What’s a fair salary? Mid-senior litigation associate in LCOL. 1700 required and billed last year ($395/hr). This year I’m billed at $430 and am on pace for 2000-2100 hours. Last year’s base was 135 (20 bonus). I was raised to 140 but found out a few weeks later those licensed 4 months at the time were at 135 so I asked for a raise and was bumped to 150. What should I really be at? My collection rate is pretty high (~93%+). What should I be at?

Those that have been promoted at a B4 firm already this year, has your raise been in line with prior years or lower because of COVID?

How long does it take for the HR (at DHL IT services) to release offer letter or come for negotiation after getting previous company payslips and other docs for BGV ?

Is it just me, or does Seattle not feel as "welcoming" for first-generation immigrants?

Looking for remote working opportunities as a Business Anlayst or Product Owner. Have 5+ years for work experience as a Business Analyst/Product Owner post MBA.
Please share any possible openings or referrals.
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Just got staffed on a project in London. Any major differences from American business fashion I should be aware of?

If you are coughing every 5 minutes during flu season in the office.. please go home

What's the Base pay for a Senior Analyst (Credit Risk) in Society Generale ?@

Does anyone know if the Costco on New York Ave. has any good Bourbons on sale right now?

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Anyone else addicted to using work as an excuse to not exercise

For people who have gone from PA to industry, how do you combat “being bored”.. I do 20-25 hrs/week and I feel like I’m not learning. I really do appreciate the extra time to be with family and get chores done, but I feel like I’m not learning/progressing. Have you made the switch back to PA?

Hello, I'm urgently looking for an opportunity anywhere in India. Have 14+ yrs of exp in Instructional Design, Tech transformation, training design, Change Mgt. Any referral will be much appreciated. Pls dm me if you have any lead. TIA.

Does walmart GTS conduct it's interview by FIS global interview panelists? Did anyone face such kind of interview situation in past 1 or 2 weeks ?

Hello UST folks,

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How difficult is it to get an onsite job with only 2 years of experience?
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Chicago 🐠: a friend is moving from CA to IL and is planning to rent a place somewhere in north burbs(Northbrook/Deerfield/Vernon Hills). He’s looking for 3+bd/2+ba townhomes/SFHs which will allow small dogs. Any advice on finding a broker? It seems Zillow or other portals are not very helpful at this moment. Any pointers are highly appreciated. TIA.

Anyone at Pryor Cashman have intel on firm culture, work/life balance, and comp?

I recently had a specialist partner send me a fairly nasty email after I (a transactional first year) was told to ask them to review something ASAP that had clearly been on my partner’s radar for over a week. Why am I taking the (honestly justified) blame for this? Surely it should be obvious that I’m just the messenger here.

As lawyers are there ways to get paid for connecting clients?

What is everyone’s: (1) billable hours this year; (2) practice group; (3) year; and (4) size of law firm?

Anyone work at Stoel Rives? How’s the WLB? Wondering if the grass is any greener over there coming from big law

Any hospital in-house attorneys willing to share their title, location and compensation?

Probably a foolish question: are bonuses based off of raw billable hours or billable hours modified by the partners?

Are new associates in your firm eligible for bonuses in their stump year?

How do you recommend dealing with a partner senior to you trying to do anything possible to push you out, force you to quit, or get you fired for years? Owner knows my abilities and likes me (contd)

Last associates committee meeting is coming up. Partners have asked each associate to come up with... not one... but FIVE marketing ideas. Other than reeling out “we offer competitive pay” in job postings, what are some good ones your firm does?

I’m struggling a bit. If I knew how to market well, I certainly wouldn’t be in this position.

Best way to reduce taxes on severance pay? Receiving bonus and severance, tips for saving money. Open to charity etc. I’m afraid that most of this will go into taxes. I will max out my IRA.

What’s your take on Lydecker? What is the culture? Market salary? Expectation on billable hours? Mentorship? Etc.?

Anyone suiting up for the office?

I’m in Chicago, and I feel like I’ve been seeing a lot more suits in the loop.

For those of you required to be in office- do people use the phone and email to contact you or do they still come by in person? People in my office seem not to understand how the phone works...

What is the scoop on med mal defense vs. plaintiff work? Is defense more respected by other practice areas if I were to switch somewhere else later?

I applied to a position that brands itself as civil litigation and apparently the role is med mal defense. Not sure what to go by but would like to do a little research before I call them back.

Anyone know anything about Kauffman borgees or Traub Lieberman? Reputations, working there, etc?

How are 1st year litigation associates dealing with WFH? I’ve been having terrible anxiety/panic attacks, and pretty sure my billables wont exceed 110 for April. I’ve been super stressed about it and don’t know how to move on to May with the proper mindset to make up for as much time missed as possible. CA courts are still closed, and I’m worried I won’t be able to exceed (or even meet) my May goal after April.

Transactional junior associate in biglaw. Working for a dedicated practice group rather than in an associate pool. For the past few months, I’ve been loaned to another practice group for a good chunk of time. While the people are decent and the hours aren’t terrible, I detest the work and don’t see a future in this new practice. My main partner says it should end in the next month, but I don’t expect that to happen. Is it a terrible idea to ask to be taken off?

Does anyone else work as in-house for government? Local? Provincial/State? Federal?

Am 2 months in to a new job with billable hours and I am miserable. How do I seamlessly go back to my old firm? Is this move a career killer?