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Bitter Style, Recessionista Fashion

October 9, 2009 by Bitter Staff

Even if we’re not exactly poor right now, we’re all acting that way.  If we’re not crabbing about the sad state of the legal profession, we’re bitching about the cost of living.  But, like rust, the demand to look presentable in a business environment never sleeps.  Whether it’s the day-to-day of associate life or the…

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: bitter exclusive, fashion, Generally Bitter

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Bitter Review of The Informant!

September 26, 2009 by Todd Gilchrist 4 Comments

If any further proof was needed that the concept of corporate integrity is only marginally different than malfeasance, then The Informant! provides it and then some. Based on the true story of a whistleblower who gets too consumed with lying to recognize the truth himself, director Steven Soderbergh’s latest turns anti-capitalist fare into commercial entertainment,…

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10 Lessons From the Tucker Max Movie Premiere

September 25, 2009 by Bitter Staff 19 Comments

Remember our boy Tucker Max, the guy who began Duke Law a hopeful lawyer and graduated a blogging sex fiend?  When we interviewed him last month, he was embarking on a multi-city bus tour to promote I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, his new movie based on his NYT bestselling book, which is based…

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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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Natalia, Teddy, Raising the Bar Giveaway

July 21, 2009 by Bitter Staff 11 Comments

[Ed. Note: As a follow-up to our interview with David Feige, former public defender and creator of the TNT legal drama Raising the Bar (Mondays, 10/9c), we sat down with Teddy Sears and Natalia Cigliuti, two of the actors from the show, to find out what it’s like to play one of Feige’s TV lawyers.…

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Bitter Wedding Crib Sheet

May 22, 2009 by Bitter Staff 22 Comments

Since it’s that time of the year again (and our editors are on vacation), we thought we’d kick off the weekend with a wedding piece (originally published last summer) … The most dreaded season of the year is upon us: The season of love.  Weddings galore.  All of those expensively printed invitations that request the…

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Secretary’s Day Bag Winner!

April 27, 2009 by Bitter Staff 17 Comments

Congratulations to one of the worthiest, bitterest support staff members in law. And thank you to everyone who entered Bitter Lawyer’s Administrative Professionals’ Luxury Bag Giveaway.  We couldn’t have been more impressed with the range of responses based on asking one, simple question: What makes you the most merciless, impossible a-hole of an attorney to…

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Enter Your Secretary for Our Bag Giveaway!

April 22, 2009 by Bitter Staff Leave a Comment

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  SEE HERE TO READ THE WINNING ENTRY.* So, Secretary’s/Administrative Professionals’ Day is upon us.  And we figured any respectable Bitter Lawyer likely forgot, which means you’ll be in the doghouse for the remainder of the week.  (Don’t worry, we heard Nick from Living the Dream did the same thing.) But…

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