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Lawyer Heaven

January 30, 2012 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

Work hard and italicize your commas and you may get into lawyer heaven.

Filed Under: Comics, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: careers

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More Clever Career Tips

November 21, 2011 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

Let me know if these career tips work and I’ll try them sometime. Honest.

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: careers, law jobs, legal career

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Second Career Lawyers

September 12, 2011 by Albert Wang 2 Comments

As the economy continues to stagnate, people from all walks of life turn to the legal academy. Just who are these “second career lawyers?”

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: alternative careers, careers, legal career

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I Want to See the Future of Law

July 29, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 12 Comments

QI just read a post on Lawyerist on the Future of Law Practice and am trying to research the best areas of law for a future law practice and where in the country they will be centered. Although I have been out of school for almost ten years and have ten years experience in business…

Filed Under: Columns, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, careers, gl11, law students, legal career

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Surviving the Legal Job Market: the Secret

July 18, 2011 by Albert Wang 8 Comments

Taking the entrepreneurial approach to getting a law job too far. (Click the image to see the full comic.)

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: alternative careers, careers, entrepreneurs, jobs, legal career

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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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I Need A Job

August 24, 2010 by Ex-Bitter 2 Comments

Q) I am a recent graduate from a TTT school and I graduated in the bottom half of the class (100/160). I worked for 2 out of the 3 years when I was in Law school and like to think I have a strong work ethic, however I was never strong at tests and nothing changed with…

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

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I Want A Job But Have No Legal Experience

August 3, 2010 by Ex-Bitter 16 Comments

Would a small firm potentially bring on a newly-graduated JD as a summer associate?

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

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Bitter News, 9-21-09

September 21, 2009 by Bitter Newsroom 1 Comment

Headlines from the Bitter Newsroom that make the 11th biggest lie in history: • Headline reads: “Gritty 80-yr-old is probably city’s oldest law student.” Probably?  The city’s?  Don’t want to step out on a limb and expand the geographic scope of that statement a smidgen?  You’re already using the word “probably.” For the love, he’s…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: biglaw, careers, divorce, law students, prosecutor

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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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