December 2006
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Admin, Biglaw, Bonuses, Holidays and Seasons, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Programming Note and Thursday Open Thread
Like many of you, we have to do a little holiday traveling. So we’ll be away from the computer for a bit. We’ve prepared some content to be published while we’re gone, so do keep checking in. But if some breaking legal news emerges and we’re slow in responding, now you know why. Here’s an […] -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke
Chadbourne & Parke: Flourishing or Floundering?
Over at Infirmation / Greedy NY, there’s an interesting thread about Chadbourne & Parke. It started off with this post: I heard a rumor from a partner at my firm that C&P is in “turmoil” and that numerous partners are looking around for new firms. Has anyone else heard a similar rumor? Any comment from […] - Sponsored
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Aquagirl, David Souter, Fabulosity, Noah Feldman, Parties, Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Clerks, Tim Wu
The Coolest Party E-vah: An E-vite for the E-lect
Whatcha doin’ for New Year’s? Unless your plans include the words “Diddy” and “yacht,” they’re not as fabulous as this fête: Some explanation is in order. This party is being brought to you by one of America’s brightest legal minds: celebrity law professor Tim Wu, of Columbia Law School. (We don’t know who this “Sue” […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Boring Stuff, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Kaye Scholer and Covington Match
Announcements just in from Kaye Scholer and Covington & Burling (NY). Guess what? They’ll be paying associate bonuses consistent with the New York market rates. We realize this is thrilling news. But please, control your excitement. We don’t have a copy of the Covington memo, but we understand that (1) the bonuses will be paid […] -
Eyes of the Law, Federal Judges, Hotties, Jed Rakoff, Kimba Wood, Laura Taylor Swain, Music, S.D.N.Y.
The Eyes of the Law: The S.D.N.Y. "Courthouse Follies"
We’ve solicited funny holiday party stories from you. We haven’t received much thus far. But from the legendary Southern District of New York, probably the nation’s most distinguished district court bench, we did get this account of its celebrated “Courthouse Follies” (which took place on the evening of Friday, December 15): Item: The Southern District […] -
Biglaw, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Sex
ATL Poll Results: All You Want for Christmas Is... A Better Sex Life
As if you needed it, here’s proof that billing 3000 hours a year is NOT the ultimate aphrodisiac: And if you’re hoping to spice things up by stuffing a sex toy in your S.O.’s stocking, please confirm that your gift is not illegal under state or local law. Sex toys still banned in Alabama, guns […] -
Abortion, Lawsuit of the Day, Malpractice
Lawsuit of the Day: Doe v. Planned Parenthood
This case summary, from CourtBriefs, was emailed to us with the following subject line: “Why I saw this and thought of ATL, I have no idea.” Regardless of your views on abortion — and we’ll just say, for the record, that we are not unsympathetic to the pro-life cause — this lawsuit should strike you […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Education / Schools, Kids, Sexual Harassment, Solo Practitioners
What's the Difference Between a Five-Year-Old and a Solo Practitioner?
The five-year-old had a better excuse. (In all seriousness, we have nothing against solo practitioners. And one could argue that, if anything, Biglaw attorneys are more likely to engage in sexual harassment than solo practitioners.) School accuses 5-year-old of sex harassment [Herald-Mail] Attorney Censured for Pinching Secretary [New York Law Journal via ATL] - Sponsored
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2nd Circuit, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, Carter Phillips, Contests, Education / Schools, Eugene Volokh, FCC, Howard Bashman, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Music, O.J. Simpson
Morning Docket: 12.21.06
* The Volokh Conspiracy wins Best Law Blog. Congrats to the VC crew! [The Weblog Awards 2006 via 2nd Place Winner How Appealing] * F&@% you, FCC!. [CNN.com] * And in my-home-state-is-not-completely-backward news… [Jurist] * If he sold it, Ron Goldman wants the money. [AP via FindLaw] * Internet illiterate NY Mom, who doesn’t know […]
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Bill Clinton, Brett Kavanaugh, Hotties, Jury Duty, Kenneth Starr, Monica Lewinsky, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Congratulations to Ms. Monica Lewinsky!
