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3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Satchel This bag first caught my eye in shocking pink over at Barney's, where they seem to have unfortunately sold out… but I like this subdued “shark-embossed texture” even better. I like the zippers, the large, lined interior, and the general chic look. And while it is slightly reminiscent of the Celine luggage bag, this one is a tad cheaper: it's $975 at ShopBop. 3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli Satchel (L-3)

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    • KC

      Likewise!

      Also, does anyone else keep thinking today is Friday? Tomorrow’s going to be a rude awakening ;)

      • TO Lawyer

        This was actually my thought process when I woke up this morning and I was severely disappointed to realize that it was only Thursday. Glad to see other people also feel like this is a very long week!

      • NOLA

        I’m just so happy I’m finally seeing my daylight in my schedule. I even went home for lunch today. It’s a nice and much-needed change. And tomorrow I’m taking the afternoon off and going to the Quarter to have lunch with DC Jenny and her bachelor e t t e crew. I can’t wait!

          • Ellen

            Your so LUCKY! The Manageing partner made me go to Baltimore this morning and I just got BACK on a train but it is NOT the Accela. FOOEY b/c the CLEINT does not pay for first class. I am lucky to have wifi but it is VERY SLOW not like my Fios. But I at least conected to Corporete. Yay!!!!!

            I think I am goeing to have to take off for 2 days next week b/c I was invited to go to 2 seder’s! They are long but yummy food!!!! I love matza ball soup and grandma Leyeh insists on makeing them b/c she has some secret she will NOT share w/mom so dad insists we go there! That’s good b/c it’s good soup!

            Then Myrna is bringing me to her uncles house. He is NOT MARRIED and oooogles us but he makes turkey that is good and not to many calorie’s!!!! Yay!

            I do not like the attorney in Baltimore but its not easy to type on an iPhone. FOOEY!!!!!

        • The bachelor3tt3 in question

          Yay, I can’t wait to meet you – NOLA in NOLA!

          Also, I just got a first class upgrade for my flight, so the weekend is off to a great start already!

      • DAR

        Yes, thought it was Friday at multiple times today, including first thing this morning.

      • SoCalAtty

        I can’t seem to keep track of what day it is anymore because I’m not longer going to court! I also no longer have filing deadlines so I can’t keep track of the date. It’s a little weird. Nice, but weird!

  2. k-padi

    Bay Area Meet-up:

    Does April 13/14th or 20th/21st in San Francisco work for people? I’ll select a date based on input here.

    Location recs are very welcome. I’ve always wanted to do the Anchor Steam Brewery tour…

    • Susie

      I think they don’t do the brewery tour on the weekend, unfortunately. I’m not sure I’ll be able to make it this time around, April 21 is the only one of those days that may even possibly work, unless the 20th is in the evening, my weekends are just pretty swamped right now.

    • I am a banana.

      I just did that tour! But they only offer it on weekdays, and to get a Friday tour I had to call in October (for my tour last week).

      I’ve wanted to check out the Girl with the Pearl earring exhibit at the de Young, and the Rembrandt’s Century exhibit at the Legion of Honor, so I’ll put those out as my recs (I realize they are not exactly convenient locations). Or tour the TCHO chocolate factory (walkable from the farmer’s market at the Ferry Building, which is also cool).

      I’d like to submit a tour of the Hangar One distillery for a future meetup.

  3. hoola hoopa

    Does anyone know of a website or other source with examples of how jean pockets should be positioned on your behind for the most flattering effect? I’ve seen the one on strugglingforobjectivity or whatever, but I’m not sure I trust her.

    I’m going to take the plunge and attempt my own jeans. I’m an experienced seamstress and confident that I can fit and sew a flattering pant – but I’m hesitant that I’ll be able to figure out the pockets, especially since it’s hard to place on and see your own bottom.

  4. clipper

    Dear Hipster Lawyer at the PC Part of Kings County Supreme yesterday:

    You know who you are. Slouchy, ankle-length navy suit pants, matching, slouchy jacket, lace-up oxfords (or maybe they were booties), geek-chic glasses. You looked awesome. Much better than that woman who looks like she rolled out of bed and into 360 Adams (you know who you are too). Thanks for raising the attorney sartorial coolness quotient among.

    • Gail the Goldfish

      I just want to express my hatred of the Kings Supreme PC part. Second only in terribleness to the Central Compliance part of Kings. That is all.

