Everyone knows everyone in small towns, which is both quaint and a little creepy, especially for a government lawyer.
I Want to be a Prosecutor
Q) I read your column a lot and know the site’s usually focused on BigLaw, but I wanted to ask if you have any advice about becoming a prosecutor. I’m a 2L at a third tier law school and I already know I love criminal law. I just love the feeling of winning trials (even if…
I Hate Being a Prosecutor, but I’m so Damn Good at It
QI graduated from a tier-1 school in 2003. I spent the entire three years of law school fighting with my (now ex-) wife, and my grades suffered for it. I finished in the middle of my class with a 2.75. Though I concentrated heavily on international law classes, I simply did not have the GPA…
Bitter News, 9-21-09
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…