Roxana St. Thomas
Posts by Roxana St. Thomas
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Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline, Running
Notes from the Breadline: Tangled Up in Blue
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. After my 30 Rock-induced crying jag, sleep settles over me […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Going Where There's No Depression
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. It is spring, but the weather has turned cold again. […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Comes a Time (Part IV)
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. I am sitting in the war room, trying to guess […]
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Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Comes a Time (Part III)
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. This column is a continuation of last week’s column, which […] -
Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Comes A Time (Part II)
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. This column is a continuation of last week’s column, which […] -
Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Comes A Time (Part I)
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. There was a time when, as working attorneys, many of […] -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: You've Got a Friend
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. One day after work — or, in my case, after […] -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Let My Inspiration Flow
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. In last week’s installment of Notes from the Breadline, I […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline, Romance and Dating
Notes from the Breadline: It Ain't No Use to Sit and Wonder Why, Babe
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. Cliff does not understand why attorney layoffs — mine or […] -
Interview Stories, Job Searches, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: And So Begins the Task
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email, at roxanastthomas@gmail.com, or find her on Facebook. After a few weeks of unemployment, I begin to wonder whether some sort of […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Soon We'll Be Away From Here; Step on the Gas and Wipe That Tear Away
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email, at roxanastthomas@gmail.com, or find her on Facebook. My last days in the office coincide with the final run-up to the holidays, […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: Strike Another Match, Go Start Anew
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a new column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email, at roxanastthomas@gmail.com, or find her on Facebook. There are moments in life that portend tectonic change. It is possible, even […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: And You May Ask Yourself - Well... How Did I Get Here?
Ed. note: Welcome to the second installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a new column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. To those of you who have been wondering, it is not fiction; we’ve just altered a handful of details to preserve the author’s anonymity (since she’s still looking for work). If you missed […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline
Notes from the Breadline: You May Find Yourself Living in a Shotgun Shack
Ed. note: Welcome to “Notes from the Breadline,” a new column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Some details have been changed to protect the author’s identity (and job prospects) — she’s still searching for work, as will be covered in future columns — but her story is true in its essentials. This week […]