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I Want a Child But I'm Worried About My Job

December 20, 2013 by Ex-Bitter Leave a Comment

Is there is a good time to get pregnant and have a baby while working in a big law firm?

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Lawyer Tagged With: children, Featured, law firm jobs, pregnancy

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Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam

September 23, 2013 by M Walter 8 Comments

But I can’t really blame the corporate attorneys for what they are doing.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Associate Abuse, biglaw, business, Featured, law firm jobs, law jobs, lawsuit, partners, partnership track

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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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Rejection Letter, in Line Graph Format

October 3, 2012 by Gregory D. Luce 1 Comment

Click the image for a more readable version. Or check out other graphs, diagrams, and Bitter Lawyer comics, including Form Rejection Letter and One Lawyer’s Letter to Another, Explained.

Filed Under: Infographlike Substances, Lawyer Tagged With: cover letters, law firm jobs

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I Need a Raise or I'll Starve

July 6, 2012 by Ex-Bitter 15 Comments

I want to ask for a raise at my law firm. Should I do it now or wait? And what’s best, a percentage request or a specific dollar amount?

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, law firm jobs

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I Had to Put My Dog Down

June 22, 2012 by Ex-Bitter 41 Comments

One partner found it preposterous to take two days off for a dog and said “just do it and then come back to the office.”

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, dogs, law firm jobs

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7 Similarities Between Stand-Up Comedy and the Law

June 20, 2012 by Kate Currer 6 Comments

There are more similarities between stand-up comedy and the law than meet the eye

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: comedians, law firm jobs

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So You Married A Lawyer…

June 15, 2012 by Ex-Bitter 4 Comments

Do I really not understand the pressure my wife, a female associate, is under? And what should I do to get her back?

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, law firm jobs, marriage

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Gilbert O'Bryan, LLP

June 11, 2012 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

A job offer from law firm Gilbert O’Bryan, in comic form from Albert Wang

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: job offers, law firm jobs

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I’m Awesome But Despised by Colleagues

June 8, 2012 by Ex-Bitter 5 Comments

I know the law and I know my clients. But I am not liked by my law firm colleagues or staff.

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, law firm jobs, partnership

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