  5. Cb

    Anyone watching the first round of March Madness games? I’m doing the world’s most boring project (coding data according to policy area) so I have my team on in the background. They’re letting me down but it’s a welcome distraction.

      • Duchess

        Go Big Blue! At least we have the greatest recruiting class in the history of college basketball to look forward to?

        • Cb

          Aww! Next year will be great? My team is rallying a bit but I lost my VPN connection so I’m just refreshing ESPN.

        • Pretzel_Logic

          Rex Chapman says we’re getting Andrew Wiggins, too. Already super pumped for next year. I love watching the tourney but it definitely feels weird this year.

      • Divaliscious11

        No disappointment allowed…besides if you are BBlueN, Randall committed yesterday so you’ll be fine…..

  6. Nice Cube

    wow! i love this! any recommendations for something similar under 200$ ?

    • SoCalAtty

      I had the same reaction. It was “wow that’s perfect and would fit my tiny work computer…never mind it’s $1000.”

      I’m on a partial shopping ban…but I CAN report that husband and I have eaten dinner at home on Monday – Friday for the past two weeks! So that’s saved me quite a bit of money.

  7. Mary Ann Singleton

    Any recommendations for food to take to a friend with a newborn? Last week I made them a big lasagna, this week I want to do something else (in a big batch, and a plus if it’s freezer friendly). They eat everything.

    • MsZ

      Pulled pork or brisket, rolls, and cole slaw with dressing in a separate container (all freezer friendly except for cole slaw); chili/black bean soup/chicken and rice soup / any other soup and cornbread.

    • moss

      can you do a big stir fry with chicken and veg to freeze? If they can freeze it cooked, they can thaw it out and cook rice to go with it, maybe?

    • V

      Muffins? Baked goods?

      I was always starving and looking for things I could eat with one hand (other hand was always for holding the bebe). My mom would cut an apple into slices for me — that woman continues to be nothing but good to me.

      A fruit salad?

      • mascot

        One-handed food is awesome. As is breakfast food. As are healthy-ish snacks and drinks that that don’t require thought or prep. I know if sounds silly, but there were days where even warming up leftovers for lunch was overwhelming.

    • Lyssa

      How about one of those cheesy egg and bread cassoroles? (the technical name is strata, but I’ve never heard anyone call it that). That way they have some breakfast options (and those make a good lunch or dinner, too, IMO.)

    • Mary Ann Singleton

      Thanks for the ideas! I was actually thinking of pulled pork. Does anyone have a favorite recipe for a slow cooker version? I’ll also make her some sweet treats that can be eaten with one hand.

  8. Anon for this

    I’m not really sure how to ask this question, but here goes. I am in a very bad place from a mental health perspective and my therapist has advised me to pull back from my job for awhile as she believes the stress and time demands are a significant cause of my issues. I am a mid level at a big firm, and I honestly feel like I have a pretty relaxed schedule given my job, so I am not really sure how I could pull back. I leave at 6:30 almost every night and rarely work again until my kids go to bed. Most weeks, I only work at home one or two nights. On the other hand, I have worked every day this year, but expect things to slow down in a week or two. I guess I am wondering what pulling back would look like (aside from having weekend off, obviously). I have considered going part time for a bit, but don’t think that works well as a litigator. But I would love to be told I am wrong and to hear how any big law litigators make a part time schedule work.

    • Anon

      Working every day for three month is not a “relaxed schedule.” You need at least one day when you don’t think about work at all. Can you rearrange things to give yourself one totally free weekend day? Is there a way to make your working time more efficient by minimizing distractions or cutting out unnecessary tasks? I just read the book 168 Hours, and I though it had a lot of useful information, so you might try looking at that for ideas.

    • mascot

      Working for three months straight is a path to madness. There is a lot of room between how much you are working now and working part-time. Would it be worth adding a long day to your schedule so that you free up your weekends? You really do need at least one day without work.

    • TBK

      What are your hours like? What did you bill last year? If you’re consistently billing above 2,000 (or at or above 200/mo.) then you certainly should be able to pull back. This might mean not taking on additional cases when you’re asked (as a midlevel, especially if your hours are high, you should have the clout by now to do this) or asking for additional staffing for the cases you have. If your hours are lower, you’re going to have to find a way to improve your efficiency so more of your time is billable. Are you doing self-defeating things like discounting your billing because “the client shouldn’t have to pay for the time it took me to fix my cr@ppy work product” or silly things like not billing the time it takes you to go to the bathroom? Do you email on your blackberry all weekend but never bill for it because it’s just a brief line here and there? (Billing for a single one-line email is d*uchey, but if you’re pinging back and forth all day, that time adds up and it’s keeping your head in work mode instead of relax mode.) If you need to improve your billable to non-billable ratio, is there a senior associate or partner you feel comfortable talking to? Maybe another parent?

