Troutman Atlanta? Thoughts on culture, work life balance, reputation, compensation or anything else?

Anyone else hearing from multiple WOC who had their Times Up RSVPs cancelled after the fact?

After 15 years in the industry, I can really say that these last few years have been the most challenging in terms of navigating all the sensitivity and political correctness.

Junior associate. Should leave my firm and I follow a new partner in another firms’s established debt finance dept., or follow a new partner creating another big law debt finance dept. ? I’m leaving my firm no matter what, but have to chose between these two options - I’m looking for the most interesting experience !

Do you guys talk to chambers for the firm interview?

I like the idea of this group - any firms that are hiring?

Do you think Arya will die in finale? Any leaks?

I read the leaks of season 8... sigh...

When is Novartis calling people to office?

Is It better to join a PE Tech company in an impending recession or stay with a public company ?

Please what's an acceptable salary for an entry level UI/UX designer in the UK? I'm thinking of going into the field with an architectural background but I just wanted to know first.

Hi everyone! I have my first round of interviews at Dapper Labs this week for a Content Marketer role. They mentioned in the email that they would want to talk about compensation during the call. Does anyone have an idea of what the band is for this role/department?

What would everyone think would be a good salary for a senior manager of digital product and strategy for an established fintech company? Comparably has 179k base as the median. Recruiter mentioned 173 as their all in top.

Anyone with systemwide upgrades to sell on American Airlines ?

Any Bay Area based PE Ops in house or portfolio open to networking?

If I’m just beginning to invest outside of my retirement accounts, should I invest in a Vanguard ETF (VOO)?

I’m loyal to delta, but I’m moving to a city where American is the main hub and Delta has practically no non-stop flights to/from there. It’s time for me to open a new credit card, so I was considering the Citi/American one. Any thoughts?

My BGV is in progress for JPMC. I got mail to upload experience/relieving letter. I still didn’t get the relieving letter from my previous company. Shall I upload resignation acceptance letter for this?

Need some advice. Had final interview with practice lead on Wednesday but haven’t heard back from HR. Is it bad taste to send him a thank you note and wishing him a good weekend?

What ctc can I expect for 4+ yrs of experienced power platform Developer role? I am having 3 HR rounds coming up in upcoming weeks. Any suggestions from power platform Developers will be Highly appreciated.
YOE - 4.2 yrs
Skills - power platform and SharePoint Online (intermediate)
Current ctc- 6.5 lpa

Advice for attacking the data room and putting together my first sell-side disclosure schedules? (Baby M&A att’y 2 months in). I have an associate mentor who encourages me to flag items I don’t understand and will walk through them with me, but at this point, the only thing I understand is that I don’t even know what I don’t know and what I do know that I don’t know is basically everything.

Best firms for healthcare transactions?

Do you remember when “office closed due to inclement weather” meant you had an easy day at home because remote wasn’t a thing yet? Now with a foot of snow coming, office closed means wfh with no backup childcare available….

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

If a recession happens, as it looks like we are upon one, how would firms decide who to fire? Would they look purely at hours and cut associates with the lowest hours? Should junior associates start saving money more aggressively now, (401k, HSA, IRA, brokerage) with the expectation that there might be future cuts?

It’s looking bleak, but are any south florida firms hiring juniors for com lit positions?

I’m a first year that’s inching toward second year. Partners in my group say “sometimes getting thrown into the deep end is the best way to learn.” However, I feel so lost. I feel like saying the above is just an excuse for not wanting to take the time to actually teach new associates.

Did any associates take paternity leave last year? How did it effect your bonus if you beat your "reduced" goal but didn't meet the original goal?

Is it possible to transition from antitrust litigation to general litigation?

Does someone have a good punch list of things to do before giving notice at a firm?

Quit quit quitttttyyyy time!

How do you justify a $100k pay cut to go in house?

Is it OK if lateral interviews don’t go for the entire scheduled time? I had one early this week and just being paranoid hopefully?

How often does your firm give out branded swag? Anything good lately?

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?

How does compensation change by foregoing partnership at a firm and going in house? I’m a 2nd year trying to understand long-term earning potential

Can I afford a $1.5M primary residence with a ~$9,000 monthly payment after 20% down if my household monthly take home is ~$25,000 (with another $50k in annual bonus)? No debt other than monthly credit card bills. Am I being irresponsible? Will I struggle month to month?

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…)

Anyone have slow months where you burn through a lot of your allotted pro bono/professional development hours to keep hitting minimum daily hours? The past few weeks have been like this for me. Should I be concerned (I.e., will this reflect poorly on me, come review time? Will I have dug myself too much of a hole if I keep burning my non-billable hours?) I’ve been asking partners if I can assist in any projects so I can fill my plate, but I’ve only gotten small (4-6 hour) tasks handed my way.

Any Atomic Habit readers here? I’m brainstorming identity-based habits for two things I want to change:

-I want to bill more hours, so my goal is to become the type of person who bills at least 8 a day
-I want to drink less alcohol, so my goal is to become the type of person who drinks occasionally

Neither of these feel that helpful. Any one have suggestions for other identity-based goals that get at these changes I want to make?