Interesting.
I’m working out of a DC office, and have yet to hear any news. In fact, just last month my recruiter told me everything was on track for me to join in July.
DC is supposed to open up May 29th. So, wonder if I’ll be virtually on boarding.
Six weeks seems super short to give me notice about a delay in joining.
I was going to start in July. I've heard August start dates for other firms. I found out pretty soon, though the August date was only pushed earlier today.
lol at bros outting themselves on EJMR. You realize lit consulting is a small world, right?
Interesting.
I’m working out of a DC office, and have yet to hear any news. In fact, just last month my recruiter told me everything was on track for me to join in July.
DC is supposed to open up May 29th. So, wonder if I’ll be virtually on boarding.
Six weeks seems super short to give me notice about a delay in joining.
July. Found out a few weeks ago.
Ditto.
I’m at one of these firms, and haven’t received an email. I start in July.
Curious to know when you were originally expected to start.Recent industry hire here at top firm (AG/Brattle/Cornerstone/CRA/Compass/NERA). My start got pushed to October with a staggered start depending on the office location. Was told cases are still ongoing but a little slower than usual. Strongly expected to pick back up once courts open and the backlog get filled.
I see you're from Cornerstone. I am in a similar boat and my date got pushed to September.
what was your original start date
Any mention of stipend?
Any mention of stipend?
Bro you are cashing out and going into industry. It sucks but take the signing $$$ and hunker for a few months. If the company is pushing back starts to save costs (no matter what they say) they aren't giving you a stipend.
Any mention of stipend?Any mention of stipend?
Bro you are cashing out and going into industry. It sucks but take the signing $$$ and hunker for a few months. If the company is pushing back starts to save costs (no matter what they say) they aren't giving you a stipend.
Technically, I'm pretty sure many of these people do not yet have their signing bonuses and won't until shortly before they start. That being said, that's a liquidity issue that can be pretty easily fixed.
Q for the LitCon Rainmakers: has your attitude towards staff WFH changed during this time? Would you consider allowing 1 WFH days every two weeks when things return to normal?
P.s. thanks for taking one for the team.
- Your Underling
You are insufferable. “Underling,” my god.
Not much change from this. Things are picking up pace again as courts work to clear the back log. I don't expect any layoffs at my firm (one of the large ones). I expect bonuses might be a bit lower due to a couple months of decreased billings, but otherwise no salary cuts. We're still in a hiring freeze but still honoring all prior job offers.
Some inside info from a large firm:
1) No layoffs or salary cuts have happened yet here.
2) April/March revenues slowed due to some court deadlines being pushed out, but we're still profitable and stable.
3) As a caution, we did freeze salaries (which doesn't mean much yet since most people aren't eligible for mid-year raises anyway).
4) As a caution, we are also in a hiring freeze (again, this doesn't mean much yet since we're still honoring job offers given to fresh undergrads/PhDs and we don't do much out-of-cycle hiring anyways)
That said, who knows what the future holds.