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Associate Advice, Biglaw, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: I Can't Quit You
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I was wondering if you could do a post on (legal) coping mechanisms for surviving in BigLaw, besides the usual smoking, drinking, and sleeping with married partners. BigLaw vs. Corporate America — what makes it so much worse? Is every […] -
Law Schools, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Bitter Like Me
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I’m a 1L at a T14 law school in the midwest. I did my undergrad at the same school, but took a year off before I matriculated to law school. Some of my college friends are now 2Ls. It’s only […] - Sponsored
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Holidays and Seasons, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Party Like It's 5770
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, What are your thoughts on whether I should take off for the Friday of Rosh Hashanah and/or the Monday of Yom Kippur? I probably wouldn’t go to synagogue (yes, I’m Jewish), but I’d like to just take the day off […]
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Pls Hndle Thx: Nope, No Jobs Yet
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I just started law school. I won’t say which one because your readers will call me “TTT.” I’ve read about how terrible the 2L job market is, about the non-existent 3L job market, and about the awful legal economy. But I’m […] -
pls hndle thx, Weddings
Pls Hndle Thx: The Wedding Braggers
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – My fiancée submitted our upcoming wedding announcement to the NY Times. I’m an attorney, she’s not. In your opinion, what makes a good wedding announcement? How can we improve our chances of appearing in LEWW [Legal Eagle Wedding Watch]? NY […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Poker Face
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL- I have been invited to a poker party a junior partner’s house. I am very good at poker, and I assume the partner is not as good as I. Should I play to win so I look impressive and intelligent? Or […] -
Associate Advice, Email Scandals, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Blaze of Glory
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I will soon leave my biglaw job for greener pastures. My time at the firm has been awful — soul-crushing work, very low morale among associates, distrust of management, and stealth layoffs (luckily I’m not one of those). Recently a […] -
Associate Advice, Job Searches, Layoffs, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Full Catastrophe Living
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I’m a first year at a BigLaw firm. From the looks of things, I’m not going to make my minimum billable hours this year by a significant margin (>200 hours). It’s not for lack of trying; there’s just not enough work, […] - Sponsored
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pls hndle thx, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Pls Hndle Thx: Reverse Schadenfreude
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, What is current law firm protocol with respect to affairs between partners and associates? The head of one the practice groups at my firm is having an affair with an associate in another group. It has been going on for awhile […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Fugitive?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I am a first year associate in a small/mid-sized firm. I graduated during during the height of the recession, so it took me many months to find this job. I have been working there for about three months (and I hate […] -
Associate Advice, B for Beauty, Health Care / Medicine, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Too Sexy for My Law Firm
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I was wondering whether I should get/admit to getting plastic surgery. My issue is that if I was in L.A., I would have done it already, but Chi-town is different, and I want my co-workers to take me seriously notwithstanding the […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: OCI Strategery
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – As a rising 2L at a good school with semi-good grades preparing for OCI, I’m struggling to choose between firms. One of my many, many questions is this: Would you think it better to look to firms which are (thus […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: And Now You Do What They Told Ya
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – For the NY bar, exam takers were given the option of either hand writing the test or typing it on a laptop using ExamSoft. I chose to type it because I can obviously type faster than I can write, but […]
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Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Is it Written in the Stars?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear Above The Law, I am a summer associate at a BigLaw firm in New York. I have no work and I spend my day surfing the net. My assignment coordinator forbade me from getting work from anyone else, but won’t give […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Negotiating with Terrorists
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear Above The Law, I am currently clerking and the term ends Sept. ’09, and I’ve applied to a bunch of firms for an associate job, but none have responded to my resume. I routinely field calls from whiny associates and partners […] -
Associate Advice, Cars, pls hndle thx, Summer Associates
Pls Hndle Thx: Pimp My Ride
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL- I’m a summer associate in Texas (3,500 sq. ft., wife, etc) and I drive to work where I park my car in the office’s parking lot. My car is a 2005 BMW. Should I be concerned about looking like a jackass? […] -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Job Searches, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Kill The Beast
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL — I’ve been unemployed for almost a year. I have good academic credentials, but lost my job as a junior-associate in Biglaw before I could develop a highly valuable set of skills. At first, finding interviews for available positions was […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Smokey the Bear Says: Help Prevent Bar Exam Fires
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL – I enjoyed last week’s column! Here’s another question for you. Bar class starts next week (I am in NY). Do I really have to study every day until the bar exam or is that just an urban legend? School’s […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating
Pls Hndle Thx: Don't Stand So Close to Me
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. This week, we’re changing things up a bit here at Pls Hndle Thx. Does this have anything to do with the fact that the usual problem-response-counter response-response format is getting a bit tiresome? No! It has everything to do with this week’s […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: There's No Place Like Home
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – My friends and I are in bar trip discussions right now. We all have deferred start dates (some with stipends), but at least one of us is convinced that her start date will be pushed back further. I’ve been looking […]