Will Meyerhofer
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Biglaw
The Little People
Let’s admit that a rigid social hierarchy exists at law firms -- in fact, a very rigid social hierarchy. -
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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. -
Contract Attorneys, Health Care / Medicine
The Downward Drift
This slow, inevitable slide downward in terms of social class affects lawyers with serious mental health diagnoses more often than you'd think.
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Advertising, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Events, Gay, Gender, Media and Journalism, Racism, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Women's Issues
Is Anonymous Commenting A Free Pass To Be Racist And Sexist?
If you had to use your real name when making online comments, would you still be as vile? -
Associate Advice, Biglaw
What You Never Hear
Here's what you never hear anyone say at a Biglaw firm -- followed by a discussion of why you never hear anyone say it. -
Advertising, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Events, Gay, Gender, Media and Journalism, Racism, Shameless Plugs, Women's Issues
Racism and Sexism Online: Beware The Evil Trolls
It’s difficult being a minority online, whether that word is used to describe race, gender, or sexual orientation. How can you manage the internet's dark side? -
Associate Advice, Biglaw
Encountering Vishnu
The Biglaw-inspired incarnations of Vishnu assume the form of senior female attorneys to become career-death, destroyer of junior associates. -
Biglaw, Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Videos, YouTube
Will a Job at Sullivan & Cromwell Send You to the Therapist's Office?
Being worked to death can lead to mental health issues, but here's how one lawyer avoided them. - 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… -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Crazy Woman
Should you accept sexual harassment from men at your firm, or report it and risk being labeled "nutty and slutty"? -
Books, Crime, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Sexual Harassment, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 04.30.13
* A patent infringement suit filed over the “hairy visor.” The best idea for combatting hair loss since SNL’s Chia Head. [Lowering the Bar] * The Hong Kong legal community is split over the continued donning of wigs. It’s nice how China allows them to think they have a choice on such matters. [Wall Street […] -
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In-House Counsel, Law Schools
Save the World
If you'd like to save the world, then you don't need to go to law school. In fact, you probably shouldn't go at all. -
Events
The ATL New Year's Party: A Fun and Fabulous Photo Essay
Thanks to everyone who attended the Above the Law New Year's party. Here are some pictures from our fabulous event!
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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.
Sponsored
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.
Sponsored
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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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Biglaw, Document Review, In-House Counsel
Sorry, Bartleby
What would happen if you decided to act like Bartleby the Scrivener at your Biglaw firm? The People's Therapist has some ideas... -
Books, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Susan Estrich
Lawyerly Lairs: Hie Thee to Iowa?
Want to escape to the heartland? Check out the lovely home of a former Biglaw partner and general counsel, which is now on the market -- for a very modest price.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Unemployment
Who Is the Great Satan of the Legal Profession?
Who is to blame for all of the problems in the legal profession? The answer might surprise you. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Student Loans
Green Acres: How To Get Away From It All (Including Your Student Loans)
Should you pack it all in and move to Green Acres when you can't escape your problems? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Evil Middle Management
Are partners just the evil middle management of the Biglaw scheme? The People's Therapist explains... -
In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Law Schools
Oversold
Maybe law school is just… well… not that big a deal. Maybe the whole schtick — law school as the turning point in a young lawyer’s existence — is oversold. -
In-House Counsel, Money, Public Interest
Goodie Two-Shoes
You're taking the high road, escaping the pervasive cynicism and greed. You've got your sights set on a not-for-profit institution, dedicated to the promise of a better tomorrow. Will it work? Can a lawyer escape pervasive cynicism and greed?