alternative careers

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An hilarious post from Greedy Associates. However, #2 is completely wrong. You can make millions as a blogger! Post image from Shutterstock.com

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We caught up with best-selling author and lawyer Gretchen Rubin to talk about her writing and the Happiness Project

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What do you think of my prospects of developing an online business that delivers attorney-reviewed forms like LegalZoom?

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Twenty-eight years after graduating from law school I’m drafting the all-important “Profile” section of my resume.

As the economy continues to stagnate, people from all walks of life turn to the legal academy. Just who are these “second career lawyers?”

Post image for Bitter News, Week of August 8th, 2011

Here are your headlines from the Bitter Newsroom, where we bounce back! Why Lawyer Pay Will Shrink: Reverse auctions are driving Biglaw rates down as large firms anonymously submit quotes for a jobs posted by major companies. With the increased number of lawyers being dumped into the market graduating each year, it seems like this may be a trend [...]

Post image for Top 6 Jobs Lawyers Wish They Had

Obviously, nobody reading this site actually enjoys being a lawyer. We tolerate because this is the path we’ve chosen and it’s just too late to do anything else … or is it? For those dreamers out there with the gumption to give up the safety of law firm life to do what they were meant [...]

Taking the entrepreneurial approach to getting a law job too far. (Click the image to see the full comic.)

Post image for From the Archives: Jay Bilas: ESPN Analyst & Esq.

Q: What is a typical day in the life of a college basketball analyst? Is it as fun as it seems? A: It certainly beats working for a living! Jay Bilas: ESPN Analyst & Esq.

Post image for From the Archives: 11 Famous Law School Dropouts

Everybody knows someone who thought about going to law school but decided to do something else instead. And then there are those lawyers who left practicing to follow a different path. 11 Famous Law School Dropouts