Picking up on yesterday’s item about law-related holiday cards, here’s one from a certain ex-president of the Harvard Law Review, and his wife (also a lawyer, and “big sister” to her husband when he was a summer associate at the firm where she was an associate): It’s tasteful and elegant; there’s not much here to […]
Bonus season is pretty much over (and arguably has been for quite some time now). But please email us about any bonus announcements we haven’t covered yet. We especially like it when you send us memos. They’ll be useful to look at next year, when we repeat the parlor game of guessing when different firms […]
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* Personally, I don’t want any judges that have ever attended a NASCAR event, but that’s just me. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Wow; I’ve got nothing witty to say about this. It just sucks all around. [CourtTV] * Marines charged in Iraqi civilian killings. [CNN.com] * Advocacy group ads going back to […]
* We don’t know why this made headlines this morning, but we have just three (two?) words for you: Celebrity DeathMatch! [Hollywood.com] * The stickers would have had the same fate as the “Parental Advisory – Explicit Content” stickers–ubiquitous, but of absolutely no consequence, except maybe to Tipper Gore. [Jurist] * At first, I could […]
Check out these law-related holiday cards: 1. John Edwards and family. The former VP candidate and U.S. senator, renowned trial lawyer, and likely 2008 presidential candidate wishes you and yours the best of the season. And check out his oldest daughter, Cate Edwards. Can you say “Harvard Law School hottie”? 2. Susette Kelo. The losing […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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]
* 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 […]
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 […]