Our office is either a full-blown sauna or a meat locker. There is absolutely no middle ground. Every day turns into a climate war: people hoarding space heaters, others cracking windows in January, and everyone pretending this is normal for a workplace full of adults. It’s hilarious until you’re trying to draft something important while slowly freezing to death. I can’t believe temperature control is the hill we’re all dying on, but here we are. Why does HVAC turn grown professionals into rival factions?

Have McK phone case coming up, has anyone had feedback on why you haven’t passed? Looking to avoid missteps.

McK AMA. On PTO this week and next. What do you want to know?

Have you ever snoop through your partner’s phone without them knowing? If so, did you find anything shocking?!

What do you think is the most psychologically taxing part of being in the military? I think it's that you're taught to suppress yourself.

Hi queers, queens and everything in between 💕

Hi fishes,
How many of you have an MBA in HR. And how important an MBA in HR is to excel in the field of HR. Because I'm pretty mba in Marketing isn't that important to get you a Marketing job.

Hello, I am currently in Toronto, and have two year expereince as Development and Operations. With skills in AWS cloud and DevOps, how much salary is appropriate to ask during process? (per hour). Thank you for your consideration.

common staff one mistakes?

Does anyone know Deloitte’s non solicit policy? I have a former D colleague who left > 2 years ago referring me to his current company / team and were unsure of the non solicit policy. I technically reached out to her but want to make sure we’re compliant

What are the different grade levels / titles in Deloitte india?

My company has grown from 50 to 200, and my impact as an HR leader needs to grow from IC activities (recruiter, hr ops person) to.....hr leader. Any tips on doing that (and doing it well?)

Currently working for Genpact AR Billing Walmart. I have also worked with BT Global services for the UK Billing production team. Job responsibilities raising billing for multiple products for Media broadcasting, Collections and payments. Responsible for RPI activities and more. I have good experience in billing, Invoice generation for multi currencies, collections, payments , DSO billing. Looking for a good job opportunity in Noida in Similar profile.

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?

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

Have a call on Friday with the CEO of an environmental entrepreneurship non-profit. It could lead to a professional opportunity and maybe even billable work I can refer to my firm down the line. I’m going in with an open mind but little concrete information on his entity and goals and ways I could get involved. What questions would you ask such a person?

Does anyone else work as in-house for government? Local? Provincial/State? Federal?

What productivity hacks do you employ? I like to shut off my email for 25 min intervals to focus on real work. It’s like a sprint of focus without being “unavailable” too long.

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

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

Has anyone taken  ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)? Any comments/ reviews? How has it enhanced your employability? Why did you take the CGSS?

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.

Rising 2L here…Just found out yesterday that one of my top target law firms is not participating in OCIs (they don’t have offices in my state). Any advice on the best way to move forward with them? Still planning to apply, just want to know what I should be doing. Thanks!

I was hired by client to draft a form MSA and SOW (the client is a freelance HR coach). She showed her form to another freelance HR coach and now they want to use the form I made for my client and my clients asking if that’s ok? Any advice?

Any insight on working as a staff attorney at Sidley as far as pay, growth, hours, etc.? I had someone reach out to me about a staff attorney role there and just want to hear opinions.

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

Any tips when leaving a firm? Younger associate <1 year.

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

I am lead counsel on a case - we’re suing 3 businesses and my supervisor is a named incorporator of one of the businesses although he is not an officer. He is asking me to bring the file and meet with him about the progress of the case. I reminded him of the conflict and he stated that the conflict was resolved because he also has a claim against 1 of the companies that he recently filed separately. I don’t see how that resolved the conflict…and he’s fully pressuring me to meet. How to respond?

Entering 3rd year at mid size firm in SE doing ID. I like my firm but really dont like the partner i exclusively work with and am going to put in notice. Do i tell the partner i work with first or the managing partner?

How to switch practice areas? I’ve been in immigration for 3 years now and need a change. How do you convince employers you’re a good fit for a role you don’t have any experience with?

What is a typical starting rate that young attorneys charge for per diem side work? First or second year lawyers should ask for what? Client is a big firm.