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On-Campus Interviews: a Bitter Lawyer Lowdown

November 23, 2018 by Bitter Staff 5 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: applying for jobs, job interviews, OCI, OCI Hiring Partners

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5 Things Hiring Managers Need To Quit Doing

November 10, 2015 by Bitter Staff 2 Comments

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…

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Filed Under: Endings, Featured Tagged With: job hunting, job interviews, job market

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How to Reform the Law School Interview Process

October 16, 2012 by Not an Elle Leave a Comment

Interviewers need real information about candidates.

Filed Under: Columns, interviews, law school, Lawyer, Not an Elle Tagged With: informant, job interviews, narc

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4 Ridiculous Interview Questions

September 26, 2012 by Kate Currer 1 Comment

Why!? Why do interviewers ask these absurd questions?!

Filed Under: Columns, interview, Lawyer Tagged With: job interviews, jobs

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Panic Answer

April 9, 2012 by Albert Wang Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: job interviews, Law Firm, law firm jobs, law firms

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Job Interviews: Plain Jane or Party Girl?

October 24, 2011 by Mr. Law School 1 Comment

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.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: fashion, job interviews, Mr. Law School Sam E. Goldberg

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Rejection Letter

September 19, 2011 by Albert Wang 7 Comments

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

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: applying for jobs, job interviews, rejection

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Avoiding OCI's Landmines

September 6, 2011 by Law Firm 10 5 Comments

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

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, law school, Lawyer Tagged With: applying for jobs, job interviews, OCI

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Clever Career Tips

September 5, 2011 by Albert Wang 1 Comment

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…

Filed Under: Comics, Lawyer Tagged With: job interviews, OCI, Resume

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From the Archives: I Want to Be the Bearded George Clooney of BigLaw

September 1, 2011 by Bitter Vault Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: beards, From the Archives, job interviews

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