Looking for CA case law - does OT/meal/rest break/paystub requirements apply to co-founder owners of a company? I have a client who was a co-founder and CEO but was never paid for three years. He founded the company with another guy but my client did all the work.

What’s the best meal a vendor can bring in for a L&L?

I feel like I’ve lost myself since joining McK. My whole world has become about work. I love my job but I’m not the same person I started and I feel I don’t connect with my friends and family the way I use to. I’m not sure if I’ve grown, or lost a part of myself. Is this growing up or do I need to make a career change?

Hi Fishes,

Please help me with open hearts for DM services.

For anyone who has the CIPP/US certification, how long did you study for the exam?

F🐠 - looking to move on from a Skagen and looking for suggestions on woman’s watches in the $200 range - any thoughts??

iPhone 12 Pro vs Pro Max. Any major differences that make the Max a must have?

Can anyone recommend any companies or refer any roles looking for someone with an entrepreneurial background. I’m looking for non-technical Business Analyst roles and anything adjacent to strategy and business development, but I am getting completely overlooked as someone with no corporate or tech background.

I have a business consulting company that focuses on credit literacy and fundamental legalization knowledge.

I am a lead 3D designer in Kansas I was curious what I could be looking at for pay

Zalando ghosted me after 3 interviews and 1 assessment. Don't waste your time!

Recently divorced after 10+ yrs (40M, Denver)... Starting to figure out dating again. What age difference is it too cringe to try to date?... 10 yrs younger ok? If you're low 30'sF us a 40M in play?

What should be the expected CTC for a program manager with 16+ years of exp?

How much hike we can expect while promoting from SA to M level ?

How do you apply design factors to IT Audits. Just overheard someone explain 'level of aggregation' for IT Security policies by describing how many people have access to it. Why is this a thing???

Anyone else chewing gum to satiate their sudden sugar addiction while in quarantine?

How much can I get after switch in L2 Production / Application Support Engineer with 5 YoE?
CCTC: 8.5 lpa
Lwd: 28/09
Field: BFSI
Skills: Mysql, Linux, Incident management, log analysis, SPOC for major clients, Excellent Comms.

When you’re interviewing do you inflate your current salary?

Second year associate here. How should I deal with the one partner in my practice group who seems to exclusively give me lousy assignments that we’ll never get paid for? I get great work from everyone else.

My firm allows us to go into the negative with pto. I’ve gone into the negatives but now I’m leaving the firm before I can bring it back to zero/above zero. What happens?

Anyone have a good billable hours goal tracker tool /app to recommend? I tried to make one but I suck at Excel (and math.) Need to stay on track and make extra hours for the rest of this year. For several reasons, most of which were out of my control, my hours are low so far and it's my first year as a lateral with this firm.

Hardest part of navigating maternity leave and WLB as a junior partner?

Advice on managing up / enduring toxic deal teams? I’m at the point where my stomach drops any time I see something come in from certain people. Everything is behind, client is unhappy, I’m exhausted and simultaneously being micromanaged without guidance on big-picture/substantive issues. I keep trying to tell myself at least this is consulting and the project will be over... eventually...

Watching sports shows talk about "assault" after helmet gate is torture. It makes me regret going to law school.

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?

What are the odds of getting into Big Law after being an associate at a boutique in a small market? I clerked right out of law school and am now joining a boutique firm with the hopes of gaining experience quickly. While relocating isn’t an option right now, I have considered trying to move to a larger firm in a larger market in the future. Has anyone else done this?

That feeling when your old firm was racist and didn’t offer parental leave and is now putting on a show of how woke and family friendly they are. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Partially venting, and partially asking if this is worth sticking through: I am a junior associate. About a month ago, I made the move to a larger firm. Since day 1, one of the partners has constantly put me on the spot, quizzing me every time he calls, which gave me a lot of anxiety, but I was dealing with it. Up until recently, the same thing happened, and he yelled at me, screamed that he was pissed off, when I didn’t know the answer to one of his questions. Now he doesn’t delegate any work..

What do I do if I missed a meet and confer deadline for a motion?

PARTNERS, would you hire a top school European attorney after an LLM and the NY bar ? Trilingual, civil and common law background. Arbitration.

Does anyone’s practice seem to ebb and flow based on seasons or time of year? If so, what practice area and when are you busiest/slowest?

Does anyone else feel unfulfilled in their job, but you’ve decided to stick it out because of the COVID market?

Recently hired Patent Agent and wanted to know if I am being fairly compensated and utilized. Training lasted a couple days where I immediately got assigned to draft +2 patent applications and +1 office action responses each week. Have no experience with 3D modeling programs so drawing diagrams and figures take a long time too. TOC < 80k and no annual bonus.

Junior corp associate at a V50 firm in NY. Just received offer a few days ago in Charlotte, a city I really want to live. However, the role is for cap mkts /asset securitization and esoteric assets, e.g., auto loans, railroad, etc. I value having some work life balance. I heard the hours in asset securitization / esoteric assets can be awful. The work is very complex / niche. Does this sound about right? I’m tempted to continue search in CLT even though this a top tier firm. Any thoughts? Thx!

Can anybody share some advice on how to get an attorney job overseas? What resources are available for American attorneys considering a move internationally? I’ve been out of school for a few years now and have government as well as big law experience in antitrust and data privacy. I would consider a change in practice, government work, or NGO work.

Anyone else here kinda like doing doc review? (In moderation of course)

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.

has anybody given short notice when leaving a job? one week instead of two? how did you approach it? i don’t know why i feel so nervous.