My dream job is to represent athletes and other entertainers in contract negotiations, branding deals, marketing, etc. I am currently a 5th year coverage litigator. How do I get to where I want to be or is it too late?

I am meeting my girlfriend’s parents for the first time this weekend for dinner at a pretty nice restaurant. Her parents are fairly traditional Chinese mom and dad and I am not Chinese, or Asian for that matter… I don’t want to show up empty-handed - any ideas on good gifts for first time meeting Chinese parents?

Should you thank your manager for your raise? Seems like a strange thing to do but also do see the appropriateness of it all. Just unsure

Does anyone know of any part time positions in healthcare? Wanted to get into medical sales. I have a ton of time outside of work so I figured it could be a good opportunity to make some extra cha-ching

Any MedStar Rehab PT employees here? Just had a chat with one of the recruiters, looking to know more about the company, etc. Any input appreciated.

Recommendations for am impromptu 8 day road trip from Dallas area early may? Parents + 3 year old in tow; enjoy nature, scenery, good food, anything with history. New to area so literally haven’t explored anything yet (but want to avoid Austin San Antonio trip)

CFP study programs:

I'm a little confused on Danko - does he offer a self-study option for the coursework requirement? On his website it looks like each module has a 4-day virtual class which I wouldn't be able to attend due to working full time. Does this program also include self-study material, and the classes are just supplementary/optional? I was also looking at Dalton for self-study and Danko for test prep. Thoughts?

TIA

Has anyone requested for an experience letter from Deloitte for Canada PR? The automated letter doesn’t provide job responsibilities. I requested an exception and they want to know the reason for it.

Looking for a lighter/puffer winter jacket and figured at this point I’ll wait until they go on sale. Does that ever happen with Barbour, Patagonia, Northface etc?

Exl or citi bank? Which one should I go? Considering package offering is same I have offers from both these organisation

Deloitte Consulting fishes - what's the expected base and bonus for an SM1? I've seen glassdoor, but don't think can rely on it!

I did not get my Salary for this month ie September when will it be credited??

How much should I charge per hour for a ux side job? Located in Vancouver, BC / Sr product designer 5+ years of experience

Hi Fishes,
What is the Salary range which is offered to Senoir Associate - Review - Assest Wealth Management at @PWC
It would great If you can help with that.

Can anyone share reviews about Datacore, Bangalore?

Looking to purchase an investment property (condo) in Denver. Anyone has recommendations on the areas that would be good from an investment point of view (cash flow positive)? I love Capitol Hill but I’m not sure what the rents are like there.

where is the best place to sell or trade in my used car? (2019 van low km’s)

What’s a good starter bike to buy for someone new to this?

In what sort of situations would one be conflicted out of lateraling to a firm after reviving an offer? I.e., how do conflict checks work?

What do you do about computer problems? It just took me 24 minutes to send a .1 email due to my computer constantly freezing. Is it worth entering that time into non-billable? Or do I just stop whining and work longer to make it up?

I’m my partners only associate and I went on parental leave two weeks ago. I feel horrible for leaving him to handle our cases alone, but am trying to focus on my wife and new baby. That being said, should I still offer to handle minor matters that come in to ease the workload off my boss? He’s been super cool during my entire leave, so I don’t feel pressured to one bit.

Advice Request: Started my career litigating. Switched to niche transactions (so about half and half at this point). Halfway through a year long sabbatical and reevaluating what I want to do (left before jumping to Senior associate). I’d like to get into litigation again in a practice group I don’t have experience in. Any suggestions on how to do this? How to approach firms and partners etc? Past 2 firms on my resume are top 30.

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?

Layoffs. Most big firms say they're sitting on a conservative pile of cash - which I believe is true - but work will obviously not return to pre-COVID levels in the short term, probably not even in the medium term. Are Biglaw layoffs coming?

For associates who have lateraled in the last 6 months or so, what made you decide to move? Has your situation improved since moving? I’m a transactional mid-level & I’ve interviewed with some great firms recently. I’m struggling to get excited though…it just seems like no matter where I go I’ll be overworked & under appreciated. Hoping there are some positive stories out there to give me hope. Haha

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

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

How do you properly vet a law firm? I feel the associates I speak with talk up the firm and aren’t always candid.

Am 2 months in to a new job with billable hours and I am miserable. How do I seamlessly go back to my old firm? Is this move a career killer?

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.

Curious how Trump's aggressive rate of judicial appointments is going to impact law and the country. Overall seems like enough to really shape American jurisprudence in the coming decades?

How does client secondment work from time mgmt perspective? Do you still have to bill even though you're essentially in-house?

How long is acceptable to ask to decide on an offer, especially when another place you really want to work at is moving a bit slower? I know this question has been asked before but I feel like 2022 has been its own beast in the legal market and would appreciate any advice. Thank you!

Anyone work for the USPTO as an Attorney Advisor? How is it?

Transactional associate. Lateraled 6 months ago and one of the biggest pain points has been my new firm’s inclination to “hop on a call”, which of course requires every single stakeholder to join. The end result being every call has 25 people on it and nothing actually gets done because no one wants to ask a question that could come off as silly. It’s destroying my ability to get anything done during the day. It’s a complete performance and it drives me nuts.

Family law litigator looking to transition to in-house? Any tips?

I’m junior to two Legal Counsel (I work in-house) who are passive aggressive towards each other. They don’t attend each other’s meetings and leave each other out of email CC’s. It’s pretty clear this is done on purpose as one of them has bitched to me about the other.

What would you do in this situation?

Worried about potential recession and layoffs...