associates

The scum law firms breed. This guy was scum’s scum.

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QI’m a third-year litigation associate who, for my first two years, did a lot of bankruptcy work. I’m not so sure I want to be a partner, but I also don’t want to have to leave the firm. I hear that Special Counsel is a decent gig, though for most associates gunning for partner, I understand [...]

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I actually used the F word and told the partner off. Now what should I do?

Almost any literate jack-ass can be an associate attorney if he has access to a computer and/or a ride to a place that does

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I fear my job is on the line. It’s not my fault the rainmaker thought I had the experience of a fifth or sixth year law firm associate

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I am really very content with my job as a seventh year associate at a megafirm—I’m happy just plodding.

Post image for How Big Firm Associates Communicate

Even the most basic and routine interactions take on a form of their own when they occur in a law firm.

As I start my fifth year as a licensed liar, here are the things I wish I had been told when I first started

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We picked one of the most out-of-shape Bitter Lawyer writers to give P90X Extreme Home Workout a try. We told him to report back in 6 months

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The last impenetrably bulletproof glass ceiling hovering over the heads of women prevents us from entering into friendships with men.