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Current title and employer? Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Television Production Okay, but what do your really do? Warner Bros Television Production is a division of Warner Bros. We produce scripted programming for each of the major broadcast networks. Our current shows include: CBS: Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, Eleventh [...]

Loose Ends, 11-3-08

by Bitter Newsroom on November 3, 2008 in News

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Marketers want to appreciate you with gifts on Election Day.  Free coffee, donuts, ice cream and more can be yours for merely visiting a polling booth.  But taking your “I Voted” sticker out for a spin to collect loot in California on Tuesday may be against the law and [...]

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I just started law school. I’m a little freaked out about finals. I know it’s early, but I want to do everything in my power to get good grades.

Loose Ends, 11-2-08

by Bitter Newsroom on November 2, 2008 in News

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy fees are estimated to reach $1.9 billion.  So in an effort to sell off assets, the first thing to go was the private jet, sold for $24.9 million.  Much of it will be spent on $950/hour legal fees—because it certainly ain’t cheap to go belly-up.  [New [...]

Loose Ends, 11-1-08

by Bitter Newsroom on November 1, 2008 in News

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Bill 49 hours this weekend!  It’s time to set your clocks back.  [The Associated Press] Are people who exercise their First Amendment rights infringing on Sarah Palin’s First Amendment rights?  I’m sure that question will be addressed tonight on Saturday Night Live.  You can almost hear Tina Fey reading [...]

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Missouri child molesters are having a hard time making plans this Halloween with all the back-and-forth courtroom controversy surrounding them.  And the latest is that a federal appeals court ruled in favor of forbidding sex offenders from “Halloween-related contact.” Whatever that means.  [St. Louis Post Dispatch] Do you need [...]

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I am a second-year associate at a mid-sized firm in litigation.  The practice is fine, I guess.  The money is pretty good.  My boss is an ass-hat, and if I am being brutally honest, my future here is probably not the brightest.  I can probably make better money somewhere else doing something that I would [...]

Loose Ends, 10-30-08

by Bitter Newsroom on October 30, 2008 in News

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Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Your pathetic Jerry Seinfeld impression might be protected (“What’s the deal with…”), but are Jerry’s jokes turning into a First Amendment issue?  And who would of thought that smashing avocados and converting them into gnarly brownies would turn into an idea people would fight over having anyway?  And why [...]

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I’m a first year at a Big Firm, and I’m close to going nuts. I know I’m supposed to be thrilled to even have a job these days, but I’m still pissed.

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Regarding future job prospects, is it better to go to a second-tier law school where I would be at the top of my class, or should I go to a first-tier school and be in the middle of my class? No-brainer.  Go to the best (highest-ranked) school that accepts you. But I have to ask… [...]