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I'm Plodding as a Seventh Year Associate

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

November 18, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 1 Comment

I generally don’t like off-color language in the office or even at home. Should I say something to him and risk being labeled the office prude?

I figured I’d throw our a few foolproof ways to solve the problem of corporate clients not wanting to pay for first-year associates.

September 30, 2011 by Ex-Bitter 2 Comments

Some nights at home over a glass of wine I wonder: could I do more and “be more,” especially at a firm with less notable talent?

My performance review came this week and it was then that I realized the full implications of my interactions with the senior associate

Apparently, when it comes to lawyers having a mid-life crisis, Facebook is the new Ferrari.

I work with this a partner who loves me, but he’s a total loser and not very well respected. How do I get away from him?