A partner at Gibson Dunn is in the running to be the head of the LSU Law School. But shockingly, Jack Weiss, a media and entertainment lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s New York office, does not have the support of the faculty. The LSU search committee met in closed session for an hour Thursday before publicly […]
Some of you have questions about this CNN video report on a 19-year-old who’s about to graduate with a 4.0 GPA from the University of Michigan and head off to law school. Here are our thoughts on Nicole Matisse: * She’s amazingly attractive. Most of those child-prodigy spelling-bee-winner types have thick glasses and an overbite. […]
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The brilliant and irascible Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has handed down his opinion on blogs, and it’s scathing. The audio link is down, but Orin Kerr helpfully gives us the juicy bits: ERIC GOLDMAN: So but what about blogs? . . . JUDGE ALEX KOZINSKI: I […]
We don’t know about you, but we’re despondent about the news that NBC is considering pulling the plug on “Law & Order.” (And we know of at least one L&O fan on the federal judiciary who’d go into deep mourning if McCoy and company got the ax!) “The mothership is a real discussion,” NBC Entertainment […]
* Texas legislature blocks mandatory HPV vaccine that fights cervical cancer. [MSNBC] * Indian court issues warrant for Richard Gere due to public kiss. [CNN] * Secretary Rice may assert executive privilege to avoid House subpoena. [MSNBC] * Review of new Justice Thomas biography. [Newsweek] * ALJ seeking $65 million in damages from his dry […]
Multiple sources have just confirmed to ATL that Paul Weiss has matched the $50,000 clerkship bonus paid by Sullivan & Cromwell and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. The head of recruiting called people with outstanding offers today to make the announcement. From a source: PLEASE post this news so that it will continue to put pressure […]
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
* It could have been the principle of the matter. Or maybe just the drugs. [AL.com] * Hugh Grant’s “assault” looks more like a pas de deux, but in any case, this is way more boring than another Divine Brown. [Daily Mail] * And here I thought that “bible quiz” was just code for blow-job. […]
This was forwarded to us by a tipster: April 25, 2007 To: Boalt Community From: Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. It has been a week since the distressing events involving a Boalt student’s threat —a hoax — against the community at Hastings College of the Law. I am writing to let you know that all our […]
Two quick things: According to the DOJ vacancies website, Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice and a two-time ATL Diva of the Day, is seeking new grist for her mill. Don’t apply for a position in her office without reading ATL’s hard-hitting coverage of this tempestuous […]
Once again, the wedding pages were chock-full of lawyers last weekend. Without further ado (because LEWW has other things to post today), here are your candidates for Couple of the Week: 1. Jenny Huang and Roger Hong 2. Melissa Epstein and Jason Mills 3. Celeste Sharpe and Peter Brown Continue reading about these couples, after […]
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Give a girl a Supreme Court beat and a best-selling book, and she gets her sassy on! The fantabulous Jan Crawford Greenburg has taken on Geoff Stone, the former dean of the University of Chicago’s law school, in a tart blog post. Stone (along with Rosie O’Donnell) had declared himself troubled by the fact that […]
If “attorney-client networking” conjures up images of bars and baseball games, prepare to give those expectations the boot. The shoe is on the other foot at Bryan Cave: For the 53 shoppers who attended a “shoe event” sponsored by law firm Bryan Cave LLP on a recent Tuesday evening — all of them female lawyers […]
* Miss America takes a bite out of crime. [AP] * Developments in bribery case in wake of Duke Cunningham conviction. [AP via Yahoo] * Can lawyers secretly record conversations with clients? [ABA] * Phil Spector trial gets going. [Newsweek] * Former GC of Apple responds to options-dating allegations by SEC. [WSJ Law Blog]
* The Army has reassured candidates that their recruiter plays only with his own privates. [NJ.com] * But how would we identify anal, self-important gunners aspiring clerks and academics? [Legal History Blog] * Shrinkwrapping an employee is NOT okay. [LoHud] * Pedi-cabbies, it’s time to stage your version of Critical Mass. [Village Voice] * Dickhead(s) […]
Opening statements began today in the Phil Spector murder trial. Spector was making some god-awful faces, either because he’s nervous about being on trial for murder or because he’s still getting used to what he’s now done to his hair. This on the prosecutor’s opening statements, from AFP via Yahoo! News: In opening statements of […]