Matthew Richardson

Post image for Halloween is for Restocking the Stable

This Halloween I planned to do the same exact thing I do every Halloween: spend four days lying to random girls and picking up digits for the winter.

Post image for The Trouble With First-Year Associates

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.

Post image for Richardson’s Beef With Occupy Wall Street

Being a corporate lawyer who basically sucks from the teat of Wall Street, I’m tempted not to bite the hand that feeds me. But I still have ideas.

Post image for Amanda Knox: America’s New (Accused Murderer) Sweetheart

Can someone else please admit this is the first they heard of this person? The name Amanda Knox barely registered for me until yesterday.

Post image for Richardson’s TV Report Card on Whitney, Pan Am

Matthew Richardson reviews Whitney and Pan Am, two of this fall’s new television series.

Post image for Richardson’s Unethical and Amoral TV Report Card

For highly-employed associates who didn’t get home from the office until the morning, here’s Richardson’s take on three shows that recently premiered.

Post image for Can You Sue Your Way Out of Stupid?

It’s like soldiers at the beginning of “Saving Private Ryan” suing the generals for misleading them about their prospects when they got off the boats.

Post image for The Declining Value of a Midlevel Associate

As a mediocre midlevel at a top law firm, I haven’t really considered plans for my “future.” I always sort of let the tide take me to this place of bitterness. However, many of my friends are starting to make “plans.” Actually, it seems like most of them have already mapped out their lives. Of [...]

Post image for I’m Not Going To Your F**king Wedding, Buddy

As summer starts heating up, I have to decide whether I’m gonna break two of my rules. Things that I decided I was not gonna do anymore while I still have a job in the shithole economy: 1. Bang any summer associates. 2. Attend any wedding of my asshole colleagues.

Post image for Will You Pass or Fail the Bar Exam?

With the bar exam rapidly approaching, I thought it was time to give you a little Richardson guidance. Here is my list of Reasons Why You Will Pass the Bar (the Jordans) and my list of Reasons Why You Won’t (the Lebrons). Be honest with yourself. If you fit into the passing category, pat yourself [...]