Law Firm 10

No Exit

by Law Firm 10 on June 25, 2009 in Columns

I’ve come to accept the yearning and melancholy that arises whenever I wake up late and ride the El after 8 AM—that’s rush hour for all the girls with fun, interesting (and ostensibly low-paying) jobs. They’re all so freaking happy and healthy looking, with their Equinox memberships that they actually use and the kind of [...]

Serendipity and the Single Girl

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by Law Firm 10 on June 10, 2009 in Columns

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This past weekend, I was angling for a posh, Ivy League alum and instead found myself waking up next to a snoring Hoosier.

Facebook’s Madame Bovary

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by Law Firm 10 on May 28, 2009 in Columns

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

Summer of Love

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by Law Firm 10 on May 13, 2009 in Columns

In a few days a bunch of cretins in the form of summer associates begin their 12 weeks of pathetic play-acting around the firm.

Associate, Interrupted

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by Law Firm 10 on April 23, 2009 in Columns

There are two things I’m certain of: (i) I am a fantastic associate; (ii) I am profoundly miserable. And I’m afraid there’s a direct link.

It Just Sucks

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by Law Firm 10 on April 2, 2009 in Columns

Was I to believe that the only people desperate enough to spend $1,800 on It’s Just Lunch were the mothers of gay sons and divorced men?

It’s Just (the Most Expensive) Lunch (Ever)

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by Law Firm 10 on March 12, 2009 in Columns

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I’m looking for a high-earner with the financial wherewithal to slip a $20,000 ring onto my left hand after a whirlwind courtship

How to Lose a Non-Lawyer Boyfriend

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by Law Firm 10 on February 18, 2009 in Columns

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The key to maintaining a lawyer-civilian relationship is to mentally delete all those asocial, annoying tendencies that make us good at our jobs

Your Women’s Initiative Sucks

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by Law Firm 10 on January 28, 2009 in Columns

Of all the things about this firm that make me writhe with discomfort and despair, perhaps the most notable is the Women’s Initiative. I can say with great conviction that I would rather trade places with a paralegal, and spend my days doing whatever the hell it is paralegals do, than join that miserable group. [...]