Attorneys of Color

Attorney moms! How has life been lately? Are you able to find peace with your work-life balance?

Any black lawyers in big law in Dallas here? How’s your experience been? Do you feel supported or like second class citizens?

My experience hasn’t been the greatest and I’m just not sure if this is gro… more

Any thoughts on Ogletree? Specifically in the bigger east coast markets?

I'll try this here for additional exposure - I have a final interview with the CEO of a company (already met with the legal team). I know there are at least 2 other candidates who are also at the … more

I'm a Hispanic attorney and tbh, I feel a little out of place where I'm practicing (Houston). I feel like I need to make a big relocation move - what states do you think I should consider for … more

Trying to dig out some info about practice in different parts of the US.
What location was your first job vs. where do you work now? Where did you like practice better and why?

Recruiters are starting to flood my inbox and as a first year, I don't feel qualified but I'm interested in moving to the state the recruiters are reaching out about. Any insight?

Anyone have thoughts or advice on applying to Blank Rome?

I just wish there were more POC biglaw lawyers… There’s one POC partner in my satellite office and she protects me like a mother hen, which I appreciate more than I can express. But… it’s just very al… more

What are effective strategies for dealing with bias in reviews? The bias could be in formal year-end performance evaluations or in informal verbal feedback. For example, should you 1) write a rebutt… more

Does anyone have any leads for remote document review jobs?

Is New York a city of opportunities for a criminal defense attorney or is it overly saturated? I'm so ready to move out of Miami.

Are there any discovery attorneys in the bowl? What eDiscovery software are you using? Are Relativity and Concordance still relevant?

Hi all! I am on the board of an affinity bar association in my state. We want to update our emailing list but don’t know where to start. We hold a small space in the legal community and in the state g… more

Have you ever experienced cops giving you different treatment as they find out you are an attorney? Have you ever got out of a ticket by pulling that card? :P

When do you decide it's time to seek a step up in your career? Is it mostly money-motivated? Talking of that, how many years into your job was your first raise??

I am really tired. I am a woman of color at a big law firm, lacking pedigree, so definitely feel like an imposter most of the time. I can't tell if I should just give up or keep pushing because it… more

I've been offered an SEC job. I'm pretty content with my current firm and making over 100k more than I would if I were to take up the SEC role. Are the benefits and retirement worth that cut?

Was there a turning point in your career? Or something that really changed the way you were working? I feel like I've been living the same life for the last ten years and I'm craving some chan… more

Hi all! This is not really law related but I feel like this is the only bowl that may be able to relate. I am a first gen everything! I’m also an immigrant to this country. This is my second year prac… more