Not law related, but does anyone here have multiple travel credit cards? Can't decide if I want to get the Amex gold too or just stay with my chase sapphire and max all my points on that card.

Ladies: (no wrong answer) When considering the finances of a potential boyfriend, which is more important to you:
A. his current income;
B. his current debt;
C. his current savings;
D. his current investments

Keep in mind, I am not excluding all the more important factors in picking a partner, I’m just curious about this specific consideration.

All the reimbursement and other stuff which goes to partner for approval , does partner actually sits and review all those and approves it or does he have any secretary or assistant to approve all that.

Currently 4 expenses(1 internet, 2 Cab, 1 Flight) which are awaiting partners approval and I am really concerned if he's gonna come shouting at me 😂

Recommendations for bachelor party destinations aside from Costa Rica and Mexico City. Preferably under 5 hour flight time from Atlanta outside the US.

Hi ,
I have got sodexo card activated today. I found there is Meal Pass card, Meal benefit pass card and Cafeteria card

Which one we get money loaded ? Will that only usable in Bofa cafeteria!

Shall we start curating a list of comp/bonus?
Saw the main bowl which has this list but few data points for Europe & UK.
Would be good to know what the pay is currently due to the hot market & new joiners with great comp?

I get Waddle & Pollard, I give away Mattison and Davante Adams. Good or bad trade? I am 0-3.

I am having 12.5 lpa CTC with 7.7 YoE. How much can Delta Airlines offer?

Got 150k saved up, can I buy anything worthy with this as a down payment at the moment?

I’m a private immigration attorney whose interested into transitioning into a high level federal government attorney position in the future (not in this administration). Ideally, I’d love to work in the solicitor general’s office.

I’m only a year or two into practice and am wondering if there are any tips to best position myself for this type of position? I don’t anticipate making any moves that way for at least 5 more years. No clerking experience or law review, so that’s -2 points for me

Here’s a point of reference on meme stocks for people who thinks it’s too late to get in or who think it’s close to peaking. Tesla: 948M outstanding shares; market cap: $837B. GameStop: 69.75M; market cap: $5.36B.

Received less salary this month also. (Same amount as last month)
Why is this happening? Too much tax 🥵

Is 36k GBP yearly before tax a good salary in London for a bachelor working professional? Considering I need to save money and send it back home and not burn all of it.

Can anyone at Visa Inc refer me for an open position?. The job number is REF018545W.

@Visa inc

What credit cards does everyone use to maximize rewards points? What bank accounts to maximize sign up bonuses?

Hey guys, one question. My H1B will start on Oct 1st, and I am planning to visit my home country to get H1B visa stamp. I filed my amended state tax return a year ago and did not hear from them. Does it affect my VISA or entry to the US? Or should I call them to check the status of my status tax return? Please advice

VTI/VOO vs VTSAX? Aka any suggestions while choosing between ETFs and mutual funds?? Goal is long term investing. Thank you!

What’s the comparable Audi to the bmw 540 and which one (Audi vs BMW) is the best bang for the buck?

What is some of the best, most helpful portfolio feedback you've received?

Is there any profile which is based on purely SQL and nothing else, no excel/tableau/powerbi task.

Any health law attorneys with amazing work life balance or straight 9-5? Can you tell us what you do?

Anyone use the WHOOP strap? I created a team for traveling consultants - DM me your user name and I’ll add you to the team!

My weird flex: Colt is actually v handsome (I’m a guy fwiw)

Hi Fishes,

Please help me with open hearts for DM services.

Hi,

How much variable pay will we get in Virtusa? Please consider the average case

And one more thing any idea about yearly hike % ?

Thanks.

Any Columbus folks?

