What’s the best way to calculate a buy in for a small family law firm? I’ve been an associate at a small firm (just founding attorney, paralegal, and me) for 2.5 years. We are discussing partnership in the next two years, and my boss wants a buy in. How do I calculate that and how do I know what’s fair?

Data science or RPA...?? Future prospects and salary..Requesting suggestions...

Alternatives to Chrono24? Been looking for a specific watch that’s no longer in production with no luck.

Offer evaluation: Which is better for career growth, WLB and future placement (brand value)? Role: Product Manager

1) Dell $130+bonus+RSU
2) Transunion $130
3) Home Depot $125 contract
4) Visa $130

Background: 5 YOE, non-MBA

I am about to graduate with a Master's in Healthcare Management this December. This field is very wide and I am unsure of which direction to take my skills. I am hoping to stay away from the account and finance side and focus more on customer relations, scheduling, management roles, etc. What job position would you suggest? I love working with people and would love to help with moral and ethical decisions, but I am unsure of what positions to apply for. Thank you in advance.

I got H1B stamped in January 2016. Worked on H1B from then till the end of 2017, for around two years and left US. Now, assuming I can get a job (and they are willing to sponsor) - until what year/time I can delay reactivating my H1B without having to go through the lottery system again?

Are there any single gay guys in this bowl?!?!

They started loud construction across the street at 7:30 am on Sunday.. Is this even normal?

Anyone seeing cannabis related work in the market?

Hi Everyone
I have a second round of interview with SAP for Service sales specialist role.
This round will be sales role play for selling premium engagement services like SAP Max attention and Active attention.
Since I am not from this industry, I have gone through the basic details from website.
Please help me understanding services commercials and pitch if any.

Is transitioning from capital markets to real estate an easy move? Will they make you give up a class year?

Can I please get some 🤍s to be able to DM some peeps on here? 🙏🏼

Just went from 5th to 2nd and would love to know classroom management ideas. Anything to stay away from? Thanks!

Recommendations on healthy meal options while traveling.... has anyone tried any of the paleo meal delivery services?

Hi Fishes,
Can anyone tell what skillset do I need as a Data Engineer working with Azure in order to make a switch to 10-12 lpa
My current CTC is 4.5lpa
Y.O.E. is 1 year and 3 months
Please help guys!

Best self-care tips for dealing with loneliness/sadness this time of year? This is my first Christmas without my mom and it just feels like nothing will ever be the same again 😭. If you’ve lost a parent can you give me advice on getting through the holidays? Being a parentalish figure to my students is both healing and heartbreaking.

General practice or specialized center of excellence (CoE)? KPMG Strategy has certain CoEs, one of which I am part of. The TMT general practice hints at wanting to bring me over. What are the pros associated with becoming more of a “generalist”? I’m current in the technology CoE. M level

EMBAs — what was your mindset/approach during your program? Did you prioritize school over work? Vice versa? Neither?

Want to prioritize school (mentally) and leverage workplace as a lab to experiment with diff ideas I learn in class (rather than focusing on going above and beyond for the next promo). Is this a recommended approach?

Gift ideas for my paralegal? Her birthday is in a month and she works her tail off and I want to show her my appreciation.

What days does your firm close for the holidays? Are you all working on January 2nd?

(I don't want to be a task master, but as an associate, I was expected to work a half day on the 24th, and a half day on the 31st. I'm closing the office 23rd and 26th this year, but currently listed as open on Jan. 2nd).

What are people’s thoughts/feelings on the out-of-office/auto-reply when an atty’s attention is focused on one matter (I.e. “I’m in a full day hearing, so my response will be delayed”). My initial reaction was: you’re not really out. You’re still doing your job, your job at the time just happens to be exclusively one case.

What is your hours worked to hours billed ratio?

Anyone else starting to get more referrals and consults?

Can anyone share templates/language for demand for production of Crypto-currency, NFT’s, Wallets, and the like? TIA

Someone please tell me if I am crazy. I am at a family law firm with approximately 25 attorneys. I previously worked at small shops where I essentially handled everything myself with no support staff. Now at my current firm I have a paralegal who really only makes my job more difficult… am I crazy to say that I don’t need a paralegal as I am comfortable operating as a solo and pay me slightly. I’m already pretty much operating on my own anyway. Feel like it’s a win win.

What can I transition to doing after 5 years of exclusive family law practice and don’t want to transition to a litigation role in a different practice. Ideally would get out of law altogether but need to pay bills for now

What do you think about the LSAT requirements being optional/dropped? Do you think you would have gotten into a better law school without the LSAT? Or vice versa, did your scores help you get into a better school?

If your client hired a life coach/consultant to help them through a family law matter, what would you want them to focus on and what’s hands off?

Lawyers that love practicing family law, what do you like about it? Lots of lawyers say they will never practice family law (or will never again), but I know people that do love practicing it. I have (happily, for a while) been a public defender for 8 years and am thinking about leaving for another type of law. Family law seems like a possibility, but I don’t want to hate what I do.

What are examples of “non-billable” tasks that attorneys are completing? Backstory: I’ve seen firm softwares advertise their products saying, “You can’t bill for these tasks so you should have our software do it.” The task would be something like drafting a financial statement that is filed with the court. I would think that is billable.

Any estate lawyers here? Need some advice.
In minnesota. A friend is dying so we are trying to get her legal docs in place. Problem: she is still legally married to a leech/bum/drug addict, they have 3 kids (16, 18, 20). Dad steals money from the kids. They have been separated for 11 years (not legally). How can we ensure he has no legal right to any of her estate and her kids get everything. And social security? He cannot have access to it. Dire need of help right now, time is of the essence.

Does anyone sometimes just want to shake their clients??? It's not my fault you decided to have kids with an asshole, please don't scream at me when you can't kick them out of your life because they're mean to you.

If you had an opportunity to name your salary and set your billable hours, what would be the ideal ratio per month? Say for example your hourly rate is 400.

Is anyone here familiar with RSUs and stock options as part of divorce? My arbitrator was not and she asked us to hire an expert to get a valuation. She’s convinced I cannot take my portion in kind if we could not settle on the value and I don’t want to be forced to sell my half to Husband at whatever valuation expert provides today (RSUs and stock options are under Husband’s name). If they low ball I rather take the risk and take them in kind. Any advice would be helpful.

Does anyone do welcome gifts at the beginning of client engagements and/or goodbye/congratulation gifts when a matter concludes? If so, what do you give away?

New to family law and just got my first absolutely devastating (for my client) GAL report. Any good coping strategies for this sort of thing?

NY family lawyers- should a prenup address all points in the context of legal separation AND divorce? Or just divorce? Drafting a prenup and wondering what the standard is.

Lawyers who draft prenups - are you interested in referrals? If so DM me your email and name and I will reach out. I’m not trying to sell you anything don’t worry - just need attorneys to refer to.