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Any advice on how many partners you should have strong relationships with to advocate for your partnership? I’m sure it depends on practice area, and there’s no such thing as too many but you can’t ov...

Going into pre oci with h1b needs… i need insights in firms to target/avoid in terms of what happens when lottery fails. Thank you:)

I’m working with a specialist associate on an M&A deal who hasn’t responded to my calls, emails, or Teams messages for 2 weeks, even when her partner is copied. I’d previously introduced her to the cl...

What makes you decide to lateral?

Is it possible to be both overworked and overpaid?

Do partners read every email they are CCed on from the deal team? They seem to otherwise get hundreds of emails per day since they are CCed on everything.

An in-house interview process requires that the candidate sign an NDA. Is that normal? Would you sign one?

When is the economy going to get better? When will firms start regularly hiring again? 3rd year, Corporate, V30, T14 grad. I get the occasional interview but there isn't much hiring going on. Instea...

What do you think about including on LinkedIn in the bio section a request for no solicitations or communications from recruiters? Is that acceptable or rude?

Is summer hiring for 2025 going up or down compared to the last few years?

When you attend networking events as an associate (and not a student) are you going there with the intention to form genuine friendships or is the understanding that you are there with a motive (to ge...

So what happened to the clients of the finance partners that left K&S for PH? If they have active deals at the moment, do they just became PH’s clients if they had cleared conflicts? What about the d...

We all know lawyers have higher rates of substance abuse relative to other prestigious professions, but it is usually the “functional alcoholic.” Anyone beat an addiction to hard drugs (opiates, benzo...

Weil DC office vibes and perks?

I asked my firm if I could be a co-counsel on my wife's lawsuit against the Estate of her father for a family dispute over a property and they said I can't even advise her unofficially or discuss the...

What are some job search sites?

First year associates, what are your thoughts on big law so far?

When is it too late to pivot? I am a regulatory specialist contemplating exploring new practice areas. Not totally settled on mine, although I find it interesting. Just want to be mindful of whether t...

What’s going on with K&S! Seems like their restructuring department just got GUTTED. And they have the nerve to not be hiring?! 😂