Bitter Lawyer
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BitterLawyer.com was a legal humor and news blog targeted at disgruntled lawyers. The site featured a webshow titled Living the Dream, created by Rick Eid, which follows the bumblings of fictional big law junior associate Nick Conley (played by John T. Woods).[1] Accompanying blog posts describe the real-life inspirations behind each webisode. There were also many columns: an advice column authored by "an Ex-Bitter"; "Associate Abuse," which posted associate war stories from all over; "Bitter by Numbers," an opinion column appearing in list form; "Loose Ends," which covered legal news; "Bitter Rant," which posted lawyer rants from all over; "Pictures Framed," which posted images or illustrations of lawyers and invited readers to submit captions; and "Temper(a)mental," written from the point of view of a legal temp.[2]
Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.bitterlawyer.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Inactive |
Contributors
Rick Eid, an executive producer of the NBC series Chicago P.D. created the site in 2008. He has also been a producer and writer for the television shows The Ex List,[3] Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Conviction, and The Guardian. He is also a former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom associate and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner.[4][failed verification]
Former contributors include:
- "Ex-Bitter," a former BigLaw partner.
- Gregory D. Luce, creator of the satirical website Big Legal Brain and former editor of Bitter Lawyer.
- "Law Firm 10," formerly a BigLaw associate in Chicago.
- "Matthew Richardson," a now-unemployed mergers and acquisitions BigLaw associate in New York.
- Michael Estrin, a former lawyer and full-time writer.
- Philadelphia Lawyer
- BL1Y
Recognition
Bitter Lawyer was ranked in the ABA Journal Blawg 100 in the "Lighter Fare" category, calling the blog "a category killer for legal humor websites."[5]
In 2010 Bitter Lawyer won a Webby for best legal website.[6]
Notable Interviews
Bitter Lawyer regularly interviewed celebrities with a connection to the legal community, typically people were formerly lawyers but have since made a name for themselves in another profession.[7] Past interviews have included:
- The New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz,[8]
- Eugene Volokh of "The Volokh Conspiracy,"[9]
- humorist and author Tucker Max,[10]
- author Elizabeth Wurtzel,[11][12]
- Jeff Marx, composer for Avenue Q,[13]
- cartoonist Stephan Pastis,[14]
- author Jeffrey Toobin,[15]
- Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach,[16]
- Joe Escalante, owner of Kung Fu Records.[17]