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Non-Sequiturs: 03.20.13
* Saudi Arabia may soon end beheadings because they’re running out of swordsmen. Poor Ned Stark… if he’d just held out a little longer. [Lowering the Bar] * Professor Richard Epstein held an AMA (“Ask Me Anything” if you’re behind on the modern lingo of the Interwebs) on Reddit this morning. Mercifully, “Boxers of Briefs?” wasn’t asked. [Reddit] * It may have taken awhile for Steubenville, Ohio to get its priorities straight, but Attorney General Mike DeWine is finally saying the right things, “Let me be clear. Threatening a teenage rape victim will not be tolerated. If anyone makes a threat verbally or via the Internet, we will take it seriously, we will find you, and we will arrest you.” [Jezebel] * Is the legal industry ready to seize the future? [Adam Smith, Esq.] * If you have any questions you’d like to see addressed by our crack advice team at Pls Hndle Thx, send them to advice@abovethelaw.com. [Above the Law] * David Bernstein posted this clever video about Passover to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody over at Volokh Conspiracy. You can watch it after the jump…. -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Career Disservices
A law student wrote in seeking advice about some questionable career tips he received from his school. As if law students didn’t have enough strikes against them -- sh*tty economy, no jobs, worthless degree -- a new and insidious threat also conspires to keep them broke and unemployed: Career Services. What did Marin advise?
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Associate Advice, Partner Issues, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The Panhandling Partner
In this week's installment of Pls Hndle Thx, Above the Law's "advice" column, a reader wants to know what to do when faced with a panhandling law firm partner. Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. -
Education / Schools, Paralegals, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: A Degree More Useless Than a J.D.?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I just received my A.A. in Paralegal Studies. Will this be useful at all? How do attorneys view paralegals? I don’t need an attorney to like me. I just need one to pay me. — Wrong Kind of Associate Dear Wrong […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: So That's What Happened to the Stealth-Layoff Lawyers
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I’m an in-house attorney at a large company. I used to be an associate at a big law firm, but was a stealth layoff victim and had little contact with the firm after that (and I’ll admit, I’m still somewhat […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Should New York's Bravest Brave Law School?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I am an aspiring law student getting ready to send off my law school application. However, I have a problem: I can’t go to the only law school that makes sense for me; not because I did not score well […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: BroTips
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, One of the things I don’t like about your blog is that you never have anything for Biglaw Bros who are just looking to use their jobs and money to score chicks. It’s fine to talk about women’s issues, debt […] - Sponsored
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Pls Hndle Thx: Do You Need to Take a Bar Review Course?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I’m in my last year of law school and will be taking the bar this summer. I was wondering if you had some advice on the necessity of a bar review course. The opinions I’ve received from friends who have […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Should You Ask for Lateral Signing Bonuses?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I’m an associate at a mid-sized law firm, and I recently received an offer from a much larger and more prestigious firm. I’ve decided to accept. My question is: should I ask for a signing bonus, and if so, how […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Requiem for a Rival Attorney?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL: I work in a fairly specialized litigation sub-field in a suburban market. The bar of attorneys who do what I do around where I am is therefore a pretty small and cutthroat group that hasn’t exactly emphasized “civility” in recent […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Are Non-Lawyer Jobs Career Suicide for JDs?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL: I am a graduate of a T3 law school. I was on a law journal, successfully competed in moot court competitions (regional and national) and loved my clinical experience during my third year of law school. Basically, I love the […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: The Informant
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I am an assistant clerk at a state court. I graduated in May 2010 and worked hard to find a decent job after taking the July bar. I have noticed over my past few months that a co-worker, also a […]
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Pls Hndle Thx: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, Since the holiday season is getting well underway, I was wondering… What is the expected gift-giving at the office? Presumably every associate out there will give a nice sum in the form of cash, check or gift card to his […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: There Are Daggers Behind Men's Smiles
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Hi: I’m an associate at a small firm with a very specialized practice area. My firm shares a client with a Biglaw firm that handles most of the client’s litigation and other work. As such, there are a couple of partners at […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: If You Don't Know Me By Now
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, I am a first-year associate tasked with writing my bio page for our website. Do you have any tips on how to write a bio that is not god-awful? — Autobiography of a Face Dear Autobiography of a Face, As […] -
Holidays and Seasons, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Hallmark of Justice
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Greetings, My firm, like so many, has decided not to purchase and send holiday cards for our clients, instead relying on those stupid ecards. Ostensibly this is part of our “Going Green” initiative. More likely it puts more green in the partners’ […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Doing 'Tax Work'
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, I have 12 years of state and local tax experience. I am currently a Tax Manager at a large company. I have managed the second largest tax audit defense group in the country. My current [law school] GPA is 3.4, […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: You Should Have Just Given Her a Foot Massage
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL, Here’s one that you probably don’t hear every day: I’m an associate and I frequently work with a junior partner (early 40s) who is married to a considerably younger woman. She and I have friends in common and we occasionally see […] -
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Pls Hndle Thx: Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear Above the Law, I’m a third-year litigation associate in New York City. Lately, I have been thinking about *trying* to make a lateral move. But a nagging thought keeps holding me back: When you’re a lawyer and you reach your late 30s/ early 40s, what […]