      • Anon for this

        Hours are high– I’ve already billed 700 this year. I think your point about not taking on more work is a valid one and something I need to work on. It’s hard because (1) I always worry about running out of work so I am reluctant to turn work down when it is there and (2) I am in a small group so if I say no, there aren’t a lot of options for other people to do the work.

        • TBK

          You’re on pace to bill 3,000 hrs this year. That means: (1) you’re hoarding hours and saying no doesn’t mean you’re burdening others, it means you’re giving them the chance to get billables too; or (2) everyone’s billing close to 3,000 and therefore the group seriously needs to hire more attorneys. If this was just a weird bubble and last year’s hours were more like 2,000, ignore what I said (we’re back to increasing efficiency) but I don’t care if you work at Cravath, no one expects 3,000 billable hours on an indefinite basis. That is not at all a relaxed schedule.

          • Anonymous

            I don’t actually see how these numbers add up if she’s only working until 6:30 at least 3 to 4 nights a week. Are you working all day every weekend day? 3,000 hours is a sh*t ton.

          • Anon

            She’s working until 6:30, but then again after her kids are asleep. If she’s up late and up again early, plus working all day on the weekend, I’m sure it adds up.

      • Ellen

        I am even buzzer! I billed 2600 hour’s last year and that does NOT count alot of hours the Manageing partner would NOT let me bill. All my research for his CLE and my antitrust work was worth 100 hours! FOOEY! And no real time off, b/c I was goeing to take time but then we got new cleint’s like Jim from roberta and the next thing you know my tuchus gets flat and flabbey! FOOEY b/c only the South American guys were interested, but maineley in taking me to bed. FOOEY!

        If you have time off you can exersize and flatten your tuchus. If your MARRIED you don’t have to worry about a flabby tuchus but I cannot find a husband until I get back in size 2. FOOEY! Myrna did say my tuchus looks flatter then it was. Yay!

    • anon

      I once worked daily for about 8-9 weeks. Not all the weekend days were full days, so I didn’t think much of it, other than being exceedingly stressed/cranky/feeling like I was about to have a breakdown. It ended when I fainted in a very public and embarrassing way. You need days off. I agree, there is a LOT of room between working every day and formally going part-time.

    • Anon for this

      Thanks for the suggestions so far. I agree that working everyday is not good. To clarify, I’m not working on the weekends because I can’t get my work done during the week; I am working on the weekends because I consistently get 20 hours of work dumped on my plate on Friday afternoon with a Sunday evening deadline or because I am working with a partner who has a hectic weekday schedule and thus likes to schedule meetings with associates on weekends.

      • KLG

        Work long hours 7 days a week in litigation for 4 months led to a burnout from which I never actually recovered. I ended up really struggling for the next few years and eventually left litigation altogether. As a short-term measure, stop taking on so much new work and as a long-term measure, seriously consider if your firm will let you go to 80% hours or something.

    • Blonde Lawyer

      Could you make an ADA request, even if done informally? For example, could you tell your team that you are dealing with a medical issue right now and will need to keep weekends free for the time being to deal with it? You could even frame it as I need one day off every week while recovering from a health issue. If you need me to work over the weekend, I will need to take a week day off instead. Some employers may require proof from your doc and this may include a disclosure of diagnosis but many employers, particularly law firms, trust that their attorneys are struggling w/ a health issue and don’t ask for proof. Mental health IS health by the way.

      • Anon for this

        Good suggestion and something I need to think about further. Thanks.

  9. 1L-1

    Hey guys!
    Long time no post, but now I’m back in town. My name is misleading, b/c now I’m a 1L. Speaking of which…I need the hive’s advice on how to phrase. I did some networking, and called a friend’s parent who’s a lawyer. We spoke, I sent my resume, interning there sounded great – now I’m supposed to call or email, right? What do I say?

    Also: another question. What’s the best internship on my resume; with a judge, paid full time, unpaid full time or part time, or a paid job that’s not in the legal field…or should this not factor into consideration of what I should apply for/accept?

    Last question and really the most important one: anyone on (thissite) want to be my mentor? I could really use one.

    Thanks in advance?

