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U.S. New York, banking division. Was pressured by both HR and Partners in my group (which ignored my doctor's emails re: my disability) to find a new job. Prior to the push out, one partner and a group representative told me my issue had been discussed amongst partners and that it was okay for me to stay home while I was physically unable to return & until my doctor cleared me. During my yearly review the partner in question denied the existence of this clearance (which he himself had given me over the summer), told me HR had never discussed my injury with any of them, and contradicted what he told me over the summer re: group partnership being well aware of my injury and being fine with my return when I was healthy. Everything was just laying paper trail.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:30 pmUS. There's a global headcount reduction going on. In my office, a few were laid off before I was. The process started from last fall in fact. I even know the target % globally. Please don't quote.
Given that there's chatter about global/international layoffs and Williams & Connolly has a single office in DC, I think you can probably deduce to which one this thread is referring.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:46 amIs this thread for white & case or Williams & Connolly?
is this impacting entire banking group? What about private credit folks that came from Proskauer about a year ago? Saw that a couple Chicago debt finance partners (including a relatively junior partner that just lateraled a year ago) just defected to a competitor.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:48 amU.S. New York, banking division. Was pressured by both HR and Partners in my group (which ignored my doctor's emails re: my disability) to find a new job. Prior to the push out, one partner and a group representative told me my issue had been discussed amongst partners and that it was okay for me to stay home while I was physically unable to return & until my doctor cleared me. During my yearly review the partner in question denied the existence of this clearance (which he himself had given me over the summer), told me HR had never discussed my injury with any of them, and contradicted what he told me over the summer re: group partnership being well aware of my injury and being fine with my return when I was healthy. Everything was just laying paper trail.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:30 pmUS. There's a global headcount reduction going on. In my office, a few were laid off before I was. The process started from last fall in fact. I even know the target % globally. Please don't quote.
I had only glowing reviews, but work was slow in that group because the work they do is second tier to other v10s but still very, very expensive. Up until December they were continuing to hire new associates into banking/bankruptcy, over the last two years they hired around 25 new junior-mid level associates and multiple partners, myself included in that number (associate).The firm's revenue was stagnant according to their own internal presentations with costs ranging between +13 to +20% due to the increase in cost from forced RTO and the incredibly stupid decision to renovate somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 sq feet of commercial real estate to rent for corporate events. Delusional management has led them to financial distress.
I heard from people who stayed that many of the associates are afraid for the first time in big law careers they won't make any bonuses or have even close to hour targets. Junior partners also appeared quite afraid of the dwindling work and the person in charge of the central staffing told me before I left that almost nobody in the group was hitting 40/week. Avg. hours across the firm were <1500; not surprised by my fate. I ended up at a higher ranked firm/group, so I'm actually glad I got pushed out early as opposed to in the second round (made finding jobs much easier), but still royally fuck that firm for putting so much pressure on me while I was literally doing my best to heal a severe, critical injury.
Is this the DF group? Would you mind sharing more insight as I have a standing offer from this group? Would be grateful if can connect via PM. Thanks!Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:48 amU.S. New York, banking division. Was pressured by both HR and Partners in my group (which ignored my doctor's emails re: my disability) to find a new job. Prior to the push out, one partner and a group representative told me my issue had been discussed amongst partners and that it was okay for me to stay home while I was physically unable to return & until my doctor cleared me. During my yearly review the partner in question denied the existence of this clearance (which he himself had given me over the summer), told me HR had never discussed my injury with any of them, and contradicted what he told me over the summer re: group partnership being well aware of my injury and being fine with my return when I was healthy. Everything was just laying paper trail.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:30 pmUS. There's a global headcount reduction going on. In my office, a few were laid off before I was. The process started from last fall in fact. I even know the target % globally. Please don't quote.
I had only glowing reviews, but work was slow in that group because the work they do is second tier to other v10s but still very, very expensive. Up until December they were continuing to hire new associates into banking/bankruptcy, over the last two years they hired around 25 new junior-mid level associates and multiple partners, myself included in that number (associate).The firm's revenue was stagnant according to their own internal presentations with costs ranging between +13 to +20% due to the increase in cost from forced RTO and the incredibly stupid decision to renovate somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 sq feet of commercial real estate to rent for corporate events. Delusional management has led them to financial distress.
I heard from people who stayed that many of the associates are afraid for the first time in big law careers they won't make any bonuses or have even close to hour targets. Junior partners also appeared quite afraid of the dwindling work and the person in charge of the central staffing told me before I left that almost nobody in the group was hitting 40/week. Avg. hours across the firm were <1500; not surprised by my fate. I ended up at a higher ranked firm/group, so I'm actually glad I got pushed out early as opposed to in the second round (made finding jobs much easier), but still royally fuck that firm for putting so much pressure on me while I was literally doing my best to heal a severe, critical injury.
Could you pm me as well pls?
Is this the DF group? Would be great if you could provide more insights as I have a standing offer from them. Could we connect on pm? Thanks!Bramwell wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:18 amis this impacting entire banking group? What about private credit folks that came from Proskauer about a year ago? Saw that a couple Chicago debt finance partners (including a relatively junior partner that just lateraled a year ago) just defected to a competitor.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:48 amU.S. New York, banking division. Was pressured by both HR and Partners in my group (which ignored my doctor's emails re: my disability) to find a new job. Prior to the push out, one partner and a group representative told me my issue had been discussed amongst partners and that it was okay for me to stay home while I was physically unable to return & until my doctor cleared me. During my yearly review the partner in question denied the existence of this clearance (which he himself had given me over the summer), told me HR had never discussed my injury with any of them, and contradicted what he told me over the summer re: group partnership being well aware of my injury and being fine with my return when I was healthy. Everything was just laying paper trail.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:30 pmUS. There's a global headcount reduction going on. In my office, a few were laid off before I was. The process started from last fall in fact. I even know the target % globally. Please don't quote.
I had only glowing reviews, but work was slow in that group because the work they do is second tier to other v10s but still very, very expensive. Up until December they were continuing to hire new associates into banking/bankruptcy, over the last two years they hired around 25 new junior-mid level associates and multiple partners, myself included in that number (associate).The firm's revenue was stagnant according to their own internal presentations with costs ranging between +13 to +20% due to the increase in cost from forced RTO and the incredibly stupid decision to renovate somewhere between 120,000 and 150,000 sq feet of commercial real estate to rent for corporate events. Delusional management has led them to financial distress.
I heard from people who stayed that many of the associates are afraid for the first time in big law careers they won't make any bonuses or have even close to hour targets. Junior partners also appeared quite afraid of the dwindling work and the person in charge of the central staffing told me before I left that almost nobody in the group was hitting 40/week. Avg. hours across the firm were <1500; not surprised by my fate. I ended up at a higher ranked firm/group, so I'm actually glad I got pushed out early as opposed to in the second round (made finding jobs much easier), but still royally fuck that firm for putting so much pressure on me while I was literally doing my best to heal a severe, critical injury.
Seems similar to the 1993 Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia.butonawednesday wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:14 pmcan anyone summarize this thread so I can understand it?