Years ago, my friend and I were working at a local health club when we spotted a legendary athlete lifting weights. He was first-ballot Hall of Famer—and apparently, according to my friend, a man with a legendary rope. Not sure who told him this, but he claimed it was common knowledge. This guy was allegedly part of the [...]
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How do I get into entertainment law? Everyone wants to “go Hollywood.” The glitz and glitter of representing movies stars and A-list directors is too damn tempting, isn’t it? Not to mention the 5% commission entertainment attorneys charge, which means there’s no such thing as billable hours! Too good be true, huh? It is. It’s [...]
Bitter Lawyer has been inundated with reports, concerns and hilarious accounts of on-campus interviews over the past few weeks. Here is a list of the top five kiss-ass questions aspiring legal tools have allegedly asked. For those of you still looking for jobs, read this immediately—and make sure to never, ever ask any of these questions. [...]
QHey, I’m a female first-year associate at a big Manhattan firm, and I just started. Anyway, I have to work this weekend for the first time. I assume I can wear jeans or basically whatever, right? Is anything too casual for weekend work. AFor the most part, you can wear whatever you want. Just don’t [...]
I was asked by a significant partner with whom I actually enjoy working to help out on a multi-million dollar appeal. Fabulous. Actually supervising me on this project, however, would be the schlumpy Neanderthal partner we charitably call “Mr. Procrastination.” Not fabulous. Round one was post-trial motions, all-nighters. Round two, the initial appellate brief, was [...]
I am a 2L at a bottom T1/top T2 school. We are the only law school within 100 miles but in a sizeable market. I am ranked around the 35th percentile. I am not on law review. I am, however, the recipient of numerous awards for trial advocacy, have won several intra-school argument competitions and [...]
