Starting as a trainee at large international (but UK-HQed) firm soon. Does anyone have any general advice on seat planning?

Any tips on how to take your mind off waiting on I-485 approval.

Any book recommendations to gift my cousin sister? She studied (masters) psychology and is a trained classical dancer.

What have been some of your favorite books to teach in the classroom? Especially from POC authors!

I got a Mont Blanc pen for my birthday. I really don't get the hype.

Do London PE firms recruit from the US? Is it possible to intern at one during an MBA summer?

Do I need to put in my 2 weeks after the perfomance bonus pays out to get it? Or will it pay out if I put them in before but am still employed on Oct. 15th?

For those who work 100% remote with their company, what health insurance provider does your company offer? (ie. UHC, Aetna, BCBS, etc)

Friend has software engineer offer for google and BA offer for McK. Studies comp sci/econ, doesn't rly know exactly what he wants to do in long run. Main goal is optimizing for $ in 10-20 yr range.

Considering an offer from Accenture, but I don't understand the difference between the career tracks. I would be in Client Delivery & Operations. Any Accenture folks that could weigh in?

I’m currently in a traditional agency but want to have a better work life balance. What’s it like being a copywriter in the tech industry? Do you still feel like you get be as creative?

My DOJ in wipro is coming monday... But now they themself postponed the same for next montj 1 st week....... Is that sign of rejecting my profile. Actully my Doj was for 13 th and and reqtested to chnage the same to 20 th. Everthing seemed to perfect today noon. And tomorrow is my last working in current employeer.... In short i will be jobless for half month.... What should i do???

Any books/self help materials for someone who is constantly worrying (and waste a lot of unnecessary time)? E.g. No matter if i pass or fail an interview, there is always something to worry about. The worrying/anxiety multiplies when I proceeded further in the interview stages. Now that I signed the offer and is pending background checks, my anxiety is off the roof as it itches closer to my starting date.

We are deep into NGSS. But have any publishers stepped up to fill the need?

Saw a Reddit thread of people complaining about running hypothesis tests right in SQL. Which made wonder who on this green earth decided this was the way to go, and wonder if this is actually prevalent. In your experience, is it? I worked at one of the world's largest RDBMS vendors, and even then my team never once felt the need to do this.

Hi Fishes....can you please clarify on the benchmark salary currently offered to secondary research professionals with over 7+ years of experience.... background is not tier 1 MBA... Just want to understand what are the big 4 and other organisations paying???

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Hey Fishes,

Would it be possible for me to get referrals for buying an Iphone if someone is working in Apple. I’ve heard that there is a discount for Apple family employees.

Thanks in advance…..

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Best magic circle firm?

Does anyone have insight into Google's commercial counsel roles in the UK? E.g. department structure, compensation, typical work day eyc

Let’s kick things off! What practice area and firm type are people at?

I’m a 50 year old attorney at a very reputable law firm in DC. Have dreamed of working in London- taking QLTS to become solicitor- but wondering- will there be a job? Worried about age discrimination!

Self-described ‘aggressive litigators’ are insecure lawyers compensating poor technical skills with unjustified pressure.

Are BigLaw hours in London really that bad? Would an MC firm be a safer option as a foreign qualified lawyer looking to make a move.

London folk, question for you: do firms and offices in London not recruit candidates directly? I hardly see positions advertised on the websites of these firms but there are vacancies that they seem to recruit for through recruiters. What’s the deal here? Does it make sense to approach firms by yourself at all? Would appreciate any insight I can get on the matter. Thank you!

Moving to London in June for a permanent role. What's a good area to live in, friends? Looking for a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom place ideally.

Hello, I am a big law associate in the US looking to relocate to the UK. How difficult is this to do? Can this be done?

Due to move to London (from abroad) and start a position as an associate with a US firm towards the beginning of next year and wondering if anyone has any suggestions on nice areas to live in London? Firm is based around Holborn

Folks: what are your thoughts about Taylor Wessing? I focus on VC and M&A work and TW seems to be a good fit but I don’t know how they’re viewed in the market and what the pay is. Any insight helpful!

Any thoughts on Latham in London? Considering a move out of MC and hear they are very strong at Finance. Also any insight into base pay bracket for 2PQE?

What are people views on electronic signing of documents E.g. Docusign, Adobe sign etc? Have a counterparty freaking out over the suggestion.i just assumed we were all from this century now and had accepted as valid.

If anyone is considering a move to CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang hit me up for insights/referral

UK attorney moving to the UK: how much money do you need to make to be able to live well in London? I’m on the NY scale but might need to take a pay cut. How much is good non-NYC scale pay for London?

Any thoughts on Sidley's London office? How sharp elbowed are the associates and how much do partners genuinely try and help you develop a career? Bonus points if you can provide insight on how the corporate and finance departments work with specialists on transactional matters. As a final ask, are they genuinely into D&I and flexible working efforts or is this predominantly lip service? Thanks in advance!

Has anyone here ever worked offshore e.g. Cayman Islands? If so, what are your thoughts on working/living there?

Thoughts on Kirkland’s disputes team in London?

I'm moving from Scotland to London in September, looking to buy a flat, what are some nice / ok areas within 45 minute commute of Paddington?

Looking around the £300-£350k mark.

Obviously viewing are tricky just now so would prefer to avoid any areas that are overly...stab-y from my search to save some time.

Leaving my (London, big US) firm; HR has sent me various confirmations they are asking me to sign “before my last day”: I haven’t taken any docs, am aware of my regulatory obligations, don’t have any claims against the firm, have returned everything I need to return etc etc etc. This feels like an obvious try-on: the firm isn’t paying me anything to sign, my reg obligations are unaffected by it etc. How do others manage these? Just walk out on last day?