What types of non-entry level exit opportunities are available to senior associates at BigLaw firms (i.e., working for a firm)? I know Knowledge Managment attorneys are on the rise, but any stories of people making the switch to Director of Professional Development or other positions like that? Any idea of compensation for these types of roles? Did you approach your own firm first or lateral elsewhere?

Applied for the Associate Consultant position at Bain one month ago. Still haven’t heard anything. I applied online so there is no recruiter to send a follow-up email to. Should I keep waiting?

Thoughts on Wealth Management as an industry? Offered a role to work under a senior FA and eventually take over the book (~$800M AUM and growing). It sounds great, but I am worried about the disruption this industry is facing with Robo advisors and other low cost, DIY options. I’d want to make sure the clients stay through the transition, and I don’t want to join a dying industry. Thoughts and advice?

Can someone please help me know what is this "gift perk" the comes under the head "Adhoc income" when you see the IT statement(under new payroll) ? This adds up to my yearly Income but I don't see that in my salary slip.

Is anyone here in KPMG’s CRM Risk practice? If so do you know if they are still hiring??

Off Topic -

Would like to get some tips from the wise bowl members.

YOE - 7
Tech Stack - Full Stack Mobile Apps Dev
Title - SDE 3
CTC - 45 LPA all fixed
Company - Product based

Would like to know what is next for me how far i can go in coming 3 yrs in terms of salary
and who can pay me more (companies)?
My aim at least 1 crore.

Also my career progression in salary terms -
Company 1
2 lpa
2.5 lpa
Company 2
4.6 lpa
5 lpa
Company 3
7.5 lpa
7.8 lpa
Company 4
22 lpa
Company 5
45 lpa

I’m an AE and make a fair amount of money, but I wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks a month. I’m a little embarrassed to pick up a side job.. does/did anyone else pick up a side job at this level?

Currently a Practice Manager at Pediatric office and non-trad pre med student majoring in computer science and I want to break into Tech now . Mainly Data Analyst . Does anyone have any suggestions on any courses or routes i should be taking besides finishing my bachelors degree?

I was wondering If I could get your opinions.
How would you deal with the following situation:
You get moved from sales (being successful) into building a channel program to increase sales etc, but the company is not interested in providing you with the tools you need for the 'job' for example a PRM/partner portal, training for partners etc.
There is alot I can do without certain things but how much can you really get done without the tools or support from the organization itself.

Hi fishes,
What is the avg salary that I can expect in Morgan Stanley at Manager level?
Current CTC- 15 LPA
Yoe- 3.2 + MBA full time
Domain- Cyber security and risk advisory

Hello Fishes, I have 7 days for joining. please help me decide below

UST Global - 19 Fixed + 1 Variable + 1 Joining bonus

NTT Data - 16 Fixed + 2.2 variable

i can ask NTT to match the offer, if they match which is good to join??

Techstack - Backend engineer with Python, Django, DRF, SQL

YOE - 5 years

Hi All,

Any idea about salary hike in NatWest? Is it good with respect to the hike and performance bonus? I got offer and looking to stay long period.

Please advise

Natwest group

What would be the hike percentage for getting promoted from Associate consultant to Consultant?
Will I get the promotion percentage + year end cycle hike percentage (let's assume that I am getting 3 rating) or just promotion percentage?
YOE : 6+

Looking for referral.

YoE -8.5+ yrs
Tech stack: java, Spring , Microservices, multithreading. RabbitMQ
Current domain- banking

Please help me in finding opportunities in backend development.

Hi , I recently started preparing for " data analyst" course. I have masters degree in computer science and 2 years experience as business analyst. Currently I'm on a career break of almost 7 years and trying to get back into IT as a data analyst now.
I started doing a course on coursera " Google data analytics certificate " . I'm not sure how to get back into job market. Please suggest any courses or road map to entry level data analyst jobs?

I have been working with Apisero from last 2 years. My current CTC is 8 LPA. How much increment should I expect/demand in this Hike Cycle?

Those who joined Apisero recently with similar YOE. How much CTC was offered to you for Senior Software Engineer position.

Thank you!

Seeking advice! I am currently looking to move roles into something related to life sciences. My educational background is in genetics/chemistry and I worked in a few biotech/research labs back in college. However I made the move to tech for the pay bump and new experience (I work with financial services companies to innovate their cloud infrastructure and developer services). I REALLY miss working in an industry where I utilize my background in cell biology, genetics, chemistry, etc. contd.

Does anyone work as a contract/temp tax professional and prefer it to salaried employment?

Anyone planning on attending the virtual HOD meeting Friday about the name change?

Strategies for dealing with do-nothing landlord? I’m at my wits end with building machinery noise keeping me up all night for weeks without any help from the landlord. Repeated calls, texts, emails

So many questions about staying or leaving. That window is now closed. Stay where you are. Stay inside. Wash your hands. FaceTime loved ones.

I'm moving back to NYC soon - how are you handling leasing an apartment if you're not in the city? Are you coming in-person and then moving right in when you find something, or just touring virtually? I'd be looking mostly at luxury buildings.

