December 2006
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Holy Crap, Law Schools, Nauseating Things
Breaking: Mystery Smell Hits NYU Law Library!!!
And at the peak of final exam studying, too! Our Greenwich Village correspondent reports: I don’t know what it is, but it smells like the law library is in a dump. I gave up and left an hour ago. The whole basement of the library was EMPTY. But there were holdouts in the corners and […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Et Tu, Davis Polk?
Davis Polk has fallen into line. This post went up on Greedy NY a few minutes ago. Then we received the Davis Polk bonus memo, by email, from a DPW address. So consider that news CONFIRMED. The Davis memo looks pretty much like all the other memos, so we won’t use up front page space […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: The Skadden Shoe Has Dropped?
That’s what we’re hearing on the Rialto. But this is not confirmed, certainly not as to all classes (because Skadden doesn’t circulate a firm-wide memo listing compensation for all seniority levels). The Greedy NY poster claims to be class of 2002. If you can confirm, or provide us with the text or a scanned version […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Debevoise and LeBoeuf Match
We received the Debevoise memo by email. The LeBoeuf memo was posted on Infirmation. (Yawn. Are you as bored as we are? Then take our reader poll about your sex life. Or check out this awesome pro se lawsuit.) In case they interest you, we reprint the Debevoise and LeBoeuf bonus memos, after the jump. -
9th Circuit, Crime, Drugs, Law Professors, Plaintiffs Firms, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants
The Fine Line Separating Pro Se Litigants, Plaintiffs' Lawyers, and Law Professors
Remember the Best Notice of Appeal Ever? We’ve finally found a filing that tops it. Pro se litigants, plaintiffs’ lawyers, and law professors all share the ability to “think outside the box.” They come up with novel and creative theories of liability — ones that courts have never entertained before. Some are crazy. Some are […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Willkie Farr
Associate Bonus Watch: Willkie Matches, and the Simpson Memo
So it appears that Willkie Farr & Gallagher has matched market bonuses. We don’t have official confirmation or a memo yet, but we doubt that this is another fake Willkie announcement. Matching is the default outcome right now. We doubt anyone will have the guts to raise. Most big law firms had a very good […] -
Reader Polls, Rudeness, Sex
ATL Reader Poll: Are You Happy With Your Sex Life?
Right now you’re probably thinking, “HOW RUDE!!!” But before you slap us for our impudence, allow us to explain. Our inquiry is prompted by a news development. Our big sibling points out that according to a recent study, high-earning professionals with “extreme jobs” — defined as jobs that involve working at least 60 hours a […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Clifford Chance Matches, Too
Per this posting, which reprints what appears to be the Clifford Chance bonus memo: On behalf of all the partners, we are pleased to announce the 2006 bonus levels for our U.S. associates. In connection with the annual associate performance review, the Firm will pay bonuses according to the following bonus levels by class: Class […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Simpson Matches?
That’s the latest word on the street (as brought to our attention by this comment). This news makes perfect sense, and we have no reason to doubt it. If it were something surprising — e.g., Simpson tops the market bonuses — then we’d be more concerned about fact-checking. But just for our records, can someone […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Jews, New York Times, Politics, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: December 3, 2006
Because of Bonusmania, we’ve fallen behind a little in Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. In this post, we discuss lawyer weddings from the weekend of December 2-3. The most high-profile wedding that week was between media heiress Anne Hearst, sister of Patty Hearst, and novelist Jay McInerney (announcement here). But there were also three marriages involving […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Sexual Harassment
Still Seeking Holiday Party Scandal Stories
We have not forgotten our recent request for funny or embarrassing holiday party stories. If you’re disappointed with your bonus, the perfect way to strike back is by sending us stories of partner misbehavior at your firm’s December fête. We’re still accepting submissions, by email (subject line: “Holiday Party Stories”). If we receive enough, we’ll […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Boring Stuff, Money, White & Case
Associate Bonus Watch: A Few More Announcements
Biglaw bonus season is lurching towards its inevitable, anticlimactic close. Yesterday there were a few more announcements of market matching, from White & Case and Fried Frank. Pretty standard-issue. The only noteworthy difference: the math-challenged folks at Fried Frank, instead of paying the class of 2006 the usual bonus of $30,000 prorated, announced a flat […] -
Antonin Scalia, Deaths, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Federal Judges, HP, Larry Sonsini, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, State Judges
Morning Docket: 12.15.06
* Justice Scalia on judicial paychecks. [Associated Press] And meanwhile… * “It was just a matter of time before well-heeled business and other interests would expand their influence-peddling efforts, and begin pouring large amounts of money into previously sleepy judicial campaigns.” [TimesSelect (pass-through link) via How Appealing] * No more melting coins for the value […]
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9th Circuit, Advertising, Blog Wars, Douglas Berman, Harry Pregerson, Law Professors, Orin Kerr, Sentencing Law
Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr?
On Wednesday, Professor Orin Kerr sarcastically mocked — and also analytically attacked — the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Carrington v. United States (PDF). In an opinion by liberal stalwart Harry Pregerson, the court authorized resentencing in two cases from the Mesozoic Era the 1990’s. We wrote about the decision here. We expressed interest in […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.14.06
* But the judge said that blind items (à la Page Six) are just fine. [Mirror of Justice] * Wouldn’t it be great if judges would curl up with reading material like this, instead of the latest John Grisham? [PrawfsBlawg] * Law students, your worst fears have been confirmed. [Concurring Opinions] (Unless you’re an average […] -
Admin, Biglaw, Blogging, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: A Weil Memo, and Thursday Open Thread
A source at at Weil, Gotshal & Manges just forwarded us this email, which made the rounds at 4:46 PM Eastern time: As you know, announcements regarding year-end associate bonuses have been made by a few large New York firms. Many of our peer firms have yet to make an announcement. As has been our […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
"Judge" of the Day: George Head
Judges can get themselves in trouble when they get too involved in the lives of the individuals they supervise as part of probation. Remember Judge Manuel Real (C.D. Cal.), who almost got himself impeached for being a little too supportive of one Deborah Canter, attractive female probationer? Well, at least Judge Real never took Ms. […] -
Orrin Hatch, Politics, Screw-Ups, Senate Judiciary Committee
Nostra Culpa: Hatch Is Staying On Judiciary
We were wrong in predicting that Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) would be stepping down from the Judiciary Committee. (And we were not alone in making this mistake.) Earlier this week, we had heard rumors that various deals had unraveled — Senate committee assignments are a complex, delicate ecosystem — and that Hatch might actually be […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, William Lerach
Milberg Weiss Death Watch: More About Steve Schulman's Departure
After we mentioned the departure of indicted partner Steven Schulman from the indicted law firm Milberg Weiss, some of you had funny things to say. See, e.g., this comment. As it turns out, there were reasons unrelated to federal criminal charges for Steve Schulman to leave Milberg. From Legal Pad: Schulman’s deal with the firm […] -
Asians, Denny Chin, Federal Judges, Food, Running, S.D.N.Y.
Judge Denny Chin: Born To Run
Time for a quick break from Biglaw and bonuses. Earlier this week, Judge Denny Chin (S.D.N.Y.) dismissed a lawsuit by a Florida man who blamed the Atkins diet for his heart troubles. As the WSJ Law Blog points out, Judge Chin offered some dieting tips in the opinion: In a footnote, Judge Chin wrote that […]