We’re getting close to that time of year again: bonus season. And here at Above the Law, we’ll be following associate bonus news very closely. Please share all your bonus news and rumors with us, by email (tips AT abovethelaw DOT com). But before you get all excited about the extra $25,000 that might be […]
* Democrats take back the House. [CNN] * And maybe the Senate. [CNN] * Just what we need in Washington: more lawyers. [WSJ Law Blog; WSJ Law Blog] * It still might be possible to have an abortion in South Dakota after all. [AP via Yahoo! News] * But partial-birth intact-dilation-and-evacuation abortions could be in […]
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* It’s becoming a trend. Another member of the bar takes his own life after being accused of sexual misconduct. [New York Times] * Let’s keep it light, shall we? Yup, Britney has finally wised up. The bad news is that she lost her lawsuit against US Magazine; the court held that Britney asked for […]
Hey, did you hear? Britney Spears is getting divorced! Oh yes, notable promotions and moves within the legal profession. In addition to the new Wachtell Lipton partners, here are some other items worth noting: Lateral Moves: * Litigator Eugene Bannigan, litigator Dominick DeChiara, and private equity lawyer Bradley Vaiana, to Nixon Peabody. Bannigan came from […]
Midterm elections, consider yourselves upstaged. Pop princess Britney Spiers is divorcing her wastrel husband, Kevin Federline. More details, from TMZ (which broke the story, and has a copy of the divorce petition (PDF)): [T]he legal papers, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, [cite] “irreconcilable differences.” In her petition, Spears asks for both legal […]
Wachtell Lipton, the obscenely profitable and dazzlingly prestigious New York law firm, just elected three lawyers to its millionaires’ club partnership. By firm tradition, the partnership vote takes place on Election Day each year. Expect an official announcement tomorrow; we bring you the news today. The three lucky, talented, and hardworking new partners are: — […]
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Last week, we opened the polls in our October 2006 Couple of the Month competition. And today — Election Day, natch — we closed ’em. It was an exciting race. Lori Alvino and Matthew McGill took an early lead, which they held through the weekend. But Katherine Dowling and Marc Axelbaum started gaining on them […]
Back when we worked at McDonald’s, customers would ask us if we sold onion rings. We would tell them, with suppressed exasperation, that no, sorry, we don’t. If you want onion rings, try Burger King. And if you want your food laced with pot, try Burger King, too. From the AP: Two police officers sued […]
An ATL Public Service Announcement: Today is Election Day. Don’t forget to vote! (That little PSA entitles us to, like, three posts of scurrilous gossip with no redeeming social value.) The Democrats are expected take control of the House of Representatives in today’s midterm elections. A takeover of the Senate is not out of the […]
Neither rain, nor snow, nor the largest terrorist attack in U.S. history will keep certain lawyers from their work. Here is our next interview anecdote: I was a 2L at a western law school in the 2001-2002 school year. September was, of course, prime interviewing season, and there were usually 5-10 firms interviewing at the […]
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For those of you who dread receiving that jury duty summons, some bad news: Jury duty is getting harder to avoid. From USA Today: No one keeps national figures on jury duty no-shows, but the American Judicature Society considers the problem an epidemic in some communities, especially large urban areas such as Miami, Houston and […]
One of you drew our attention to this item, which is gossipy and engrossing, but not terribly humorous. Suicide and rape (or allegations thereof) don’t lend themselves well to laughs. From New York Magazine: “It’s bizarre, unfortunate,” Steve Coleman, an Atlanta police officer, was saying about New York attorney Andrew Gardner (at right). Gardner, 39, […]
That’ll teach us to rely upon the mainstream media. Last week we passed along the news, reported by Variety, that movie star Wesley Snipes had cut a deal with the Internal Revenue Service. Snipes stands accused of engaging in massive tax fraud. According to Variety, Snipes negotiated a deal under which he wouldn’t serve any […]
This next interview horror story isn’t a true “horror” story. It starts off like a horror story, but then — well, just read it yourself: I had an on-campus interview at 10 AM on Monday for a well-known litigation firm in Orange County. At 10 PM on Sunday evening, my apartment building caught on fire, […]
* Diebold with a vengeance. [MSNBC] * SLAPP me baby one more time. [WSJ Law Blog] * Snoops, he did it again. [CNN] * I smell a red tree vole. [AP via How Appealing] * Maybe we should get some folks from the Carter Center involved. [CBS News]