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Bitter Vault: Friends Don’t Let Friends Give Them Legal Advice

July 16, 2017 by Law Firm 10 12 Comments

Reason No. 2,341 that I hate being a lawyer: when a friend or family member asks for my legal advice.

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: family, free, lawyering, legal advice

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The Seven Habits of Highly (In)effective Partners

October 28, 2014 by Law Firm 10 6 Comments

The “habits” of basically every partner I work for constitute the polar freaking opposite of the habits associated with highly effective people.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: Featured, partners

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All Missile, No Warhead: Use Cliches Like a Lawyer

September 22, 2014 by Law Firm 10 7 Comments

Helpful cliches to be used liberally whenever anyone shows up to a meeting unprepared and gets called upon to speak unexpectedly

Filed Under: Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: Featured, lawyering, legal writing

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Are You Working For Losers?

May 1, 2013 by Law Firm 10 7 Comments

Surprisingly, with two new female partners, I’ve been winning.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: partners

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Avoid the Agony of a Law School Reunion

April 3, 2013 by Law Firm 10 3 Comments

Q: My law school reunion is coming up (it’s our tenth) and I’m on the fence about going. I’ve been moderately successful in practice but am now actively trying to dump practicing law entirely, with limited success. While I loath having to be around a bunch of lawyers at an “old-fashioned cocktail reception” and reunion…

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: clas reunion

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Law Firm 10 Has a Question for You

March 27, 2013 by Law Firm 10 10 Comments

I’ve been struggling with something for awhile now (actually, since 1/3 of the way through my first stint as a summer associate in Big Law), and I was hoping the universe might be able to offer some guidance. See, I want to be a positive person who radiates enthusiastic energy and gives off good vibes…

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: big law, happy, Law Firm, negative, practice, question, toxic, unhappy

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Do I Need to Upgrade My Image to Make Partner?

February 6, 2013 by Law Firm 10 5 Comments

What you drive or what you wear should not impact whether you make partner at the firm.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: cars, Law Firm, partners, partnership

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Is It Okay for a Lawyer to Marry Another Lawyer?

January 23, 2013 by Law Firm 10 11 Comments

If you love to argue, then you would love to marry another lawyer.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: argue, lawyer, marriage, married attorneys, married lawyers

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Wanted: Photo of Law Firm 10

January 10, 2013 by Law Firm 10 25 Comments

The question is asked: Is LF10 a “10”?

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: Anonymous, blogger, identity, law firm 10, photo

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Should I Quit Law and Follow My (Real) Dreams?

December 26, 2012 by Law Firm 10 6 Comments

Law Firm 10 dishes out advice to a tax attorney who is lost at sea.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: career advice, lf10, new career, tax lawyer

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