Big Law For Beginners: Diverse Attorney Toolkit

How to navigate a system designed to benefit the most unscrupulous, without losing your health or your heart.

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Paul Bryant is a Black, neurodivergent, military veteran attorney with experience at top-tier law firms including Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Covington & Burling LLP. Focused on corporate M&A, he now shares insights to help diverse and first-generation professionals navigate BigLaw’s challenges with clarity, resilience, and purpose.

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  • Welcome.

    So the allure of the fancy lunches, hopes of Harvey Spector-type suits and “Wall Street Journal Topping Deals” has dampened – now you’re a fourth year corporate associate wondering if there is a code you can use to bill the hours you spend resisting the urge to climb under your desk and listen to Tems’s…

  • BigLaw as Modern Indentured Servitude: Why Neurodivergent and Minority Lawyers Don’t Find This Laughable System Funny

    If you’ve ever found yourself on your third Red Bull drafting a credit agreement at 2:37 a.m., you’ve probably thought:“This cannot be what my ancestors prayed for.” And you wouldn’t be wrong. BigLaw today has more in common with old-school indentured servitude than most of us care to admit. But it’s not just about grueling…