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They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Which, if you’re in law school, means you shouldn’t let any of these ten rat bastards out of your site for even a minute.

Post image for From the Archives: Become a Plaintiff-Lawyer Machine

Bitter Lawyer alumnus PhilaLawyer walks through the five steps necessary to become a plaintiff-lawyering machine. (Necessary for many in today’s layoff-mad legal climate.)

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Post image for Darren Heitner: Sports Agent Law Student Blogger Man

[Ed. Note: In our piece last week on the “Top Five Sports Agents who are Lawyers,” we mentioned Darren Heitner. Darren is the founder and managing editor of SportsAgentBlog.com, a popular, well-recognized blog. And while checking it out, we couldn’t help but notice that he’s a pretty busy guy.

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Post image for Tucker Max: The Anti-Lawyer

If you attended Duke Law School between 1998 and 2001, you probably idolized, abhorred or had sex with Tucker Max. Truly uninspired about becoming a lawyer, he rarely attended class, but Tucker made the most of his law school experience.

Fueled by excessive amounts of firm-sponsored booze, an averted sexual encounter with a married female partner, and a belligerent performance at the firm retreat landed him in the managing partner’s office—fired from his first (and only) summer associate gig. Days later, an email he wrote to friends chronicling the incidents turned him into a viral internet sensation.
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