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Maybe it’s just us (and we said it here before about bumped up Wachtell salaries) but cash for associates is a no-brainer.

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We gave our intern a laptop and a dial-up modem and asked her to search through years of YouTube videos to find the best. She did.

Post image for Amoeba Racing and Other Idiotic Law Firm Team-Building Exercises

Most team-building exercises work well, like tailgating in a parking lot before a partner’s big ERISA trial. But others are not such a good idea.

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So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that’s on the worst day of my life. —Peter Gibbons

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QWho the hell are you? And why do you feel so entitled to give advice? AI don’t necessarily feel entitled to give advice, I just do. It’s up to you to read it, agree with it, hate it, or improve upon it. The real question here is: Why are you so angry? I mean, it doesn’t cost [...]

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Trying to build another business, doing some part-time work at a law firm, and going about my day-to-day when WHAM! I receive the following email.

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Why have I been cursed with the following completely useless set of characteristics? I’m too hot for the courtroom; I’m not hot enough in a bar.

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What’s the best way for a lawyer to get really rich, really fast?

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The law has a test for everything. There’s a test for when a corporation must disclose a material fact to its investors. A test for when a film is obscene. And there’s a test for when a particular argument is so ridiculous that it shouldn’t be made at all. And then there’s the straight face/laugh test. While [...]