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Old 07-06-2020, 02:28 PM
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Actually can anyone give a general guideline on what you do as an in-house counsel, especially since I heard that you are supposed to do everything yourself.

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Old 07-06-2020, 02:37 PM
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Do delisted school students know the law?

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Old 07-06-2020, 03:29 PM
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Boutique firm here, took pay cut and confirmed no bonus cos of covid. Little to no work incoming. Job apps totally ignored, so considering asking for lower pay instead in future apps.

Jin jialat leh my brother and sister solicitors. Now my take home like B4 trainee and I mostly watching people build swimming pools in jungles on . How? I also dunno how to BD in this current post-CB situation.

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Boutique firm here, took pay cut and confirmed no bonus cos of covid. Little to no work incoming. Job apps totally ignored, so considering asking for lower pay instead in future apps.

Jin jialat leh my brother and sister solicitors. Now my take home like B4 trainee and I mostly watching people build swimming pools in jungles on . How? I also dunno how to BD in this current post-CB situation.
Are you NQ lawyer?
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Are you NQ lawyer?
Just chill. Most of us are in the same boat.
This generation will be quite badly affected cos of COVID.
Just have to find ways to survive.
Grab, Deliveroo. Every delivery is about $6-8
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Just chill. Most of us are in the same boat.
This generation will be quite badly affected cos of COVID.
Just have to find ways to survive.
Grab, Deliveroo. Every delivery is about $6-8
Aiya won't come to that lah. At most just find some temp office work. To prepare u for real world
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I have left the legal industry and was working at in house for a couple of years before starting up my company. My company was doing pretty well for a few years but the Covid ordeal has turned the tables and now I am planning to end my journey as an entrepreneur (at least for a few years until the economy rides out of the storm). Any idea how employers would view my CV and are there any good opportunities for me in the legal market still?

My top choices would be the big four and mid-sized firms. If all fails, I can work at the smaller firms until I see better opportunities.

Times are hard and I wish I was in a stable career at this point of time.
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Just chill. Most of us are in the same boat.
This generation will be quite badly affected cos of COVID.
Just have to find ways to survive.
Grab, Deliveroo. Every delivery is about $6-8
I know you're joking, but food delivery earn more per hour than me and I daresay most junior assocs.

Seriously. Take your salary and divide it by the no of hours you clock in the month. The pink panda bringing your food to you at 8pm in the office while you review that agreement probably just made more money than you for that few minutes of work.

Not that I really care all that much about billing but you hand over heart tell me if taking a pay cut feels good. I'm not about to claim I do valuable, unreplaceable work. But it's still work, hard work, and lots of it with lots of professional risk associated. Times are bad, and I don't think I'm obliged to feel good that times are bad.
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I have left the legal industry and was working at in house for a couple of years before starting up my company. My company was doing pretty well for a few years but the Covid ordeal has turned the tables and now I am planning to end my journey as an entrepreneur (at least for a few years until the economy rides out of the storm). Any idea how employers would view my CV and are there any good opportunities for me in the legal market still?

My top choices would be the big four and mid-sized firms. If all fails, I can work at the smaller firms until I see better opportunities.

Times are hard and I wish I was in a stable career at this point of time.

No choice. Big four or international firms usually don’t hire people who left for a few years (unless you are doing sth significantly related to what that team does). There are many fresh blood out there who are keen to learn and they are cheaper labour. Also, chances are most departments are on a hiring freeze.

Small firms are trying hard to keep the jobs for the associates. I suggest you can further your studies or learn some new skills before trying for the legal industry. Good luck.
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Are you NQ lawyer?
I am. Not aunt agony thread but guess you can't talk salary without some discussion of how to earn it.

Unlike most people here idgaf about long working hours or awful colleagues or whatever. Occupational hazards, not gonna change anytime soon, just do it and collect money end of the month can liao.

The problem is the money to collect at the end of the month now getting less and less. Got any advice going forward? How to find clients, how to get business, anything. I do anything - crim, fam, wills, whatever. Civ also can. As long as state courts tier i can handle file on my own from start to finish no problem. Just cannot solo in HC os/trials yet, not no confidence, boss dont trust me to sully the firm name lol.

Seems a bit difficult to meet up with people now, cannot sit outside and office got all these restrictions. I know a junior like me shouldn't be applying my time and energy to this issue. But I basically given up looking for new assoc roles. Senior practitioners, how do you all do it? Got people just walk in your office and point at you and say I want you to do my divorce?
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