When did you know it was the team to move in house? I’m on secondment, so have a taste of a 9-6ish life, which is great, but am halfway torn between getting this crazy money for another year and getting my life back for much less money. 5th year corporate.

Do any of you guys use Microsoft Excel or anything like that when doing financial planning? Like for example having an excel spread sheet where you type in clients income, and income when retired

Leisure travel is still a bit out of my budget, but I’ve gotten a lot of points from referring friends to my travel credit card by making a post on Facebook. That feels like a once and done opportunity. Does anyone here have tips on getting large amounts of credit card points to use for travel?

Is it worth it to save up to fly business or first class internationally [even just US to EU] - or save the money for other things?

Hi everyone! I’m a young professional right out of college getting into investing and personal finance management. Trying to better understand and educate myself on personal finance and investment strategies. Can someone recommend some recourses (books, podcasts, experts to follow, etc.) where it’s clearly explained for beginners? Trying to make sense of 401Ks, Roth IRAs, emergency funds etc.
Like I’m looking for someone like Dave Ramsey but for investment and money management advice.

Lease a 2020/2021 car for 3y 10k miles vs buy a used car. What would be cheaper (in those 3 years) all in? (Including insurance,taxes,blah)

I have a brokerage account with 7k in it, split 70% VOO 30% SCHF. I now have an additional 11k I can add - how should I allocate it? Should I move towards an 80/20 split just in current funds or add things like a growth (VGT) or high dividend ETF (VYM). All of my retirement accounts are already maxed, FWIW and don’t need the $ for any large purchases needed in the near future.

Guys very much off topic .
Any housing project in Bangalore which you can term it as cheap and best and location not a constraint.

First time homebuyer here. Any good 101 course which covers end to end of home buying. I know there are few government affiliates who offer in person courses but am looking for an online course.

Can someone please for the love of god help me figure out how I can pay less income taxes? I only make 88k and I put the 12k standard deduction but I’m still getting taxed 27% of my paychecks! My sign on bonus (20 even) a few months ago was taxed nearly 45%! Excuse my ignorance, but am I doing something wrong? Will increasing deductions help or should I increase the withholdings? Is this normal?! Thanks for any help/advice, it’s greatly appreciated.

Where are After-Tax 401(k) and employer contributions tracked by the IRS? It doesn’t look like they’re on W2. I know the employer + employee contributions have a $58,000 max for 2021. If I worked at two companies and had match + Roth + After-Tax exceed 58k, how would Uncle Sam know?

Why cant we trade UWMC right now???

Not sure if this is the right bowl but hoping to get some insight. I have a lot of student debt, and am considering refinancing with First Republic bank to get a (marginally) lower interest rate. However, their version of refinancing student loans has changed in the last couple years so now they offer you a personal line of credit. Is it a bad idea to refinance with a line of credit vs a regular student loan refinancing?

If you only stay a year after returning what happens to the 10K relocation and 20K early signing? Are you required to pay back half or is it all yours?

How do you boost your credit score within a couple of weeks? Very small increase needed.

How much are your biweekly paychecks after taxes, insurance, 401k contributions, etc. and how much of each paycheck do you tuck into savings?

Abandoning Green Card
Has anybody experience in giving up the LPR status after leaving the US for work and residency in another country/homecountry? I come from a low tax country and wonder whether Uncle Sam will send a final tax bill or penalty fee or even make it difficult/impossible for me to abandon the GC once I will leave the US again. This is crucial for me to apply for the GC.

Wwyd if you were me: we have more cash than we need in savings account (not a ton more, but more than our usual emergency / buffer). Have $20k left on car loan at 3.5%. Normal I’d invest the extra cash and keep loans. But with markets and inflation as they are, should I just pay the loan off?

What is with people not knowing how to read signs? We have a huge one that says “NO CASH ALLOWED” and I still get asked almost everyday if we take cash

Has anyone used Gideon Strategic Partner for investing? What was your experience?

Please, can some explain it to me like I’m 5 why Tesla’s stock keeps going up? But seriously, with a PE of almost 1,100, why?

How much should i save from my salry for securing post retirement life and all general commitments before that. I'm 30 now. Assume no Inheritance. Current in hand 1.85 lpm

Hi All

YOE:6.8
DanskeIT (27.5LPA= 24.7Fixed+2.7Variable) vs Value Labs(26LPA fix)which is better?
Technology Dotnet+Azure

Please suggest. Work life balance and project wise which is good?

Hi All

I have two offers
Mphasis 21.5L CTC
Birlasoft 24L CTC

Which one is the best in terms of career growth ?

Will accenture accept my CTC revision request 2 weeks before joining , I am getting better offer from other company and still looking forward to join accenture.
Pls advice.

Has anyone dealt with a construction contract that has a “changes in the work” clause, requiring written notice? For defense purposes, did you use that as a defense and/or counterclaim? Any supporting caselaw?

Why don't firms invest in R&D for Artificial General Intelligence? Seems like this would be a powerful tool to have as a consultancy

This might be a long shot ... but I have a Statistics assignment due for tonight in a few hours

Does anyone know how to do Linear Discriminant Analysis with more than one predictor - by hand? I know how to compute in R but my professor wants it done by hand .... fml

Hi Fishes,

YOE 11+
Skills : Java, Spring boot, hibernate, rest api, micro services, docker, kubernetes
I can join in 25 days (Already in notice period)

Can someone refer me for a lead or senior role?

