Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Man released on bail drives for 10 hours and 1,000 miles. Two-time Indy 500 winner (and “Dancing with the Stars” fifth-season winner) Helio Castroneves won an Atlanta Petit Le Mans race on Saturday—after being released on $10 million bail following charges of six counts of tax evasion. [International Herald [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Unlucky #13. That’s how many hours O.J. Simpson’s jury deliberated before returning their verdict: Guilty on charges. [ESPN] A case is pleaded in court by one Mr. A. Mea Culpa (real name) who claims to not be at fault for speeding, running red lights and ignoring stop signs because [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Good luck if you’re looking in the media today for a topic other than last night’s VP debate. Palin didn’t lock her knees, pass out and gash her head on the podium; the world reacts. [Above the Law, BBC News, CNN, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, The New York [...]
I’ve already received two summer associate offers. One from a prestigious firm in Atlanta, and one from a top firm in New York. I’m leaning towards Atlanta, since I’m originally from the South. Thoughts? Yeah, don’t do it. Not even close, homie. Take the New York offer–whether or not you want to live in New [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Forbes.com posted a special report called “The Dream Life,” which profiles former corporate types who ditched a desk for a dream. Featured is Biglaw-gone-Hollywood writer Rick Eid, Bitter Lawyer columnist and creator of our original web series Living the Dream. Here’s an idea: Nick Conley resigns from continuously getting [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: New York’s Mayor Bloomberg wants to go for a three-peat “as an emergency response to the world financial crisis.” [New York Daily News] Their eyes were bigger than their car. Idiot robbers can’t fit all their loot in the getaway vehicle, so they leave a lot of it behind. [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Goodnight, Sun. After more than eight years in print, the final edition of the New York Sun rolls off the presses. Internet killed the newsprint star. [Gawker.com] Chick lit full of youthful romance focused on the classically irresistible object of desire—a JD lad from New Haven. “10:45 p.m.: While [...]
QI am a 1L at a top-20 law school. I foresee wanting to transition out of law, so I am preparing to be a transactional lawyer. Even though my school is decent (in that all of the elite firms like Cravath, Skadden, etc. come here for OCIs), it is not the traditional feeder for Goldman, or McKinsey. Coming [...]
Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Heather Locklear had an impromptu photo shoot with the California Highway Patrol to become the latest celebrity with a current mug shot. Cheese! [Los Angeles Times] Heads of Church are starting a revolution to be able to legally discuss potential Heads of State. “Johnson and 32 other pastors across [...]
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