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How To Juke Your Law School Employment Stats In Four-And-A-Half Easy Steps

September 30, 2015 by Sean Myers Leave a Comment

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to apply for a position as a Career Counselor at your law school. If hired, I would be a solid contributor to your office, due to my legal and accounting background. Before following my lifelong dream of becoming an attorney, I worked as a certified public accountant…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: employment, law school

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No Experience Offered

April 23, 2013 by The Northwest 3L 1 Comment

As legal employers increasingly fault law schools for failing to prepare their students for the actual practice of law, law schools have responded with an increasing array of student requirements that appear relevant without actually requiring the law school to provide any of that pesky practical experience that most professors don’t actually have.  For example,…

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: employment, experience, jobs, work

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Job Searching . . . On Craigslist

March 13, 2013 by Han Bitter Solo 1 Comment

When you are job searching there is a “no stone unturned” mentality in finding a hopeful employer to send your “based on a true story” résumé and completely bullshit cover letter. One location that I never thought would work but actually has had some results is Craigslist. Yes the same website where you can buy…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: craigslist, das12, employment, job hunting, job search, jobs

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Please Stop Asking About My "Plan"

February 19, 2013 by Not an Elle 11 Comments

The farther I get into law school, the harder it gets to avoid the reality that, at some point, my education will end. And at that point the real world will begin. The real world will of course include bar prep, the bar exam, and some type of employment: unemployment, funemployment, part-time employment, under-employment, non-legal…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer, Not an Elle Tagged With: Bitter Law School, employment, law firm jobs, law students

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Resume Tsunami

October 29, 2012 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

 

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: albert wang, bitter comic, employment, job market, jobs, recruiting

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5 Bad Reasons to Go to Law School

October 9, 2012 by Kate Currer 4 Comments

So you’re thinking about going to law school, huh?

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: applying to law school, employment

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My Law School Might Get Sued (For Fraud)!

March 20, 2012 by Law Firm 10 Leave a Comment

I’m not necessarily in favor of these class actions, nor would I characterize myself as feeling defrauded by my law school’s marketing materials

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: employment, lawsuits

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Bitter Brief 18: Glitter Bombing, Fugly Rights, and the Mother of All Lawsuits

September 1, 2011 by Bitter Brief 1 Comment

[powerpress] This week on The Bitter Brief, Kimber and Mark wax philosophical on South Korean labor contracts and take ridiculous plaintiffs to task in the mother of all lawsuits. We debate the legality of some fabulous protest, and our discussion on employment discrimination gets ugly. Click here to subscribe to The Bitter Brief on iTunes!

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Brief, employment, frivolous lawsuits, fugly, glitterati, labor law

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The Exit Interview Fallacy: Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts

June 28, 2011 by Law Firm 10 3 Comments

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you already made the gravest error an educated person can possibly make in his or her lifetime, i.e. law school. Everything about that decision virtually guarantees a life of inescapable misery. It’s like walking into a Vegas casino with your life savings (most of it borrowed) and…

Filed Under: Columns, interview, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: biglaw, employment, in-house counsel

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Law School Transparency

June 20, 2011 by Albert Wang 4 Comments

(Click the image to see the full comic.)

Filed Under: Comics, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: employment, Statistics

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