Is This A Great Career Opportunity Masquerading As A Terrible Job?
A sub-minimum-wage job offer -- but it comes with a grilled cheese sandwich! And maybe a long-term career opportunity.
Do You Want To Be A Law And Reality TV Star?
This is why scripted television is better.
[QUIZ] Unlock More Time In Your Day With A Smarter Workflow
See how much time your firm could be saving. Use our free law firm time savings calculator to uncover efficiency gains and take control of your day.
Man Declines Interest In Terrible Job, Remains Uber
The job is bad, but the applicant is uber.
Terrible Job Watch: Law School Advertises Opening For A Clerk — I Didn’t Say ‘Law’ Clerk
What was the law school class you needed to take to effectively bag groceries?
Horrible Job Watch: Surprisingly Honest Terrible Job Offer
A job offer from people who know you are miserable.
The Ultimate In Law School Funded Employment: Symplicity Posts Opening To Be Dean Of Your Law School
Which law school is accepting online nominations to be its new dean?
Do Law School Rankings Affect Your Choice?
Share your insights in this brief survey.
I Need A Contract Attorney: An ‘Ivy League’ Contract Attorney
You don't need an Ivy League degree to do contract work.
Terrible Job Watch: Employer Claims To Offer Job Worth More Than Money, So He Won’t Pay Anybody
If you are going to work for free, work for somebody who will invest in you, not exploit you...
Terrible Job Potpourri: Your Womb Is More Useful Than Your Law Degree
Speaking of terrible jobs, does having a J.D. mean you can charge a higher fee when renting out your womb?
‘Aggressive’ Associate Wanted, Albeit One With Extremely Low Expectations
How little are you worth? A Chicago firm hopes you think poorly of yourself...
Why Better Billing Statements Can Improve Your Firm’s Finances—And Your Client Relationships
Outdated billing is costing law firms money. Discover how clear, modern billing practices boost profits, trust, and cash flow in 2025.
Adventures in Babysitting: Does Babysitting Count As ‘Employed Upon Graduation’?
A babysitting gig that almost taunts the law students who will undoubtedly apply...
Collection Agency Is Just ‘Fee Shopping’ And Looking For Barely Competent Lawyers
Collection agency wants a lawyer who can sign his name and nothing more...
Summer Associate Stories: What To Do When You Find The Office Gun
Pop quiz, hotshot: you've found a gun in the office... what do you do?
Is Your Career Services Office This Lazy?
The lack of effort put in by career services professionals at the nation's law schools really seems to be out of hand. When you can't even trust your CSO to effectively cull Symplicity to remove stupid and insulting job prospects like the ones below, it's time to change the entire approach to law school career services....
Emory Law Students Rush to Apply for Babysitting ‘Opportunity’
The last time we wrote about somebody on the Emory Law faculty trying to “help out” struggling, jobless Emory Law students, we were covering the train wreck of a commencement speech by professor Sara Stadler. She told graduating law students, many of whom didn’t have a job, to “get over” their sense of entitlement. You’d […]