Advice from an Ex-Bitter
I Wonder if a Law School’s Rank or Location is More Important
by Ex-Bitter
02/08/10
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by Bitter Newsroom
02/08/10
Associate Abuse
Dear Dr. Part-Time Bitter, Esq.
by Bitter and Abused
02/05/10
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Dramedy of Broken Dreams
by Law Firm 10
02/04/10
Law Firm 10
Bitter Lawyer Without Pity: The Deep End
by Law Firm 10
02/04/10
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Bitter by Numbers
Top Six Super Bowl-Related Lawsuits
by Bitter Staff
2:15 PM, February 3rd, 2010
As Bitter Lawyer gears up to watch the Colts take on the Saints in Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV (that’s 44), a few things come to mind—other than how the game is as much of a Miami icon as David Caruso. See, the Super Bowl isn’t just a football game or the biggest media event of the year. It’s also serves as the spawning ground for some super lawsuits. Let’s look at some of history’s best Super Bowl-inspired litigation....
Unethical & Amoral
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Cryingtown
by Matthew Richardson
9:11 AM, February 2nd, 2010
As much as I love being around women (and we know that’s A LOT), proximity to them within the confines of a law firm is a completely different story. All of my least favorite experiences as a lawyer come from dealing with women. Trumping the misery of working under an insecure, passive-aggressive coozebag of a Law Review editor as a 3L, my worst moments spent with womankind have been playing witness to specific instances of female in-office meltdowns. Besides all the obvious differences between men and women that have ignited the gender wars for years—we pee standing up, we don’t think, we don’t feel—the most important, by far, is that MEN DON’T CRY IN THE OFFICE. It’s the sole reason we deserve to earn more money....
Bitter by Numbers
Five Reasons Entertainment Law Rules
by Mister Bitter
10:19 AM, January 25th, 2010
After analyzing every possible legal niche in the universe, Bitter Lawyer has determined that, hands down, the best law gig in the world is… Entertainment lawyer. As our interviews with top entertainment attorneys Carlos Goodman and Tara Kole attest, if you have to be a lawyer, practicing in Hollywood is where it’s at. (If you can break in.) And here are five simple reasons why: 1. MONEY—BIG MONEY The top players in the field make $5-10 million per year....
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO BREAK UP WITH SOMEONE VIA EMAIL OR TEXT?
Associate Abuse
Screening the BigLaw Un-Firm
01/28/10
Call me crazy, but you’d think my law firm would realize that we’re a group of educated professionals who are more than capable of seeking our own...
Bitter News
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Headlines from the Bitter Newsroom as spoof-y as Tiger Woods “feeling lucky” on Google:
• Are lawyers getting rich on 9/11 and the legal battle over Ground Zero worker compensation? Defense firms have already made nearly $200 million fighting claims. Plus: “Lawyers for the workers—who have yet to be paid—stand to reap 30 percent to 40 percent of all settlements or judgments.”
[New York Post]
• Another aftershock: The Haitian lawyer who was representing the 10 American missionaries charged with kidnapping 33 children and trying to bust them out of Haiti quit. [CNN]
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