get any virtual login emails.
What to do, when will i get?

Thanks in advance

Hey Philly folks. Thinking of taking a role at 160 over 90. Is it really as bad as they say?

How many times do you consider it ok to show the same house to the SAME prospect until he decides to buy it or not?
It's been 4 times so far.

Looking for referrals for the India offices, at EM level. Currently at Deloitte NY, moving back soon. Any help is appreciated!

I've thought about taking on contract work, but the hassle of dealing with taxes has been a blocker. Are there online tools to take care of stuff employers normally handle (like paying FICA)?

Hi everyone,

I'm working in Mirafra currently, they hired me and they told me I will get client soon and salary, from last 6 months I'm still waiting for client.

I have knowledge in System Verilog and UVM. I worked on accelerated VIPs.

Looking for a job change.
If anyone have openings, please give me a chance.

Thank you.

Anyone who can share their experience with the Harvard Extension School?

Recruiters and negotiators
How much is the percentage wiggle room for negotiation?

For example, how much does an hr/recruiter have available to negotiate a salary from the initial offer? I hear people low ball on the first offer and want to know what percentages I can counter with that would be within their range and my range.

Anyone know anything about the eBay finance futures program?

Partner just sent me an email saying he wants to talk at noon about a research assignment I didn’t do correctly. Problem is, he also gave me two assignments last night that he wants finished by the end of the day and I have a brief that needs to be filed today for another partner. I know this meeting is just going to eat up time because the case law he wants doesn’t exist. How do I politely decline the noon meeting??

What to make of the secretarial/admin rumor mill? How much stock do you place in it?

How is L&E at Seyfarth? I’ll take any info you have!

Have you seen an increase in billing rates as a result of inflation? Would love to know your 2022 rate % increases.

What do the top firms in Michigan pay first-year associates? Think Plunkett Cooney, Varnum, Honigman, Clark Hill, Bodman, Dickinson Wright, etc.

Any advice for a junior lawyer trying to move from litigation to corporate? My firm is in a unique situation in that the associates working in corporate have largely left (for explainable reasons) or are on leave, the partners know that they need more associates doing this work, and they’re willing to train me, but as a second year lawyer who’s been doing almost exclusively litigation, the learning curve seems SO steep. I badly want out of litigation and I’d love to jump on this!

How many of you are back in the office full time?

In New Jersey, can you get half of the realtor fee back if you represent yourself when buying a house? That is the case in some states.

Is it inappropriate to LinkedIn message someone from the company you applied for a job to? Is this just smart networking to get your name noticed? Note; I don’t personally know anyone from this company so I would be blind connecting with someone.

Anyone have any examples of an opposition to a motion for summary judgment? General Contractor of a project site filed for summary judgment based on lack of neg/agency. We represent subcontractor who injured plaintiff. Have yet to dabble with construction stuff, LMK thanks!

What’s worse: dating someone who’s apolitical or the opposite party of you? Apolitical is more of a turn off, I’d say. At least w the other we’d passionately converse w one another..

Does anybody have to attend conventions/expos with marketing materials and swag? If so, do you have recommended rolling case or storage for swag? I cannot continue to carry awkward cardboard boxes through hotel conference centers.

Does anyone here litigate AND do transactional work? I’m a commercial RE attorney but want to learn how to practice personal injury. Not sure if that’s feasible. Thoughts?

To those who practice bankruptcy: think I can get my Federal law loans forgiven in a Chapter 7 if I haven’t been able to get law jobs after graduating almost half a decade ago and objectively give up on the law to go back to retail? It’s probably time for me to stop trying but I also can’t deal with a third of a million dollars debt over my head if I’m earning sales associate wages at a retailer.

I’ve been practicing for 5 years and am getting burnt out on firm life. I would love to go in house but I don’t really have the traditional practice background - I’ve done mostly professional liability, with some labor and employment. Is going in-house a total pipe dream? Should I be looking to go to another firm and try to shift practice areas instead? Any and all opinions welcome!

Where do people go for corporate law and IP leads? Is there a standard lead generator?

When I was hired I was told that any bar fees, stipends, etc. would have to be paid back if I left within a year of getting hired. Do you think biglaw firm will hold me to it if I stayed 10ish months?

If you give notice and your employer terminates you before the notice period ends, is that a termination or still a resignation?

I am not interested in the job that a recruiter had me interview for after my first interview. I would like to keep my relationship with this recruiter and not damage my relationship with this prospective employer even though I don’t want the job. How do I go about this? Keep interviewing and see if they offer me a job then reject? Tell them both now? Tell recruiter? Tell company directly?