What are the pros and cons of the following IP boutique firms: Finnegan, Fish, Banner Witcoff, Oblon, Knobbe?

Any sense of FAANG senior manager bizops (non-technical) Comp for 10+ years of experience at Deloitte? Looking more specifically at roles at AWS and Google. Thanks in advance as I know the comp structure is much different!

Hi Guys how is the Novartis company in terms of work life balance and About bonus pay and Increments YOY in analytics department

Hi,

Any reviews for Swiss Re as a company? I'm close to getting an offer and want to particularly know about the following:
1. Non-monetary benefits (life, accident and medical insurance details, any other benefits)
2. Paid time off (leave) policy
3. General culture (including WFH support)
4. Work life balance
5. Typical increment and bonus levels (VP level preferably)

Hi got offer from Virtusa onsite for Emirates NBD, recently joined ibm gbs. Which one to choose

how does yearly salary increase work in EY FSO? Particularly for sc2-sc3? Whats the average range, even for non promotion years?

Need advice!!!!!!!
I got offer from ey gds ( 8.5 lpa)
Got other offers from Infosys, coforge with 9 lpa offer. One of the small firm( 100+ headcount working in just appian) is offering me 10 lpa
Need suggestions on which one to join.
Tech - Appian

Got an offer letter from Accenture for job level 9 . When I asked for salary breakup , the HR mailed that there is no compensation structure for L9 and above and we need to resign based on our convience . What does this mean ?

Does anyone has an idea of the salary for PM 3 at Adobe ?

I have offers from

TCS x lpa
Citiustech x +1 lpa
Legato X + 4 LPA
Wipro X+1 lpa + 2 JB

Tcs is ba in energy domain
Rest all healthcare

Which is the best company overall ?

YOE 10 : As a Product owner / BA / Functional consultant
Domains worked : Workforce Management, Healthcare

Opinions on AbleTo?

Is joining cisco with 26 base 3 lk bonus and 3.5 joining bonus with 6yoe in Cisco webex good?

I have offer in Genpact and Atos syntel.

Atos is offering 2 LPA more than Genpact.

I am offered to the role of 4B, Lead consultant in Genpact. How the work life balance/Hike/variable pay in genpact. Variable pay is payable 100% ?

Hi, Anyone working in Virtusa with BT as Client?

Hi fishes,

Can anyone tell me if infosys promotion is happening as part if retention? Mostly from jl5 to jl6? Did anyone get promotion as part of retention? in infosys?

Hi, anyone here that can give me a hint about compensation for VP at Capgemini Invent in Europe?

Will Cognizant offer 35 lpa for 11 years exp. And senior manager role?

What’s the word on the street about work life balance at Edelman? Are the hours insane?

Hello everyone, is there any openings for designing and animation field?

Looking to move over to Amsterdam in the next year. How tough is it to get your foot in the door?

Quick question - I have an offer from Accenture consulting. I am on dependant visa here in US. What happens in case my extension gets denied? Is Accenture flexible to support my relocation to my home country . Accenture does have a presence there.

Anyone moving to Singapore around Oct 22? In case, you looking for accommodation, let me know. I am moving to PwC Singapore in Oct 22 and looking for potential flat mates.

Anyone into Global Mobility or Workforce Mobility role? What is the entry level pay for this role in India?

How does it work when you live in one state but represent & work in house for a company with operations in another. For example, if I live in California but I’m licensed in NY & working for a company with NY operations. Is this ok?

Any Slalom fish in NYC doing strategy(ish) work care to chat with me?

Anyone willing to provide a referral to Accenture? Please let me know.

I joined a new team and have noticed something off with my Director over the last months (slurring speech, no show to calls or even full days of work). I finally asked a colleague about it today because I’m concerned about my Director. She confirmed that she’s noticed the same over the last few years, but no one ever says anything. In confidence she told me she can often smell alcohol. How can I help? I feel helpless. I’ve already lost someone to addiction and I can’t ignore this. Any advice?

I truly wish people could understand the emotional damage hoaxes, social media ploys, and ill-intended jokes have on others. It is a deafening feeling when schools become places of survival. Wishing faculty, staff, and students everywhere a safe and peaceful rest of the school year.

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What are peoples thoughts on working for a Banking Company in a Product or Tech role? I know there are mixed feelings since it’s not working directly with interest, etc.

If you currently work in banking, what was your reasoning (besides pay)?

If you don’t, would you ever accept an offer if it in a Tech or Product role?

Hi fishes I am relocating to Bangalore to join Airbus what will be the good place to find an apartment that is close to office and yet affordable, I will be taking public transportation, any. Help will be greatly appreciated, I'll be very new to Bangalore

Any thoughtworkers with 5 years of experience in Full Stack Development? How much does thoughtworks pay in average for 5 YOE?

