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My Law License
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Former BigLaw "Feels Like I Don't Even Have A Job."
Last year an unhappy BigLaw called and asked if we could meet. I learned that her work in criminal law was much more fulfilling than her then stint at BigLaw.
She told me she had her eyes set on getting back into criminal law. She asked, with an almost [...] -
A Reader Sees Hypocrisy On Going Solo
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American Express Joins The Chorus Against (Bad) Lawyers
I've always said that my favorite time to hear a lawyer joke is at 3 a.m. when a client calls. I joke that I interrupt the client's tale of woe and say "wait, first, tell me a good lawyer joke."
This blog is also evident that I am happy' [...] -
Another Young Lawyer Stakes His Claim, And It's A Big One
Yesterday I posted below about a 28 year old recently minted lawyer who decided to start practicing law instead of sitting in mommy and daddy's living room, or Starbucks, and whining about the lack of BigLaw jobs that all new lawyers used to be entitled to.
Today we hear [...] -
A Law School Graduate Is Forced, To Become A Lawyer
This story is so damn long, but I loved every minute of it. It's the story of a 28-year old law school graduate whose dreams of an irrelevant desk job in Corporate America were shattered, and instead, he actually found a way to get a client, and be a [...] -
Leaving Your Law Firm
It's usually the lawyer who starts bringing in business that thinks about leaving their law firm. But now we're in a time when leaving may not be so voluntary.
I learn about lawyers leaving law firms in two ways - I'm told by the lawyer, or I read about' [...] -
Beginning Year 7 With Type II Diabetes
President's Day, 6 years ago, day before jury selection in a carjacking case. It had been a few days since I took the blood test. The blood test that resulted from my diabetic mother-in-law hearing that I had lost a tremendous amount of weight, quickly, was drinking sugary sodas like [...] -
The Difference Between A Referral, And "3 Names"
It began in 1973. A young associate in a big law firm received a call that created a staple of the legal profession. While researching an arcane area of law that had already cost the client 6 hours of worthless fees, he received a call from an old friend living [...] -
My New Free E-Book: I Got A Bar Complaint
I Gotta Bar Complaint
Located in Miami, Florida, Brian Tannebaum practices Bar Admission and Discipline and Criminal Defense. Read his free ebook The Truth About Hiring A Criminal Defense Lawyer. Please visit www.tannebaumweiss.com
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