With on-campus interviews starting this week at most law schools, we go soft and pull out the bitter highlights of our advice for law students.


5 Things Hiring Managers Need To Quit Doing
Yeah, yeah, yeah. The economy is shot and we’ll all do basically anything you tell us to as long as it means we get a job. But just because you can do something, it doesn’t mean you should do something. And if not being a douche isn’t enough incentive, how about an improving economy? It…

How to Reform the Law School Interview Process
Interviewers need real information about candidates.

4 Ridiculous Interview Questions
Why!? Why do interviewers ask these absurd questions?!

Panic Answer
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do? A panic answer in a law firm interview. Comic by Albert Wang

Job Interviews: Plain Jane or Party Girl?
Ladies, are you wondering what to wear for your first job interview at a law firm? The folks with Mr. Law School have you covered.

Rejection Letter
The rejection letters for job applicants start to come in. Some are more personal than others.

Avoiding OCI's Landmines
In reliving all of the excruciating mistakes I made during on campus interviews, I realized that there were actual lessons to be learned.

Clever Career Tips
Pro Tip: Charles didn’t proofread his resume carefully, and used an en dash where he should’ve used an em dash. When the recruiting coordinator–a former copy editor–saw that error, it triggered a violent PTSD episode that resulted in two deaths! Now Charles lives in a cardboard box. You don’t want to be like Charles, do…

From the Archives: I Want to Be the Bearded George Clooney of BigLaw
Ex-Bitter has been answering reader questions since 2008 when a second-year associate asked for advice about what it takes to become a Hollywood agent. He’s been continuing his thankless task ever since, including answering this inquiry about rocking a George Clooney beard. I Want to Be the Bearded George Clooney of BigLaw