Talk to me about ramping up as a junior lateral. I’m going crazy not having enough work to do. I lateraled a couple of months ago and am the only associate in my practice group. Partner who hired me has a major delegation issue (and has said this to management). Every time I raise it, I’m brushed off with vague statements that “the work is coming” etc. I’m way under-billing and don’t know what else I can do beyond pestering the (very) few partners in my group. Is this normal?

Making the switch from plaintiff to defense L&E in January. Would love any and all tips from people who’ve made the jump (including partners who may have supervised these types of attorneys!)

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How many years do you need to be working for Deloitte before you can get full ride for MBA? If you leave as a consultant, can you come back as SC? What’s the tuition reimbursement process like?

Good nonfiction book recommendations? What are you all reading?

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

Where is the industry going?

In 10 years, how will the traditional shops be doing vs. the consultancy’s vs. the in-house agencies vs. the PR firms vs. prod co’s vs. all the small specialized shops.

I’ve been leading a massive project by myself for the last year almost and my boss torpedoed my last round of meetings: “oh we don’t need to socialize this, I’ve been doing it, let’s just kick it off.” Okay. So turns out, no one fucking knew and now because we had one meeting instead of two, the people we met with aren’t even the ones doing the work, and they’re not telling the ones who are supposed to do the work about it. So I now need to go back and do more meetings.

Best books for U.S. Corporate Tax similar to Logic of Subchapter K for partnerships? I’ve historically worked extensively with partnerships and starting to branch out into more “Core” corporate M&A Tax and looking for a helpful resource to get up to speed.

What are ways to deal with high latency mricroservice in a given region. Given that it's Cpu utilization is not exhausted.. So no vertical scaling ???

For a writing sample: Is it better to use a motion that you won, or a motion that may reflect better writing/analysis, but that you lost? Does your answer change if the winning motion is more recent than the losing one?

What’s your favorite cleaning tool in your home right now? Feeling insane constantly living, working, and cleaning in the same space 24/7

Best CBD brands for sleep... ready set GO!

I signed a car lease on 7/15. The car is ready but the dealer is still waiting for the plates to give me the car (in my state, he is not allowed to release the car with temporary plates). My first lease payment is almost due and I didn’t take possession of the car yet. is this normal? what should I do?

How reliable is Lexus and is maintenance outrageously expensive? Considering an RXh at some point and I’m hesitant after being burned on crap reliability and expensive repairs with Audi

Caught in a rut as I am not loving my job. How to get out and start prepping? What should I focus on? Any help is appreciated.

Any facial recommendations in the city?

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