Transitioning from law firm life after 6 years to corporate counsel in house position. Any good book recommendations to read before transitioning over?

Hi Fishes,


Could anyone please provide me referral for Business Analyst in Reliance Jio.

TIA

Anyone know what TC is approximately for Bus Dev Manager role at DraftKings?

Looking for thoughts.

I have 13 years of experience as a Business Analyst at various capacities (Regulatory, Data Verticals) in Banking with Bachelors degree in Accounting & Semi Qualified management accountant

Currently pursuing PGP in Data Science and in verge of completion.

Alongside I have got certifications in Cloud & Visualization tools.

Now I want to move completely to the Analytics/ML side. Will the companies consider my BA experience in Data & Regulatory experiences?

What is the salary range for senior associate in Acuity also someone with 5 years of exp should go for delivery lead or senior associate

Hi fishes,
I am currently working as Branch Manager (scale-2 officer) in one of the leading public sector banks and have 5 yr experience in core banking. I am having 2.5 years experience in the IT sector on vision plus as a software engineer (before joining the bank). I have knowledge of core banking as well as good knowledge of banking tools like finacle, caps, imac etc. I want to switch to private financial institutions.
Any suggestions about such institutions and the domain for I can apply

CTO or VP technology (14yrs total exp) for machine learning AI computer vision products. Any hiring on this ..let me know

Hi Fishes,

I am currently having an experience of 3 years. I want to get into Data Science field. Have been preparing with the concepts mostly through self study. Will I get a job without any experience in Data Science field

🐠 who were counseled out & now unable to start a new job due to COVID-19 hiring freezes—were you able to get unemployment? If so, how? Not sure how to answer the application questions about how/why I left the company. TIA for your help

Any word on how the increasing positivity rates are going to affect the court openings and trials in Cook County? I know that some civil trials were being conducted and there was talk about opening more courtrooms. But that was before the sudden spike in positive tests.

New Yorkers - what is your salary in your first year out of public? Let’s say leaving public as a senior manager for a senior manager/director role?

Hey- anyone been in the position where their seeing someone, but you’re not dating ? I’m seeing someone and he went on vacation without me and I’m sure he met some girls - he even admitted it but said

Any advice for someone looking to transition into a full HR Generalist role from Recruiting. I’m currently a Campus Recruiter with about 5 years of HR experience (Coordinator- Higher Ed). I received my PHR certification in September 2020 and sitting for my SHRM-CP in two weeks. I’m having a hard time transitioning into a full Generalist position.

Hello,
There is an opening in my company for PMO.
Senior PMO position 5-10 experience.

About to start my first PM job! Any tips to be prepared and ramp up quickly? Books to read, courses to take, etc.. any tips are appreciated! Currently in ops consulting. No tech background.

What are the different software programs I will need to know if I want to work in advertising/graphic design? Also, is there a way to learn them for free or cheap?

Hello. I have a job interview coming up. When asked the question by the interviewer, “Why do you want to leave your current employer for us?” What is the best answer?

Any thoughts on asking a hiring manager to speak to one of his/her employees without the manager being present to get a good feel for the culture?

Hey KPMG how is life in the FRM advisory? Got a job offer from them

If you loved your small independent broker dealer but they had just been acquired by a much larger corporation which does have benefits in terms, mostly, in technology, but you lose your “family” in the home office, what would you do and who would you look at if you were considering a change of your own?

What are the best consulting companies to work for in life science consulting? Specifically for supply chain.

Thoughts on SQ considering the CEO cashed in?

Anyone knows how much an analyst gets paid in Strategy & Transaction at EY in London?

Have an offer from AWS for an L7 Principal PMT role: $215k base + $275k sign on bonus for Year 1 and $215k for year 2 + 5100 RSUs (@ $130 / share). This is the initial offer; where is there room for negotiation? Base or Sign on Bonus or RSUs? I realize it's a good offer, but I'm looking for: $225k base + existing sign on + 5500 RSUs. Does that sound like a decent counter?

Hi, Ladies! I’m having the hardest time trying to transition into an agile environment and IT/ Technical project management. I’m taking the exam for my CSM cert next week. Any advice would be appreciated.

Do I just keep on applying until someone gives me an opportunity?

TIA!

I'm a Consulting Associate and have been with RSM since Fall 2020. I make 75k in Chicago - I think I'm underpaid(?). I get DMs from Big4 and I'm thinking about moving firms. Should I wait for the promo/bonus on Aug. 1 or just start looking now? I know for a fact I'll be getting promoted to Senior.

