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&lt;p&gt;Six words tell a great story. So great, in fact, that last week SMITH Magazine’s Six-Word Memoir project expanded its sphere of influence to reach the legal blog universe. Inspired by the &lt;a href=&quot;http://sixwordmemoirs.com/about/the-six-word-twitter-festival/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Six-Word Festival on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, held from September 24-26, several legal websites including the ABA Journal and the WSJ Law Blog invited readers to share six-word stories about law school, law careers, or the law in general. Just a week earlier, legal writing professor Lisa Mazzie of Marquette University Law School had solicited six-word stories from students so that they could practice concise writing and spin their creative wheels &#224; la &lt;a href=&quot;http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2013/09/19/law-and-law-school-in-six-words/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ernest Hemingway&lt;/a&gt;.&#160; What’s up with the six-word storytelling craze? As SMITH Magazine aptly stated, “Writing in Six Words is a simple, creative way to get to the essence of anything -- from the breaking news of the day to your own life and the way you live it.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What lawyer doesn’t embrace the challenge of being expressive and succinct all at once? Here are some six-word legal career memoirs Vault received from professionals around the country. Thanks to all our contributors for distilling their experiences down to these short yet powerful phrases:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Pro bono makes billables worth it”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Business development with people you like”&lt;br /&gt;--Special Counsel, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Aimless big law; escaped to tech”&lt;br /&gt;--Startup Founder, San Francisco, CA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Big law dropout, little law lover”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“White collar defense, excruciating uphill battle”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Had better shoes as litigation associate”&lt;br /&gt;--In-House Counsel, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Fewer people in cages, healthier communities”&lt;br /&gt;--Policy-to-Practice Consultant, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Constantly contemplating next job; still here”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Graduated with honors, unemployed a year”&lt;br /&gt;--Now Employed Associate, San Francisco, CA (HOPE!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Protecting the vulnerable, striving for justice”&lt;br /&gt;--District Attorney, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Student loan rate ensures indentured servitude” &lt;br /&gt;--In-House Counsel, Columbus, OH&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Burned out fighting the good fight”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, San Francisco, CA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Tried lawyering but was like nah”&lt;br /&gt;--Commercial Litigator turned Freelance Writer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Pro bono, only substantive experience received”&lt;br /&gt;--Litigation Associate, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Paralegal, associate, in-house -- future’s wide open”&lt;br /&gt;--In-House Counsel, New York City&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And straight from the center of the (in)action in our nation’s capital…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Midnight furlough notice? Job security, indeed”&lt;br /&gt;--Federal Government Attorney, Washington, DC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How would you describe your legal career in six words? Tell us in the Comments section! And feel free to share it (or any six-word memoir you like) on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sixwordmemoirs.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.sixwordmemoirs.com&lt;/a&gt;.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sixwordmemoirs.com/about/festival-senior-superlatives-six-word-style/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Highlights from the Six-Word Festival on Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2013/09/19/law-and-law-school-in-six-words/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law and Law School in Six Words (Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/write_a_six-word_memoir_of_your_law_career/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write a ‘Six-Word Memoir’ of Your Law Career (ABA Journal)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/09/20/describing-law-school-in-six-words/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Describing Law School in Six Words (WSJ Law Blog)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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