September 2006
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.05.06
* It’s Tuesday, September 5th. Do you know where your Supreme Court justices are? (Probably not — they’re quite the jet setters.) [Washington Post] * Better late than never: today the Senate will hold an up-or-down vote on the nomination to the Federal Circuit of Kimberly Ann Moore (at right). Professor Moore, a superstar of […]
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Jane Ginsburg, John Roberts, Phil Alito
Jack Roberts: We Knew We Liked That Kid
The children of Supreme Court justices are a pretty impressive bunch. Consider these examples. Eugene Scalia is a prominent labor lawyer and former Solicitor of the Department of Labor. Jane Ginsburg, following her mother’s footsteps into academia, is a highly regarded law professor at Columbia. And Phil Alito — he’s a total hottie. But we […] - Sponsored
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Asians, China, Dan Markel, Gender, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Too Clever By Half
Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.06
–Ah, so Goulston & Storrs is going to China.* [WSJ Law Blog] –Our Legal Eagle Wedding Watch is already generating controversy — see this post (and the comments). But Dan Markel — at right, with Wendi Adelson, his lovely wife — isn’t impartial when it comes to the NYT wedding pages.** [PrawfsBlawg] –Yes, ATL will […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Pranks, Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates
Low-Hanging Fruit: Summer Associate Stories, Please
Okay, kids, it’s official. We’ve reached Labor Day weekend, and summer is pretty much over. Officially summer doesn’t end until next month (September 23, to be exact). But at law firms, the summer fun is done. Summer associates are heading back to law school (if they’re not back already). For permanent associates, who got to […] -
Musical Chairs, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: 09.01.06
Not a heck of a lot going on today. A few announcements, but this was the only one that was even mildly interesting: * Monty Wilkinson to Troutman Sanders (of counsel), from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. He was executive assistant U.S. attorney for management since 2001. It’s the Friday afternoon […] -
6th Circuit, Admin, Antonin Scalia, Boring Stuff, Elena Kagan, Litigatrix
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Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Partner Profits, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: An Amendment
In light of the recent debut of Skaddenfreude, ATL’s column chronicling attorney compensation, it’s a neat coincidence that the New York Times has an entire article discussing compensation for first-year associates at major law firms. We’ll get to that article in just a second. First, though, a brief amendment to our prior Skaddenfreude request. We […] -
Biglaw, Merck, Morning Docket, Vioxx
Morning Docket: 09.01.06
* A juror in the Vioxx case that resulted in a $32 million verdict against Merck took interest-free loans from the plaintiff in the case. Hmm… [Associated Press] * Another dispatch from ConflictsLand: McKesson wants Duane Morris disqualified from representing two Georgia residents against a McKesson sub. [Fulton County Daily Report] * We were only […]
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Hotties
ERISA Hotties: An Update
Oh ye of little faith! When we announced Above the Law’s ERISA Hotties contest, some of you expressed serious doubts. There was some skepticism, even snickering. Hot pension lawyers? How many of them could there be? Truth be told, even we had some concern. It was reflected in the footnote to our original post: We […]