Thoughts on white & case corporate m&a group in NYC?

How widespread will the great resignation be after bonus season?! I’m thinking it will be wild. I know very few happy people right now and most of Big Law has developed a crap reputation for how they treated people during the pandemic. Just me?

I tripped over my blanket and hit the floor so hard 🫠. My neighbors probably hate me. That’s my confession.

I’m looking for a rockstar Performance Marketing Manager in Bay Area. Focus on paid search.

I’m a WMCA that has been with Merrill 2 1/2 years and my current team 2 years and have never had a raise despite positive annual reviews. Fully paid by FA’s. Is this normal?

Is gap affidavit is mandatory to submit at the time of joining in TCS? I have gap of 1.10 years in my education. Is affidavit is mandatory or They can allow me to join?

What is the salary range for PL8 ?

Do you play phone games during busy season?

(Explain like I’m stupid, because I am, but be nice) Refinancing a construction loan to a standard mortgage loan. Borrower and lender entities not changing. Current UCC-1 filed securing “all assets of debtor” in 2019. Why is it necessary to file a new UCC-1 at closing securing the exact same collateral?

I’m a senior associate and received an offer to join a very profitable client as general counsel that would open lots of doors professionally and financially. Problem is I’m super burned out on law and was planning on quitting law firm in the next few weeks and doing something else with my life. Someone kick some sense into me before I decline the offer.

During phone screen I asked for a certain amount and after researching, I realized I asked for way lower than the going rate for this role/level. They want to bring me in for onsite. How/when do....

My managers/partners think that I love my job because I am a top performer and have always had very good work ethic, but the truth is that I hate what I do and have developed severe anxiety working in PA for over 2 years.

Which offer should I accept? Currently staff 2 at big 4 in Tax with CPA license. I want to leave tax ASAP. Both are public companies +1B in revenue and same salary. Offer 1 - staff revenue accountant so reading contracts, speaking with the sales team and legal team, a lot of work at the end of the months to close books and reconcile transactions to make sure we are ASC 606 compliant. This track usually leads to director of revenue. Offer 2 - internal audit staff so SOX and compliance projects.

What’s your age, home office, staff level, years in public accounting, and base salary?

PwC S3 in FS audit NYC, up for promo this year. What’s the M1 and M2 base range? M1 more specifically. Thanks!

Does anybody know what would Big4 audit manager average salary in Southern California? I'm experienced audit manager from mid-tier firm, and considering moving to big4. Due to the recent salary increases in PA, I'm not sure how much I should expect. Appreciate in advance!!

What’s everyone doing this weekend 🧐

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

I have a clerkship with a bankruptcy judge in a major jurisdiction beginning in September. If I stopped working in April, is that too early or can I stop whenever? I’m not in RX now, but I want to join a major RX group after my clerkship. I’ve been working at the same firm out of law school, so almost 2 years.

Can’t remember whether or not I showered yesterday.

Anyone else absolutely *loathe* being assigned new client matters at the end of the month when you know your billable time won’t count bc conflicts haven’t cleared yet? Just me?

I’m a third year in corporate and want to switch to tax. Am I too late? How do I ask my firm?

Anyone ever register an expensive car in Montana under a LLC to avoid taxes?

I'm thinking of leaving firm life and applying to the NY SG's office. Anyone heard anything about it (work environment, prestige, etc.)?

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.

Anyone here use any recruiters at Springboard? How was the experience?

In big law going on 6 years and I’ve always met my hours, but lately, cannot get enough work to keep busy. It’s been slow for some time, but I didn’t notice because I was working on matters in other offices. Is it time to move on? Are people really going to be laid off for not hitting hrs?

Any insight on Buchalter in California? Salary, culture, etc. Thanks!

If you do billable work on a given PTO/vacation day, do you still count that day as vacation? Or do you get that vacation day "back"? Or do you only get the part that you billed "back"? (Or some other option.)

Is it common for a midlevel to gossip with a first year about another first year’s work? Is it common for midlevels to trash juniors amongst themselves? I think my office is hella toxic

Moving from government to BigLaw as a 6th year. Since I'm coming in as a mid-level, I feel like this transition is different than a junior whom partners expect to know little. Any advice?

What was the hardest class year for you? I used to think first year was by far the hardest but now I’m a third year and I’m really feeling the pressure to step up. I work in finance and at this point I’m expected to handle closing documents, manage first years, draft some portions of major docs, etc. I feel like I’m always frazzled, constantly second guessing if I handled something correctly and anxious to answer calls from clients/OC. The worst part is I think people can tell I’m a mess....

How do people focus in the office? I'm a first year and I've been mostly wfh since I started and I'm super productive at home - my setup is comfortable, I rarely get interrupted, and I feel like I can stay really focused in my home office.

Our SAs started today, so the firm is making us come in more often. My office set up is so awkward, screens are too small, and I'm constantly getting interrupted. Not to mention the extra time it took to get ready and commute. How do people do this?

COOLEY COVID BONUS MEGATHREAD!
Which firms will fall in line? Which firms won’t?

On pace to bill only 1500 as a first year (2021 v15 corporate). Is this cause for concern? Also should I expect pro rated bonus?

M&A associates: is it normal for first years to have only same-day tasks? I have not been given a task that wasn’t due either ASAP or by that night in weeks. If this is the norm, do you recommend any other (more predictable) transactional practice groups?

“Absolutely no rush on this today—just send it by 6am tomorrow!”