Offers to lateral from a V20 firm to Latham, Goodwin or Freshfields (all NY) as a midlevel associate. Specialist group so I’ll refrain from naming it, though I know groups can differ widely. Leaving my current firm because there isn’t enough work and I don’t want to wait to get pushed out. Any insights on any of the three? Especially interested in the lateral experience.

Any recent communication on push /mandatory to come to office for KGS gurgaon?

Would a g/xoogler be willing to message with me about Google Consulting Services? I'm super interested in a role I came across recently and want to learn more about it. Would appreciate the help. TIA.

Starting salary for senior in accounting advisory out of NYC (EY FAAS/Deloitte Accounting and Reporting advisory)? Just got an offer for both

I posted this somewhere else before I remembered that I am in this bowl :) so, I changed jobs 6-7 months ago and I am realizing it is not a good fit. Leadership seem to not want to hear the truth so people tell them what they want to hear and if you don’t middle management gets pissed at you. I am seriously thinking about looking somewhere else. My question is how do you answer the “why are you looking to leave” question without bad mouthing your current company?

I found one of my coworker's anonymous Twitter accounts, and it has a ton of red flags involving bigotry, sexism, etc. It's a personal account, so should I mention it to HR or not?

New joiner. What should I get with my $250 wfh stipend? I already have standing desk, dual monitor, portable monitor, and good headset, not too sure what else I need, but it’s free money. Thanks.

Going to Jamaica for a bachelor party Memorial Day Weekend...da hell do I wear?

Hi everyone! What are the best ESG boutique firms? Also for DEI, Purpose, and Sustainability?

So the fiduciary rule got tossed yesterday

Recently started freelancing and working from home and realized that I really need a quality office chair cause my current one is killing my back. Any suggestions below $500 if possible?

Hi folks,

Jp Morgan CRG Junior Analyst vs Nomura Risk Analyst?
Nomura paying 50% over my current base while JP offering 25% over.
What should I pick? Kindly guide me with this as I'll be making an industry switch and wanna evaluate things from all fronts before taking the plunge.

I had a phone screening with a recruiter (who is a TD Industries employee- not outside recruiter) I asked specifically when they were looking to hire on, he said a month give or take a few weeks. That was on September 9th. I sent a thank you followup email the next day with letters of recommendation like I had mentioned in our conversation. I sent a second follow up email asking if they had made any decisions on who will be asked for inperson interviews, he said....check comments plz 🙏

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Can ibm pay 28.5 ctc under 7B band?

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Whats the criteria to get promoted from CL 9 to CL 8?
it takes min how many year?
Whats the hike percentage one can exoect while this promotion?

Let’s talk about TAX. I’ve never owed the government taxes till trumps regime. How come? My accountant gave me the real deal and Trump eliminated a lot for workers like me.

Being from Minnesota, I think it's so funny when people act as if we are some far-left State just because we hadn't voted Republican in a presidential election since Nixon. Never mind that many of our elections are close or that we have elected Republican Senators and governors.

I have voted for both the GOP and the DFL, and I feel like they are both far more normal than their national counterparts

Can some one share if KPMG employees can apply to Citi as when applying they ask that "have you ever worked for KPMG" . Is there any restriction??

Hi fishes,
from Rpa learning prospective which one is better. Coforge EY . please help me.I have joining on tuesday.

Hi All,
I need your immediate help for Barclays, i am in the middle of the interview process for Barclays Pune/Mumbai, I have heard that they do check Credit Report for all roles as a part of their Pre employment screening (May be stage 1).
Is that correct?
Can someone please check their Background screening report and confirm?
I think they use Hireright as their 3rd part agency but not sure.
i would really appreciate your help.

Already spoke with a partner who wanted something done this morning for him to review and then we discuss again. Sent it to him about 4 hours ago. Should take him half an hour to review max. At what point can I check in with him to see when we can catch up so I’m not waiting in the office all day?

What was the hardest class year for you? I used to think first year was by far the hardest but now I’m a third year and I’m really feeling the pressure to step up. I work in finance and at this point I’m expected to handle closing documents, manage first years, draft some portions of major docs, etc. I feel like I’m always frazzled, constantly second guessing if I handled something correctly and anxious to answer calls from clients/OC. The worst part is I think people can tell I’m a mess....

Why do firms fire people with low but still profitable hours? I am in my first full year on track for pretty low hours (~1500) but the actual realized fees (after writedowns) are still double my yearly salary. Is it because firms know they could replace someone like me with an equivalent attorney who would bill more?

thoughts on clerking at the DE Chancery Court for an M&A associate?

it feels like every survey about working from home is (poorly) designed to answer the useless question "would you rather work from home or from the office." I submit that the set of people who prefers to have only one of those two options, always and forever, is the null set. which means it DOES NOT MATTER because the correct answer is always going to be "make both possible." you're welcome, HR departments everywhere.

Any thoughts on the hours in the tax-exempt org group? How is the work?

What monetary goal/target are you telling yourself to hit before quitting big law?

For those that made partner (or NEP but where it basically means you’ll be equity eventually), what was your favorite gift you received? Trying to decide what to get a close (work) friend!

Any idea why certain of the larger biglaw firms do not allow descriptive associate website bios unlike the more middle v100 firms?

I’m a junior in big law and in the short time I’ve been here, I’ve noticed that counsels produce perfect drafts and yet aren’t partners but partners can’t write two sentences without numerous typos. Shouldn’t counsels be partners and partners counsels instead?

Any insight on what K&L Gates Miami is like? (in litigation)

To all the juniors out there lateraling for money and exit options, good for you, but you are ruining my life. I am so, so tired.

Senpais, looking back, if you had known more about your specialty, would you still have chosen it? If not, which specialty would you have preferred to enter? And why?

Is your firm treating 12/26 and 12/27 as firm holiday since the 24th and the 25th are during the weekend this year? Of course client demands would dictate whether people will be working, but curious what the official policy is. For what it’s worth, my firm treated the day after thanksgiving as holiday and I didn’t have to work for the whole day.

If you take vacation, is the onus on you to make up that billable time? If so, how do you enjoy long vacations?

Is getting into crypto law a bad idea or is it a burgeoning field??

Is it true that there’s a lot of 2-4 year lateraling in January?

How do I retire at 45? Give me all your tips.

Any firm have 1800 or less client billable requirement?

Lawyer Couples:
I’m currently an associate (no kids) in a very busy corp group (think 50-60 billable weekly). My wife works significantly less (currently part time, 10-15, but hopefully will be full time soon). I find myself getting upset when asked to help with basic household things (trash, cooking etc.) when she’s been lounging around watching Netflix all day. Am I being reasonable or am I a misogynist? How do you deal with one person having significantly more free time than the other?