Marin

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Posts by Marin

  • Associate Advice, pls hndle thx

    Pls Hndle Thx: Ticking Time Bomb

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I have a pet peeve.  When scheduling conference calls, certain people, particularly associates at firms representing codefendants, frequently identify the time zone as “EST” or “PST” when we’re on daylight savings time.  Of course the writer means “EDT” or “PDT,” and everyone acts as […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: Too Good for $10?

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL, I wasn’t going to send this in to ATL until I saw a post that informed me that some other schools will actually pay employers to try out their students post-graduation. Here at Northwestern U, graduates lacking jobs get insulting offers […]
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  • Biglaw, Job Searches, pls hndle thx

    Pls Hndle Thx: Eenie Meenie Miney Mo

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL – It’s that time of the year again when law school administrators lead law student cattle into the big law meat processing plant: OCI time. I’m a rising 2L at a T-14 law school with decent grades.  My question to you […]
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  • Job Survey, Layoffs, pls hndle thx

    Pls Hndle Thx: High Anxiety

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, So I got Lathamed from my job last year.  It was tough but I eventually found a job that I like.  However, I live in constant fear of being Lathamed again.  I guess since it came out of nowhere last […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: Taking the Intern Out of Internship

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, Like many 2009 grads, I’m jobless, but not workless. I started an unpaid internship for a local government in January. They’ve been giving me a full caseload (as much as they give other employed attorneys), but no indication that they’re […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: On Multiple Bars & Migrant Workers

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I am a junior associate with a good job, but sadly, job security for attorneys in this market is virtually non-existent. Especially in the secondary market in which I work. If I were ever to lose my job, finding another one […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: Is It In You?

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, So today I told the head of our group and the assigning partner that I was done with empty calorie document review (yes, I used that term). Their response was less than understanding — something about my needing to have a […]
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  • pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating, Weddings

    Pls Hndle Thx: A Life Settlement

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, With Valentine’s Day coming up, do you think there is any merit to the argument that people should settle when they are trying to find a mate? Is there particular merit to this claim as to (busy) attorneys? Litigate or Settle […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: The *Other* Gang Bang

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I am a first-year litigation associate at a large law firm. Although I never really had any interest in doing transactional work, it has recently dawned on me that working in litigation severely limits my ability to transfer to my […]
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    Pls Hndle Thx: Can I Touch You There

    Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear Pls Hndle, Recently, I was at a bar after work with a few other associates from my firm who are on the same case as me. I was drunkenly flirting with one of the midlevels on the case, whom I thought […]
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