May 2007
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Celebrities, Lunacy, Movies, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Police, Pornography, Violence
* When the backdrops for crazy shootings tend to be God-forsaken backwaters (or suburbs), it’s reassuring to know that New York City is still home to plenty of wackjobs. [Gawker; Village Voice; Braunstein recap here] * I love it when a guy makes good on the “You can’t make me!” threat. [QuizLaw; The Smoking Gun] […]
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling Open Thread
We have to step away from our computer now, to go meet our running group. We are training for the New York City marathon. If you’d like to support our efforts with a tax-deductible donation to fund cancer research, which is almost as worthy a cause as the Monica Goodling Legal Defense Fund, please click […]
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“I’ve landed a job as an associate at a top law firm, but why am I paying 7% on my student loans?”
I became a lawyer without really understanding that the job cuts time off of your life. My work hours are long, I can’t see my family or friends, and I am constantly at the mercy of the partner or the client. On top of everything, at one point, I was paying 7% on my law school loans. […]
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Biglaw, Money, Sheppard Mullin, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Kirkland & Ellis and Sheppard Mullin
Some more good news on the associate pay raise front: 1. Kirkland & Ellis: “The Firm Committee has approved increases to our associate base salaries in our California, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. offices, retroactive to May 1, 2007.” So K&E is now on the $160K scale — not just in California and D.C., which was […]
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All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 5)
BREAKING: Is the cool and collected Monica Goodling starting to crack, under the persistent and probing questioning of Rep. Artur Davis (D-AL)? Details after the jump (around the 3:25 mark). 3:08: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) employs a too-clever-by-half strategy to try and get Monica Goodling to say that Alberto Gonzales should be fired. It falls […]
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All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 4)
If congressional testimony over the U.S. Attorney firings were American Idol: Alberto Gonzales = Sanjaya Malakar D. Kyle Sampson = Blake Lewis Monica Goodling = Jordin Sparks Goodling is, far and away, the best Department of Justice witness to appear before Congress on the U.S. Attorney firings thus far. If one were to compare her […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Tax Law
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Looking to Sidley as Your Savior?
If you’re an associate at a top Chicago law firm, hoping that Sidley Austin LLP will kick off a round of pay raises in the Windy City, we have some advice for you: Don’t hold your breath. (On the other hand, sometimes law firms boost associate pay to distract from bad publicity. Might Sidley take […]
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Jed Rakoff, New Jersey, New York Times, Pierre Leval, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 5.20: Boy Meets Jersey Girl
First, how delectable is that Tiffany engagement ring currently being advertised all over the NYT wedding pages? So big, so sparkly, so inevitably overpriced! We pity the poor guys who’ll be shelling out their clerkship bonuses for that one. Second, memo to the New York Times: Since when does summer employment merit mention in the […]
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All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 3)
12:25: We’re back from that “five minute” recess. (They run a tighter ship over on the Senate side of the Hill.) 12:27: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is up. This is gonna be GOOD. SJL is one of our favorite Capitol Hill divas — and she qualifies as a diva under even the most stringent definition […]
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Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Goodwin Procter Gives Up the Goods
The House Judiciary Committee is taking a five-minute recess in the Monica Goodling testimony. We will resume our liveblogging of the hearing in a fresh post. Our two prior reports appear here and here. Meanwhile, we can confirm the rumor from the comments that Goodwin Procter has raised associate base salaries to the $160K scale, […]
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Lessons Learned from the Top eDiscovery Cases and Trends from 2014
The adage that law turns slowly does not hold in eDiscovery. This year saw unprecedented sanction awards for falling behind the curve. Courts did not hesitate to engage with advanced and nuanced technological issues. For lawyers and other eDiscovery professionals who plan on maintaining basic competence, these cases and trends shouldn’t be overlooked. For a full exploration of trends and developments in this area of case law, check out this on-demand webinar.
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, John Dowd, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our earlier post, in which we kicked off our liveblogging of the Monica Goodling testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. 11:00: Some friendly questioning from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ranking Republican Member of the Judiciary Committee. We once sat next to him at a dinner party; he’s a very nice […]
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All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 1)
The Democrats have gotten a lot of political mileage out of the U.S. Attorneys firing “scandal.” But their luck is about to run out. They never should have messed with the Magnificent Monica Goodling. We’re liveblogging the Monica Goodling’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, which is just getting underway. Our commentary will be added […]
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Crime, Judge of the Day, Trials, Violence
Judge of the Day: Patrick Brady
A news flash for criminal defendants, courtesy of a helpful tipster: “Apparently punching out an elderly juror is no longer a surefire way to get a mistrial in your case.” Or as a second reader quipped: “Did you see this? Defendant punches a juror. Mistrial? Not so much.” From the Boston Herald: A tough-as-nails judge […]
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* The gem of this article is the last paragraph. [SI] * Doctors and lawyers…so happy together. [Health Law Blog via WSJ Law Blog] * Congressman seeks $880,000 in attorney fees from another Congressman. [BLT] * Monica testifies today! [CNN] [Ed. note: Of course we’ll be liveblogging Monica Goodling’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. […]
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Aaron Charney, Alexandra Korry, Ann Althouse, Lolcats, Music, Pets, Reality TV, Ridiculousness, Weirdness
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Commemorative Lolcat!
Okay, this isn’t as amusing as the Alexandra Korry haikus that have been unleashed in the comments. But then again, few things are. Courtesy of ATL reader “Josef Stalin,” here’s a Lolcat graphic, in honor of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Lolcat [Wikipedia] P.S. Please vote for Jordin Sparks in American Idol!!! Call 1-866-IDOLS-02, or […]
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Asians, Crime, Deaths, Drugs, Education / Schools, Food, Immigration, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Racism
* Duke, race, and why the honor code is harder to understand than “Fuqua” is to pronounce. [CNN; The News & Observer] * When a woman rushes into the bathroom and emerges with no powder of any kind on her nose, it means she’s stealing your identity, fool. [Los Angeles Times] * If models can […]
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Biglaw, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hotties, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day: Elizabeth Wurtzel
We reiterate last year’s request for funny or interesting stories about summer associates. We’ll use them for our new feature, Summer Associate of the Day. Like ATL’s Lawyer of the Day and Judge of the Day columns — which may be somewhat misnamed, since they don’t appear daily, but whatever — we’re most interested in […]
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Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Prostitution, Sex Scandals, You Go Girl
The D.C. Madam Endorses… Hillary!
Two great gals that go great together. From the Examiner’s delightful Yeas and Nays: First, we learned that adult movie star Jenna Jameson supports Sen. Hillary Clinton’s run for president of the United States. Now, we learn that another, um, Taboo Titleholder backs the New York senator’s White House ambitions: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka, the […]
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Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Biglaw, Gay
Brokeback Lawfirm: Professor Art Leonard Weighs In
This morning we drew your attention to Lavi Soloway’s analysis of the amended complaint in Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. See here. Now our other favorite Charneyblogger, Professor Arthur Leonard, has chimed in. You can access Professor Leonard’s substantive, detailed, and thoughtful post by clicking here. Update (2:45 PM): Some excerpts and discussion, after the […]
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