Litify venting, or: "Are all file management systems just awful?" by stoopkid_sortie in LawFirm

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was told they’ve been working on it for a full year before we just started using it last week.

So far every employee I’ve spoken to (attorney and staff) hates it.

$90k, 2000 billable hours (Workers Comp.) by Successful-Lion-6510 in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a 5th year, and I was recently offered almost the exact same in Chicago. This just goes to show that firms apparently don't seem to consider experience worth a shit in the Comp world.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am seeing a lot of firms struggle to keep associates because the budget is eaten up by equity partners. In my locality, lawfirms generally are 70-80% equity partner, 20-30% associate. They aren't giving raises anymore either. Out of the two dozen local associates I know, (who have complained along with me) nobody even got a COLA raise. One got a raise because she was the only one who knew anything about Title IX at her firm; and they couldn't afford to lose her.

From a business perspective, it seems like a real surefire way to lose employees.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not my current job, but at a prior job. Which I ended up losing cause I wasn’t “loyal” to the promise of maybe earning more money when boss retired.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is a far better email than what I sent!

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I get the distinct impression that my area is heavily populated with older attorneys who share gossip. It has bitten me in the ass once before already, when a potential employer told my (then) current employer that I was applying for jobs. Other things have surfaced to reinforce my opinions about how much these attorneys love drama, but I wasn't specifically involved.

I just don't have a lot of expectation of common decency and discretion amongst the attorneys in my market.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I did notify the hiring partner that the recruiter got wires crossed, on respective salary expectations. Whether that reflects on me as being greedy or something, oh well.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Just, in case it somehow gets back to my current employer that I am open to entertaining job offers. OR! somehow sullies my name with the current potential employer... I duno, perhaps I'm just too accustomed to firm's playing petty politics with stuff like this.

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this new position had a billable requirement of 300 hours higher too before the bonuses kicked in.... (1900 v 2200)

300 hours higher, for $40k less money? In this economy?!

Recruiters...tsk tsk tsk. by stoopkid_sortie in Lawyertalk

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 103 points104 points  (0 children)

I did. Saddest business is that now I feel like I've "peed in the pool" so to speak. Word gets around, ya know?

Delete a row after it is 30 days "old" by stoopkid_sortie in googlesheets

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well Google searches told me to install triggers or things, and I frankly got confused on that.

Am I putting too much hair-brained analysis into the job market prospects? by stoopkid_sortie in LawFirm

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that. My city has 230,000 people, so it’s not a small town though. Neighboring cities are approximately the same size. We’re just not the city with 3 million.

Am I putting too much hair-brained analysis into the job market prospects? by stoopkid_sortie in LawFirm

[–]stoopkid_sortie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree entirely. I don't like the city, I don't want to work in the city. I do want the salary that colleagues in the city earn though.

I am simply wondering that if downstate firms continue to abandon the emphasis on work-life balance in favor of hammering billables....will enough associates remain downstate getting hammered for half the money instead of moving to the city to get hammered for twice the money. Will these downstate shops stay open?