Attorneys of Color

Feeling really overwhelmed. My former employer (and direct supervisor) just declined to sign an employment verification letter I need for my green card, even after I explained it focused on the substa… more

I work for primarily two partners.

One of the partners is really cool and easy to work with. The other partner who barely gives me work messed up and raised his voice at me in a way that is disrespectful. Once… more

This law firm profession is so sick that I actually think about fraudulent billing. First, I do not know how. Second, it’s stealing, unethical and immoral. Third, it’s just not me. But it kills me to … more

Has anyone experienced bias with workload distribution? For example, women of color who are expected to do more or higher level work with less resources than white peers? How have you all navigated be… more

Does anyone have a recruiter knowledgeable in the west coast that they can recommend?

My theory is that toxic bosses just have really bad imposter syndrome and are projecting their insecurities. Curious if anyone disagrees..I just need to make sense of this jerk partner!!

I hated working at DLA Piper. I'm glad I've left that firm. While it is a very large firm and experiences will vary, I experienced a lot of microaggressions and racism there from some people. … more

DLA Piper is trash.

I’ve mentioned in the past that you can always check each firm’s self-reported demographic information via the NALP Directory website. That is no longer the case. Almost all of the demographic reports… more

I had a dream job interview over the past two days. The role is exactly what I’ve been looking for, and it’s with a PEO. I spent over an hour in a panel interview, completed the assessments, and now I’ve received… more

When Trump and his supporters are gone and defeated, we will remember which firms stood by him and which ones opposed him. An unjust law holds no authority. In times of darkness, the true allies revea… more

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good recruiter (midlevel, NYC lit)? Have not had good luck with recruiters. Wondering if anyone has worked with one that was a value-add to a job search - unde… more

What's preventing us from starting our own firms? We started our own colleges when the whites discriminated us and wouldnt let us in. Maybe we should create our own law firms now? The firms would … more

I am a mid level associate working with a new team due to my language skills. The partner on this team constantly acts like my ideas make no sense and are completely unclear. She gets upset if I run … more

Does anyone know of career coaches that can help in-house insurance lawyers?

Anyone knows of firms looking for senior litigation associates in NYC?

i want to buy a paver an need a reliable escrow officer. anyone with a good referral would be appreciated.

I recently accepted a claims role at a large insurance company to transition in-house. While I enjoy the work-life balance and autonomy, I miss practicing law. I know I want to stay in-house but not a… more

I will say this to my grave. Woke old white men partners do not want POC to succeed. They like having us take the fall for their incompetence. Non-political (but likely Trump voters) partners are infi… more

I am pretty sure I was added onto a recent patent trial solely because I’m black and have a relationship the judge (also black). In hindsight this makes sense. I’m not a patent litigator and despite b… more

I didn’t realize how many bigots there are in big law until Trump started attacking firms for “DEI”. Silly me.

I'm a POC midlevel associate. I'm relatively white passing and have only ever been correctly identified by other members of my affinity group. Many people just think I'm white. I acknowled… more

does anyone have a good escrow company in florida?

Hi all, a couple of weeks ago I announced my new Substack about BigLaw, working in-house, and everything in between in this fishbowl. Just published Part Two of my two-part article, 7 Lessons I Learned from 7 Years i… more

I am newly licensed first gen POC attorney and just landed my first associate interview at a midsize firm. I have done research of how to frame my responses to the typical questions asked in a law fir… more

I’m deciding between two in-house roles and would appreciate any insight from those who have made similar transitions.

Option 1: Associate General Counsel at a private company, focused on collections, litigation, … more

Hi all, I’m starting a substack called Cost Center Confessional, where I discuss BigLaw, transition to in-house, and everything in between. Would love to hear from this fishbowl on my first article, 7 Les… more

Which firm is truly the most racist? Like, you've heard stories from others that they're toxic to poc and to stay away from them?

I want to go in-house and leave my firm ASAP. I have an offer from a large insurance company in claims but fear it won’t get me closer to an Assistant GC role.

I also have two interviews:
1️⃣ Collections & Litigation… more

Any South Asians here? Would love to connect.

Thoughts on Orrick energy group? I went through their website and didn’t see any black person in Partner ranks, but don’t know if that means anything in practice.
I’m a Black NEP looking for a decent c… more

I'm supposed to be supervising this first year. He's not responsive, and I have to follow up with him multiple times. I've given him simple tasks but he'll make unnecessary changes to … more

I'm a new midlevel lateral at a firm. There's another person of my affinity group (this person is a partner) in a different office but the same practice group and attended the same law school… more

Does anyone else feel like white men opposing counsel purposely act more difficult towards you as a POC female attorney to make you look bad in front of your partners? I am in litigation often staffed… more