    • Tired

      Why am I making so many small clerical mistakes? It’s humiliating and starting to grate on my boss’s nerves. I blame burnout but my schedule is actually relaxed compared to others in similar jobs. The only answer is to pay more attention to detail. I feel like I’m trying and still I make the same type of mistakes. I’m frustrated and tired. That is all.

      • ITDS

        Try working more slowly. When I am feeling overwhelmed, I tend to try to get things done really fast, and then make frustrating mistakes. Working slowly doesn’t really get the work done much slower, but I find it forces me to relax and that helps me pay better attention to what I’m doing.

      • Anony

        I feel your pain. Had to admit to 2 stupid mistakes and I was so ashamed. It’s burnout from the emotional toll of my job. Managing it and trying to work ahead and LEAVE time to read drafts after a night or two of sleep.

    • ***

      The naivete of this made my heart hurt.
      You need outstanding grades at a top school. The rest is noise.

      • Batgirl

        Yeah, I actually think you’re completely wrong “***”. It all depends on what you’re looking to do. Grades matter, but if you want to go into academia or the NGO/not-for-profit world, internships and work experience matter a great deal. That said, I wouldn’t recommend a non-legal job during your post 1-L summer. You want legal experience AND good grades.

        • Elle

          You are dead wrong. Grades matter MORE in legal academia. Legal academia is ridiculously prestige sensitive and unless the OP goes to HYP + a few others, it’s not going to happen. The NGO world is also very very prestige focused. Most of my friends going to NGOs have much better grades than the soon to be corporate lawyers. Those jobs are so competitive.

          Corporate law is the least grades focused legal career path there is.

          • layered bob

            P has no law school… do you mean S? the law school forum I read calls the academia/clerkship schools HYSCCN.

            One thing most of the career services folks I’ve talked to were very clear about was that if you want to do public interest or NGO work, you need to already have ties/internships indicating your interest in that specific area, plus great grades from a good school.

    • Baby DC Esq.

      Though I can’t speak to what an interviewer is looking for (though I’m sure plenty of ladies on this site can offer great advice on that front!), I will just say that as a recent grad, I found that the best things on my resume had really nothing to do with paid/unpaid. It had everything to do with having had actual experience at the internship that I could talk about in an interview.

      That can be particularly relevant in terms of judicial internships. I’ve heard such a wide variety of experiences on judicial internships, and they all depend on the Judge. Some people said they spent their whole summer with nothing to do because the judge didn’t let the interns do any of the heavy lifting, and as a result, didn’t have a writing sample or much to talk about in interviews.

      • big dipper

        I second all of the advice about grades, grades are super important. But having the grade’s isn’t enough, you also want to have something on your resume that shows you are capable of performing legal work in an office setting.

        A few thoughts in terms of deciding what to apply for/do post 1L:

        (1) Baby DC’s advice is spot on. Working on a unique subject area, or a cool sounding project, or a project where you had actual responsibility, gives you something you can talk about enthusiastically in interviews and it looks good on your resume.

        (2) Like the people, because you want to work with people you like and respect because it gives you a better chance of organically finding a mentor.

        (3) Where do you want to work after graduation? Try to find an internship in that location so you can build some ties & show commitment to the area (if it’s not the same geographic location you go to law school in)

        (4) What type of job do you want to do after you graduate? Government? Public interest? Big firm? Small firm? Clerk?
        – If it’s public interest or government, you should try to work for a public interest org because dedication to public interest is important for working in that sector post grad.
        – If you want to clerk, you might want to work for a judge just to see if clerking is something you’d even consider after graduation.
        – If you want to work as a prosecutor or public defender, consider applying to DA and PD offices, or the local office of the attorney general.
        – If you want to do Biglaw, the actual job is less important than developing a writing sample and working on something you’re excited about

        (5) Not to be a downer, but you might not have that many options. Most of my friends were offered one job after 1L, and they took it immediately no matter what it was. The MAIN goal is to do something legal related this summer – so if you get an offer, you should probably take it rather than turn it down and keep looking for something better (in case nothing better comes along).

        *As a general law school note, I had no idea what type of law I wanted to practice post-law school. So, I made it my goal to work (a) for the government [did that post 1L] (b) in a nonprofit setting [volunteered during 1L] (c) with inohuse counsel [internship during 3L] and (d) for a firm [post 2L] while in law school to determine the type of work I wanted to do. I’m really, really glad I did that because I have a much better sense of my longterm career goals, what types of work is best suited to my skills, and I now have a great network of contacts from my range of experiences.

