I was in the middle of a merger deal, working 80 hours a week, for about two months. For weeks, I’d been telling the partner, I was best man in an upcoming wedding and I couldn’t work Saturday the 5th. He assured me that I’d be fine. “For God’s sake, what kind of monster do you…
Seven Things to Look Forward to as a Junior Associate
Seven Things to Look Forward to as a Junior Associate: 1. Doing absolutely nothing all week, then getting a Friday phone call from a partner at 5:15 PM. 2. Being uninteresting to people with cool jobs. 3. Telling people that vacations are for pussies and actually believing it. 4. Telling your friends that you have…
Five Types of Law Partners
The five kinds of terrible and awful law partners you meet in BigLaw firms.
Why BigLaw Associates Should Listen to Me
At conferences throughout the year, I’m often pigeonholed by attendees, who look at my name and ask me this question: “Who the fuck are you?” After I explain who I am and I buy a few rounds of drinks, people start talking to me. After a few more drinks, I tell them why my advice…
Young Lawyers, You Have So Many New Office Possibilities
With word that at least one BigLaw firm is literally putting first-year associates in boxes, we tried to figure out what next locational ignominies would be visited upon baby lawyers who once used to dwell amongst the clouds, albeit in one of those middle-of-the-hallway offices rather than a corner suite. Used to be if you landed…
White Shoe Law Firm Has Insufficient Minions
Remember how we recently told you that you do, at a bare minimum, need to show up for court? You probably read that and thought “Jesus Christ, Bitter Lawyer. Every last one of us knows that we have to show up. Who on earth DOESN’T show up?” Apparently the answer to that is “big shot…
Do You Have BigLaw Chops?
Well, do you have what it takes?
Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam
But I can’t really blame the corporate attorneys for what they are doing.
Bitter Vault: O.J. Simpson Trial: Where Are They Now?
O.J. Simpson Trial: Where Are They Now?
Five Types of Legal Assistants Gone Bad
While lawyers know a good legal assistant is worth her weight in gold, you sometimes end up with dead weight.
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