Biglaw, Crowell & Moring, Money, Skaddenfreude

Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: More Announcements, and Weekend Open Thread

By David Lat

Thanks for your responses to our recent call for memos. Here are two more firms that have announced associate pay raises: 1. Crowell & Moring: Starting salaries to $160,000, effective August 1. Minimum billables to 1900 hours, effective September 1. Associates who do not wish to meet the new minimum are invited to reach “alternative […]

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.29.07

By David Lat

* Did John Carney’s guest post attacking Dahlia Lithwick tick you off? Then read this, it’s funny. [QuizLaw] * Is having a personal injury lawyer in your “hot yoga” class a wise idea? Not as bad as you might think. [The Recorder] * Could admin law be turned into a computer game? Quite possibly — […]

iPhone, Shopping, Technology

Waiting for the iPhone: An iWitness Account

By David Lat

Okay, this is kinda random. But it’s Friday, so please give us some latitude. (Also, we have previously covered this subject, in a way that connected it to the legal world. So there.) As you all know, today is I-Day: the first day that Apple’s coveted iPhone will be available for sale to the general […]

David Tatel, Guido Calabresi, Harry Edwards, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings

Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 06.25: Animal Attraction

By Laurie Lin

It’s fitting that on this, the last week of the Supreme Court term, LEWW is considering a major test case. The issue: One couple has a Rhodes Scholarship, one has a SCOTUS clerkship, and one has two YLS degrees. How do we rank them? Throw in a divorce, a famous grandparent, a couple of PhDs, […]

Fabulosity, Hotties, Media and Journalism, Nude Dancing, Oona O'Connell, Pictures, Pornography, You Go Girl

ATL’s New Pen Pal: Oona O’Connell, Lawyer Turned Playboy Model (Part 3)

By David Lat

Our email correspondence with the super-hot lawyer turned Playboy model, Oona O’Connell, continues. A brief question-and-answer session, plus an uncropped version of this Oonalicious photo, after the jump.

Guantanamo Bay, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, War on Terror

The Supreme Court’s Gitmo Fake-Out

By David Lat

After yesterday, we thought they were all done for the Term. We thought wrong. Some notable news from the Supreme Court today. Lyle Denniston of the invaluable SCOTUSblog reports: In a startling turn of events in the legal combat over the war on terrorism, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to reconsider the appeals in […]

Bar Exams, Reader Polls, Technology

The New York Bar Exam: A Laptopgate Update

By David Lat

Earlier this month, we posted about the laptop policy of the New York Bar Exam. A lot of you weren’t fans: But this story, like the Oona O’Connell saga, also has a happy ending. For those of you who care, details appear after the jump.

Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Nude Dancing, Oona O'Connell, Pictures, Porn Names, Pornography, You Go Girl

ATL’s New Pen Pal: Oona O’Connell, Lawyer Turned Playboy Model (Part 2)

By David Lat

[Thumbnail image. Click to enlarge. Photograph courtesy of Oona O’Connell.] There should be a law — against this kind of hotness in a U.S. law school classroom! As you may recall, lawyer cum Playboy model Oona O’Connell was not pleased by our prior coverage of her. She recently sent us an angry email, taking us […]

Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Money, Skaddenfreude, Weirdness

Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: More About the Howrey Weirdness

By David Lat

Back on Wednesday, we reported that Howrey LLP plans to chuck lockstep compensation for its associates. Starting in 2008, the firm will employ a “competency model,” in which it would “determine salary based on individual evaluations and various forms of progress indicators.” Today our scoop was picked up by The Recorder (and then by the […]

Clerkships, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks

Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #2)

By David Lat

Here’s a quick follow-up on Wednesday’s post, reporting on Supreme Court clerk hiring for October Term 2008. That’s not the Term whose clerks will start showing up for work next month — the October Term 2007 clerks are listed here — but the Term after that. Interestingly enough, the two justices thought most likely to […]

Biglaw, Cheapness, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Skaddenfreude

Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: A Few More Memos

By David Lat

A quick reminder: We want your memos. We hear rumors of associate pay raises at particular firms all the time, but we generally don’t treat the news as official until we see a memorandum (assuming there is one). Please send them to us by email. We reprint below two memos that arrived in our inbox […]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.29.07

By Billy Merck

* This whole thing is just out-of-control weird. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * I was very wrong; it is going away. [NYT] * You would think that a suicide attempt might be good enough for a mistrial. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Court overrules per se rule on price fixing. [U.S . Supreme Court(PDF)] * Mr. Quarterman is a […]

Hotties, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Nude Dancing, Oona O'Connell, Pictures, Porn Names, Pornography

ATL’s New Pen Pal: Oona O’Connell, Lawyer Turned Playboy Model (Part 1)

By David Lat

[Thumbnail image. Click to enlarge. Photograph courtesy of Oona O’Connell.] WOW. Wouldn’t sitting next to this hottie in Torts class be just a wee bit distracting? We rarely hear from people about whom we’ve written. This is generally a good thing. But every now and then, one of them drops us a line. And sometimes […]

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.28.07

By David Lat

* Not planning on reading almost 200 pages of opinions in the school assignment cases, but afraid of sounding like an idiot at the next cocktail party? Here’s a handy primer. [WSJ Law Blog] * Not putting stock in that JP Morgan “farewell email” now making the rounds by email? Pat yourself on the back. […]

Alison Maynard, Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics

Lawyer of the Day: Alison Maynard (again)

By David Lat

It’s not easy to be a two-time winner of our Lawyer of the Day award. But after reading this post, we think that you’ll find Colorado lawyer Alison Maynard more than worthy of this honor. Longtime readers of ATL will surely recall Alison “Sunny” Maynard from our prior coverage. But in case you don’t, here’s […]

Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude

Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Pittsburgh

By David Lat

We thought we were done with our series of posts profiling various “secondary” legal markets. But then several of you reminded us about Pittsburgh. So sure, Pittsburgh. From a recent Pittsburgh Business Times article: [S]tarting pay for law school graduates entering the local work force is increasing this year…. Pitt grads joining Morgan Lewis & […]

Announcements, Music, Parties, Public Interest

ATL Public Service Announcement: Banding Together 2007

By David Lat

Are you here in Washington, DC? And are you by any chance free this evening? If so, then please consider attending Banding Together 2007. It’s a battle of ten D.C. law firm bands — good stuff. And even if you have doubts about the music, remember: it’s for a good cause! Kirkland & Ellis partner […]

Dahlia Lithwick, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court

Bong Hits 4 Jesus: A Guest Post from John Carney

By John Carney

Ed. note: Today we’re pleased to present a guest post by John Carney. He’s the editor of our sibling site, DealBreaker, and a non-practicing attorney. Please note that the views expressed in this post are those of John (and John alone). Unlike John, we HAVE met Dahlia Lithwick, and think she’s fabulous — one of […]