We’re interested in figuring out how many law clerks for the upcoming Supreme Court Term, October Term 2007, are women or minorities. But we don’t know all these folks personally (much as we might like to). So we need your help. After the jump, you’ll see a list of the Supreme Court clerks for OT […]
It’s a beautiful April afternoon (at least here on the East Coast). You shouldn’t be in front of your computer right now. But in case you are, here are a few quick items of interest: 1. Columbia Faculty Hire Faces Human Rights Questions [New York Sun] We went to law school with Matt Waxman (OT […]
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* Like you, this attorney and concerned citizen opted for law school because science just wasn’t her thing. [J-Walk Blog] * Kettles Retailers are being told they’re black warned not to infringe upon Kate Moss’s much-hyped and copyrighted “Pot”-shop Topshop collection. [Fashionista; Retail Week] (An explanatory note for those of you who couldn’t care less: […]
In the comments to our last post on clerkship bonuses, there was a claim that WilmerHale has raised its clerkship bonus to $35,000. That claim is true. This email went out yesterday: From: Dunbar, AndriannaDate: Apr 19, 2007 5:52 PMSubject: Clerkship Bonus UpdateTo: As part of our commitment to providing attorney compensation that is at […]
Today is Friday, the favorite day of the week for high-profile government officials to announce their departures. E.g., Sandra Day O’Connor; Monica Goodling; Cully Stimson. Might Alberto Gonzales resign as Attorney General today? We doubt it. Coming on the heels of yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, where AGAG took a real beating, it would look […]
All of this porn talk is making us feel dirty. So let’s turn our attention to more wholesome subjects. Like the squeaky-clean Kevin Newsom, a devoted husband and father, and one of the country’s best appellate advocates. Newsom — who clerked for our former boss, Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain (9th Cir.), and Justice David H. Souter […]
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Regular readers are very familiar, perhaps more than they’d like to be, with Adriana Dominguez. She’s the third-year student at Brooklyn Law School who appeared nude in a video for Playboy TV. You’ve seen a lot of her [quasi-NSFW] in the pages of ATL. We recently had an interesting telephone conversation with a source inside […]
We’re always interested in public opinion about the litigation between Aaron Charney and his former employer, Sullivan & Cromwell. We currently have this poll running: Get Free Opinion Polls But not many of you have voted — and we have a suspicion as to why. So here’s a new and improved version, which we hope […]
We’ve told you all about Adrienne, the Boston College law student who did a sexy swimsuit spread for a magazine. And we’ve been all over (hehe) Adriana, the Brooklyn Law School 3L who romped naked before the camera for Playboy TV. But let’s set the record straight. The phenomenon of law students taking it off […]
Here’s some news about an unusual move at our former employer, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz (at right: founding partner Marty Lipton). From the American Lawyer (via the WSJ Law Blog): After losing two partners in recent months, Wachtell Lipton has quietly hired Michael Segal, the former cohead of executive compensation and benefits at Paul, […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made a make-or-break appearance yesterday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. We covered his SJC testimony extensively. See here, here, and here. If the Gonzales testimony were a Broadway show, today would be the morning after opening night, when the all-powerful Ben Brantley theatre critics weigh in. And based on the reviews […]
* New with Yahoo! Torture Beta: identification of political dissidents. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Manslaughter, not murder, for preacher’s wife. [CNN] * Bay of Pigs CIA operative Cariles released on bail, much to the further consternation of Castro and Hugo. [Jurist] * Nacchio no libre. [WSJ Law Blog] * Ummm…he can do […]
Actually, make that the “Very Bad Ideas” file. Our personal preference is to ignore such people and things (which is what we’ve been doing until now). But several of you have emailed us about this incident, which has been covered in the MSM; so interest in it is obviously high. Here’s what one source had […]
* Just don’t do it. If law enforcement officials in formerly oppressed Eastern European nations are on the case, then maybe we should set a good example. [Ceskenoviny.cz ] * My dad told me that in his day, hazing meant newbies got their balls painted blue. Painting someone’s privates is gross alright — but not […]
Apparently Sullivan & Cromwell is no longer the only Biglaw shop paying a $50,000 clerkship bonus. According to multiple sources, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett — which in January kicked off the latest round of base salary increases for associates — has followed suit. If S&C were the only member of the $50K club, competitor firms […]