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Seven Tricks of Law School Networking 101

January 6, 2021 by Bitter Contributor 34 Comments

To prepare for gut-wrenching, mind-numbing “networking” events, here are a few exercises that can steel you for boredom, humiliation, and awkwardness.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Featured Lawyer, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, bitter rant, law students

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Professor Purr Monster: Legal Lessons I Learned From My Cat

December 17, 2020 by A Favorable Light 2 Comments

I’m not one to spend all day explaining to people how intuitive my cats are. But at the same time, I think there are a few lessons my brood has taught me over the years. I don’t just mean that they will pee on my bed in retribution for me going away for a long…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: cats, legal advice, litigation

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Mosquitos and the Science of Legal Nuisances

December 17, 2020 by A Favorable Light Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered why you seem to be cursed with bad luck in your law practice? Why situations that seemed so simple turned into catastrophes? Do you often feel like a shortstop, expecting to field one grounder, and suddenly you’re pelted by balls from every direction? Why are there so many balls? When did…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: advice, career advice, practicing law

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The Costly Sound of Silence

September 26, 2020 by Sean Myers Leave a Comment

Only in postmodern music can you find an entire album of someone raking their leaves. To many of us, listening to postmodern music has significantly less appeal than walking, texting, and suddenly falling down an uncovered manhole. The genre is full of musicians who inhale, wistfully ask, “What is music, anyway?” and then stare off…

Filed Under: Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: copyright, john cage

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4 Reasons for Law Students to be Thankful This Thanksgiving

November 26, 2019 by Bitter Staff 3 Comments

Drinking, free food, and evil uncles. What more could you ask for over Thanksgiving?

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Featured, law students, thankful, thanksgiving

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You Will Probably Never Ever Get Disbarred

August 20, 2019 by Bitter Lawyer 2 Comments

How hard is it to get completely disbarred? Apparently it is really really hard, as this attorney learned when he piled infraction upon infraction but STILL didn’t get tossed from our noble profession. Pennsylvania attorney Christopher Booth kicked off his spree of misbehavior with the usual vague-but-still-problematic neglecting cases and failing to communicate with his…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: christopher booth, disbarred, pennsylvania, sanctions

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The Five People You Meet at the Bar Exam

July 25, 2019 by Bitter Staff 29 Comments

A checklist of the six types of people you’re guaranteed to meet in the bar exam room

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: bar exam, Bitter by Numbers

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Six Last-Minute Bar Exam Tips

July 25, 2019 by Lisa Needham 1 Comment

Let’s have real talk. By the time you see this post, you are under 24 hours away from taking the bar exam. What should you be doing with those last precious hours? What should you do to maximize your ability to not die during the process? Believe it or not, we have tips. And not…

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Filed Under: Featured, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: bar exam, sleep, study tips

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10 Things You Will Do While Studying for the Bar

July 16, 2019 by Kate Currer 47 Comments

The ten things you will almost always do during the weeks of studying for the bar exam.

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, Featured, Features Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: bar exam, Bitter by Numbers, studying

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3 Ways To Stay Awake During Your Bar Prep Class

July 15, 2019 by Bitter Lawyer 1 Comment

As your bar prep course drags on, you are likely finding it harder and harder to stay awake. So weird that hours of lectures on the UCC aren’t scintillating enough to keep you fully engaged, right? Who would have guessed? And then people get all huffy if you climb over them every fifteen minutes to get fresh…

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Filed Under: Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: bar prep, caffeine

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