May 2007
-
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.18.07
* No confidence in Gonzalez. [Washington Post via How Appealing] * That’s f***ing faking retarded. [CNN] * Yep, it’s official: Wolfowitz is stepping down on June 30. [BBC News] * Really? Cause I thought she had a good case on appeal (eyes rolling). [CNN] * Sorry Tancredo; there went your issue. [Jurist]
-
Biglaw, Money, Partner Profits, Wall Street
More About Cahill's Premature Promotions
Earlier this week, we reported on the unexpected early promotions of four corporate associates at Cahill Gordon. According to various comments, the four soon-to-be partners, whose promotions will take effect in July, are Doug Horowitz, Corey Wright, Bill Miller, and Jonathan Frankel. As some speculated, this quartet was promoted early to prevent them from leaving […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Education / Schools, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Sex Scandals
Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.07
* There’s an 80s French pop song that translates as “She made a baby herself,” and clearly this happens a lot (accidentally or by design). But for a man? It looks like the law has you covered too. [Baltimore Sun] * Holiday tipping protocol is complicated. I thought the worst that could happen as the […]
-
Dewey Ballantine, Hotties, Pictures, Summer Associates
One Summer Associate You Definitely Want To Take To Lunch
In the next few weeks, summer associates will be arriving at large law firms around the country. And they’ll get treated to lavish, three-hour lunches, paid for by Biglaw shops that want to win them back on a permanent basis. But the summer lunches may be a trifle rushed over at Dewey Ballantine. Here’s a […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Magic Circle, Music
A Special Message from Bjork: Viva Linklaters!!!
No, not that Bjork. We’re talking about a different idiosyncratic Scandinavian, who also harbors musical aspirations. By way of introduction: This email was sent to the whole of Linklaters by one of their Swedish assistants associates! Brilliant. Oh those crazy Swedes… Check out the email — which has made the rounds worldwide, is still being […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Unhappy, Texas
It has been a while since our last update on associate pay raises. That’s because we have nothing to report. If you hear of anything, please email us. In the meantime, here’s something from a Texas tipster: Thought I would pass along information I’ve compiled over the last few days re: Texas associate salaries. First, […] -
Football, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Pictures, Sports
A Report on the First Annual Bluebook Invitational
This past weekend witnessed an historic event: the first annual BLUEBOOK INVITATIONAL!!! And we were on hand for the competition. On Saturday, May 12, the four august publications that publish the Bluebook — the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal — vied for […] -
Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Biglaw, Gay, Gera Grinberg, Lavi Soloway, Weirdness
Brokeback Lawfirm: Sorry, We Got Nothin'
Many of you have expressed interest in the latest developments in the continuing litigation between gay lawyer Aaron Charney and his former employer, Sullivan & Cromwell. It has been quite some time since our last post about this case. Unfortunately, as far as we know, nothing is going on right now. We have a Google […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Law Professors, Lesbians, Weddings, White People
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 5.13: Cincinnati Weds
Even in these dark days, as an anxious nation awaits the latest dispatch from the associate salary wars, the wedding machine grinds on. We salute the brave couples who choose to go ahead with their ceremonies in the face of all this uncertainty — after all, how crushing would it be to return from your […] -
Education / Schools, Free Speech, Gay, Kids, Religion, Ridiculousness
Lawsuit of the Day: 'That's So Gay'
Earlier this week, a California judge tossed out a lawsuit brought by a high school student who was disciplined by her school, and teased by her classmates, for using the phrase “That’s so gay.” From the Associated Press: Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elaine Rushing said she sympathized with 18-year-old Rebekah Rice for the ridicule […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.17.07
* Yay for Google porn thumbnails! [Washington Post via How Appealing] * Stop coming to Canada and taking all of our escort hooker jobs! [CNN] * Can a copyright-infringement complaint itself be the subject of a copyright-infringement complaint? I think I just blew my mind. [ WSJ Law Blog] * Looks like Wolfowitz is out. […]
-
Biglaw, Carter Phillips, John Roberts, Kids, Legal Ethics, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
The Women of One First Street: Some SCOTUS Scuttlebutt
We’re a little late on this (and blame our tardiness on associate pay fixation). But here are two interesting tidbits of Supreme Court gossip, from Tony Mauro of the Legal Times: 1. Carter Phillips’ Kin Is Alito Clerk [Legal Times] One of Justice Samuel Alito’s incoming clerks, Jessica Phillips — who has been described as […] -
Food, Non-Sequiturs, Rape, Sports, Technology, Tobacco / Smoking
Non-Sequiturs: 05.16.07
* It’s a sign of the times when smoking laws have a better chance than public urination laws in justifying Operation Homeless. Or, Berkeley officials can ask Giuliani what he really did to clean up Times Square. [San Francisco Chronicle] * Does anyone remember the dystopian Strange Days? Let that be a warning. [Feminist Law […]
Sponsored
Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
Sponsored
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
-
Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto
On the heels of our recent post about Judge Noel Hillman (D.N.J.), here’s another shout-out to our home state and its judges. It concerns Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto, of the New Jersey Supreme Court, who is ATL’s Judge of the Day. From the New York Times: [Justice] Rivera-Soto is a New Jersey Supreme Court justice, […] -
Biglaw, Partner Profits
Some Premature Promotions at Cahill Gordon?
With apologies for the lack of details — if you have more to share, please email us — we’ve learned of some interesting news at Cahill, Gordon & Reindel: 1. The firm, which usually announces partnership decisions in January, just announced the promotion of four lawyers to the partnership. 2. All four are in the […] -
Benchslaps, D.C. Circuit, Federal Judges, Harry Edwards, Laurence Silberman
Silbermannerisms: A Pair of Stinging Benchslaps
The D.C. Circuit’s administrative law-heavy docket can be a total snooze-fest less than thrilling. But at least that uber-prestigious court is stocked with some interesting personalities. Like the prominent, conservative, and temperamental Judge Laurence H. Silberman. From a tipster: How about giving a shout-out to the latest Silbermannerisms? Yesterday Judge Silberman served up these two […] -
Drugs, Marijuana, Tax Law
Bong Hits 4 Tax Judges?
JEEZ. This tax treatment is way harsh. Perhaps those Tax Court judges need to chillax. With a joint or two.* (And perhaps the losing litigants should have hired “L.A.’s dopest attorney,” Allison Margolin.) * This suggestion is made in jest. ATL strenuously objects to illegal drug use. We also encourage you to donate blood and […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Afternoon Open Thread
Although there continues to be activity on the associate pay raise front, things seem to have quieted down in terms of clerkship bonuses. The most recent announcement was that of Patterson Belknap — from Monday morning. Are there no new announcements out there? Or are we just not hearing about them? If you have any […] -
3rd Circuit, Department of Justice, Federal Judges, James Comey, Judicial Nominations, New Jersey, Noel Hillman
What's Up With That Third Circuit Seat?
Back in December, we suggested that Judge Noel Hillman (D.N.J.) was probably going to be nominated to the Third Circuit. We wrote: “[N]ominating Judge Hillman to the court of appeals actually makes political sense for the White House — especially in its current, weakened state…. Picking a nominee who made it through the Senate just […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Has Ropes & Gray Matched?
That’s what we’re hearing in the comments. And by email, too: Ropes in Boston has bumped to $160K for 1st years, $170K for 2nd years, $185 for 3rd years, etc. Don’t know more, because they’ve told people not to send out the memo, but I suspect you can find out the rest 🙂 According to […]