Thanks in advance.

I know I will get hated by saying this. Do you think gay pride events are portraying a bad image about our community to public? (Drugs, sexual, inappropriate clothes, and sometimes like strip clubs- some parts). I know it is right to present us but I just feel it is not the right way to show who we are. I wish the pride where everybody can connect in a more friendly way (outdoor game- team work, dance, drink something not too sexual.) there are some good parts of pride tho. Any opinions?

Hello everyone!!! How is everyone doing?

How does a regional firm auditor interested in Deloitte’s forensics practice get their foot in the door?

How you guys feeling about the Bears this season?

Has anyone made the move from cyber security at the Big4 to cyber security for media companies? For example Disney or Warner Bros.

How did you manage it?

Massive liquidations 2 days ago, anybody saw that coming? Where to keep eye on this area when on-chain was all positive?

Hiring BA, PM, Sr Tech PM, and experienced Program Managers for EPMO. Hybrid schedule. Healthcare environment. Central IL location.

Underrated tech companies to work for? E.g. not FAANG.

How far do you require depts be with negotiating commercial contract terms before your legal review? I’m talking routine low value and risk contracts (e.g., vendor services), where Legal terms won’t kill the deal. My clients blindly forward contracts. I say “are you sure this term is ok?” And often get “no.” They’re surprised because they never read them. Checking the temp to see what others experience, what might be normal. I feel contract training in my clients’ future...

How is productivity measured for in-house attorneys? Is there any analog of billable hours for in-house lawyers?

How hard is it to go in house from a real estate practice?

Had two rounds of interviews for an in house role and really like the company/job. I followed up Friday regarding next steps and was told they are still interviewing and should be wrapping up soon. Advice on how to stay calm? I want the position and need to know if there’s a way to speed up the process.

Now that Facebook is Meta, I thought I’d just pitch MANGA as the new FAANG…

Would love some advice / thoughts. I went straight from law school to a corporate legal department in house for an asset manager. They like “home grown” talent and I “be worked hard and risen relatively quickly (AGC in 9 years). I work hard and get a lot of complicated deals done (structured products and private funds). I can’t shake certain people (in compliance department mainly) thinking I don’t have enough experience to do what I do because I didn’t come from a law firm. Any advice?

This is the great resignation, right? Thoughts on jumping for the fourth time in seven years? I’m chasing the pay to get to where I want to be and have an offer but am getting reservations on making a move within a year. Appreciate any similar personal experience.

Currently working on a three person team in a larger GC group. I lateraled from a different group that did not pay attorneys on an attorney scale. I’m stuck in my old pay scale but have gotten promotions and raises quickly with more on the horizon. A recruiter reached out with a new role for 2-2.5x more than I currently make doing something similar. I love my company and the people I work with but the money isn’t there. Is it worth trying to get a counter to stay if I get the bigger offer?

Anyone work at Spotify or someplace similarly music-centric (Tidal, Apple Music)? What’s the lifestyle / WLB like? How’s your team?

Trying to understand risk of loss and title better. When does it make sense for title to transfer upon receipt of payment? Why would title and risk transfer separately?

I'm going into review/raise season. What are the most favorable salary benchmarking reports for in-house counsel? I'm looking for something other than Robert Half...

Anyone here go in-house to Amazon from big law? If so, what kind of a pay cut can I expect to take? Currently 5th year on Cravath scale.

Considering taking a position with a small-cap in the US trying to build their legal department. The title is standard “counsel” although the work would be with the senior leadership team and reporting to the GC in Europe. How reasonable is it to ask for a bump in title - Senior counsel or Head of Legal, US? If it matters, I am a 6th year and have been told that I will be expected to hire a junior or paralegal as we build up.

How does your company manage (track) all of the documents related to a merger you are working on? Are you using a matter management software, a spreadsheet, shared file, etc? Keeping up with the moving pieces is killing me with just a spreadsheet.

Considering joining a small 50-person company as the only attorney (prior attorney is retiring). (I am currently in-house at a F50). For others who have done the same path, what surprises did you have when moving from a large company to a small one?

For example, it sounds like I should not expect a document management system, based on a prior post in this bowl. I’m guessing expenses like state bar fees and cell phone are not reimbursed.

Any advice on things to expect (or not expect)?

Need a recommendation for a contract analytics service provider. Don’t need the lifecycle or repository bells and whistles, just need something I can feed 10k documents and it provides me with data points, preferably individually and in aggregate. Does something like this exist??

In house interview- I am going to hopefully the final round of interview to meet the whole legal team. I was asked about my availability, and it will take 5 hours if in one day. Should I split to multiple days? Will it cause any issues? Anyone on both sides can speak from their experience? Thanks!

Got a temp offer for less than a year without promise of turning into full-time. Wanted to know what ppl think about temp jobs (looks bad on resume if I don't turn full-time later within the company?) and what comp should look like (e.g. 1.2× of regular comp?).

Got another perm offer in a different industry for similar salary, but I might have to relocate and I'm concerned the work may involve translation instead of pure legal work.

Is it difficult landing an in-house position as only a second year corporate associate in big law? I know some people who went in-house straight out of law school and some who had no transactional background but went in-house after just a year of practice. Not having that same luck on my end.