What are other folks’ student loan breakdown? I have $13k frm undergrad, $17k frm grad school, $121k frm law school for a total balance of $171k bc of interest accruing for so long. I’ll finish paying off my Bach and masters soon, but those law school loans ain’t goin nowhere no time soon smh.

How much household income should be to buy $1M house? Also what is the approximate down payment? I know 20% is the ideal but how much do people typically pay.?

Any advice for an extremely young, incoming Merrill FSA?

Under current circumstances, fixed rate or adjustable mortgage rate?

Buying a house for ~900K in one of the Boston suburbs - my household income is ~230K. Am I stretching too far?

I am new to the professional world, but I am confused about where I put my money once I have collected my emergency funds, I do not want to do trading but want to play a long term goal of investing, some good advice please?

Any recommendations on JV funds, hard money, private equity etc to fund MFC deals and great residential deals brrr/flip. Finding some great deals in my local market. Any tips on raising capital or attracting investors?
Thanks in advance.

Good Morning!!! I wanted to know how does one about seeking Angel Investors for a startup!!! I’m starting a medical scrub line and the grants are not being approved or the funds have run out. Just needing some direction as to where to go. Thank you in advance.

Planning on opening a Bonvoy boundless chase cc for the 75,000 points and have heard the first year is free. Is that right? If it is, do I still get the 75k? Are the 75k Chase points or Bonvoy points?

Finally I dropped the idea of purchasing property in pune, it is too expensive.

Interested in investing in real estate. How to even begin and what apps should I be using?

Can anyone explain the hiring process within citi bank Ireland?
I have cleared the 1st stage and have the 2nd round scheduled this week.
What is the hiring process usually ?
I have a offer in hand frm JPM and on notice for next 2 weeks. Expected to join in March.
If i inform citi HR of this will they speed up the process if they look to make an offer ?
Would be possible to work from India until the workvisa is processed ?

Anything else I might need to consider before taking this up pls share.

Hi All, I am exploring a contract position and they are offering the below. As I am new to contracting, Please suggest which one is better Option 1: $70/hr on W2
Option 2: $80/hr on 1099
I live in the Bay Area, CA if it matters.

Thank you so much !

Anybody have experience using EtherDelta? How the hell do I get my money from EtherDelta back to Ethereum and out? Been trying for a week and the transfer isn’t working

How much are you paying for rent (and where) vs how much are you making?

How much money do you have saved up?😳

I am down $25K on $150K portfolio. Should I cut losses and leave or continue :(

Working in Risk Advisory-Internal Audit at EY. Looking to move into valuations. Have knowledge of valuations through FRM and CFA level 2 but no direct valuations experience. Anyone willing to help?

Are you investing today?

What is the *prime* amount of money to bring you happiness?

Hi ,
What's the difference between Harman connected services and harman international? Do they differ in terms of benefits?

Hi NatWest folks,

I got offer from NatWest Chennai location . My skills set is project management 13 years experience. They have mentioned in my offer letter B7 corporate title is associate. When I ask to hr guy he said it is equal to Manager level. But title will change department department. Is it true? B7 is manager role ? What is CDIO department in Natwest. Please clear my doubts

What do you look for when examining the accounting for a small business stock purchase? Asking for specific types of errors and red flags.

Anybody had a good experience working as an editor repped by a commercial editorial/post shop?

hiya fishes. happy friday! sorry if this isnt the right bowl, but this is in regards to vacation time. i have an interview process starting next week, and wondering when it would be good to mention i would be OOO between the middle of the month in september? its for a week. im unsure if i can twist this to have a start date once im back. going back and forth on being transparent vs. mentioning it later on. thoughts?

Which is best company Among following to join after 6.5 year of experience considering wlb and culture

TIAA
Wipro
Predikly
Infostretch

Thanks in advance

Do you think campuses will open up this summer for on campus tours?

What types of different bonus structures do you run into? End of year only, quarterly, semi-annually?

How do you “turn off” your teacher brain at the end of the day? I’m having a hard time disconnecting from the stress of the day and all of the issues I run into with students, parents, etc.

I am the lovable fool in my team 😊

About how long does it take for McKinsey to produce a written offer after the verbal offer? And then how long does the HR check take / is it just a criminal + employment history check?

Hi Fishes,

Any idea about Group lead salary in PAS ?

Hi folks,

I have been offered a position on Senior Consultant/ Deputy Manager at Deloitte India for 4.5 years of exp.

Is this position/role normal for years of experience I hold?

Why couldn’t the Indian subcontinent industrialize before Europe? What lacked in us?

Completed HR round 10 days ago but no offer or updates yet. Still.showing in process. Is the delay due to Easter holidays?

Guys, if you live in a small apt, where do you put your hamper/laundry basket?

Want to negotiate salary at an AMLAW200 firm in atlanta. Not a lot of public information about what peer firms (ie, not NY lockstep firms matching cravath scale) pay. What are mid-senior level associates making in Atlanta?

Why are read only documents called “riders?”

How does one transition from litigation to transactional? Am in labor and employment lot. 4th year.

Anyone lateraled at the 2-4 year mark from boutique (40ish lawyers, corporate lit work on same level as biglaw, making top NY pay) to v100? Can you say anything about the experience? The reason I’m considering is while boutique is generally a good place for me as an associate (NY pay, reasonable WLB, good experience on many fronts) there’s basically zero shot at making partner.

I have a lot of mindless closing binder assembly today so I’ve been watching Restrepo and Korengal in the background. It.... really puts things in perspective. I feel like such a baby for complaining about long hours or stressing over emails.

How hard is it to work and be a first year law student? Is this possible?

I’m at a mid size transactional firm. I’m a total night owl and my partners have OK’d me starting the workday at around 11am because I regularly work until midnight or later. I get so much more done after dark! I still get some side eye from other associates, but 🤷🏽‍♀️

Does anyone else here have an unusual work schedule? Curious what adjustments you’ve made to make it work.

What practice area does workers comp lead to? In my thinking it parlays well into L&E but am I wrong about that?

How many billable hours per week is considered at capacity? I’m getting pushback on boundaries I’m setting about additional matters and marketing work from my firm when I’ve been billing 60-75 hours per week for the last 6 weeks, and I’m still behind on my work. I feel like it’s reasonable to not kill myself further to fit in more/turn things around faster at this point, but am I being unreasonable? I expect my workload to remain at this level through the end of the year at least.

Any recommendations for legal recruiters in the New England region, specifically Maine?

To those attorneys who went from defense (not just ID) to do plaintiffs work - have you been doing better financially? I am so sick of the billable hour model and client reporting guidelines. I’m located in the Midwest/St. Louis - decent market.

If anyone is interested in or knows someone interested in practicing insurance coverage litigation (different than ID) in the Boston area, let me know. It’s good pay, reasonable hours, and interesting work.

What would you say is the difference between a billable hour target vs. minimum? I feel like some firms boast about not having a “minimum” but the expectation is that you to exceed this target which just makes it a minimum.

Does anyone here suffer from bipolar disorder? How do you manage it and working in law? I see a therapist, and a psychiatrist, and am on medication, but I still have days where I wake up and I’m so depressed I can’t move. I’m working on remedying this with my doctors, but how does one approach mental health issues with their employer? I never felt the need to until I realized how much being bipolar can affect my ability to work.

How much do you pay per month for your vehicles (just car payment)? I pay $782/m for two cars and am trying to gauge what other attorneys are paying.

Gripe in here about Legal Assistants (more in comments)

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

I have a law student shadowing me tomorrow. Do I just have her watch as I answer emails, draft MSJ, etc ?