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BigLaw Bros: Why Slam Pieces Don’t Want You
by Legal Tease
Bros of BigLaw, I love you, but I’m worried about you. You’re confused. You’re angry. And you should be. You’ve been told, by each other, that cementing your place as a certified cog in the BigLaw cash wheel would lead to a life slick with sick paychecks, sicker bonuses and a bevy of models and bottles waiting to revel in the sickness with you. But…it’s not working out so well for most of you so far. The disposable ladies aren’t lining up on their knees like you thought... [More]
Translating Your Annual Review: What Partners Really Mean
by Legal Tease
[The excerpt below is part of an article that was written by yours truly and originally published on TechnoLawyer's BigLaw newsletter on December 13, 2010] The end of the year is right around the corner, folks. And if you’re an associate working in biglaw, you know what that brings: partner drunkscapades at the firm’s holiday party, reluctant realizations that you’ve spent yet another year trading whatever straggling shards of youth you have left for a bucketful of billable hours,... [More]
The Price of Getting Pretty: Productivity
by Legal Tease
Let’s say you just woke up. After working at the firm until midnight last night, you’re already underslept and overtired and now you have to haul your ass out of bed and get ready for another day at the firm. You either: (A) Get up; brush your teeth; spend 10-15 minutes prepping your face, hair and bod; get dressed in the dry-clean-only version of the same basic outfit and shoes that you would wear if you were going to the park for a weekend stroll; and leave for work. or (B) Get up;... [More]
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When Cougars Attack (at the Firm): Help!
Q: Role reversal…yeah this time a guy is looking for advice. I am a summer associate at the job of my dreams. I know that when I graduate a year from now this is where I want to work and the way things are going I think they will have me. The problem… last week at a firm-wide social event a very sexy recently divorced partner made very explicit and very obvious passes at me. So much... [More]
Have I Already Blown the Bar Exam?
Q: I’m taking the NY Bar Exam later this month for the first time and am taking Barbri to prepare for it. It’s been going OK, but I got back my scores for the simulated practice test that Barbri offers and, no exaggeration, I almost threw up. (I won’t even share my score. I can’t bring myself to say it out loud.) Before you make judgments, though, know this: I graduated from a T14... [More]
I Let a Partner Touch My Boobs. Now What?
Q: Before I relay my question, I would just please like to reiterate that I do not believe that I’ve been sexually harassed in any way and I’m not looking to file any sort of claim. However, I did let a partner, well, feel up my boobs in a momentary lapse of judgment and now I’m completely freaking out. I’m a third-year associate and he’s a junior partner and it happened at a welcome... [More]
Harassed at OCI: Do I Go on the Callback?
Q: I just finished my first round of OCI screening interviews. I am in the top 10% of my class and on an honors journal, so I’ve actually received a few callback requests and may have a chance at landing an actual offer this fall. There’s one firm—top top tier Big Law, shall remain nameless—that’s the always been my dream firm and I did get a callback. The only problem is, the screening... [More]
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- Harassed at OCI: Do I Go on the Callback?
- Am I Screwed Because of My Typo?
- Is a Nose Ring an Interview Dealbreaker?
- Will Smoking Weed Keep Me out of Big Law?
- How Do I Handle a Deferred Start Date?
- How Do I Sneak Off to My Therapist During Work?
- I Failed the Bar Exam: Am I Fired?
- Am I Shut Out of BigLaw Forever?
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