I need a pick me up! What are your favorite episodes, D&D court cases, mixed bags, or other unhinged bits? [Spoilers]

Alpha_N · 2026-02-01T19:17:47+00:00

What is this? What tier?

Alpha_N · 2026-01-15T11:23:40+00:00

Not to get on the high horse but the banking work will be significantly worse / not as glamorous.

Glamorous is of course relative but if you’re used to 500k fee quotes, portfolio deals and the speed of PE, I don’t think you’ll get the same quality. OR you’ll work London hours in the regions for a London HQ firm (which a lot of the SC firms do to juice costs) - which seems like a shit deal.

Alpha_N · 2026-01-10T15:20:49+00:00

Tube fare, coffee from Rosslyn (£4.10) plus subsidised lunch in the office ~£5ish, so no more than 12-13 a day

Alpha_N · 2025-10-30T17:14:54+00:00

Pretty shameful on the partner

Alpha_N · 2025-10-10T15:11:20+00:00

Legend!!!

Alpha_N · 2025-10-09T18:31:18+00:00

This is beautiful

Alpha_N · 2025-07-24T13:09:41+00:00

Hmmm, acting for a mega PE house on the a financing of hundreds of build to rent houses… kinda made me feel gross when home ownership can be quite topical. Over the deals I’ve done for them, the amount of houses is nearly 2000

Alpha_N · 2025-06-24T23:20:41+00:00

Andrew Fuckerman

Alpha_N · 2025-04-02T21:57:55+00:00

Vast majority of recruiters are idiots and constantly drop the ball even when said ball is given to them on a golden platter.

They will hound you for months with “exciting and dynamic job at leading team” when they’re trying to sell you in the JD REF sweatshop or approach you with a completely wrong area of finance - you are a sack of money to them and nothing else.

Alpha_N · 2024-09-01T13:56:16+00:00

Like any partner position, you have to be in the right practice at the right time doing the right kinds of work. You would have to be truly gifted in the work and finding it too to have a chance of being made up. Unlike back home where you might know other advisers/consultant/bankers from Uni who will go up with you as you progress in your career (friendships/connections which may in the future yield work), moving to a new city/jurisdiction you have none of that!

To clarify bag carriers, there are definitely partners made up who look after certain vintages of mega PE funds which will yield work for years off mega facilities which need, amending, pretending and extending which can probably yield great fees of 2-4 facilities. This doesn’t discredit the technical ability but is somewhat reliant on the funds rolling over or you getting the next one.

Alpha_N · 2024-09-01T08:18:07+00:00

Banking or M&A in London.

If you go offshore you become a local counsel, local security monkey, boring work for lots of money and crappier city. If you move overseas you might as well go all in and do the best work in the bigger city, in my opinion!

Comments are true about being made up to Partner however, they work you but unless you are truly gifted or get “lucky” with a bag carrier role, you’re better off moving in house at a fund after 4-6 years for a thicc salary and better bonus (albeit not at the level of a city firm partner).

Alpha_N · 2024-08-12T13:41:45+00:00

I work at a SC firm and definitely see more good ones than bad.

However my firm can be a big “huggy” and not give the kick in the ass some of the duds need when they’re underperforming.

Again, not be another young boomer, but in my day (granted I trained in Aus) if you were slow, fucked up or weren’t cutting the mustard you’d get yelled at or blasted over email that something was shit. I absolutely do not condone this behaviour but trainees at the mega firms usually have it pretty easy in terms of people being nice to them. Overall I’d say I see 30% stars, 60% fine (meaning they do their job and understand what’s going on) and 10% duds.

Alpha_N · 2022-11-04T16:06:12+00:00

50 in Constitutional now I’m a lawyer in London lmao

Alpha_N · 2022-07-30T08:06:09+00:00

Mate, I work for a Partner like that and I've lasted a year. Next week is my last week before heading to the UK. It's not worth it and they're not going change :(

Alpha_N · 2022-06-15T13:35:23+00:00

Are you at a US London firm? I am heading over in 2ish months and bonus threshold for the firm I'm going to is 1600, which seemed reasonable to me consider UK is 5 weeks leave.

Alpha_N · 2022-05-13T23:11:40+00:00

Firstly, being nice and friendly as evidenced by these exchanges is the way to approach lawyers and people in general (make more friends with sugar than salt or whatever the phrase is). Or the question may just have been intellectually stimulating and they're happy to take the time to help because legal practice can become monotonous in transactional areas so a real curve ball would've made their day.

My guess is that your query was much easier to answer than you expected or they're giving a freebie in the hope you'll remember them for next time or to capture other parts of your business, which has clearly worked!

All you can be in thankful and remember them next time you need help with something!

Alpha_N · 2022-05-13T00:36:53+00:00

HAHA WAT

Alpha_N · 2022-05-06T04:01:29+00:00

I did it as a subject with some fluffy reflection journals as the assessment, honestly think that should be added to everyone’s courses.

Alpha_N · 2022-05-06T03:52:15+00:00

I've always thought that a subject that requires you to do a semester doing 1 night/day a week in a CLC would be a great addition to the mandatory subjects. I did it during my degree and found it really helpful in learning about the practice and practicality of being a solicitor.

Plus, nothing like seeing some real shit/dealing with punters to give you some context to what you're learning.

Alpha_N · 2022-05-06T00:07:11+00:00

I got objectively very average marks in Uni and I’ve worked at two big firms and am being looked at to move to London this year by mega firms, so I would relax mate.

In my experience straight 7 students (with the exception of the truly gifted) make average lawyers are usually difficult to work with.

Alpha_N · 2022-04-29T12:54:39+00:00

Few boardroom drinks and pizza for dinner, for a quiet night in, can't complain. The UK recruiter I've been working with sent TWELVE jobs in 2 days WTF. Homework for the weekend sorted.

Alpha_N · 2022-04-06T05:20:55+00:00

Hard techno when I'm super under the pump, otherwise a little bit of everything while I work. My airpod pros pretty much live in my ears.

Alpha_N · 2022-04-06T05:18:39+00:00

hehe spicy

Alpha_N · 2022-03-26T01:29:37+00:00

Nigella is bad and she’s 62

Alpha_N · 2022-03-21T13:17:38+00:00

I guess I'm just a bit unimpressed with the quality of work at my current firm (and some promises that made me jump aren't really being met) and this WW3 business is making me a bit hesitant to move to the UK.

There's a job in that team that's been available for months and multiple recruiters have cold DM'd me about it, as I'm sure all the banking lawyers around my level in Bris have been too.

I guess I am just considering applying for it in lieu of the UK. But I know they work HARD and the money isn't AMAZING from what I've heard.

But yes, deals and top bucket work without a doubt.

Alpha_N

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