What is your billable requirement? Is it reasonable?

I currently make $103k as an associate and have a monthly 185 billing requirement which equates approximately 2200 hours annually.

Am I being underpaid as an attorney with less than 2 years of experience?

On the other hand, I have a potential opportunity to go in-house with no billables, slightly higher pay, sign on bonus, and annual profit share. Way less hours but I may not have the opportunity to gain trial experience

I was told to expect a written offer from one of the Big4 soon, however the HR team has stated that they are experiencing a back-log and will get back to me as soon as they hear back. I have been following up for the past 3-4 weeks and can’t help but feel nervous that it won’t fall through. Has anyone been in this situation with the Big4? Can they ghost you if they have already given you an offer (via phone) and you have settled compensation and start date with them verbally?

Hi Folks,
I have submitted my resignation on Aug11th. I received a mail very next day from HR saying salary willbe put on hold for reliving month and immediate previous month will be put on hold as FNF dues.
Now half of the people I asked saying I won't get salary for August as well and half saying i will get salary for August. Can anyone confirm on this?

Hello All, I am looking for base salary for Sr Manager Medical Affairs Healthcare Innovation Technology (HIT) for imaging. I have 12 yoe and looking to be competitive with negotiating salary.

Plan to go to B-school in 3 years (1 year out of UG now). Long term goal is entrepreneurship. Have offers at a MBB firm for a generalist consultant role and at FAANG for a strategy role. FAANG offer is slightly higher (though both are a 50+% bump on my current comp). Both would have me reset to entry level. Which one should I take?

Title on here is out of date but I’ve got over ten years agency experience as a digital producer, highest level being EP and then Executive Director. Feeing underpaid compared to what I hear about client side (current base 110k, 15% bonus + commission)

I’d love to shift to client side as EP or Program Manager and looking for advice on best way to get my foot in the door.

Feels like I’ve got the same experience as those in the roles but submitting an application thru sites is like shouting in

Just got a verbal offer for experienced analyst position at a middle market investment bank in Chicago. What should I expect/negotiate for in terms of salary and bonus?

I will be joining Nokia in third week of Jan. What will be the yearly bonus cycle for FY 2022-23? Will I be eligible for yearly bonus if I join in Jan (on pro-rata basis)

Hi ,
Need an advice and thoughts for the below companies too much confused which to join
YEO -5.3
Tech Stack- Java , Microservices
Salary - Almost same
1) HCL TECHNOLOGIES
2) Coforge - HSBC client
3)BMC SOFTWARE - But the tech stack is core java and legacy application
4) Synechron - Client interview will be post onboarding
Last 3 weeks remaining to complete notice period,would be really helpful if you let me your experience in aspects of wlb, job security, future growth & increments

TIA

What should be the salary in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Considering the current inflation and high cost of living in Amsterdam as compared to metro citys in india
Yoe: 6-7yr
Tech stack - Java backend/Full stack developer
Current ctc in india : 27lpa

Does anyone work in a very volume based area of law (i.e. insurance defense, workers comp) but have partners who are perfectionists to an absurd degree? How do you manage to get your billing in when everything always has to be revised?

What can be salary range of lateral hire in HCL for SAP functional with 16-18 years experience

Please wish me luck on my final interview today. The salary would be life changing for me. 😬

Helo everyone,

I have put down the papers from infosys and my LWD is near . I have to choose between DXC with 22 LPA and TCS with 18 LPA . I am a mainframe developer with 11 years of experience.
I have asked TCS to revise the salary but that seems unlikely that they will match the difference.

I am a mainframe developer with 11 years of experience.

Please let me know your inputs .

Top companies or types of companies for consumer insights/analytics? E.g. in terms of opportunities to learn, general progression, salary, etc

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

This will be my first time for increment cycle in IBM india. May I know how much I should be expecting or consider as a good numbers in hike of my salary?

Years of exp: 8+
Band: 7B
Fixed salary is 16 lpa

Deloitte experienced hires: What signing bonus were you able to negotiate?

Any idea how much I should be paying to paint 1800 sq feet house interior, ceilings, trim, and doors in HCOL?

I'm new-ish to copywriting after working as news reporter and TV host for years. I'd like to start putting together a portfolio of my writing, but I'm not sure what a marketing copywriting "book" should look like. I have emails, blog articles, promotions etc. Any good examples or resources you could share?

Does anyone have any suggestions for good Facebook groups or sites to apartment hunt with in Boston? I am moving to Boston from Europe at the end of September and looking for a place to rent near DT beginning October 1 with a budget of $2,800/month. All the Facebook groups I looked at look more catered towards university students and the apartments on sites I've looked at (i.e. Trulia/Zillow/Craigslist) look dingy.

Is there anything inherently sketchy about an apartment with a mandatory lease term of over a year (eg 15 or 18 months)? I assume they just want to lock us down for longer, but committing to a place for that long is a little daunting

Holding my BTC in Bittrex. Should I move this off to an online wallet before the form in 10/25? If so, any recommendations?

Hi All,

Was just told to "grow our ESG/CSR" practice at a regional consulting firm, due to my recent grad certification in sustainable biz strategy. Wondering where I should focus us as a services industry for big impact: we have a large product innovation, digital engineering area, and know in the past we've had a lot of lip service to clients and only recorded ESG for their compliance.

