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I want to ask for a raise at my law firm. Should I do it now or wait? And what’s best, a percentage request or a specific dollar amount?

A superhero for the down-and-out lawyer, Obscura provides one last hope of pulling defeat from the jaws of a ridiculously distant and unlikely victory. With nothing left to argue, with no legal theory worth its weight in pixels, and with no way out of a losing case and possibly money-wasting case, Obscura can provide one [...]

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One partner found it preposterous to take two days off for a dog and said “just do it and then come back to the office.”

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To great fanfare, we announced our Law School Kill List last Friday and promised to: review the intelligence we’ve gathered on questionable law schools and assess the threat of those law schools to the profession. If the threat is sufficient, we’ll recommend adding the school to the kill list as a school to take out, [...]

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Do I really not understand the pressure my wife, a female associate, is under? And what should I do to get her back?

Post image for The 4th Tier Law School Kill List

Each week we’ll review the intelligence we’ve gathered on questionable law schools and assess the threat of those law schools to the profession

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I know the law and I know my clients. But I am not liked by my law firm colleagues or staff.

See also, “How a New Lawyer Perceives an Old Lawyer,” supra. Original image modified from Shutterstock.com photo.

What new lawyers think about when they perceive an old lawyer on the street.

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Should I quit my law firm job in grand style? If I do, what should I do (or not do) to make a lasting impression?