Wondering about billing practices: partner requested me to send iManage links of some docs today. Had plans, but just delayed them a bit. My computer wouldn’t cooperate and it took me 30 minutes of IT calls to get my IManage working and for me to be able to send out the docs. Do I bill 0.5 or 0.1 for this? And if the former, what do I say? “Assemble documents for internal circulation” and hope that doesn’t raise an eye?

Hi Guys
What do you think is a good salary for 8-10 experienced, i am not talking about any technology but in General IT industry as a whole

My company is looking for a new CFO (my would be boss) and I may have an opportunity to interview him/her. What questions should I ask ?

Hi Fishes,🐠🐟🐬🦈🐳🐋🐡
Let's hear about your journey, how did you land in US/UK/EU/Canada etc. from India? preferably direct hire with Visa sponsorship.
Pls do share company name & country, Job portals.
Also it would be great to hear some do's and don'ts
Hopefully it will help someone who is/are planning for migration and will help him/her to plan better.
TIA

I am a data scientist with 5yoe, highest qual - masters(data science) , current ctc -18 ,
Planning for a switch in next 3yrs what is the salary i can expect

How long does is usually take to get staffed on the first project? Joined 11/15 and still no project... Fyi, I am in the commercial side. Should I be worried? Ive contacted my RM couple times and am reaching out to my network 😢

What programming language are you mostly using at work? For me it’s Java

So I've been waitlisted for a BCG R1 interview and was wondering if there was anything at all that I could do to improve my chances of getting off the waitlist?? Don't have any offers to leverage...but did get an R1 from McK

3.45 BS and 3.65 MS from a top 10
university. White female. What GMAT score should I shoot for to build a strong HSW application?

Wanting to move from NYC to either Austin or Tampa. Open to hear the pros and cons.

Tell me a feel-good story from work that will restore my faith in humanity.

Looking to get a masters centered around software engineering, anyone have any experience with CS masters where they were able to focus on that field? Would prefer online if possible!

Advanced doctorate degree and MBA, starting FT at MBB soon. Thinking about spending a year or so at MBB and then considering startups or VC investing in the healthcare space. I’ve seen post MBA PE exists from MBB, but what are the VC exit ops like? Does MBB help? How easy/hard to get partner track without operating or startup experience? What about for later stage stuff like growth equity? (Not interested in PE).

Good resources to find industry metrics? Interested to see how carriers rank up by product type in direct written premium, new business, combined ratios, etc.

How can one break into business immigration law with zero immigration experience?

I currently work at a medium sized firm and have about two years experience in personal injury litigation. The billable hours and lack of work life balance are really getting to me and I am looking to switch to something else out of litigation, preferably in house. I am also looking to relocate to a different state. How do I go about properly marketing myself to companies that might not take my relocation and minimal experience seriously?

Anyone know market pay for Tampa (excluding the Holland Knight/Foley outliers)? I'm a 4th year looking for a range.

Can Mck fish please advise on the role of a sponsor? How is different from role of mentor? TIA

I applied to MBB in December while working at a boutique but did not get an offer. I lateraled to Tier 2 firm, but looking to interview again. How long should I wait until applying again? Is there a freeze time?

I am looking for jobs currently I am working as sales and marketing and also I don't have any degree but I am good in basic skills. Pls message me if you have any.@

Hot practice areas for laterals?

Is the lateral market still hot? Any of you interviewing/ lateralling soon?

Joining a big firm next week as fully remote lateral and flying out to home office for orientation. The schedule has me in office until 4:15. I’ve already been told I won’t have any actual work. Depending on how many people are there and how it feels, I was planning to stay an hour extra but should I hang around the office until later? First time visiting this city so it’d be great to take in some sights too (although that’s not a priority of course).

I’m a second year in general litigation. I’ve been drafting briefs, memos, letters, motions, etc. but I’m getting the documents back with a lot of redline. From what I see, majority of my research, thoughts, and substance is there but it doesn’t feel good seeing all those redlines. Is it normal to see all those redlines or am I doing something wrong?

What do you hate about BigLaw?
I actually love it. I was a paralegal in BL during law school. Maybe I am use to the environment? What am I missing? Help me remove the rose colored glasses. The cases are interesting, pay is fantastic, offices are beautiful, and the research resources are a big reason why I never want to leave. Sure there are partners/senior associates that don’t respect you or your time. That happens everywhere and would mean you need to move firms or sections. What am I missing?

Completely and totally miserable at my firm and just need a space to vent because my friends are tired of hearing about it. I wish the worst part about it was the amount of work, rather than the completely toxic culture, lack of appreciation, arbitrary and back/breaking deadlines, lack of mentorship/feedback/training, and the fact that the associates act like they don’t even know each other. I cry every day and constantly am made to feel stupid for not understanding the highly technical (cont.)

How many people did you interview with during the lateral process? I’ve met with 4 already and am scheduled for another 10-12 people (mostly partners), which seems like a lot

Has anyone at GT not hit their hours in the past?

Curious - would you consider a lateral move to a lower ranked firm if the practice group is higher ranked than at your current firm? In other words what’s more important - firm or practice group ranking?

Best backup plans if you get fired from a Big Law firm within a year or two after graduating? Go to a non-BL firm and then try to lateral back into BL?

Recommendations on how to simultaneously pay off student loans and invest?

Are pro bono hours are required or is it up to my discretion? Or if you’re in NY, are you required to do 50 hr pro bono hrs?

Supreme Court Decision Regarding Notices to Appear (NTA) for Immigration Court by David H. Nachman, Esq., Ludka Zimovcak, Esq., Snehal Batra, Esq. and Samantha Chasworth, Esq. <https://discuss.ilw.com/articles/articles/400340-article-supreme-court-decisionr-egarding-notices-to-appear-nta-for-immigration-court>

How do you bill your time? The busier I am the harder it is to bill. How do people actually bill contemporaneously in detailed terms when you bill 12 hours but literally did 100 different things in those 12 hours. And it’s never slow enough to go back and do it super detailed.

Paralegals: what’s your least favorite thing about working with attorneys?

How much actual court experience should a junior litigator expect to get in the first year? I've been my firm 6 months as a civil litigator not and have yet to go to a hearing. There have been a few (all relatively minor) but each time the partner tells me it's not important enough for me to attend. As a junior, I feel like I need to learn and no hearing is to minor. How else am I supposed to learn?

Midlevel and seniors, how do you review juniors’ work without redoing them? Any tips on giving instructions or spotting mistakes?

Give me the strength to set a boundary today and do something fun instead of waiting by my computer for emails

As performance review season approaches, I am offering my services to ghostwrite the BL Bowl’s annual self-evaluations. For an added fee, I will also attend your performance review. For an even bigger added fee, I will attend in-person.