Law Partners

Currently working with recruiter to lateral to biglaw. Meantime, a friend/client introduced me to possible position at another biglaw firm. Do I need to tell my recruiter and involve her? I cringe thi...

Hypothetical. EP laterals to an AM 100 firm as an EP with a defined comp peg. Pre-lateral, EP discloses that a baseline volume client might not port. Firm proceeds, approves equity, and takes capital....

Hosed on Taxes - I just got my final distribution for 2025. All in, I received $480,000 in distributions. I paid $200,000 in taxes. My gross income was $700,000. So, on a $700,000 income, I basically ...

What are some reputable headhunters/recruiters in the IP litigation space, esp. in New York. Looking for someone with a $10M book.

Biglaw litigation partner here. I often feel like my job is to be worried half to death: for my cases, for my clients, for my firm. Work is often what keeps me up or wakes me up at night. I see some p...

Is it a breach of duty of loyalty for a partner to accept an offer to move but wait to give notice (bc start date is better if in the future a bit more), if no client notifications or anything occurs ...

My client will be suing a BVI entity that has no assets, but we know related companies have significant assets in the US. Does anyone know of a company that specializes in tracing foreign companies t...

How does your firm allocate credit for bringing in and keeping a client with the firm? My firm allocates credit to each attorney as either “billing” credit or “originating” credit, with billing genera...

Biglaw BizDev Consultant - I am trying to ramp up and grow my book of business. I just lateraled to a V50 firm. My current book is about $1million but I have been stuck at this number for a few years....

How much sleep do you get on average? My watch tells me I’m averaging about five hours a night and I feel awful, but also as though all of my partners are putting in more hours. I’ve got a toddler and...

How much time do you spend on emails with clients that are not non-substantive and solely about arranging a time to meet? For those who don't have paralegals or assistants who manage this, do you ha...

I’m a rapidly rising young equity partner in a top 10 firm. I need to find someone that can provide thoughtful / useful advice on work/career stuff that isn’t at my firm but appreciates the nuances of...

Non-equity partner at a small boutique (20 Lawyers and 30 total staff) in NYC, make $250k base plus full health insurance but bonus has been trash $10k in 2023 and $13k 2024; in 2024 I over saw $1.6M ...

Do you think Fish Bowl is representative of associate thinking in general, or is it an unrepresentative vocal minority? In particular thinking about recruiting and firm reputation.

A friend of mine gave me a referral to a business dispute that turned out to be very lucrative to me (about $225k in extra bonus). What would you give as a thank you? Cash? A really nice bottle of ...

It occurred to me that the typical push out law firms & other industries do for older workers may be slowing down because the attitude, inappropriate audacity & conduct of Gen Z associates & other wor...

I’ve been offered a leadership position, but it comes with entanglements in firm politics that I’d rather avoid. For those who’ve taken on such roles, how did you navigate the political landscape whil...

Noticing a lack of diversity at the partner level in our firm has been bothering me. I believe diverse perspectives strengthen our practice. Has anyone successfully pushed for diversity initiatives, a...

Would you consider hiring a candidate you previously rejected if they reapply? Why or why not?

Would you care if you found out your associates were watching TV while working? I don't see how this is any different than when we were all in-office and they all had their headphones on anyway.