So do all these law firms bowing to Trump meet the quid pro quo requirement of federal bribery law?

Does anyone know how to become an independent contractor?

Hi All- I’m looking for a super simple time tracking platform to integrate with Asana for a team of 5. All we need it for is to see how much time is going into different projects that our department is managing. That’s it. No billing/invoicing/don’t care about time sheets, etc. We just need the ability to track and pull a report at the end of each month. Anyone have recommendations?

Anyone else catching up on CEs while they're stuck at home?

Anyone have feedback on in house attorney positions with Mercury Insurance?

Hi Fishes,

I have 9+ yrs experience in .net development.I have offer with softura (19.5 LPA including variable) and qburst ( 21.5 LPA fixed).
Both are providing WFH.

Could anyone tell which has good work life balance?

Anyone else like gnocchi a lot? I like it bc it’s lower cal than pasta but still rly filling

Happy Friday! To spread joy, who do you want to give flowers to today?

How do we get others to join Fishbowl? There are currently only 15 of us from the company and we have about 2000 employees now.

Hey fishes
Need your help

I am from non tech background and planning to shift my career. Currently I have 2 options for a career change.
1. Data science.
2. Cloud computing and devops.

I have zero coding experience..
Request please help me choose the best for my career .

Thank you.

Apartment hunting in LA… having a bit of sticker shock. did everything go up? Will it go down in the fall??

I’ve been working for a company for 25yrs, looking for advancement. I’m considered an SME, managing people, Vendors and working on large system conversions. Have provided long term goals. When requesting feedback I’m told I’m on the right path, no suggestions on what to improve. I asked about timelines for advancement and not being given anything concrete. Recently interviewed with another company as a Vendor Mgmt partner. Individual contributor, high visible position with potential. Thoughts?

At any level above Senior, how do u manage the relationship between utilization and realization, which is an inverse relationship. Seems to be either blow the budget (and write it off), or eat a lot of time.

How do firms give bonuses to associate attorneys? Quarterly, monthly, annually? What is a bonus based on? Money recieved, billable hours, etc?

I'm looking to set up a bonus structure for a new associate.

I’m a huge Star Wars fan! Any others at BCG? I posted this in the Consulting bowl 😄 major firms as Star Wars characters!

McKinsey - Emperor Palpatine
BCG - Obi Wan Kenobi
Bain - Darth Maul
Oliver Wyman - baby Yoda
Kearney - admiral Tarkin
Alix Partners - Watto
Accenture - R2-D2
Deloitte - Boba Fett
PwC - C-3P0
EY - Mos Eisley cantina band 🤣
KPMG - Jar Jar Binks

Mid level Electrical Engineer in the greater Baltimore, MD area making $115k base w/ $20k sign on bonus. No yearly bonus. I started this job in April of this year. 2-3 years experience. When I onboarded they told me to expect promotion to EE III in about a year. Performance reviews coming at the end of the this year and I’m wondering 1) if my salary is on par with what I should expect 2) how to approach conversations about raises and promotion with my supervisor. Thanks for any insights.

Fully regret completing my MBA at a non target even tho I got into some M7s, mainly for ego reasons. Did the MBA to break into consulting, and I did but wondering if I would’ve been able to get in with MBB through traditional channels had I done M7. Now I’m finding it impossible to even get interviews at MBB

What are your top 3 picks for best Chicago creative agencies? I’ll go first…

1) FCB
2) EnergyBBDO
3) Leo Burnett

I’ve worked 14+ days every day in November except yesterday when I only logged 6 hours of work (billable plus non-billable) (were required to upload our time every night now). How long should I wait after hanging up with our CFO just now who called me to tell me I’m behind and slacking to update my resume?

When do I tell my close coworkers about accepting an offer to another firm? Conflicts hasn’t cleared yet.

Can I quit a job I started Monday? Lmao

What does venture counsel mean at WSGR? I just lateraled and am working with one - he seems to be doing all the junior work for the team so am confused?

Partners - what was the most stressful year of your career? The year before you made partner? Your first year of partnership? The year(s) you or your partner gave birth?

Does anyone think Biden will *not* further extend the pause on student loan payments until after the election?

I realized recently that I can turn my “super associate” persona at any time. I had it off during covid when my kids needed me and got a bad review. So now it’s back on. I’m responding to midnight emails (and daytime ones in under 20 minutes) and getting work done the same morning. I’m spending countless hours doing edits over edits. I actually don’t like super associate. Why do people live like this 24/7?!? 🤔

Would love to hear thoughts on this one. Asking your firm to make sure the hotels at retreats stock quality 0.0 beer or other sober-curious-friendly options. Super progressive or super needy?

A first year asked me today how to maintain wlb to make the job work long term. Oh you sweet summer child.

There’s a practice group that I’ve been trying to find work in but whenever I volunteer to help, I always get roped in to do non billable work. In the beginning it was fine but now I’m feeling it’s never going to amount to actual work. Any tips to get more involved without all the non billables and how to approach this gently?

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

How would you define great communication?

Anybody have experience with JD-specific mortgage loans? I know BBVA offers one

Can’t remember whether or not I showered yesterday.

What should your realization rate be as a first year? I have not gotten any negative feedback but my realization rate seems...bad

Who is this Alexander Barnett guy in Florida? The FL Bar’s disciplinary action against him is beyond wild!

Corporate or litigation, which is easier to reach billable hour requirement? In other words, which is easier to bill a lot annually? Comparably speaking.

Do the partners you work with get to see your self-evaluation or does it only stay with the review committee? If the former, how soon after you submit your self-evaluation do the partners get to review it?

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.

Boston biglaw associates, do you pay for monthly parking and drive into the office? Or do you still ride the T?