Some people talk about law firms like they’re supposed to be guilds. But in my experience, most of the “training” is trial by fire and the real measure of worth is whether you can bill and eventually bring in clients. It makes me wonder if firms ever saw themselves as long-term educators, or if that’s just a story we tell ourselves. What's your take?

Resources for writing good cover letters? All the interesting jobs seem to require them now and my previous attempts have been... Bad

Hi guys, What is salary range for associate corporate banking (Toronto). Devision is private equity sponsored coverage.

Yay; my hire got approved by HC 🎉. I’m in serious need for comp negotiation coaching now. How to best approach this? I’m utterly clueless about my market worth+approach and don’t want to leave any money on the table.

I’m trying to get my parents into adopting healthier eating habits but nothing is really sticking. Do you have any recommendations or like books I can give them to teach them what’s actually good to eat vs. falling for good marketing/ fads?

Any suggestions for healthy self help books? Or healthy eating or understand why we get cravings? Looking for self help books alone those lines to help get my eating right

Today I tried to tell myself what my favorite thing of being a lawyer is, and the only thing I could think about is when the direct deposit hits every couple of weeks…

Immediate opening in my project ( Hexaware) with below skills:

1. MLOps with GCP
2. Deep Learning

Hi fishes, I would like to know what is the scope of a non tech background person In Data Science and analytics in India?

Hi everyone, I'm a fresher with a 6 months experience in analytics. Could anyone refer me for any analytics vacancies in your organisations ?

My skills : Python, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, Adobe Analytics, Microstrategy, ML

Looking to improve general communication skills (especially around structuring narrative/ key messages), any books/courses that you would recommend?

What's the best budget mattress to buy?

Looking for something good around $300-$400 if at all possible

Hi Fish- Anyone from McKinsey here? I'm interested in an associate position. I have 3 years if marketing experience at IBM. Can someone tell me what qualifications besides the ones on the job posting Someone would need for an associate role? Thanks.

What happened to group boarding at AA? Took a flight after a long year and half of not traveling, and all these new people board whenever they want.. group 1 is 3/4s of the plane! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Best consulting firms to work for that will allow 100% remote work indefinitely regardless of what clients do?

Starting to think about making the switch from agency to brand side. Any tips from strategists who have already made the jump? And is there a level at which it makes the most sense (i.e. should I wait until I make Director and then make the switch, or does it not really matter)?

If you join amazon in Oct. Will you be eligible for hike in the next cycle

Hi fishes,
I am currently working as Branch Manager (scale-2 officer) in one of the leading public sector banks and have 5 yr experience in core banking. I am having 2.5 years experience in the IT sector on vision plus as a software engineer (before joining the bank). I have knowledge of core banking as well as good knowledge of banking tools like finacle, caps, imac etc. I want to switch to private financial institutions.
Any suggestions about such institutions and the domain for I can apply

Hi Fishes,
What is your take on WILP in MBA (offered by Institutes like BITS Pilani)?

I seriously need to take a decision on whether to continue working and enroll in MBA or go for a full fledged MBA course.

Please Help!

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!)

We are starting to prep a big case for a 3 week federal trial. I’ve been an attorney for a year now and my firm has had this case for a while. What are some tips you have for prepping and also that will make my boss choose to take me to the trial? I have been the main associate on the file but other attorneys have done stuff here and there.

Does anyone know the reputation of the Boston based Morgan and Morgan attorneys? Is it a good working environment?

Any non-US lawyers who have been hired by an Am100 firm without having sat the bar? Looking for an opportunity in the US, if possible DC or NYC, and currently working for Big Law in Europe.

Would like some tips re hiring process + visa from those who have succeeded. Looking for a 1-2 year stay and open for longer term

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

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

Orally accepted a job offer that I’m excited about, but have another interview this week for a different job. I didn’t realize the first offer would come so quickly! Should I cancel the interview this week or go through with it? Small legal community- people talk.

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?

If I was interested in looking for a job outside of law that was more consulting oriented, what kind of recruiter would I use?

Considering becoming a consultant lawyer. Any advice/tips from someone who made that move?

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

What is the scoop on med mal defense vs. plaintiff work? Is defense more respected by other practice areas if I were to switch somewhere else later?

I applied to a position that brands itself as civil litigation and apparently the role is med mal defense. Not sure what to go by but would like to do a little research before I call them back.

Are new associates in your firm eligible for bonuses in their stump year?

I’ve practiced litigation in DC for about 5+ years at a larger plaintiffs’ firm, and am considering a switch to a defense firm. Is there any insight to how many billable hours this would require, and how much time that would actually be? For reference, the firm has a 1900 billable hour requirement and the partner said I would have “no problem” fulfilling that based on the work they have.

I'm a junior associate. A couple people have left my small firm and I'm now the lone associate at our main office. I've now been told I am "temporary senior associate or permanent or partner whatever that results in." Please send help. I'm just a baby attorney still.

Anyone suiting up for the office?

I’m in Chicago, and I feel like I’ve been seeing a lot more suits in the loop.

Family law litigator looking to transition to in-house? Any tips?

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Second year associate here who recently switched from litigation to corporate law. I am absolutely swamped while simultaneously having no idea what I’m doing ever and I’m feeling so burnt out. The partners are pretty great and feedback is constructive which I’m grateful for, but I’m so desperate for a compliment I’ve been saving any scrap of positivity in a folder 😭 it’s December 22 and I haven’t done my Christmas shopping because I don’t feel capable of thinking about it. I need a hug.