Something Upbeat And Constructive
What can we do to assist lawyers in managing their anxiety and depression, and help them feel less suicidal?
Why You’re So Unhappy
Lawyers, there are three things missing from your life -- three elements critical to happiness. What are they?
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Gaslighting
Law firms "gaslight" young lawyers, according to lawyer turned therapist Will Meyerhofer -- they create a world where nothing makes sense, then studiously pretend it does.
Tell Me Something Good
Why weren't the lawyers at this conference telling both sides of the story when it came to life in law firms?
The Little People
Let’s admit that a rigid social hierarchy exists at law firms -- in fact, a very rigid social hierarchy.
A Bucket Of Cockroaches
Is working at a Biglaw firm like eating cockroaches?
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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.
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.
Encountering Vishnu
The Biglaw-inspired incarnations of Vishnu assume the form of senior female attorneys to become career-death, destroyer of junior associates.
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.
How MyCase’s Smart Spend Can Help Increase Your Profits
This tweak to your financial management seems like a no-brainer.
Crazy Woman
Should you accept sexual harassment from men at your firm, or report it and risk being labeled "nutty and slutty"?
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 […]
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.
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...