Headlines from the Bitter Newsroom that won’t see U.S. summer games, but our kids may in 2116: • Law students in England are being offered real jobs to simply be cyber-friendly and use Facebook, Twitter and other social media in an attempt to promote a new College of Law opening next year. “@bitterlawyer RT: you [...]
I’m a midlevel associate in BigLaw, and I am on the road to being fired. Not laid off. Fired. I get glowing evaluations. I’m in demand. I have more work than I know what to do with. I have phenomenal experience, mentor younger associates and bill over the minimum hours required. I rarely turn down [...]
The OCI season is in full swing. And while we totally understand that all schools are at different points in the process (first rounds, callbacks, etc.), everyone is freaked out about interviewing well enough to receive a job offer. An offer to actually work as a lawyer and not a paralegal or building contractor. What’s standing between [...]
[Ed. Note: A refreshed version of our 9.2.08 post, this list kicks off our focus on the OCI/interview/job hunting process for law students. We’re working on several exclusive pieces that will be sporadically posted over the next weeks as a flint of guidance for bitter law students living in this insane legal era. Update: Check [...]
There are so many scintillating aspects to practicing law these days that it’s almost impossible to narrow the list. It’s like trying to compile a list of supermodels who you’d have sex with. Anyway, here are the ten things I love most about being lawyer: 1. WORKING WITH OTHER LAWYERS Whether they’re colleagues or opponents, [...]
Confirmed: Your job has never been this bad. And you’re probably not getting a bonus. At least if you’re working in a law firm, that is. As Citi Private Bank’s Dan DiPietro recently reported in American Lawyer, it looks like 2008 will be the worst year for law firms since 2001. One of the main [...]
