What are ways you can capture a little more extra time when billing? (So far, I’ve heard rounding up my entries by .1, to even including writing the billing entry itself in the total time of the task).

So... does the power outage mean we don’t have to go to work on Monday?

Currently sitting on an offer for a intro/mid-level design engineer in the Raleigh-Durham Area and wanted to get an idea of the average paybands, online sites have such a large range (50k-400k) that it is hard to narrow in on a price to start negotiating

Anyone here own a car? Live in Williamsburg and have always owned a car my life until moving here. I’m a car enthusiast so it will only be for pleasure purposes/weekend drives. What’s your experience been?

The majority of my career has been in healthcare tech with some retail experience. Looking to break into event management/coordinating (I believe this is the correct job title) space in either the entertainment, fashion & retail or cosmetic industry. Any insights or advice is appreciated!

Hi all, my wife and I are looking to house hack in Seattle. We would like to Airbnb part of the property in an ADU or like an almost detached basement. Does anyone know which area or suburb could be good for this? Thanks in advance!

Base salary is $220k and I’m contributing 10% to 401k. Pwc also contributes 6% to my wealth builder. So I’m savings 16%, currently 35k a year towards retirement.
Current balance is $150k and I’m 31. At 4% growth that’s $2.3m by retirement.

Is this enough to live a basic lifestyle with an owned house in NY in retirement?

Any 1BHk fully furnished room or luxurious Single room PG near Harman international office in Whitfield Bangalore for bachelor Man. Budget- 20K per month

Location- Harman International India Pvt Ltd Sattva Knowledge Court, 20 21, 7th Cross Rd, Green Domain Layout, EPIP Zone, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560048

Hi, I'm about to join Accenture banglore in August 2021 and my wife is planning to study in UK in Jan 2022, so that I will get dependent visa for 4 years there .so my doubt is , is there any chance to get international transfer with work Visa to Accenture UK if there any matching profile UK office ? Someone please reply.

What are the yearly appraisals in IBM like? 5-7% like typical service based companies or even less?

Hi I am holding an offer from both Bdo rise and wellsfargo and the package is same 14 LPA. I am bit confused as the role eat bdo rise offering is quite good but not sure about the culture and other wlb in bdo rise Can anyone suggest which one will be good wellsfargo or bdo rise..

Any other recruiters in this bowl?

Fishes, any recommendations for interior door companies?

Anyone booked right now? I’ll start: NYC / nope

I went birdie/par on holes 1 & 2 today. Instantly became delusional that I’m going to shoot under par for the round. Followed it up with two doubles and shot a 98. Humbling game. 😂

Single windsor or double windsor??

Any tips for helping to get operations work recognized? I’m officially in ops but cover programs, business, and catch-all organizational needs. In the last year we rebranded and scaled 500% (staff, program offerings, funding) and I was the sole employee covering organizational ops at 100% during that time. When I proposed a title and compensation review, I was told I didn’t achieve enough impact. Unfortunately skills in project management and operations are not weighed heavily in comp reviews.

Anyone have a ESG data governance strategy that’s totally groundbreaking? Would love to hear from you.

Have you ever accepted a position only to get an unexpected and much, much better offer almost immediately after accepting or starting? How did you handle it?

Confession: I love staying home with my husband and dog, and I kinda dread the pandemic ending. I don’t want to be forced to leave my house. I never want to go to the office again. I don’t really miss socializing with colleagues and friends. I absolutely love staying home and dread the day I’m expected to go into the office even a couple of days a week. I think I’ll be very depressed leaving my husband and dog every day after seeing how nice it is to stay home with them.

Just found out that an associate who’s been at my firm for 5 months got a raise & now makes 20k more than I do. I’ve discussed raises & been told I’m very valued... but no raise. What can I do? (Cont)

Partners, don’t let your associates grow up to be ignorant midlevels...

There’s a lot of non-legal stuff that goes into case management and client relationships that we won’t ever learn unless we’re taught. And sometimes it’s so far outside the scope of our knowledge that we don’t realize we’re asking the wrong questions.

If a pure employment law firm has a solid mix of private clients and insurance carriers, would you still call it insurance defense?

I’m a newly-barred first year. One of the partners I work for got me a nice bottle of wine. Am I expected to get the partners I work with and my assistant a gift?

Any attorney here a member of the US Court of Appeals District of Columbia willing to sponsor me for admission? Thank you!

Happy Easter and Passover to all who celebrate. A great weekend to all.

A naive question but…why is an in-house role “easier” and so sought after? Bedsides no billables of course.

Anyone know the billable requirement for a first year associate at Akerman Fort Lauderdale? Would also appreciate if anyone could inform me of the WFH policy.

Do you know of a firm (or firms) that has implemented a comprehensive work from home policy as a precautionary measure for the coronavirus?
Please comment below w/ info: firm name and office location

Hot take- law school career services people push grads who aren't getting into biglaw into solo practice to preserve the school's employment numbers.

Sometimes clients annoy me. Then I realize I really don’t care what you do as long as you pay me and that is the legal profession for you

Is it normal for contract attorneys to have the same billable requirements but half the compensation, or does the lower salary come with lower reqs?

For people who have returned to the office, are you feeling more or less productive? Today’s my first day back (going in only twice a week) and it feels like being new again. I also feel less productive since it’s harder to randomly to play music or step out for a walk to recalibrate and focus. Is it just me?

What exactly happens if I accept an offer to a firm and then retract if I receive a better offer shortly after?

I don’t think I’ve met a single person in biglaw that I enjoy being around or working with.

First year associates: what one thing could your firm do to ease the anxiety many of you are experiencing and make your day to day work more satisfying?

Do any practicing attorneys still use Examples and Explanations (E&E) to learn areas of law?

Has anyone drafted a will on their own with an online software in Illinois? Thoughts on approaching it this way instead of through w lawyer.