    • Anonymous

      paid job not in a legal field doesn’t even count on your resume. And your job doesn’t matter much at all. get good grades, and take the position you find most interesting. Aim for paid because I like to get paid, but no one looking at your resume will know if its paid or not so it doesn’t matter

      • JessC

        This is really sound advice. One thing I will add, particularly since you’re still very early in your legal education/career – be open. If you have an idea of what you’d like to do after law school, that’s great, but be open to other areas of law/types of practice. I graduated in 2010 and many of my classmates, myself included, ended up working in areas that they didn’t anticipate working in when they started law school.

    • Anonymous

      As a law firm associate who regularly interviews candidates and participates in hiring discussions, I’d say the paid/unpaid distinction for work after 1L year is really irrelevant – in many cases, you can’t even tell from the resume, and it’s not a question an interviewer is likely to ask. Of course, for immediate, practical reasons you may prefer a paid internship, but it’s not likely to matter much when you’re looking for jobs two years down the road.

      What matters most is probably what you want to do with your law degree. Of course, you’re only one semester through law school and may not know, but some sense of where you’re trying to head is helpful (civil v. criminal? judicial clerkship? big law? non-profit?). Also, I wouldn’t take a non-legal internship as a law student outside of very unusual circumstances.

    • TBK

      Not to be curt, but as for the mentor question, *PLEASE* read what Sandberg has to say about this in Lean In. Please. please. (please)

      It’s not you. It’s all those idiotic people in law school and at law firms that encourage people to “get a mentor.” Like it’s something you buy at the mall. It’s not. Yes, they’re enormously helpful. But asking for one is like being the kid jumping up and down on the baseball field waving at the captain and saying “ooh, ooh, pick me! pick me! please pick me!” It doesn’t help your image. There’s this idea that you’ll have this person called a “mentor” and they’ll be the Virgil to your Dante, but if you’re focused on that, you’ll miss out on the little opportunities to learn from other lawyers, paralegals, secretaries, clients, judges, everyone. This site is a mentor. The terrible associate you work with during your first internship is a mentor (on how NOT to be). Maybe you’ll be lucky enough to win the attention of an older lawyer who sees him/herself in you, or sees how you could increase the value of your organization, and will personally provide you with ongoing advice and support but maybe not. Plenty of people do okay even if they never find their Mentor.

      • Anonymous

        oh god I didn’t even notice she asked for a mentor. Yes, don’t do that. You’ll find one organically at somepoint

    • anon47

      Hi 1L-1. Realistically, the most important thing is finding a position that develops your legal skills. You should be thinking about making sure you have a strong writing sample (always ask for permission, but also consider up front whether the places you are applying would have you producing written work that could be modified for confidentiality). You will also want to have something worth talking about in later interviews. I have had friends do very well from a wide variety of legal positions their 1L summers, including working for judges (although some judges only let first-year students observe court, not write anything, hence the caution above), corporate legal departments, firms, and non-profits. It’s more important to do interesting legal work than to be paid.

      Also, without intending to be harsh, because there are plenty of opportunities for very above-ground mentoring to start out online, I don’t know whether the people who would respond to an anonymous query (even on a site this awesome) would necessarily be a good match for you as a mentor. Have you joined your local and state bar associations? Is there a women’s bar association in your state? It might not be too late to find a formal mentor through those avenues. Many of us do a lot of volunteer work!

  10. ohc

    I am absolutely positive that this has been addressed here before, but my Google-fu is failing me.

    Is there a sensible and respectful way to simultaneously apply for two different jobs at the same small company? The jobs are related but not identical; one would be a bit of a reach, one looks a bit more basic than what I had in mind. The more basic job actually requires some fairly specific technical experience that I have in spades, so I think I’d definitely be a strong candidate.

    Any ideas? And yes, the applications go to the same person for both postings.

  11. Kanye East

    I’m sorry but the name of this bag is cracking me up.

    It’s like a “creative” Utah version of “Ashley.”

    I can’t even breathe….

  12. Anon for this

    Made an unbelievably huge mistake at work and want to crawl into a hole. A very, very deep one.

    • DAR

      Anon for this: I, too, have posted here after making a huge mistake – about two years ago. It was hard but I got through it. Hang in there and I hope things go better for you soon.

  13. mamabear

    Kat, you are hitting it out of the park for me lately.

    I love this bag.

    I am not a bag lady – I like nice bags but I don’t collect them – but if I did buy a “splurge” bag, I think this would be it.

    It may have knocked the YSL Muse out of my first place.

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