What does a litigation attorney need to do if terminated from a law firm? I was lead on 20+ cases and the courts/opposing counsel have received no notice that I am no longer such; I do not believe the clients have, either. Shouldn’t they all get notice? And isn’t that the firm’s responsibility or do I need to do it? This is a first for me 🥺 I still have access to my court filing portal so I receive some filings and noticed they are addressed to me in the certificates of service, etc.

Any book recs on how to improve soft skills (ex. Communication, leadership, etc)? Doesn’t beat real life practice of course but would be a good starting point. Thanks!

Hi all please like im new here

Summer so it’s grill season! Looking to retire my old faithful Weber. Anyone try these ceramic/egg grills? Lowest price I saw is like $600 with the name brands almost $1k. Worth the price?

Did anyone lateral into big law? First year in insurance litigation defense and I’m looking to see if it’s even possible to break into big law in a year or two

Getting ready to ask for 9.5 days of PTO for October. I'm so scared bc I've never asked for this much time off. I also started at this firm in March. Ugh.

What companies offer the best vacation policy and sabbatical packages?

Anyone from CN - T&O? I wanted to connect to understand work culture, projects etc.

Whats a usual hike % in MasterCard India for level 7,6 and upwards?

I have been working in Software testing fead for 5.5 years and have 16L ctc planning to switch to development is it a good time or how it my past experience help or will be drawback? Any light on this?

Does anyone have any experience with Draper Laboratory in Cambridge? just got a nice offer pending an interview. Feels to good to be true or it won't last long.

If anyone is looking to work for Stryker DM me. Can give more info and potential referrals.

Hello Fishes,

I have 11 Years of experience in Physical Security, I presently work for BIAL(Bangalore International Airport Limited). was looking for reference for Corporate Security positions. if any one could help me in referring me for any of the positions in Corporate Security it would help me in my growth.

Thanks.

Trying to relocate abroad (extremely flexible on location) and looking to apply to agencies / design thinking shops. Know Fjord, Frog, IDEO have intl offices - any others? or best cities for design?

Does anyone live in Milieu in west loop? What are your thoughts on living there and are there other good parking options besides there garage? (We have 2 cars and $600/mo. in parking seems too brutal)

I just started a new job, they are asking me to lead training. I have no experience in the subject matter. Why me?

The severance package at Meta for laid off employees almost makes it nice to be laid off depending on what your personal situation is….. personally wouldn’t mind getting 4+ months of full pay to reset and think about what’s next 😬

I feel like this is the busiest billable December I’ve had. Anyone else absolutely swamped with work this month?

I just defended my first depo and I feel like I did a terrible job. The questions and answers were so fast I feel like I didn’t even have a chance to think what objection was appropriate. Any resources for learning objections better. Or tricks on how to tell when a question being asked is not good?

At this point, I’m looking forward to telling opposing counsel in this one case that I’m leaving my firm more than telling my firm. Between the ridiculous theory of the case, the truly obnoxious discovery requests, and the self-righteous attitude, I can’t wait to never talk to this guy again.

What’s the most unprofessional thing you’ve seen in a deposition recently?

In house insurance defense comp. What’s the highest paid and lowest paid companies? Which companies give bonuses? Please provide yoe and salary.

Curious what a big law lateral (4th year) signing bonus may be? If I get an offer, this will be my first big law job, so I have nothing to compare it to.

We calendar court deadlines and internal deadlines. Why do associates disregard internal deadlines?

Everyone I needed final approvals from to get these expert retention agreements signed off has decided to ignore me on literally the day our disclosures are due.

2022 HOURS CHECK IN

For those of us whose firms start their FY on 12/1, how did you do on your hours this past year?

Is there such place as non toxic ID firm? Or does any of ID attys like what they do? I moved from general practice to an ID firm six months ago. Biggest mistake of my life. I am trying hard not to just quit and walk away as I’m battling head cold but still have to bill bill bill and get criticized for not billing right and etc and cases being piled up - while everyone is looking forward to the long weekend. I seriously question my judgement. Need word of wisdom just to get through this hellhole

There’s been some turnover over the last six months at my firm, and I have taken over more files. I’m having a hard time getting ahead of briefing schedules and have been asking for extensions on a lot of recent briefs. In my practice area it’s never really an issue or objected to. However, I feel guilty that this is still happening. Any tips for getting over this?

Should Dropbox be used as the main file system for a busy Litigation office? Help me prove that it shouldn’t and suggest a software that your firm uses.

I feel so dumb for not knowing this answer, but what is the difference between Rule 14, Third party Complaint and Rule 20, permissive jointer? My client, defendant has an indemnity agreement with an entity that is not named in the suit and we want to bring them into the case.

When a recruiter emails you at work, how do you respond? I feel like it’s stupid to use my firm email for that, but it seems like when I forward to my personal email and reply there, I never get a response?

Anyone with document review experience able to give tips on running searches, specifically nextpoint?

I’ve been working at a rather prestigious midsized firm in a big city for almost a year and a half now. I have been having a lot of trouble picking up work from senior partners. We are required to bill at least 150 hours per month to meet our requirement. My months are typically only 110-130 hours. It seems like the senior partners already have their “go to” associate for things. Does anyone have any suggestions on how i can increase my workload? I reach out for work pretty much weekly.

If you know a law firm offering 100% remote Associate positions please comment below. Thanks!

Hello, second year commercial litigation associate here looking for a recruiter. Preferably Suffolk County or eastern Nassau County. Any recommendations?

I have a partner who routinely ignores emails or responds to them several weeks later. He has to approve every single document sent to the client or the court, which means you have a physically go to his office to ask him to review something. Half of the time you go to meet with him in person, he’s either on a call or otherwise busy. I find that this basically creates more work and makes meeting deadlines extremely difficult. Is this normal?

Whats your favorite case management software? My growing small practice is looking for recs