Need some advice from my biglaw family. I’m a 2nd year lit associate. I will draft briefs and motions that I feel are pretty good and when I get them back from senior associates, they’re sometimes completely re-written. I’ve been assured I am not a bad writer and that “it will come” but the changes these seniors make are just SO GOOD. So my question is, how have people here become better legal writers? Is it just a matter of giving it time? I want to write like these senior associates write!

Can anyone give a review (pay, work/life,interest) for a big tech product management role?

I’m looking to break into the tech market and want some feedback on where to look.

6YOE, MBA, Eng undergrad.

Best roles to exit to after getting a t15 mba?

Hello, I am looking to set up a coffee chat with associates from Bain & Company specifically in the LA and San Francisco offices. Just 15 - 30 min of your time.

Need some advice... Appreciate any input!
Going to start a new job next Monday. Current company, after telling them I'm moving on, does nothing, then last minute exceed new job offer. Current job has bigger team and more responsibility. New job is with a fortune 100 company and network+culture is great.
Seems like either way I'm going to burn one bridge.

My office is having a barbecue at one of the supervisors houses. It starts at 4 pm. what time should I show up? Social norms say arrive 30 minutes to an hour after a party start time but it’s since it’s a work party, what is the social norm for social work events?

Which 529 account every one using and how do you like it. Invested in any specific funds or index funds? For me, no state tax, so looking for any good fund that doesn’t have state residency requirements

How do I stop thinking about work when I’m not working?

Anyone at Q Center in St Charles, IL this week?

I’m on a project with the 2 main people I want to use as my references. Should I talk to them? Or find others

Another job role moved to the rejection stack…..😔😒

Anyone in Strategy& - tech Strategy can help with interview tips? Case types? And just general questions to prep for?

Does anyone work at hubspot that would be willing to help with a referral? Looking to apply as an account executive! 5 YOE, Thank you.

Any cybersecurity related openings here ? Please refer me then in notice now LWD : Nov 3 .

Having 6.5 yrs cybersecurity IAM domain expertise working in Deloitte USI rnow m

How many years does it take usually from starting as M1 to be a Senior Manager in EY GDS? Also do people get to travel onsite in the Tech Consulting division? I have been hearing from most of the non EY guys that GDS is all about sitting in the back office and attending to EY onshore's requirements. No direct client interaction. Is it so?

Any fun topics for a LGBT panel / happy hour event?

Does anyone here bartend on the side? How were you able to get that gig bc i miss pouring liquids into cups

What's the DL on your city? Might be making a move there from Kansas City for my husband's job.

What are benefits like at Accenture?

Lateraled from a Tier 2 big law firm to a Tier 1 and questioning my decision. My entire team has been staying online til like 2am every night.

Have a client who lost their original stock certificates but has pdf copies of the original certificates. The client now wants replacement stock certificates. Do the replacement stock certificates need new stock certificate numbers or should the replacement stock certificates match the pdfs? This is Delaware for reference.

Are there any books/guides on being a good junior associate? For example, something that would lay out things like being responsive, tips for having better attention to detail, thinking of your senior associate as your client, how to file emails, etc.

I’m really, unironically thankful this turkey day for my friends and fellow big law cult members who have had my back on many occasions. I know some of you guys are in this bowl. You are appreciated.🤝

This job is so much harder when you are just trying to keep yourself alive.

Biglaw Partners: What motivates you to persevere through all the challenges that come with biglaw? Is it only the financial incentives or is there more to it for you?

How long does it take to draft a complaint

Is there a way to get an idea of a firm’s turnover trends?

People who live on one coast but have most of your friends and family on the other coast: how do you deal with traveling for weekend events? Is it just redeye city or do you find that people understand if you need to fly during work hours?

Me: i’m already behind on billables
Wife: how is that possible
Me: I have zero. I need 2000 by the end of the year
Wife: you’re funny
Me: how is that funny

Is it really that hard to say please and thank you instead of barking orders at me like a dog?

I know we are busy, I know this is my job, but dang, it is a lot more pleasant to work for the midlevels and seniors who say please and thank you and show a tiny amount of respect and appreciation.

I actively avoid working for midlevels and seniors who just bark at me, never ask, and never say thank you because it just shows they don’t care about being a half decent human.

Would Littler or Jackson Lewis pay a signing bonus to an attorney with a few years experience? If so, roughly how much? (SoCal office)

If you don’t have 8 hours of billable time a day, do you leave as is or do you fill in the gap with non-billable work? While I am in the office, I don’t always get the billable amount since I don’t have enough work. Seems like a waste of time to enter non-billable time just to fill in the gap but I also don’t want them to think I am not there and slacking off.

What’s the norm?

Are senior associates ever wrong or as a junior do you just have to suck it up, take the blame for something, and move on?

Do you have a relaxation room with a bed and/or massage chairs etc at your firm?

How are people able to say that they’re “on track to bill X hours” this year? I feel like there are always ebbs and flows with work so I feel confused when people rely on past hours as an indicator.

This bowl is so wholesome. I enjoy the stark contrast between people who are in big law because it's what they want and those who are because they feel like they are forced to be.

I’ve been offered a job that starts Feb 1, but my firm pays out bonuses on Jan 31. I’m planning on giving notice in early- to mid-Jan that my last day will be the end of the month. Can I expect to still receive my bonus?

I’m going into a non-lawyer public interest role, so I’m really just hoping to stash my little first year’s bonus into a rainy day fund.

Edit: My start date is completely inflexible.

Curious to hear from NYC Metro-based 🐠 who got married in the area - what was your experience deciding between a NYC wedding vs. outside the city wedding (like NJ) in terms of options, cost/value, etc.? In case helpful, likely looking at 150-180 guest list