What in the Bitter Lawyer is going on in this picture? Put your lawyerly wit to the test and post a comment with a hilarious caption about this hands-free device.  And keep it clean.  (Ish.) The editors’ favorite entry will be announced next Saturday, January 24. Editors’ Pick (Jan. 17-23): FoSho: “The awkward post-swing breakfast”

Bitter News, 1-23-09

by Bitter Newsroom on January 23, 2009 in News

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Harvard and Yale are apparently the two newest signs of the political Zodiac.  And what does your Ivy League sign say about you?  It represents your law school socialization and different theories of governing.  President Clinton, like most born under the YLS sign, was “creative, deep-thinking, [and] engrossed by [...]

Mark Twain once said, “I am not one of those, who in expressing opinions, confine themselves to facts.” Here are 15 compelling facts from Bitter Lawyer.  We leave the opinions up to you. 5,528 Number of lawyers on Facebook committed to bringing sexy back. 2 Number of Weird Al Yankovic songs found in Judge Alex [...]

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: David Iglesias will be re-handling the truth.  In some sort of bizarre real-life sequel, the former U.S. attorney who was fired in 2006 by the Bush administration BUT inspired Tom Cruise’s character in A Few Good Men got a job prosecuting Gitmo terror suspects again.  [Associated Press] Lab tests [...]

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Male law firm partners are awkward, middle-aged, sex-starved men who tend to mistake my professional attentiveness for flirtation

Loose Ends, 1-21-09

by Bitter Newsroom on January 21, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Hopefully Obama listens to the people better than he did Chief Justice Roberts.  And maybe Roberts shouldn’t be afraid to bring the script next time.  And stick to it.  I’ve heard that all the specific words and their arrangement in the constitution are pretty important.  Do over! [The New [...]

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Is it illegal to overbill? According to the “law,” yes. Is it unethical? According the ABA “code of ethics,” yes.

Loose Ends, 1-20-09

by Bitter Newsroom on January 20, 2009 in News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: A judge rejected a claim yesterday that Vice President Cheney intended to illegally discard some of his official records that are required for national archiving.  Which is why, I guess, he’ll be in a wheelchair at today’s inauguration ceremony.  Hurt his back.  Moving boxes.  Of documents.  To the dumpster.  [...]