A tipster sent us this Craigslist posting, with a query: “I wonder if this gets expensed to clients?” National law firm with large Los Angeles offices seeks a Barista!!! Huge law firm with an in-house coffee bar. The hours are Monday-Thursday from 8:30-5:30. You will receive full benefits, parking, etc. Time and a half if […]
[Ed. note: This post is on the vulgar side. It’s a bit like Borat: funny to some, distasteful to others. If you’re a person of delicate sensibilities, please exercise discretion in deciding whether to read further. Thank you.] Last week we reported some top law firms involved in billion-dollar deals: Biglaw shops are involved in […]
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To those of you who have just returned from the Thanksgiving holiday, hoping that a venti coffee with an extra shot of espresso will bring you out of your food coma: Welcome Back. We hope you had a delightful holiday. The sight (or mere thought) of turkey probably makes you nauseous at this point. But […]
Probably not, ’cause that’s Westlaw. H. Donald Wilson, who passed away earlier this month, was the founder of Lexis-Nexis. Fittingly enough for a man responsible for placing thousands of lawyers in front of their computer screens, for thousands of hours a year, Wilson died in front of his computer. An interesting tidbit from the New […]
* Several federal law all-stars have filed amicus briefs in the 4th Circuit — which means a lucky clerk now has Janet Reno’s autograph! [SCOTUSBlog] * Gun makers challenge a finding that lawsuits are legal. [Indy Star via How Appealing] * “A lineup of legal heavyweights unusual even by Supreme Court standards is doing battle […]
* Another week, another Borat lawsuit. * Wow — it doesn’t take much to get lawyers all hot and bothered. But ATL readers were evidently untroubled. * Merry Christmas. There will be no O.J. Simpson book. * But no Britney sex tape, either. * Wesley Snipes has some harsh words for the IRS. And Judge […]
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* And you thought your parents were embarrassing when you were a pre-teen. [Associated Press via Times Leader] * Now I know not to act upon those revenge fantasies I’ve had of playing the same prank on that female senior associate who yelled at me last week. [New York Daily News] * Also an anti-competition […]
This is a continuation of our prior post about the annual dinner of the Federalist Society. You can read the rest of it after the jump.
The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin — who made his name as a legal affairs writer with his coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, later turned into a best-selling book — profiles Pablo Fenjves, the ghostwriter for Simpson’s ill-fated literary effort, If I Did It. Money quote: Fenjves believes that, in the wake of Murdoch’s decision […]
The weekend of November 4-5 was a little short on lawyer weddings in the New York Times wedding announcements. But the weekend of November 11-12 had a lot of them. We had a hard time picking which pairs to profile. We came thisclose to writing about Lauren Clabby and James Moore V, but we were […]
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We can’t say we’re surprised. The readers of ATL probably have a higher-than-average tolerance for things that push the envelope (or the bounds of good taste). But for what they’re worth, here are the results of our most recent reader poll: Reader opinion is consistent with that of Dahlia Lithwick, who had this to say […]
We previously provided you with our photographic coverage of the Federalist Society’s annual dinner, held last Thursday at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. Now we offer a short (and admittedly belated) write-up of the proceedings. For more systematic accounts of the dinner, check out the news links collected at the end of this […]
Video footage? Still photographs? We’d like to see the record on appeal in this case: Lawyers for CBS Corp. argued Monday that singer Janet Jackson’s breast-baring at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 was unintended, took place without the knowledge of the network, and should not be considered indecent. CBS is suing the Federal […]
Why are you in front of your computer? To quote our big brother: The rest of America is either sleeping off their Thanksgiving hangovers or pushing their way into a mall to grab those holiday shopping discounts. But you’re rubbing the sleep out of your eyes while staring at a glowing screen. Well, you’re not […]
* Chimpanzees are people, too! [Central Valley Business Times via How Appealing] * “Grace previously said in an interview with MSNBC that allegations she contributed to Duckett’s death ‘are hateful, they are spiteful and they are also ridiculous.’ ” Nancy Grace is, of course, none of those things. [CNN] * Someone’s probably gonna sue, claiming […]