* It may be a “slim majority”, but it’s a lot better than the other two branches are doing. [Gallup via How Appealing] * Sweet score. [CNN] * Pakistan judicial madness resumes. [Jurist] * Can the Pennsylvania Supreme Court make Paterno retire? Cause, man, I gotta tell ya, it’s time. [Harrisburg Patriot-News via How Appealing] […]
Disorder in the court, disorder in the court! From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: St. Tammany Parish deputies took two defense attorneys into custody on contempt of court accusations Monday after they got into a fight at the parish courthouse in Covington, Sheriff Jack Strain confirmed. Michael Fawer of Covington and his brother-in-law, Joseph Bartels of […]
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* Suing for a D…it was bad enough when it was related to a leaf project, but worse when emanating the stench of entitlement, parental involvement and opportunism. Plus, his coach would have told him to just walk it off. [Charlotte Observer] * Humane is drowning a kitten straight out of its mother’s womb. [St. […]
We now bring you… a pair of non-announcement announcements on the associate pay raise front. They’re from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and DLA Piper. As our tipster noted, Pillsbury Winthrop practically “threatens” its associates with a pay raise. Here’s an excerpt from their memo (emphasis added): We want to take the time to thoughtfully consider […]
Despite his recent public criticism of blogs, we’ve always viewed that colorful legal genius, Judge Alex Kozinski, as a great friend of blogging. Judge Kozinski’s nomination of himself as a “judicial hottie” played a crucial role in the development of our original blog, Underneath Their Robes. And he has been a supporter of our blogging […]
We’ve been so focused on nationwide associate pay raises that we’ve been neglecting New York City — where lawyers have always earned top dollar. And where they enjoy real estate spoils reflecting their high compensation, which we regularly profile for Lawyerly Lairs. One of our favorite sources of real estate porn in the deliciously gossipy […]
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
If you graduated from law school before or during the tech boom of the late 1990’s, you may recall how an elite boutique named Gunderson Dettmer led the charge on associate pay raises. As noted here: In 1999, a Silicon Valley firm named Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, shook the legal community by […]
The website of Irell & Manella touts the firm as “An Elite CA Law Firm.” Immodest? Perhaps. But true, insofar as Irell pays its associates as “an elite CA law firm” should. The Irell & Manella pay raise memo, after the jump.
State court judges are like bratty kids, or pets that aren’t housebroken. You can’t take them anywhere. Because they’ve probably already been banned from where you were planning to take them. Even if the place in question is the courthouse. Consider the Honorable Elizabeth Halverson (at right). From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The District Court […]
Here is a memo that some of you have been waiting for, with an eagerness more typical of teenage boys expecting Spiderman 3. It’s an outline of the associate bonus program for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, in all of its complex glory. The memo is rather lengthy. We thought about taking screenshots of each page, […]
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If you’re a sucker for soccer — which is one of the world’s most popular sports, and which may soon take off on these shores, thanks to the arrival of David Beckham — then you should definitely check out the Volokh Conspiracy guest-blogging of our good friend and former co-clerk, Professor William Birdthistle. Here’s a […]
* It’s not quite union enough. It’s semi-union. It’s quasi-union. It’s the margarine of unions. It’s the Diet Coke of unions; just one calorie, not union enough. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Judge in Spector trial apparently likes to party. [WSJ Law Blog] * Thomas writes an opinion! Kennedy is once again the […]
Along the lines of Heller Ehrman’s recent announcement, here’s another pseudo-raise from a West Coast firm. Earlier this afternoon, a source at Wilson Sonsini informed us: A memo will be distributed later today with the details, but we received a VM a few minutes ago. Essentially, there will be “raises” to match market in places […]
For departure. For Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, his last day at the Department of Justice will be in not-too-distant future. He announced his intention to resign earlier today. But he won’t be leaving the DOJ as abruptly as, say, Monica Goodling. He’ll stick around for a few more months: McNulty, who has served 18 […]
* The annals of teacher shenanigans, Part I. I would have crapped in my pants, that’s for sure. [Tennessean.com] * The annals of teacher shenanigans, Part II. Compare and contrast. [MSN Movies] * For your frequent blog posters or fountains of legal knowledge, perhaps you might want to redirect your energy to this new Wiki […]