Attorneys of Color

Does anyone else wish they would have waited to have children until their career was more established? Trying to raise kids while working my way up is more than I can handle. It sounds awful but I alm… more

I see TikTok filed their lawsuit which was obviously coming. Think they will win their free speech argument?

How often does everyone have to pull an all-nighter? How do you keep your sanity and energy levels up?

I haven’t been sleeping the past two weeks. So I lied and said I’m wfh and slept all fucking day. I regret NOTHING

The longer I practice the more I am suspicious I’m in my villain arc

Happy Sunday! Who's stuck working today?

Watching Candace Owens reply to “God is good”
Proves so much. I’m gonna try it on fam at work

I’m doing some doc review and am spooling up Amazon prime. Has anyone seen “Them”

We have a new shareholder in our office. Since her first day, I just had a weird feeling about her. She gave me work and we set deadlines for turnaround. She was in my office the next day asking abo… more

I’m pretty sure someone melanin challenged at my firm is in a cult. I’m leaving it alone but I kinda feel bad. I just don’t want to get sucked into some ,children of the corn…Yahweh Ben Yaweh, mess. W… more

What's the worst client outburst you've seen in court?

I want to ask my Midwest national firm if I can move to a different office that is more diverse on the east coast. Some of my lawyer friends have said that I need to have an excuse like my fiancé’s jo… more

Outside of Harvard, does the Law School you went to really matter once your career starts?

How does everyone feel about being an Attorney? Do you like it, would you choose this career again if you had a do-over?

Is anyone else burning the midnight oil? How many hours of sleep does everyone average? If I'm lucky I have time to get four to five hours in.

Newly-Married Black Male Graduating 3L (23 Years Old) transitioning into an associate position post-bar passage.

How does everyone handle giving money to parents? Are there any tips or advice for assisting parents… more

Working in insurance defense I see so many bad claims get paid tens of thousands of dollars and I’ve had at least 3 claims against past employers that could have net me at least half a million. I feel… more

What was everyone's biggest legal success?

I just saw the clip from Loyola Law. The number of my brown family that is showing hate in support of Palestine, I am shocked. The language is getting steadily worse too. If support for Palestine make… more

Is anyone good at making time for themselves or are you pretty much working around the clock and/or caring for your family?

How many times did it take everyone to pass the bar? It took me two times.

I went to private white schools K-12. STEM major at a PWI in undergrad. PWI law school. I am no stranger to being the only or one of the only Black people. Sometimes even the only POC. So why does it … more

Is meeting with the managing partner considered to be the last step before an offer?Tips on meeting with a managing partner welcome!

How do you deal with mediocre white men who are pushy know it alls? 🙄

Homophobic attorneys of color are the worst. You have the option of just leaving me alone and if you are saying or doing anything to make my career more complicated… you may get more Cookie than Ru Pa… more

How many billable hours has everyone been putting in lately?

I work with a partner who constantly uses outdated white America-centric colloquialisms that I either need to google to understand what he’s trying to say (e.g., obscure equestrian or hunting referenc… more

Laid off in January and have had 0 luck landing a new role. I’ve applied to approx 35 in house jobs (one interview, made it to the final round, didn’t get it simply because other candidate had more YO… more

POC Associates in biglaw who thrived even with the odds stacked against you and disproportionate levels of criticism and doubts about your ability from ur supervisors. How did you do it?
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I’m a public defender looking to go to big law. Any advice?

Does anyone have any thoughts on Latham and Proskauer funds group? RTO policy, WLB, billable requirement, etc?

Any recommendations for DEI education speakers for a law firm?