User:Nycbl1y/Bitter Lawyer temp
Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.bitterlawyer.com/ |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
BitterLawyer.com is a legal humor and news blog targeted at disgruntled lawyers. The site features 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 are also many columns: an advice column authored by "an Ex-Bitter"; "Associate Abuse," which posts associate war stories from all over; "Bitter by Numbers," an opinion column appearing in list form; "Loose Ends," which covers legal news; "Bitter Rant," which posts lawyer rants from all over; "Pictures Framed," which posts images or illustrations of lawyers and invites readers to submit captions; and "Temper(a)mental," written from the point of view of a legal temp.[2]
Authors
[edit]Creator of the site Rick Eid is executive producer of the CBS series The Ex List.[3] He has also been a producer and writer for the television shows Law & Order, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Conviction (which he created) and The Guardian. He is also a former Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom associate and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips partner.[4]
"Matthew Richardson" is a mergers and acquisitions BigLaw associate in New York.
"Law Firm 10" is a BigLaw associate in Chicago.
Michael Estrin is a former lawyer and full-time writer.
"Ex-Bitter" is a former BigLaw partner.
BitterLawyer also features some recurring guest bloggers such as Philadelphia Lawyer of PhilaLawyer.net and BL1Y of BL1Y.com.
Recognition
[edit]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
[edit]Bitter Lawyer regularly interviews 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:
Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy,[8] humorist and author Tucker Max,[9] author Elizabeth Wurtzel,[10][11] Jeff Marx, composer for Avenue Q,[12] cartoonist Stephan Pastis,[13] author Jeffrey Toobin,[14] Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach,[15] and Joe Escalante, owner of Kung Fu Records.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/01/rick-eid-exlist-lead-dreamlife08-cx_re_1001eid.html
- ^ http://www.abajournal.com/blawg/living_the_dream_blog/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1157808/
- ^ http://www.abajournal.com/blawg/living_the_dream_blog/
- ^ http://www.abajournal.com/blawg100/2009/lighter
- ^ http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php#webby_entry_law
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews_recent/
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/eugene_volokh_the_un_american_legal_conspirator?entry_id=1560
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/tucker_max_the_anti_lawyer?entry_id=1265
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/bitter_lawyer_loves_elizabeth_wurtzel_part_1?entry_id=1187
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/bitter_lawyer_loves_elizabeth_wurtzel_part_2?entry_id=1190
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/jeff_marx_jd_to_avenue_q?entry_id=1218
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/rat_pig_lawyer_pearls_before_swine_stephan_pastis?entry_id=1072
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/jeffrey_toobin_supreme_writer?entry_id=1054
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/texas_tech_head_coach_mike_leach_jd?entry_id=1018
- ^ http://www.bitterlawyer.com/index.php/interviews/joe_escalante_owner_kung_fu_records?entry_id=585
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