Thoughts on working at Paul Hastings? I’m considering taking a job on the business professional side.

How many days Deloitte India takes to release offer letter. I tried to contact HR she said that they are trying to get approvals and it is in progress. It's been a week that i have uploaded my docs.

Hi fishes,

I have a client interview tomorrow in Hexaware for automation testing profile. May I know what they'll be asking?

This is my first switch and having client interview for the first time. I have cleared 4 rounds already

FIRE newbie here. Is it possible to reach FIRE with a special needs kid? Has someone done it? Are there any alternatives to fund therapies beside insurance?

Family luddites ask about my work and immediately behave annoyed when I start to answer.

Can your last day be on a holiday or on a weekend?

I'm about to start my first travel case. SPG or Accor?

Will hotels and airlines extend their status requirements? (I really only care about Marriott)

Do you write cover letters? I usually write them but it feels like a waste of time.

Anyone have level 3 practice exams they can share? Willing to work something out

Anyone gone from Risk Assurance at Big Four to Equity Research? Currently studying for Level 1

I’m tutoring levels 1-3 and eager to assist. Dm me. Wharton mba cfa

How long is it taking for new joiners to receive their laptops if they asked it to be shipped?

Hey guys, I need 11 likes. Thank you.

Who are the top consulting firms for each of the type of work in Pharma?

Corporate strategy -
Portfolio + brand level strategy -
Sales & marketing strategy -
R&D strategy -
Transactions / M&A strategy -
Analytics -

Feel free to put more than 1 firm in each category :)

Hi Guys, How is Capgemini Invent? Is it a different company or SL? How are its projects and opportunities?

Tenured Ms that have gone from tier 2/big 4/ACN to MBB laterally (yes this is happening now) - have you noticed any significantly better exit opps coming through or differences in what recruiters are reaching out for? Curious about this.

Wells - curious. Where are you and are you buyer/seller? I'm guessing buyer and all the stats I read are completely in our favor, yet I feel like books of business should be going for sale every day and I struggle to find any good sellers?

Can anyone share their experience working in the online gaming industry (RummyCircle etc. kind)? What kind of work culture can you expect at such organisations?

TIA

What are some of your favorite science podcasts to listen to?

What can a junior associate do about a mid-level that constantly asks questions about things they were cc’d on, sends dozens of piecemeal emails and is generally just super high strung and needs everything right away?? No other mid-levels I’ve worked with act this way and this individual I’m working with is driving me insane and I’ve spent countless hours attaching emails and saying “as explained in the attached email…”

I got that coveted big law job.

But I would much rather want a family of my own and someone to hug and kiss, something I feel really sad about around christmas.

Never had much contact with my dad, and two years ago, I broke off contact with my mother because I realized that she had been a manipulative narcissist my entire childhood.

Working 50-60h weeks on average doesn’t help your dating life though, and who would want to date someone with no family anyway

Does anyone else not relate to the “chill paralegal” memes on litigation god?

PROPOSAL: Can we start naming names with respects to layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts? Knowledge is power, and the only ones who benefit from vague exchanges of info. are the employers. Thank you!

Curious - would you consider a lateral move to a lower ranked firm if the practice group is higher ranked than at your current firm? In other words what’s more important - firm or practice group ranking?

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

Any boutique firms that do IP and don’t have billable hours? (I already know of BB)

Do you think partners in law firms have too much power and autonomy? eg. the power to refuse leave, to do your annual appraisal, to make you work while on leave, to overwork people, to manage the team on their on terms etc. Is this power bad or good for the firm and the team overall?

Related question - Do you think the HR in law firms are just there for show since the partners have a lot of power and autonomy?

What’s been the typical sign-on bonus for second-year transactional laterals?

Tips for bankruptcy associates who eventually want to move in-house? 3rd year associate in bankruptcy/restructuring group doing mainly bk lit but a few deals too. Need to stay in BL for at least another year for the money, but eventually want to move in-house. The path to in-house seems more straightforward for general commercial lit or more standard transactional practices. Any tips for someone who’s practice is a bit of a hybrid (and who will never likely do discovery or handle a depo)

Do you give the office manager (who does assist you with admin tasks from time to time) a christmas present (aka cash)? I have an admin assistant so that's an obvious yes but I don't know how to handle the office manager or receptionist!

My mentors (partner & senior) have scheduled a feedback meeting with me on Wednesday. It’s not just me, they’re scheduling meetings with everyone so I’m probably keeping my job. Thing is, I’ve been incredibly frustrated with the firm - I’m buried in work and billing like crazy, but there’s zero transparency on financials and zero communication on bonuses (...)

Why do many associates at top tier firms stay to make Partner when they can go in-house in tech and make around the same, even long term? For example, you can make near 400-550k in-house at Google, Netflix, FB with 8-10 years of exp. More senior than that in-house, it can easily break $1M.

Anyone here a GC/assistant GC at a biglaw firm? How are the hours? Who’s hiring?

Does your firm let you take 28-30 December off? Many of my team members won’t be working those days and I decided last minute that I’d like to travel somewhere between Christmas and the New Year.

Which Big Law firms in San Francisco/Bay Area have good L&E groups? Good as in legitimate group and not some group that claims to do the work but really just writes blog posts and answers some advice and counsel questions. Amongst those, any intel on culture, WLB, etc.?

Thoughts on Dechert FRE (real estate)?

Any insight into Fenwick’s tech trans practice? Are they still hiring fully remote associates?

Just started in Biglaw as a first year - one of the partners made a passing remark that he couldn’t remember my PQE but thinks I’m “the same as X associate”. Went on LinkedIn and saw that X associate is a third year. How do I gently correct this misconception in a future conversation?