Anyone have a recommendation for a career coach - I’m burnt out and hate advertising/digital ? Also I’m was just laid off so now’s the time to make a change

Hi everyone,
I joined nagarro in July,22 and my first salary credited in aug,after that i was able to declare flexi and tax components ,then my second salary credited for sep month and it was very less ,bcoz of flexi declaration.but when i calculate declared flexi amount is ~25k ,as per nagarro it is tax saving component which you can claim later.but I am still not understanding why my executive allowance is very less this time from which ,i got in august 112000 and in sep it is ~21k in payslp

With all the remote & hybrid roles, what have been some successful strategies to onboard new hires so that they can fully immerse in the company culture & values? What are some practices you have done or experienced from your employer that keeps you (the new hire) engaged?

Anyone who works at Wells Fargo willing to connect?

Any recommendations for a document management system that automatically saves emails into the proper folders?

I’m a patent pros. paralegal working in bio/chem at my firm, 26 yo with an MS in Chem at 100k and a 115 hr billable req.
After the mental beat down that was grad school, I’m happy to have straightforward tasks and mentally coast, but my attys want me to start studying for the patent bar asap.
I like where I’m at and I know that once I start down the tech spec/agent/attorney path, it’s going to be full speed. How long do you think I can/should stay in this position before starting to study?

Any insight into life as a patent agent with stern Kessler? Are there directors to avoid in the chemistry area?

Does anyone find an attack on the Examiner’s prima facia showing of obviousness a lot more effective than distinguishing each and every prior art reference.

I recently underwrote a reply to final. Didn’t even bother with the references since I just got the case. Overcame the rejections.

Can anyone comment on how effective this is?

What do folks find most frustrating about patent prosecution? Drafting, OAs, client relations, other?

For me, I dislike drafting the spec to explicitly recite the basic things it does, eg, server talks to client to do <basic action>.

Any recommendations for free or reasonably priced CLE courses for patent prosecution?

What do y’all use to draw informal figures? I currently use powerpoint but am curious if there are more efficient ways. What have you found most efficient/convenient?

Does anyone’s practice also include patent lit? I’m thinking of switching from prosecution to litigation (my firm has separate lit and pros practice groups). If you practice patent lit, is there anything that you dislike about it/anything you wish you would have known earlier?

I’m looking for a tool that allows me to search for text in Office Actions and responses. For example, is there a way to search for ‘written description’ or ‘improper Markush’ issued by Examiner John Smith? Does something like this exist?

Do you work somewhere where quality is valued over efficiency? Where can I find this? In-house? Small boutique?

Has anyone regretted going in-house as patent counsel? If so, were you able to successfully transition back to a firm?

Anybody know anything about Nicholson de vos Webster Elliott for patent pros? Culture, pay, hours etc? Mid level looking to lateral

A frustrated colleague asked for help with a difficult prosecution. I agreed to help. I just reviewed up the case and the examiner is combining NINE references. I think that’s a record for me. What’s your record for most number of references combined?

What would you say the going rates are for (i) non provisional application drafting and (ii) office action responses?

How do firms handle export control rules compliance for inbound disclosures for new filings?
Do you make the determination of export control classification number (ECCN) yourself based on each inbound disclosure? Do you ask the client to provide the ECCN, if they know it? Do you play ostrich? Or something else?

Any good recommendations for patent industry magazines with regular print editions? too much of my keeping up to date is by blogs.

In prosecution, if a patent attorney does not try to remove prior art cited by an examiner (eg a 130 affidavit to assert an exception under102(b)(1)(A)), but instead makes arguments to overcome the art, may the attorney made an admission that bars removing the art later in prosecution. Just received such a transfer case, looking for options.

First year associate thinking about making the just from medium sized reputable IP firm to In House. Started at said firm summer of 1L year as a law clerk/patent agent in May 2019, have worked through school and full time as associate since Sept 2021. Feeling very “stuck” in day to day work. Love the patent/IP space but drafting and pros w/minimal human interaction is getting very difficult. Thinking In House would be better, but not sure how much experience needed. Thoughts?

Subject matter eligibility "doctrines" .... lol amirite?

Bit of a niche topic: I’ve been in TS/SCI processing for a Science/Tech/Weapons analyst position with the CIA for 3 yrs since I finished grad school in chemistry, but CIA positions are sort of set it and forget it since they can take so long. I’ve since been focused on a Patent Attorney track and am with a firm that will support me taking the patent bar/law school. If I get through processing and go to the CIA for some time, do you think would I be accepted back into patent law later on?