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I Overheard a Partner Bitching About Me

October 2, 2017 by Ex-Bitter 9 Comments

I fear my job is on the line. It’s not my fault the rainmaker thought I had the experience of a fifth or sixth year law firm associate

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, associates, gl11, partners, rainmaker

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Why BigLaw Associates Should Listen to Me

August 24, 2017 by C. Hank Peters 9 Comments

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…

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: advice, Big Legal Brain, biglaw, gl11, SmallLaw

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Tips to Manufacture Outrage in Legal Writing

May 22, 2017 by C. Hank Peters 12 Comments

To be a successful big firm lawyer, you need to understand the art of manufactured outrage. Most successful solo attorneys have developed the skill of manufacturing outrage over years of being the little guy and overlooked for major litigation. As a big firm attorney, though, you’ll need to manufacture outrage easily and on the spot.…

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Big Legal Brain, gl11, legal writing

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Five Signs You’ve Become an Old Codger Lawyer

March 28, 2017 by C. Hank Peters 19 Comments

The “Old Codger Lawyer,” a species of lawyer that is at least two generations behind but still proudly unaware of it.

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: Big Legal Brain, gl11, hot tub, practicing law

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Amoeba Racing and 4 Other Idiotic Law Firm Team-Building Exercises

March 21, 2017 by C. Hank Peters 10 Comments

Most team-building exercises work well, like tailgating in a parking lot before a partner’s big ERISA trial. But others are not such a good idea.

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Featured, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, Big Legal Brain, gl11, law firms, team-building

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Four Things That Suck But Are Ethical

February 21, 2013 by C. Hank Peters 2 Comments

Lawyers like to complain a lot about sucky things, particularly sucky things that are unethical.

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Big Legal Brain, ethics, fax machines, gl11, legal marketing, unethical

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Facebook for Lawyers: The Like

February 20, 2013 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

How lawyers approach the “Like” button on Facebook.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Infographlike Substances, Lawyer Tagged With: facebook, gl11

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I'm a Recovering Alcoholic Mormon

December 7, 2012 by Ex-Bitter 1 Comment

I’m a fairly new but older associate in a large firm. I’m also a recovering alcoholic Mormon.

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, drinking, gl11

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Motions Unlikely to Be Granted

October 16, 2012 by Bitter Staff 4 Comments

Are these motions even real?!

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: gl11, motions unlikely to be granted

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Confirming Letters from My Father, a Lawyer

October 4, 2012 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

This letter confirms our conversation in the breakfast room on March 10, 2012, in which I said “Good morning,” and you said “whatevs.” This also confirms that, for reasons I believe were apparent, we did not discuss matters further. This letter confirms last night’s discussion over dinner in which you indicated that you “never really…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: cover letters, gl11, lawyering, legal writing

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