Spending some time in Europe this Fall. Already going to Amsterdam and Paris, but we have time for one more city. Should we go to Brussels or somewhere in western Germany?

What was the hardest section to get through for REG studying? Did it then pay off in the exam?

What do you wish you had known before becoming a manager?

We are expecting our first (also the first grandkid for both sides of the family) and our parents have done so much for us- is there a way to make them feel loved? A special grandparents gift?

Hi everyone,

Can anyone refer me for Business Analyst profile, Currently serving notice period
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YoE: 5
Skills: BA, Banking, Risk Management, Regulatory Reporting

Who else gets anxiety checking their score released today?

What salary can I expect as a Manager 1 in Accounting Advisory in NYC at a mid-tier firm (GT, BDO, RSM)?

What to emphasize/highlight about experience when interviewing with members of the business team? I’ve only ever interviewed with other lawyers so all tips appreciated!

Need a recommendation for a contract analytics service provider. Don’t need the lifecycle or repository bells and whistles, just need something I can feed 10k documents and it provides me with data points, preferably individually and in aggregate. Does something like this exist??

Any downsides to leaving a “Counsel” role and moving into a “Legal Affairs” role? Still practicing and representing the company, just a difference of titles, so core work remains the same - what do you think?

Went on Vacation and company owner freaked out that I’m away when there are some important deals going on. Ironically hes away this week too. Theres not much going on for me to do while away just some minor follow ups, but has anyone ever experienced this before? Howd you handle? I think hes just being ridiculous but was it wrong of me to go away? This trip had been planned for a while. Just have anxiety now.

Is there any benefit to answering the EEOC questions? I always choose the prefer not to answer option, but I wonder if there is any benefit to provide an answer.

I'm a brand new attorney (passed the Feb 2021 bar) who started an in-house counsel position a few months ago (where my focus is negotiating agreements for the sale of my company's software). I was a contracts manager on an in-house team for 4 years prior, which is why I was able to go straight in-house. I'm entirely skipping out on firm life, which feels both good and bad. Is there anything I should think about getting experience in? How should I go about making sure I am seeing enough things?

Up for an in house position at Big 4 consulting. What is the salary range? Anyone have insight? Anyone have insight on the work life balance?

Any recs on how to land an in house gig? I’m applying to things online with no bite

I’m in-house at a small company (60 people), started right out of law school about 5 years ago. We had a legal team of 5 then. Everyone has left and we just hired a new GC. I went from $70k to $100k a little over a year ago. I am expecting an offer from a firm doing business law work but think this might be an opportunity to go to my current employer and ask for a significant raise, with new offer in hand. Any thoughts or advice going into this?

Any tips on negotiating discretionary bonus with your annual performance review?

I’m entering salary negotiations at a Fortune 500 company and am looking for trustworthy resources for salary data that I can share with the company if they ask where I got my numbers. I know Glassdoor, but what else?

I just accepted a corporate counsel role with a large Fortune 500 company. Any advice or thoughts on make the transition from a firm to in house?

Anyone have insight on working in Patreon’s legal department?

Is Google a safe in house department to go in to considering state of the economy? For background, third year in big law (corporate).

Anyone know of any standards, or have any opinions, on naming in-house counsel as a named fiduciary of their company's 401k plan? Pros and cons?

How long does it take to hear back after your final interview for an in house counsel role? I did the final round of interviews for a Bay Area company last Monday and still haven't heard anything. No rejection yet, but the longer I hear nothing, the more I worry they're not confident I'm the right fit.

Salary check. I am currently an in house attorney. 12 YOE. Large company with great coworkers doing regulatory work for the insurance industry. Good work life balance. I live in a high COL city. Out of curiosity and to test the market, I interviewed at a FAANG. Did not get the job, but found out TC was 350k, significantly higher than my TC 230k. I thought I was compensated fairly, but would love to see your thoughts.

How exposed are in house counsel to the corporate layoffs that have begun and seem likely to continue? Any specific legal roles more exposed? Or entirely company dependant?

My new job occasionally requires me to review vendor agreements. I don’t have any background in this area and am trying to get up to speed. My department doesn’t have a document management system, so it’s tough to find old agreements as precedent. Any recommendations for books or other sources - or any words of wisdom? Thanks!

Are there any in-house jobs that focus on strategic thinking, advisory, research, writing/communicating with business teams? Or do they all mostly focus on drafting/reviewing contracts? I’m in big law and yearning for a lifestyle improvement but am concerned with getting bored in-house