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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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4 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me But I’m Thankful to Know Now

April 10, 2017 by Namby Pamby 2 Comments

As I start my fifth year as a licensed liar, here are the things I wish I had been told when I first started

Filed Under: Columns, Featured, Lawyer, The Namby Pamby Tagged With: advice, associates, law jobs

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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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I'm 24 and Head of the Litigation Department

November 15, 2013 by Ex-Bitter 2 Comments

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.

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

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9 Worthless Pieces of Wisdom from a Douche Bag Associate

December 27, 2012 by Grey Bitter 3 Comments

The scum law firms breed. This guy was scum’s scum.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, douche bag, idiot, Law Firm, moron, TN12

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I'm Not Sure I Want to Make Partner

May 4, 2012 by Bitter Vault Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, partners

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I Told a Partner to F*ck Off

April 13, 2012 by Ex-Bitter Leave a Comment

I actually used the F word and told the partner off. Now what should I do?

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, partners

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Five Things New Lawyers Actually Do

April 5, 2012 by Goo, Esq. 17 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, Featured Lawyer, Features Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, Bitter by Numbers

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I'm Plodding as a Seventh Year Associate

February 24, 2012 by Ex-Bitter Leave a Comment

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

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

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How Big Firm Associates Communicate

February 15, 2012 by Bill S. Preston, Esq. Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Columns, Featured Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, biglaw

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