Big Law

I have a $1.2M net worth as a 3rd year NYC mid level (including home equity) yet I still feel broke and empty. Majority of paycheck simply goes into retirement accounts, mortgage or index funds. Not i...

Partner scheduled a call this morning and during the call referred to today as a "holiday" with air quotes 🙃

There is a first year associate in my office who likes to over-order on summer lunches (extra entree, multiple personal sides, dessert for the road, etc.). People are definitely talking about it and t...

Do folks pick up calls from unknown numbers on their work line? I typically ignore because it’s always spam, but today I missed a call that turned out to be from a partner’s cell and they’re upset tha...

A summer associate at my firm just told me that they can’t assist with a light duty 30 min research request by COB because they have a lunch scheduled. 😭

What are the characteristics of some of the best partners you have worked with?

Is anyone dealing with summer associates whose entire work product seems to be AI generated? (And the work product is not good.) What are your firm’s policies on summer associates’ AI use (already ass...

Why would a v5 firm take down a new lateral’s profile after a week? Website shows “lawyer no longer at the firm.”

Anyone else having a pretty bad experience this summer? Maybe its just the firm I am at but— * No one seemed to have time for me. * A lot of people came across as rude or unprofessional. * The overal...

I’m a junior associate and a very well-regarded mid level has taken me under her wing. She’s really nice and is a great mentor, but also bills near 3k hours every year and expects everyone is always o...

Just me, or is this crop of summers especially bad?

Is it common for written evaluation to list every mistake you made on a case, including a one-time typo on internal email? I was considered below expectation in my last review, and while the mistakes...

When do we expect market firms to match the Milbank raises? I assume mine will but haven’t heard anything yet. And I’m losing one omakase meal per pay period…

I hate my group. A lot. Feel like I made a mistake coming here. Not looking for advice. Just sucks. For people looking to lateral, the grass is not always greener.

Clients challenging fees after the fact has genuinely gone too far. It feels like lawyers are the only profession where clients can just "decide" what they want to pay. I would never go into a restaur...

This job consistently makes me feel like a failure and I legit feel like I’m fighting suicide every other day. Why post this here? To say that chronic depression is not an abnormality in big law.

Senior associates who have given up so much of their life for this job and then are shocked when a mid/jr practices boundaries. Im not turning something at 11pm for a closing a month out. Sorry not s...

Micromanaging seniors, who hurt you? Did you have a bad experience (or multiple)? Or is it a personality disorder? Please seek therapy.

Being continuously asked “why” you do certain things by seniors when the answer is obvious makes me unreasonably angry. Maybe if you just applied half a second of critical thinking, you’d understand. ...

What really is first year equity partner comp at Kirkland? I don’t believe it is actually over $2.0M but correct me please.