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Please Stop Asking About My “Plan”

by Not an Elle on February 19, 2013 in Columns

The farther I get into law school, the harder it gets to avoid the reality that, at some point, my education will end. And at that point the real world will begin. The real world will of course include bar prep, the bar exam, and some type of employment: unemployment, funemployment, part-time employment, under-employment, non-legal [...]

Rejection Letter, in Line Graph Format

by Gregory Luce on October 3, 2012 in Comics

Click the image for a more readable version. Or check out other graphs, diagrams, and Bitter Lawyer comics, including Form Rejection Letter and One Lawyer’s Letter to Another, Explained.

I Need a Raise or I’ll Starve

by Ex-Bitter on July 6, 2012 in Columns

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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?

I Had to Put My Dog Down

by Ex-Bitter on June 22, 2012 in Columns

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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.”

7 Similarities Between Stand-Up Comedy and the Law

by Kate Currer on June 20, 2012 in Columns

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There are more similarities between stand-up comedy and the law than meet the eye

I Married a Lawyer

by Ex-Bitter on June 15, 2012 in Columns

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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?

Gilbert O’Bryan, LLP

by Albert Wang on June 11, 2012 in Comics

A job offer from law firm Gilbert O’Bryan, in comic form from Albert Wang

I’m Awesome But Despised by Colleagues

by Ex-Bitter on June 8, 2012 in Columns

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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.

Faking It

by Not an Elle on May 29, 2012 in Columns, Featured

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I started my law firm summer job recently with a head full of typical first day anxiety questions.

Panic Answer

by Albert Wang on April 9, 2012 in Comics

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If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you do? A panic answer in a law firm interview. Comic by Albert Wang

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