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Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear Above the Law, I’m a jobless 3L with waning hope (shocking). I want to practice patent law in some capacity, but I majored in mathematics and only gained patent bar eligibility through an 8 hour engineering exam last April. Apparently I’m […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL: I am a 2L at Columbia and I am deciding amongst Cravath, Davis Polk, Debevoise (Elie should chime in now), Paul Weiss, and Sullivan & Cromwell. I am getting married in December so I would love to work at a family-friendly […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL: So I was invited to a rock concert in California with a couple of young, “normal” partners. Presumably it was because I expressed interest in the music (and would have attended anyway). What is the expected protocol for concert attendance in […]

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 about when/how we should tell our firms that we have accepted a clerkship offer — particularly if the clerkship is not a super prestigious one (i.e., fed magistrate), and if we have not yet […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, I am just starting law school and I have a boyfriend from college who’s in a different state now going for a degree in architecture. I like him a lot, but now that I’m here I’m wondering if I should […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, The recruiter calls are picking up, and I want out. However, it’s August, and that bonus payout is getting very close. I have an option to get out of here just after Labor Day, but the position might not be […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, In my review, I was told that a sixth year, I need to start working on business development and bringing in clients to the firm. Given that my last name isn’t Vanderbilt or Trump, I’m not sure how to go […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, We’re at NYLS and I’m in an argument with my friends for resumes for interviews with law firms. I’m a member of MENSA and I think it’s okay to put “Member, MENSA” under my interests on my resume.  Some of […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, Can you please offer your insight into proper etiquette for ring tones in the workplace?  I understand someone may have an affinity for The Jitterbug in their personal life, but when did it become acceptable to leave your cell phone on […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear Above the Law, I’d like your insight on a recurring event at my firm. It seems that several partners love to hit the “reply all” button in response to mass emails. Here’s an example: Email: Is anyone familiar with an attorney […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Ed. note II: Holy s**t. Dear ATL, I was a summer associate at a mid-sized AmLaw 100 firm in ’07, where I was assigned a mentor (hereinafter “Mentor”) who was a junior associate that summer.  I am now a junior-ish associate at the […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I work in Manhattan and it’s time for me to get a new prescription for my glasses. Some of my friends are saying that I should trade in the glasses for contacts, to make me look young (I’m on the […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Here at the Pls Hndle Thx factory located in my parents’ basement, we receive hundreds of emails a week begging us for advice.  And by “hundreds of emails,” I mean two, one of which I’m pretty confident Elie writes and sends from […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Hey Above the Law, I am a litigation associate at a well-respected established Denver firm. My computer is 6 years old. Yes, six, as in SIX M*****F*****G YEARS OLD. It is safe to guess that I spend at least 10% of my […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, What is your take on young associates taking pseudo-legal positions for the time being?  I am strongly considering taking a job in DC (after all, it beat my current location, Chicago, in your brackets) with a federal agency.  The position […]

Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – Can you do a post on how to avoid the first year “fifteen” or “thirty,” besides the usual diet and exercise? Or, better yet, explain why it is that every male associate here is huge and has gained a ton […]

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 […]