Hoping to make a big difference and include CSR/Sust audits and projects beyond for our clients! Any tips?

I've just 12 hrs to think about this -- Oracle or Freecharge ?? Work profile with Oracle is development of oracle jet framework and with Freecharge merchant app with freecharge Please help yaaro

When a company asks us to provide the offer letter we are already having , is it fine to provide it to them as it is confidential.

Difference between iCore Dop and ideas cloud transformation?

Has anyone received band progression mail ?

Second year associate here. How should I deal with the one partner in my practice group who seems to exclusively give me lousy assignments that we’ll never get paid for? I get great work from everyone else.

How long is acceptable to ask to decide on an offer, especially when another place you really want to work at is moving a bit slower? I know this question has been asked before but I feel like 2022 has been its own beast in the legal market and would appreciate any advice. Thank you!

Bench ka Kya system hain bhailog capgemini mein?

Is there anyone going back full time? If so, when? Curious to hear thoughts on that if you are returning to the office 5x per week

Is there a way to work part time or close to 40 hours a week average with big 4 in advisory? I don’t really care how much I get paid and just want some WLB and health insurance lol.

Anyone work for VMware who can provide a referral for a Senior Project Manager roles?

Has anyone transitioned from litigation to corporate counsel/contracts type work? If so, how’d you like the change?

How often do temporary "might-become-permanent" type jobs (at small/mid size firms) actually become permanent?

I am traveling out of town for callback interviews. One firm wants me to commit a full day of interviews. Would it be reasonable to ask for a half day so I can fit 2 callbacks in the same day?

Layoffs. Most big firms say they're sitting on a conservative pile of cash - which I believe is true - but work will obviously not return to pre-COVID levels in the short term, probably not even in the medium term. Are Biglaw layoffs coming?

Is 150 billable hours per month little/average/a lot?

I'm a long time prosecutor getting into the ID game and billable hours. Are there any resources out there that can help me get more effective/efficient without spending months/years learning the hard way? Some days I'm at the office 10 hours, took virtually no breaks and yet only bill 7. 🤬

Those who are voluntarily returning to the office — how often are you going and what days seem to work for you? Looking to slowly incorporate a few days here and there for change of scenery etc. — will add there is no pressure to do so (yet).

I'm a third year plaintiff's employment law attorney and I'm looking to move to defense, preferably still in employment law. I received an offer from a midsize firm that primarily focuses on PI with little-to-no employment law practice, so I'll have a bit of a learning curve. Offer is $90k, billable hours of 2100. Is this reasonable? I'm dead-set on leaving my current job, and this would be a $20k pay increase - which makes me believe I'm leaning towards taking it for those reasons only.

We are starting to prep a big case for a 3 week federal trial. I’ve been an attorney for a year now and my firm has had this case for a while. What are some tips you have for prepping and also that will make my boss choose to take me to the trial? I have been the main associate on the file but other attorneys have done stuff here and there.

I am lead counsel on a case - we’re suing 3 businesses and my supervisor is a named incorporator of one of the businesses although he is not an officer. He is asking me to bring the file and meet with him about the progress of the case. I reminded him of the conflict and he stated that the conflict was resolved because he also has a claim against 1 of the companies that he recently filed separately. I don’t see how that resolved the conflict…and he’s fully pressuring me to meet. How to respond?

Negotiating a settlement. I’m at $10k, opposing counsel is at $20k. My client won’t go higher than $15k. OC has come down to 17.5k and says his client won’t budge from that. Do I offer 12.5k so we can hopefully meet in the middle at 15k? Is that how the settlement game is played? Seems dumb we can’t just say let’s meet in the middle now and be done with this. (I’m a first year, first time negotiating a settlement on my own and I don’t want to screw this up!)

I have a partner that calls me multiple times a day to talk about updates on our cases. Sometimes just to ask “anything to update me on?” He’s known across all of the associates for doing this. Most of the calls repeat information I’ve already provided in emails to him or the client. I normally bill this time as “strategize on” or “consider XYZ in further of” and it keeps getting appealed. Any advice?

Does anyone work in a very volume based area of law (i.e. insurance defense, workers comp) but have partners who are perfectionists to an absurd degree? How do you manage to get your billing in when everything always has to be revised?

Rising 2L here…Just found out yesterday that one of my top target law firms is not participating in OCIs (they don’t have offices in my state). Any advice on the best way to move forward with them? Still planning to apply, just want to know what I should be doing. Thanks!

How do you wind down after a rough day?

Entering 3rd year at mid size firm in SE doing ID. I like my firm but really dont like the partner i exclusively work with and am going to put in notice. Do i tell the partner i work with first or the managing partner?

How do you properly vet a law firm? I feel the associates I speak with talk up the firm and aren’t always candid.

Any non-US lawyers who have been hired by an Am100 firm without having sat the bar? Looking for an opportunity in the US, if possible DC or NYC, and currently working for Big Law in Europe.

Would like some tips re hiring process + visa from those who have succeeded. Looking for a 1-2 year stay and open for longer term

Any insight on working as a staff attorney at Sidley as far as pay, growth, hours, etc.? I had someone reach out to me about a staff attorney role there and just want to hear opinions.