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


4 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me But I’m Thankful to Know Now
As I start my fifth year as a licensed liar, here are the things I wish I had been told when I first started

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

I'm 24 and Head of the Litigation Department
I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing, yet here I am at age 24 and the head of the firm’s litigation department.
9 Worthless Pieces of Wisdom from a Douche Bag Associate
The scum law firms breed. This guy was scum’s scum.

I'm Not Sure I Want to Make Partner
QI’m a third-year litigation associate who, for my first two years, did a lot of bankruptcy work. I’m not so sure I want to be a partner, but I also don’t want to have to leave the firm. I hear that Special Counsel is a decent gig, though for most associates gunning for partner, I understand…

I Told a Partner to F*ck Off
I actually used the F word and told the partner off. Now what should I do?

Five Things New Lawyers Actually Do
Almost any literate jack-ass can be an associate attorney if he has access to a computer and/or a ride to a place that does

I'm Plodding as a Seventh Year Associate
I am really very content with my job as a seventh year associate at a megafirm—I’m happy just plodding.

How Big Firm Associates Communicate
Even the most basic and routine interactions take on a form of their own when they occur in a law firm.
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