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Faking It

May 29, 2012 by Not an Elle 3 Comments

I started my law firm summer job recently with a head full of typical first day anxiety questions.

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter Law School, law firm jobs, summer associates

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So, Going to Be a Summer Associate?

May 17, 2012 by Bitter Vault Leave a Comment

A collection of posts about being a law firm summer associate and what NOT to do to stay that way or get an offer

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: gl11, summer, summer associates

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Trudging Towards the End of Summer

August 16, 2011 by Namby Pamby 1 Comment

The law firm calendar has reached that page in the summer where there is absolutely nothing of importance going on in the office.

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: litigation, summer, summer associates

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The 7 Less-Deadly Sins of Summer Associating

July 7, 2011 by C. Hank Peters 7 Comments

It’s a little-known secret that I was a big firm summer associate at Dorsey & Whitney in 1971. For two weeks and three days. So, while Bitter Lawyer already has a solid list of the Nine Summer Associate Don’ts, it doesn’t cover the less deadly sins that often apply to people like me and you.…

Filed Under: Big Legal Brain, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Big Legal Brain, biglaw, gl11, summer associates

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I’m a Ripped and Tan Lifeguard

June 24, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 10 Comments

Q) I just finished my first year in law school. Not the greatest law school but at least in the second tier and I’m doing ok. And I still have high hopes for landing a job, preferably with a big firm. This summer, however, knowing that the likelihood of finding a law-related job was crap, I…

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, gl11, summer associates

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From the Archives: Nine Summer Associate Don’ts

June 10, 2011 by Bitter Vault Leave a Comment

It’s hard to argue with advice like “don’t be an asshole” and “don’t get wasted,” but not all these tips are so obvious. Nine Summer Associate Don’ts

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: biglaw, careers, From the Archives, jobs, summer associates

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How to NOT Sleep With a Summer Associate

May 17, 2010 by Matthew Richardson 25 Comments

Matthew Richardson’s Five Commandments for a trouble-free summer involving law firm summer associates

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: biglaw, summer associates, Unethical & Amoral

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I’m Nervous About My Exit Interview

August 4, 2009 by Ex-Bitter 9 Comments

I’m a summer associate at a big law firm and have my exit interview coming up.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, job offers, summer associates

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I’ve Been Shagging a Summer

July 13, 2009 by Ex-Bitter 18 Comments

QLike an idiot, I’ve been sleeping with this cute Summer Associate.  I’m a female associate at large New York firm, and the problem that has me freaked out is that he’s not doing very well.  So what if he doesn’t get an offer?  I’ve heard rumors about past Summer Associates blaming their poor performances on…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, sex, summer associates

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Summer of Love

May 13, 2009 by Law Firm 10 16 Comments

In a few days a bunch of cretins in the form of summer associates begin their 12 weeks of pathetic play-acting around the firm.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, summer associates

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