America’s SweeTart just graduated from the London School of Economics with an M.S. in Social Psychology. Interestingly enough, her LSE master’s thesis was law-oriented: an examination of the effect of pretrial publicity on jury selection. (Monica: Please don’t treat that rolled-up diploma like a cigar. Thank you.) Lewinsky graduates from London School of Economics [Reuters […] -
Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Breyer's Clerks: Tidbits, Please
In case you missed it, yesterday we profiled the four current clerks to Justice Samuel Alito. Click here to read that post. Moving up the seniority chain brings us to Justice Stephen G. Breyer. According to Wikipedia, these are Justice Breyer’s four law clerks for October Term 2006 (please notify us of any errors you […] -
ACLU, Blogging, Eugene Volokh, Kids, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Pictures, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 12.20.06
* I have been remiss in not updating you on the legal woes of the blogger everyone loves to hate. And if you still think Paris Hilton when you hear Perez Hilton, well, I wish I were you and had never discovered the e-crack that is the gossip blog. [Los Angeles Times] * Professor Volokh […] -
Eumi Choi, Federal Government, Kids, Litigatrix, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Vicious Infighting
The San Francisco U.S. Attorney's Office: Dysfunction Junction?
We have been begging you for dirty laundry to air about the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco (Northern District of California). From what we hear, the high-profile office is in a state of turmoil. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Eumi Choi has been trying to quell a line-assistant rebellion that has been described as “the […]
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Boutique Law Firms, Department of Justice, Real Estate, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: December 10, 2006
We were starved for Wedding Watch material in the weekend of December 9-10. We couldn’t even find the standard three couples in which at least one spouse is a lawyer. So we did the next best thing — we found two couples in which a parent of a spouse is a lawyer (and a third […] -
Ann Althouse, Gay, Gay Marriage
Proof That We Have Readers in Red States
Not all ATL readers live in big coastal cities. Check out this comment, by “Leona” (which we kinda loved): I really enjoy reading Althouse, she is conversative [sic] definitely but I would like her to be more christian friendly. She supports gay marriage which I find disgusting. But she loves our president which is great. […] -
Family Law, Lunacy, Pro Se Litigants
Tickle Me, Elmo Fred; Griffiths
If you enjoyed the Best Notice of Appeal Ever, as well as the complaint in Ward v. Arm & Hammer, you’ll enjoy our latest pro se filing, too. It’s an interesting challenge to jurisdiction, filed by a fellow who legally changed his name to Elmo Fred; Griffiths. (Yes, the semicolon is legally part of his […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Cahill Matches
Cahill Gordon & Reindel gets with the program, per Infirmation / Greedy NY. Was there a memo? If so, can someone please email it to us? We’d like to add it to our growing collection of banal, boilerplate bonus memos. Thanks. CGR just matched [Infirmation / Greedy NY] Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of bonuses (scroll […] -
Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Janet Neff, Judicial Nominations, Lesbians, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, State Judges
The Senator, The Judge, Her Friend, And Her Lover
Is it proper to block a judicial nomination because the nominee once attended a same-sex commitment ceremony? -
Crime, Drugs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Reader Polls, Tort Reform
ATL Poll Results: The Baking Soda Lawsuit
We recently asked for your views on Ward v. Arm & Hammer, the civil action brought by a pro se prisoner against a leading baking soda manufacturer. If you don’t remember what the case was about, here’s the caption: The District Court didn’t think highly of the case. And neither did you: One additional interesting […] -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Ridiculousness
Only at Harvard Law School
How do you solve a problem like length limits on law school final exams? It’s a vexing issue. If you think we’re exaggerating, read this PrawfsBlawg post (which generated an avalanche of comments, including many from frustrated law professors). Well, fear not. The geniuses at “the world’s premier center for legal education and research” take […]