Stop asking us to fill out upward reviews and telling us how partners take them seriously. Every year we are asked to fill out these upward reviews ONE MONTH after annual reviews of partners and senior associates are already wrapped up so who TF are we kidding.

Taking FAR soon! Currently reviewing the book and wanted to see if y’all had any advice on what modules/sections to cover more then others? Been hearing Gov/NFP is a big one. Anyone care to share what the exam was like for them and what it mainly covered?

How is current Hybrid model in BNY Mellon & how will be hybrid model in next year ?

How do you know your value? Throughout my 10 yrs of being in a professional setting, I've had colleagues from various places of employment say, I don't think you know your worth. You're under valued, etc. What exercises/tools have helped you realize your worth and effectively advocate for it? TIA!

Hi! Does anyone know what kind of knowledge is needed to crack the Data Scientist interview at Google?

I'm currently working in Marketing Analytics (primarily using SQL and a bit of pyspark). Apart from mastering SQL, I wanted to know from people working at Google what does it take to get there as a Data Scientist? (I'm very interested in Strategy Ops)

I plan to another 6-8 months in preparation and upskilling myself before I even apply.
Any help and guidance is appreciated! Thanks :)

Any thoughts on living in the area around Madison and Morgan? Looking at an apartment there. That area seems pretty cool and not far from the heart of Fulton. Wanted to get other peoples opinions before moving forward with this place

Anybody have a 39mm Polar Explorer II? Thoughts?

When’s the best time to go client side? Wait till I get a promotion or try to switch sooner rather than later?

Any idea if someone had take covesheild vaccine in India . Can they take boaster Moderna shot here

We’re looking for new ways to bring in more clients. Has content marketing with a blog made a difference for anyone here?

Does anyone else feel like the work they do doesn't matter?

I constantly feel like I'm not contributing but am paid fairly well and am more fortunate than others. On the other hand, I have no clue what I'm doing and feel like I'm just going through the motions.

How much hike did you guys get this year?

Citi folks - new at citi and just found out that they do not provide laptops 🤯. Now I’m concerned with how the technology is otherwise? How is WLB? Do they reimburse if you purchase a laptop to use? Any insights will be greatly appreciated. TIA

Does DT reimburse CPA fees if say you write your exams whilst working outside of Audit, eg Consulting , and then return to Audit after passing all courses.

Hi guys,
Got offers from @hashedin and @axis bank in the data engineering domain.
YOE-1.8. Skills- Hadoop/Spark/ETL .
Want to learn cloud going forward.
I think it's not product based vs service based but the learning curve should be better in hashedin and axis will give all product based benefits.
Help me decide.
Appreciate your help already.

When BigLaw attorneys interview students, how soon afterward do they give feedback? What kind of feedback do you give as an interviewer at your firm (e.g. qualitative, quantitative, thumbs up, thumbs down, veto)? Does everyone get in a room or do you just submit the forms to one hiring partner, and/or to a black box? If you don't click with the student, what would make you still give them a thumbs up? Sorry if my questions are a little neurotic... !

About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

I never say no to work and i have fantastic reviews, and the head of my practice (with whom I work a lot for) has great things to say about me.

I’ve been fully utilized starting ~June, but first few months were slow. Am i fine?!

How do I tell a firm I screened with that another firm I screened with is moving forward with full rounds? I would prefer the former firm, even though the latter firm is ranked higher. Thanks for any advice

Is the lateral market still hot? Any of you interviewing/ lateralling soon?

Firm didn’t really want to interview me, but decided to speak to me anyway. I have now made it through all the stages of their process, but are other candidates. Chances good for an offer?

If we all make a fuss about returning to the office do you think the standard will change?

Anyone else getting spammed for "law firm in house/gc's office" roles and know what the deal is with that? Not really looking to do it but curiosity

Anyone have any negative secondment experiences? If so, what made it negative?

What are the unwritten rules of your group/office/firm?

Random partner asked a litigation-related question to a partner I frequently work with (i’m a transactional associate). My partner cc’d me and said for me to briefly look. Asked the library. They got me a great case. Sent it back. Now the random partner is asking for more cases in another circuit.

I haven’t done caselaw research since 1L and this isn’t even my practice… wtf do I do (I am fully utilized in my normal work and have a few deals closing soon…)

How do you bill your time? The busier I am the harder it is to bill. How do people actually bill contemporaneously in detailed terms when you bill 12 hours but literally did 100 different things in those 12 hours. And it’s never slow enough to go back and do it super detailed.

Stealth layoffs at CWT confirmed.

I lateraled into a niche practice group in Sept 2021. I also have a 1 year old and have been mostly remote since I started - but have been keeping busy tracking towards 2400-2500 hours. That said getting to know people only remote has been kind of awkward at times (email only can be tough to decipher) although as a working mom the pros vastly outweigh the cons. Yesterday my main partner asked me to come in Thursday bc he will be there and set a time to meet. Is this good/bad?? kind of nervous!

BeCiAL sPoNuSeS this year??

What monetary goal/target are you telling yourself to hit before quitting big law?

Fish, I trust your advice. Anyone have leads or recruiter recs for SF biglaw litigation? Looking to lateral as a to-be second year, mostly antitrust/white collar.

How do I make my windowless office more lively. It’s driving me crazy

Was interviewing with a firm and soon after receiving an offer, learned of bad culture/toxic partners in the practice group from a couple of associates who recently lateraled from the firm. I turned the offer down. A partner that I clicked with while interviewing reached out asking me why I turned down the offer. Should I be honest and relay what I heard?

Best firms for healthcare transactions?