It’s Thursday already?! Actually, I thought it was Friday. Damn it. Either way, it’s time to open the Bitter Lawyer archives.
This is one of Bitter Lawyer’s most popular posts. It was so popular that it got picked up and was criticized by the mighty Rush Limbaugh. But before you read what Rush had to say about it, read the actual article.
Oh, and just in case you missed the headline, it’s about boobs.
How about that debate last night? Needless to say, there are times that this Bitter Staffer really misses George W. Bush. Never again will this country enjoy such . . . unintentional comedic verbal ecstasy. Sure, Mitt has had some doozies, but nothing compared to W.
Back to the topic at hand. There have been a lot of Ex-Bitters to hold the office of the President of the United States, so let’s take some time and educate ourselves about them. And then let’s get back to more serious issues.
It’s Thursday again. That means it’s time to check the archives, open the Bitter Vault. After watching Lil’ Wayne’s deposition yesterday, we were really in the mood to find some more depo love.
Low and behold, look what we found. A handful of classic depositions! Check them out!
It’s Thursday again. That means it’s time to check the archives, open the Bitter Vault. Let’s see what we can dig up . . .
Pretty sure we Bitter Vaulted this one not too long ago, but it never gets old. Let us know if you bump into any of these students. Or better, if you’re one of them.
As much as we don’t really want you to get a job because that would mean you would have less time to read Bitter Lawyer, we nonetheless want to invest in you for the long term. Meaning, you need to spend some time in the pig pen before you become truly bitter. At which point you’ll be back here, loving us even more.
With that, some more interview tips.
Here’s a timely one from the archives. The legal market has not improved much from when this post originally aired, so we know that the majority of you are still hanging out on the couch in your tightie whities or pinkie panties. If that’s the case, it’s time you reconsider whether any of these jobs might work for you.
And even if they’re not, you need the money.
It’s time again to open the Bitter Vault. This go around we’re reaching way back to bring you a classic. This is where it all started. Living the Dream: The Interview. Love it. But don’t live it.
BONUS: Living the Dream creator, Rick Eid, reveals the inspiration for the first webisode.
While were on the subject of Adderall and because it’s time to open the Bitter Vault, let’s take a look at the other side. See the link below.
Sure, on paper it may not be ethical or “right” to use stimulants like Adderall or Ritalin when you haven’t been diagnosed with ADD or a similar disorder. But where do you draw the line? Caffeine stimulates basically the same part of the brain as these amphetamines. Thus, should law schools and firms remove their coffeemakers and ban caffeine drinks from the premises? Wouldn’t that make it a more level playing field? Or is our main rub with the legality of it all? That is to say, anyone can drink caffeine but the law requires a prescription from a licensed medical professional to ingest “A-Bombs”.
In the end, the larger concern should be that these are serious f’ing drugs — distant cousins of cocaine, and that chronic and long term use has the huge potential to mess you up and destroy lives. Users of these drugs, whether illicit or kosher, should ask themselves whether the legal profession is right for them if they need amphetamines to make it. The effects of long term use of these drugs have not been studied to any great degree, but it’s not unreasonable to assume that the ol’ ticker is going to give out much sooner than had it not lived a life constantly being redlined. Everything has its price.
This one is from Law School 10.
It’s that time again. Time to reach deep into the Bitter Vault and see what we can dig out.
The timing on this one couldn’t be better. For the young’ens out there, it is a good history lesson on Robert Kardashian, Rob Jr.’s old man. Robert Sr. was O.J. Simpson’s friend and garment bag monkey and who sat at O.J.’s side throughout his botched (unless you’re O.J.) trial. Of course, Rob Jr. is in the news for falsely tweeting that he was heading off to law school this fall.
Today’s Bitter Vault post reminded me of when I told my boss to “take this job and shove it.” Well, kinda.
Fifteen years ago when I was an associate at my first law firm, I had the opportunity to switch from the “take-10-to-15-years-off-your-life-expenctancy” litigation department to the more easy-going transactional department. (Yeah, this was back when there were these things called “transactions”. Some of you younger attorneys probably learned about them in your contracts classes.) The transactional department had given me an offer to join their group, so it was time to drop the bomb on my litigation boss. Given that I would remain at the same firm, I had to be diplomatic.
