Partner secured up to 40hrs a month from another practice group because I was struggling to make hours (I’m making them now). My original group is extremely busy with lots of work to go around, but mentorship is basically zero and it’s been really tough learning things on my own. Isn’t that just the usual for 1st years though? Has anyone been through this?

How do you maintain a social life while working in big law?

Which area is kpmg GS office located in bangalore? I am looking for accommodation but HR just sent a basic on boarding mail.

Kindly help me with this

What's the Inhand salary? Details below

Total = 12.44 LPA

Basic + Allowance = Rs. 11.65 LPA
Employer PF(12% of basic) = Rs. 56.7k
Gratuity : Rs. 22k

Will be starting the wealth management banking specialist (international) role pretty soon. :) What type of growth opportunities can I see going from there?

In case you missed it, if you receive VA benefits you are eligible for the Covid vaccine regardless of age. Just call your clinic and make an appointment.

I have to stop drinking if I am ever going to lose these 35 lbies…

I don't have a driving licence or a car, cause I have a health condition growing up and driving is not ideal for me. But my goal is to be a big 4 partner, but sometimes I am afraid they will ask me to travel to somewhere which is not on my subway line. I live in a city where the subway is accessible to clients, so it hasn't been an issue so far and sometimes I can Uber. And of course due to COVID, it's all remote now. I understand directors/partners usually travel much more and would worry!

12/10 Thread (BC):

Friend is interviewing with McKinsey for an insights analyst position, anyone aware of what the case is like / tips for the interview process?

Hi,

I have couple years of insurance defense experience, mostly product and premise liability work, and am transitioning to the NYC law department.

With some trial experience through that position, could I translate that to a private practice down the line?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Full time Pharmacy Liaison currently working for a major hospital system in Florida. Have done billing, retail, supervisor role, and training. Any other opportunities I should pursue? Or is it time to learn a new trade?

Looking to join a Google Fi family plan of 4 lines which provides unlimited internet. Does anybody have an existing plan that I could get into, or I’m willing to start a new plan - pls comment.

Need 11 likes for DM pls support

My priority date is Dec 2012 in EB2. Is it worth waiting for US GC or apply and get Canadian PR in the next 6-12 months? Serious answers please.

General consensus: Should national elections be national holidays?

Joined this week. What can I expect from Mr V

Why isn't Deloitte USI allowing to work from anywhere/work from office locations of your choice?
I tried getting a transfer to Kolkata but apparently Cloud Engineering service line transfers to Kolkata is currently blocked as conveyed by an HR. Any help/suggestions on the same would be hugely appreciated.

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.

That time of year... friends in the office giving me funny/cool gifts. I’ll need to reciprocate but am just brain dead these days.

What are some of the best “office” gifts you’ve received in the past?

What kind of professional development/marketing-focused seminars/webinars/etc. has your firm offered that you found helpful?

If you use the pomodoro method for time focus and tracking, do you bill in those increments or just keep your billablr timer going the whole time? For example, I work in 25 minute increments for large projects then I get a break. Do I bill .5 for that increment and restart my billing or keep my billing continuously going thereby not rounding up for those 5 min? I have just kept my timer going.

Any insight into Barnes and Thornburg, especially in Minneapolis? Culture? Hours requirement? Comp???

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

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.

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?

Thinking about applying as a lateral to Quinn Emmanuel LA. Thoughts on hours, etc.?

I have a second interview tomorrow. I already spoke with the partners and now I’ll be speaking with some associates. Any tips on what I should discuss and what questions should I ask?

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?

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.

Negotiating a settlement. I’m at $10k, opposing counsel is at $20k. My client won’t go higher than $15k. OC has come down to 17.5k and says his client won’t budge from that. Do I offer 12.5k so we can hopefully meet in the middle at 15k? Is that how the settlement game is played? Seems dumb we can’t just say let’s meet in the middle now and be done with this. (I’m a first year, first time negotiating a settlement on my own and I don’t want to screw this up!)

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

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?

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.

Tips on discussing reimbursement for travel expenses during the “interview” process? I was invited to travel to a different state to discuss joining a firm. Should I even bring up the topic of expenses , or just pay my own way?

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?