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CLE: The Malignant Tumor of the Legal Profession

March 14, 2017 by Matthew Richardson 13 Comments

As a nod to my upcoming CLE requirement deadline, I made a short list of things I’ve actually learned over the course of my big firm legal career.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: CLE, Unethical & Amoral

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Halloween is for Restocking the Stable

November 2, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 3 Comments

This Halloween I planned to do the same exact thing I do every Halloween: spend four days lying to random girls and picking up digits for the winter.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: dating, Unethical & Amoral, women

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The Trouble With First-Year Associates

October 19, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 7 Comments

I figured I’d throw our a few foolproof ways to solve the problem of corporate clients not wanting to pay for first-year associates.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, law firms, mid-level associates, Unethical & Amoral

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Richardson's Beef With Occupy Wall Street

October 12, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 15 Comments

Being a corporate lawyer who basically sucks from the teat of Wall Street, I’m tempted not to bite the hand that feeds me. But I still have ideas.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: banking, Unethical & Amoral, Wall Street

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Amanda Knox: America's New (Accused Murderer) Sweetheart

October 5, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 7 Comments

Can someone else please admit this is the first they heard of this person? The name Amanda Knox barely registered for me until yesterday.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Amanda Knox, murder, Unethical & Amoral

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Richardson’s TV Report Card on Whitney, Pan Am

September 28, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 2 Comments

Matthew Richardson reviews Whitney and Pan Am, two of this fall’s new television series.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: television, Unethical & Amoral

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Richardson's Unethical and Amoral TV Report Card

September 21, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 1 Comment

For highly-employed associates who didn’t get home from the office until the morning, here’s Richardson’s take on three shows that recently premiered.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: television, Unethical & Amoral

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Can You Sue Your Way Out of Stupid?

August 24, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 5 Comments

It’s like soldiers at the beginning of “Saving Private Ryan” suing the generals for misleading them about their prospects when they got off the boats.

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: law school rankings, lawsuits, TTT Schools, Unethical & Amoral, US News

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I’m Not Going To Your F**king Wedding, Buddy

June 22, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 6 Comments

As summer starts heating up, I have to decide whether I’m gonna break two of my rules. Things that I decided I was not gonna do anymore while I still have a job in the shithole economy: 1. Bang any summer associates. 2. Attend any wedding of my asshole colleagues.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: biglaw, etiquette, Unethical & Amoral, weddings

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Golf Is For Winners

June 8, 2011 by Matthew Richardson 9 Comments

I hate golf. These are just a few of the things I’d rather do than play it: Get my ass waxed Attend a CLE seminar See a Kate Hudson movie But that wasn’t always the case. A few years back I actually enjoyed playing golf and was getting fairly decent at it. But then, much…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: golf, Unethical & Amoral, Wall Street

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