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Also, the clerkship bonus you get will be much higher

I did this. I don't regret the decision. The work I do is more substantive. I made the move as a secondq year corporate associate, so my day to day went from diligence and updating checklists to drafting pretty much all deal documents. The big negatives are that many of the deals are much much smal...

I did this. I don't regret the decision. The work I do is more substantive. I made the move as a secondq year corporate associate, so my day to day went from diligence and updating checklists to drafting pretty much all deal documents. The big negatives are that many of the deals are much much small...

I used to work at a big tech company and my first team out of college was me and 3 guys who were labeled "subject matter experts" who were all here from India on H1B visas. Within 6 months, they all got fired and deported, and their jobs were taken by fresh college grads with 0 experience like I was...

what kind/field of startup that was? vc funded, if so which round? New media company that had $12.5 million in seed revenue and was about a year from revenue. Title would have been head of business operations. One of those rare new startups with no tech involved. Nice, how's the company doing today...

app wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:00 pm

what kind/field of startup that was? vc funded, if so which round?

New media company that had $12.5 million in seed revenue and was about a year from revenue. Title would have been head of business operations. One of those rare new startups with no tech involved.

jingo, good to see you here, i think i recall you from the lsat forum the old one. what kind of work you do now? Congrats on the onsite! I was doing corporate work at a V10 and I left as a junior to go to a <100 attorney firm. It was definitely a great switch, but being a lawyer isn't the best job ...

jingo, good to see you here, i think i recall you from the lsat forum the old one. what kind of work you do now? Congrats on the onsite! I was doing corporate work at a V10 and I left as a junior to go to a <100 attorney firm. It was definitely a great switch, but being a lawyer isn't the best job ...

wizzy wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:43 pm

Don’t they do ~25% of first year comp?

I'm not sure. But the online course is totally free.

app wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:45 pm

how do they make money, is it by collecting some type of fee once someone gets a job?

The App Academy in person course charges a lot of money but they dont collect until after you get a job. I think companies also pay to have access to students. The online thing is just no strings attached free.

i am not much familiar with code academies but there are many around where i live. Do they guarantee or help placement? Full time course? I'm doing their online course so no guaranteed anything but it's free. My friend did the same course in person before they published it all online and pretty muc...

App Academy is Ruby and JavaScript. The website was html/php

How much can I realistically make at a CS job in NYC and how long would it take me to get there with coding school, training, etc.? I know a little bit about coding and used to be a IT/ops consultant in fintech. if you're hired for a position at big-n, then i think you can expect something close or...

Thanks!

How much can I realistically make at a CS job in NYC and how long would it take me to get there with coding school, training, etc.? I know a little bit about coding and used to be a IT/ops consultant in fintech.

I billed 25 hours when I was a summer and I got an offer.

Every day, I dedicated at least 4 hours to doing something I enjoy. That thing was usually one of golf, video games, or watching TV. The lectures and exercises are really only 6 hours a day max. You have a lot of time to move your mind to other stuff

I’m fairly confident that “Senior Associate” is just a signal to opposing counsel that “This guy is a pain in the ass to work across from and all around general piece of work.” Hope that helps! I think you mean “, Esq.” The use of “Esq.” in my state is weirdly and annoyingly ubiquitous even among g...

Some guy in my firm apparently got 100K for billing 3K hours. A partner said jokingly ppl will feel bad when compared to this associate's performance. I was like nah bruh. Not even. Sucks how billing 3000 hours is automatically viewed as "good performance". I've worked with a few people who have hi...

Yes, work will always find you eventually. Partners are well aware you have no control over your workflow as a first year.

I expect increased bonus and NY to 210

I watched Wedding Crashers the other day and this is by far the most accurate depiction of biglaw that you can make in 40 seconds:

I'm on pace to bill 2000 and I get asked at 10pm or later at least 3 times a week to get something done that night. The shittiest part is that people expect you to be around at all times to do something immediately, including weekends and holidays (I've billed at least 3 hours on every major holiday...

lowbiller wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:31 am

Average for first years is under 1400 at my firm (YTD through end of August). Is this typical for first years in general in NYC?

Is this 1400 for 8 months? That's a 2100 hour pace so sounds about normal.

I grew up in a high COL suburb and teachers in my town and the surrounding towns can make $120k with full pension and family health benefits with enough years of service.