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

I'm feeling a lot of anger towards my manager (now he's acting normal but there were moments where he was condescending/dismissive/mocked my and others work/arrogant/said stuff was "wrong" constantly/belittling the difficulty of tasks etc. in the past project).
Maybe it is "standard chewing out" but it bothered me a lot. So much that I find myself still getting all fired up inside thinking about it...
Idk how to let go of this :/ Thoughts?

Hoping to get my PHR in the next year or so. Outside of employer reimbursement, are there other opportunities for this to get funded? I know SHRM Foundation offers scholarships for the CP, but I am looking for PHR specific help. Thank you! :)

Got an offer for 180k + 40k bonus for a SC role in Dubai at a T2/T3 shop. Is this competitive?

What am I supposed to do with a firms mandatory pension notice? $6B... okay, seems good 🤷🏻‍♀️

Or am I supposed to actually pay attention to something specific in the notice?

Who’s made the jump to product management? I’m in product design and getting board, but it’s almost impossible to move to PM at my company. Makes me wonder if PM somewhere else would be best.

Curious what the average salary is for Practice Manager is out there, and if I’m being paid appropriately. I’m a current Practice Manager in the Chicagoland area. I have 5.5 years of healthcare experience, 4 years as a Practice Manager. I have an additional 3 years experience as an Executive Director for a non-profit. I also have a Masters in Public Health.

Any Publicis PMs go to TBWA\Chiat\Day LA? How was your experience with that transition?

Is it a red flag if someone says they don’t believe in self help books like Atomic Habits, Attached, etc?

Hey, has anyone done the GW Boot Camps, especially Data Analytics Program? Appreciate any good insight on their programs.

Cheapest 4 accounting credits online?

LSU, U-Phoenix, and U North Alabama are all 3 credit offerings. Any one know of a 4 credit online course?

Anyone interested in holding a happy hour in NY or DC?

Anyone who does family law in addition to other practice areas, or who is thinking about transitioning out of family law:

What type of other practice areas or types of cases have you taken, and do you find alot of your family law skills transferrable or non transferrable?

How do you tell if your managing partner is invested in your success? I feel like my managing partner couldn’t care less about my development, career, or success. They hardly ever speak to me and are not really doing anything to show me the ropes in a new practice area I undertook for this job. I am not in a position to leave due to past short stints, and things are not horrible, just want to tackle this feeling of abandonment.

I see so many posts about going in-house and wonder if it’s a possibility for me at some point or if my chosen career path has pretty much closed the door on that, since I mostly see people discussing this in the big law bowl. I do (mostly plaintiff-side) employment lit at a small firm. Are there any in-house roles where the skills I’ve acquired would be useful? Or does anyone have tips about how to build useful skills for in-house in my current role?

FYSA: I got phished by a (fake) SFTP link sent from a valid email address belonging to OC in one of my cases. Stay vigilant: assholery abounds.

People who lateraled during COVID: What did you do for the first two weeks? How did you make your presence known remotely to try and get assignments?

Is this a good time to look for new opportunities? I'm hearing rumors about significant layoffs starting. Also, what is the salary expectation for a 3rd year in Chicago small firm? Midsize? Is there a big difference for suburban firms?

How would I go about finding a recruiter for a career switch? I have a finance background and am currently a mid level in big law. Looking for a hybrid position, but I only have experience with recruiters who recruit for other big law positions. Any ideas for how to start looking?

Anyone transition from litigation to consulting? Not sure how to write a cover letter when I’m interested in consulting but have been a litigator for 4 years

Are people continuing to work if they have the symptoms of COVID-19 but not yet bad enough to be hospitalized? Curious how accommodating firms are being on that front.

Nine months on the job, 2019 graduate, feeling very ill-equip and self-conscious about making mistakes. My review went well, just had one partner who is generally difficult to get a hold of and who doesn’t actually respond say I need to ask more questions. How do I get out of this rut of feeling useless and like I’m not contributing to my job?

Worst stories about leaving your firm to go elsewhere? How did the old firm take it

Is there a market for lawyers to add expertise In crisis management or reputation management? My goal is to counsel clients on how to respond to media inquiries without saying or posting something detrimental to a potential litigation while still maintaining communication with their client base. If so, how to break into that industry? Courses? Books? Certifications?

If there were no practical obstacles whatsoever, what area(s) of law OTHER than your current practice area would you want to explore, and why?

I’ve been so specialized for so long I’m not even sure how to answer this question for myself. Once upon a time I was somewhat interested in tax but I’m worried that’s where fun goes to die. I kinda dig admin law, although that’s cheating a bit because I work with a federal agency.

What are people doing with their student loans now that interest is paused? Is it better to keep paying them off or to invest/save the money?

Is an attorney affirmation mandatory for a bill of particulars to affirmative defenses?

I am a new associate. I never know when to take initiative without stepping on toes or without asking for permission first. Has anyone ever felt this, and how have you dealt with it?

Just finished a brief in a hurry, blowing right through an (internal) deadline, and it's complete dog shit. I'll be fired today for sure

I’m working at a small firm that is more like a one-stop shop. We’ve had instances where a client of ours have asked for a deliverable that is outside of our expertise and that we need specialists for. However, the relationship partner (is that what they’re called) for some reason wants everything to go through them rather than having the specialists directly engage with the client. Is there some legal/ethical reason for this? Or is this just an act to protect their turf?

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.