Hello fishes,

Please help me decide on the below offers:
I am very confused
- jpmc - 25lpa fixed (hyderabad location) (associate 601)
- bnp - 26.5 lpa fixed ( chennai location) (technical lead)
But both the cases , I need to relocate.
7 years java fullstack
- have service based companies offer in my current location (Wipro,mindtree, cognizant,)
- amdocs in process (current location)

Bnp seems more flexible with wfh option .10days offc and rest wfh.
Jpmc 3days /week work from office

Hi,

I am having total 4 year of experience. CCTC is 8.6 lpa TechStack is Java,Springboot,Microservice with Azure cloud

I have offer of 19 LPA from Optum which includes 2.5lpa variable

Today after HR round with Morgan Stanley they have given me the amount as 2365000 base + 141900 EmployerPF + 354750 Variable + 4.75 lakh relocation.

Now, I am totally confused which one should I proceed as the amount is also beyond expectations from Morgan.

Please help me in choosing one out of both of these.

Wondering if anyone has had issues with TCG/Robert Half? I was promised to be converted to full time when accepting then they just ghosted the situ. (All this is pre COVID-19 just for reference)

Hi Everyone,

I have 3.8 years of experience in Cybersecurity. And got two offers.

1) Accenture : including variable 16.5LPA + 2LPA Joining bonus
2) MAHLE india holding private limited - 24LPA

I am not very sure about the culture of MAHLE so bit confused. Do you have any suggestions which company should I go for ?

Anybody made the move to freelancing? Infinitely happier? Enough money after taxes? Asking for a friend.

I’m a TPS holder and I have an EAD, I started my job with this and have been working for them for 4 months now. I work at a large nonprofit. TPS and EAD renewal application submitted, and with the new card I’ll be able to work until 2024. I haven’t asked my employer if H1B sponsorships is an option. Is it too early to ask? Should I wait until I build more credibility?

Why doesn’t iMessage have a mark as unread option

How do you quiet your mind? I find my mind still races at night and I have trouble sleeping

What is the expectation at your firms about coming into work after making your billable hours requirement? Asking especially for those who do not get a bonus per extra hour billed over the minimum.

Does anyone work in a very volume based area of law (i.e. insurance defense, workers comp) but have partners who are perfectionists to an absurd degree? How do you manage to get your billing in when everything always has to be revised?

Anyone have insight on how quickly large and medium firms will resume hiring after quarantine lifts? Currently at an Am 100 but started looking just before Covid.

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

Any family lawyers here?

This is not my wheelhouse so I’m not sure of the answer. If someone is writing a “memoir” and is including me in it, and I DONT want to be in the book, do I have any legal recourse? I understand since it’s been published it doesn’t meet any invasion of privacy or potential defamation yet, but is there something I can do preliminarily to protect myself and stop my inclusion?

Today opposing counsel contacted me to request an extension of time to file a discovery motion due to current shelter in place orders. Today was the last day to file - no prior effort to m/c. Cont.

Where are the big law staff attorneys at? Mind sharing what the difference in compensation/workload is compared to associates?

Had a lateral interview back in January. Looked at the firm’s website and the posting was taken down. I had emailed two weeks ago, and they were still moving through the process. What do I make of it?

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

I’m a private immigration attorney whose interested into transitioning into a high level federal government attorney position in the future (not in this administration). Ideally, I’d love to work in the solicitor general’s office.

I’m only a year or two into practice and am wondering if there are any tips to best position myself for this type of position? I don’t anticipate making any moves that way for at least 5 more years. No clerking experience or law review, so that’s -2 points for me

What's the most amount of background checks done on you in a 3 month period. I'm working on 5 so far.

Parental leave: do you have to be at a company or firm for a year before being eligible to take parental leave? Are there any companies/firms that don't have this requirement?

How much time is acceptable to bill to admin per day?

Best small carry on? They keep shrinking the acceptable luggage size and half of the models out there don't qualify

When lateraling to another defense firm, is it necessary to show billable hours at current firm?

Any entertaining stories about opposing counsel just losing their mind on you in court or over the phone? How do you respond to opposing counsel who is being rude, unreasonable, or verbally abusive?

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.

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

Can you share first year salary for midsize firms? I'm in NJ, but curious to hear other markets. Also billable targets? Thanks!