Marin
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Posts by Marin
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Party On, Wayne
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] This week we received several requests for advice pertaining to that associate albatross, the firm holiday party. What should I wear? How much can I drink? Should I upgrade to Platinum membership at Equinox? In order to accommodate your overwhelming […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: I Would Prefer Not To
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] >Dear ATL, My firm has a women’s committee that organizes programs like lunches, networking events, and most recently mentoring “lunch bunches.” To my knowledge, the men in our firm are not invited to participate in these events. I don’t particularly […] - Sponsored
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Associate Bonus Watch 2008, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Do Not Seek Unto God's Privity
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Hi ATL, I am a 3L with an offer from a V50 firm. I, like many of my peers, am extremely nervous about having my offer revoked if the economy continues to tank. Should I contact my firm and ask […]
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Tommy Used to Work on the Docks
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL – I haven’t seen anybody commenting about this but I know for a fact I’m not the only one. I was recently laid off by my firm in a stealth layoff. Of course they said it was my […] -
Associate Advice, Drugs, Legal Ethics, Marijuana, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Chronic
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL, As a 3L, coasting through his last year of school, I find the occasional moment to partake in a bit of “relaxation” by way of an unmentioned illegal plant. I’m wondering though, other than a question about this […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Throw Physic To The Dogs
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL, I am entitled to my firm’s medical and dental benefits, subject to a max sum each year. Should I exploit these benefits, e.g. by going for regular check-ups and consulting a doctor even if it’s not a serious […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sexual Harassment
Pls Hndle Thx:Hot for Partner
[Ed Note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] Dear ATL- About a week ago I was out for happy hour drinks with some people from my firm. I really hit it off with a young-ish junior partner who I hadn’t really spoken to before. He asked me out for drinks […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Election SpecialWhat Not to Wear
Last night was one that made history, and not just in the ways you would think. As crowds stood at the Biltmore Hotel and at Grant Park, two women, one who would have been First Lady and one who became First Lady-Elect, stood by their husbands wearing what was historically each woman’s worst outfit during […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired (or Asked To Resign) from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced you to DB (not his real name — please keep it that way), formerly an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. At S&C, and in law school before that, DB became notorious for bragging about his wealth and making politically incorrect remarks. We collected some of his impolitic quips in our prior post, […] -
Holidays and Seasons, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Nightmare on Main Street
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’m new at my firm (small firm in Midwest, not BigLaw), and apparently people here dress up for Halloween. The head partner has sent a bunch of emails reminding everyone to wear their costumes on Friday, Oct. 31 […] -
Job Searches, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Four Minutes to Save the World
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL – I’m a 2L at a T25 school and I have one callback interview. My grades are average. Do you have any tips on how to nail the interview? Nervous Nelly Dear Nervous Nelly – Firm interviews are congeniality […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Other Voire Dire
[Ed Note: Do you have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com] ATL, I am a newly minted federal law clerk stuck in a small city where I don’t know anyone. The 12 hour work days I have been recently putting in have made meeting new people rather difficult. During a recent […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx:Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Dear ATL – I’m a midlevel associate at a big firm in NY. I haven’t been on a real vacation in 1 year and 43 days, but who’s counting. Back in February I booked a trip to West Africa that I’m scheduled to go on this fall, but I just got news that two of […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Pls Hndle Thx:Help! My Secretary's an Idiot
[Ed Note: Pls Hndle Thx is a new weekly advice column in which ATL tackles your toughest law firm problems and provides you with debatable advice. Got a question? Send it here, and we’ll pick the best ones for future posts]. ATL – My secretary is an idiot. She means well but can’t do basic […] -
ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Videos
ATL Idol: Marin's Farewell
[Ed. note: This is the farewell post of MARIN, who was recently eliminated from ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] Marinheads: Bad news. Our plot to take over ATL and transform it into a site about celebrities and my Jewish dog […] -
ATL Idol, Rudeness, Violence
Desk Rage: Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] Does this sound like your supervising partner? [He] aggressively and rapidly advanced…with clenched fists, piercing eyes, beet-red face, popping veins, and screaming and […] -
Aaron Charney, Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Eliot Spitzer, Elizabeth Halverson, H. Rodgin Cohen, Jeremy Pitcock, Pictures, Thomas Goldstein
What if They Mated: Legal All-Stars Edition
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] From ergonomic wrist supports to dual computer monitors, law firms wring every ounce of productivity from the attorneys they haven’t axed (yet). But […] -
ATL Idol, Romance and Dating, Weirdness
Come to My Window: Neighbor of the Day, Kory McFarren
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] Ever wonder what happened to Kory McFarren, the (literally) crappy boyfriend who stood by for a month while his girlfriend, Pam Babcock, grew […] -
ATL Idol, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Email Scandals, Media and Journalism, Television
Anchors Away: Philadelphia News Anchor Charged with Hacking Co-Anchor's Email
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] If you’ve ever secretly read somebody else’s email 537 times, turns out you’re not alone. Larry Mendte, former CBS3 Philadelphia news anchor and […]