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Snow In The Mountains

December 19, 2015 by Kaleb Horton 2 Comments

I got a cup of coffee two towns back, from a convenience store where time had stopped. It was all dust and wood paneling, like a forgotten picture wedged in between the boards of an old wood trunk. The place smelled stale, like locals and truckers were still allowed to smoke in there. The bathroom…

Filed Under: Endings, Featured Tagged With: christmas, mountains

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For Christmas, Give Your Kids the Gift of Getting Hacked

December 3, 2015 by Andrew Sanders 3 Comments

Are you a parent? Have you ever made the mental calculation, “My kids want ToyX, but I can only afford knockoff ToyY, and they’re probably too young to tell the difference?” And to be fair, I’m sure that your two-year old was just as happy getting the $5.00 “Space Wars” R2-D2 knockoff that looked like…

Filed Under: Featured, SciTech Tagged With: christmas, hacking, vtech

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How to Spend Time with Non-Lawyers During the Holidays

December 27, 2014 by Kate Currer 1 Comment

Those non-lawyer, family members can be so annoying during the holidays – especially if you’re the only lawyer in the house.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: christmas, Featured, holidays, non-lawyers, thanksgiving

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Merry Christmas: Remit Payment Upon Receipt

December 25, 2014 by Gregory Luce 2 Comments

Enclosed for your convenience please find an invoice for services rendered through December 25, 2011

Filed Under: Featured Lawyer, Infographlike Substances, Lawyer Tagged With: billables, billing, christmas, Featured

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Seven Things That Always Happen at Law Firms Around Christmas

December 24, 2014 by Bitter Staff 23 Comments

Irrespective of the financial climate, there are seven things that always seem to happen at law firms around Christmas time

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, christmas, Featured, holidays

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Here Is Your Not Actually All That Bitter Christmas Music Playlist

December 23, 2014 by Lisa Needham Leave a Comment

Missing from this list: “Last Christmas,” “Do They Know It’s Christmas, “Christmas in Hollis,” et al. Basically most of the 1980s is missing, except for “Fairytale of New York,” because that belongs on every Christmas playlist. Happy Holidays everyone.

Filed Under: Critic Tagged With: christmas, music

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Five Horrible Lawyer Gifts From Etsy

December 23, 2014 by Lisa Needham 2 Comments

You know the drill. People assume because you are a lawyer (or an aspiring lawyer) that what you will really enjoy is some sort of lawyer-themed gift. In years past, you might have ended up with something semi-tolerable like scales of justice cuff-links or a gavel with your name on a plaque, but those days…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: awful, christmas, etsy, gavels

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Private Little Class War: Christmas Edition

December 19, 2014 by Kaleb Horton Leave a Comment

In my old neighborhood, everybody had garages, so nobody talked to each other. But there were exactly two situations that caused my neighborhood to acknowledge its own existence: criminal episodes involving a fire truck or more than one police car, and Christmas. That’s when we became the “light neighborhood.” The one featured in the newspaper…

Filed Under: Endings Tagged With: christmas, lights, santa

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A Law Student's Letter to Santa

December 24, 2012 by Not an Elle 8 Comments

All I want for Christmas are . . . a law student wishes big.

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What Every Bitter Lawyer Wants For Christmas, Part 2

December 7, 2012 by Doug Stephan 1 Comment

Ladies and gentleman, without further adieu, I introduce you to The Flask Tie.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: christmas, gifts

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