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I Overheard a Partner Bitching About Me

October 2, 2017 by Ex-Bitter 9 Comments

I fear my job is on the line. It’s not my fault the rainmaker thought I had the experience of a fifth or sixth year law firm associate

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, associates, gl11, partners, rainmaker

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Five Types of Law Partners

September 20, 2017 by Bitter Staff 17 Comments

The five kinds of terrible and awful law partners you meet in BigLaw firms.

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, Lawyer Tagged With: biglaw, Bitter by Numbers, Featured, partners

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The Seven Habits of Highly (In)effective Partners

October 28, 2014 by Law Firm 10 6 Comments

The “habits” of basically every partner I work for constitute the polar freaking opposite of the habits associated with highly effective people.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: Featured, partners

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Five Signs You Aren’t Going to Make Partner

October 2, 2014 by Gregory Luce 1 Comment

Sorry, bub, the 5 essential signs that you aren’t going to make partner.

Filed Under: Bitter by Numbers, Features Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, Featured, partners, partnership

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I Made Opposing Counsel Cry

November 22, 2013 by Ex-Bitter 1 Comment

Should I have sucked it up as a lawyer or should I have stepped up as a fellow human being?

Filed Under: Advice from an Ex-Bitter, Lawyer Tagged With: crying, opposing counsel, partners

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Why Corporate Law is a Total Scam

September 23, 2013 by M Walter 8 Comments

But I can’t really blame the corporate attorneys for what they are doing.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Associate Abuse, biglaw, business, Featured, law firm jobs, law jobs, lawsuit, partners, partnership track

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Are You Working For Losers?

May 1, 2013 by Law Firm 10 7 Comments

Surprisingly, with two new female partners, I’ve been winning.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: partners

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Do I Need to Upgrade My Image to Make Partner?

February 6, 2013 by Law Firm 10 5 Comments

What you drive or what you wear should not impact whether you make partner at the firm.

Filed Under: Columns, Law Firm 10, Lawyer Tagged With: cars, Law Firm, partners, partnership

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I'm Not Sure I Want to Make Partner

May 4, 2012 by Bitter Vault Leave a Comment

QI’m a third-year litigation associate who, for my first two years, did a lot of bankruptcy work. I’m not so sure I want to be a partner, but I also don’t want to have to leave the firm. I hear that Special Counsel is a decent gig, though for most associates gunning for partner, I understand…

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, partners

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I Told a Partner to F*ck Off

April 13, 2012 by Ex-Bitter Leave a Comment

I actually used the F word and told the partner off. Now what should I do?

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: associates, partners

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