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I Am Just Here to Help

August 30, 2011 by Namby Pamby 3 Comments

We need more lawyers counseling lawyers on how to react when they have the opportunity to do something stupid.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: client service, email, job interviews

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And Mr. Smith Is Only a Second-Year

August 29, 2011 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

Interviews move forward, and the job prospects continue to dry up. (Click the image to see the full comic.)

Filed Under: Comics, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: 2L, job interviews, OCI

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I've Got Two Law Jobs in the Bush

August 26, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 2 Comments

If I get an offer from the second firm, I’m bailing on the first one in a heartbeat. Is this unethical?

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, ethics, gl11, job interviews, jobs, law jobs

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The On-Campus Interview Flowchart

August 22, 2011 by Albert Wang 5 Comments

The down and dirty of the law school OCI process. (Click the image to see the full comic.)

Filed Under: Comics, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: job interviews, OCI

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I Need a Legal Writing Sample for a Law Firm Job

August 12, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 4 Comments

Q) This is probably a first-year level question, but I was looking for advice on how to select proper legal writing samples to use when applying for jobs. I am four years out of law school and have accumulated a decent collection of memorandum and demand letters over the years at my current firm and was…

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, applying for jobs, job interviews, jobs, legal writing

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I Want to be the Bearded George Clooney of BigLaw

March 15, 2010 by Ex-Bitter 15 Comments

QI’m a third-year student at a T1 law school and near the top of my class. I have done fairly well in my interviews, and I am confident that I will be hired into a New York BigLaw firm, which has been a goal of mine since the tail end of high school. Problem: I have…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, beards, biglaw, job interviews

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OCI Hiring Partners Tell All: Part 3

September 18, 2009 by Bitter Staff 19 Comments

The end of the road for Bitter Lawyer’s series on OCI, law school interview tips, and how to impress hiring partners.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: applying for jobs, bitter exclusive, Generally Bitter, job interviews, jobs, OCI, OCI Hiring Partners

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OCI Hiring Partners Tell All: Part 2

September 16, 2009 by Bitter Staff 25 Comments

The latest in our OCI/interview/job hunting series for law students with all the down and dirty details you want to know from hiring partners.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: applying for jobs, bitter exclusive, Generally Bitter, job interviews, OCI, OCI Hiring Partners

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OCI Hiring Partners Tell All: Part 1

September 14, 2009 by Bitter Staff 24 Comments

The OCI season is in full swing. And while we totally understand that all schools are at different points in the process (first rounds, callbacks, etc.), everyone is freaked out about interviewing well enough to receive a job offer. An offer to actually work as a lawyer and not a paralegal or building contractor. What’s standing between…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: bitter exclusive, careers, Generally Bitter, job interviews, jobs, OCI, OCI Hiring Partners

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Nine Interview Don’ts

September 8, 2009 by Bitter Staff 25 Comments

Nine Interview Don’ts: 1.  Don’t write stupid, trivial things under the “Personal” section of your resume Nobody cares if you’re a Woody Allen fanatic, bake a mean kiwi-lemon pie or “love to travel.” Save this section for real things only.  Stuff like “Speak Cantonese fluently;” “Varsity golf, Vanderbilt University;” or “Published various political essays in…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, careers, job interviews, jobs, legal career

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