July 2007
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Food, King & Spalding, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth
Time for another summer associate story. We’re still taking submissions on these, so if you have one, check the submission guidelines and fire away. Here’s our latest X-Summer: 1. Superhero name: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth 2. Special power: Crazed Crustacean Impaling / Spanish Profanity 3. Summered: King & Spalding, Houston, Summer 2004 or 2005 […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Pacific Northwest
We haven’t forgot about you, West Coast. We continue our open thread series on fall recruiting with a look at the legal market in the PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Here are the previous threads, which we still encourage you to revisit: 1. CHICAGO 2. BOSTON 3. SAN FRANCISCO / SILICON VALLEY 4. NEW YORK 5. LOS ANGELES […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Celebrities, Crime, Jonathan Lee Riches, Lawsuit of the Day, Michael Vick, Pro Se Litigants, Sports
Lawsuit of the Day: Vick's A Defendant In A Federal Civil Suit, Too
Albeit a ridiculous pro se one filed by a prisoner in South Carolina. There’s nothing like the free time that prison provides and obviously severe mental problems a vivid imagination as a recipe for hilarious, hand-written, pro se complaints. Exhibit A: Where to begin? Well, first of all, as far as we know Vick is […]
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Contests
Are You Smarter Than a Michigan Law Grad?
Los Angeles attorney Victor King, who is University Counsel for California State University, Los Angeles, is a graduate of MIchigan Law School and until 2002 was a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith. But until recently, none of this had conclusively established that he was, in fact, smarter than a 5th grader. Now we […] -
Job Searches, Shameless Plugs
Job of the Week
Each week, we’ll highlight an exciting job opportunity available through Lateral Link, ATL’s career partner. Here is this week’s offering: Morrison & Cohen LLP is looking for a corporate attorney to handle M&A and private equity transactions. With fewer than 100 attorneys, and a 1 to 1 partner to associate ratio, this full-service New York […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Atlanta
The open thread series in celebration of fall recruiting season continues. Here are the previous threads, which we encourage you to revisit: 1. CHICAGO 2. BOSTON 3. SAN FRANCISCO / SILICON VALLEY 4. NEW YORK 5. LOS ANGELES This post is about ATLANTA. Please discuss what’s going on in the legal market in the Dirrrty […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Michael Vick, Sports
We've Got a Dog In This Fight: A Few Thoughts On Vick
As you will have noticed, this is Billy Merck, filling in once more for Lat so that he can attend the ACS National Convention. As you will have also noted if you’re a regular reader, we are from Georgia. As a native Georgian and an Atlanta Falcon fan, we therefore feel obligated to touch upon […] -
Bad Ideas
What Happened to Professional Courtesy?
Yeah, yeah; you know the old joke: Why won’t sharks attack lawyers? Professional courtesy. *Rimshot* Well, Harvey Miller, a Toledo, Ohio attorney, and a Hawaiian shark did their best to dispel that notion. Miller, a 36-year-old attorney, was snorkeling off of Bellows Field Beach Park Thursday afternoon when a shark chomped on his leg. “I […] - 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… -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 07.27.07
* Drunks….in spaaaaace! [CNN] * GCs promoted, including the one for my namesake. [WSJ Law Blog] * Coke loses its Pepsi challenge. [Fulton County Daily Report] * Who wants to be a millionaire? About 40 years in jail for a murder you didn’t commit is one way. [CNN] * He’s so very sorry for any […]
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Biglaw, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Los Angeles
To celebrate fall recruiting season, we’re doing a series of open threads, to allow people to compare notes about law firms in different cities. Think of them as chat rooms for legal scuttlebutt. (Some of the comment threads get really long, but if you’re looking for information on a particular firm or issue, just run […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Baker & McKenzie
Remember that cute little bar graph, prepared by some disgruntled people in the Washington office of Baker & McKenzie? It looks like it worked. A source at the firm reports that the firm just raised associate salaries. An associates’ meeting was held earlier today. We haven’t seen the memo yet, but here are the numbers […] -
Feldsuk, Jeannie Suk, Jews, Law Professors, Noah Feldman, Religion
Feldsuk, Disrespected? Oy Vey!
We’re probably about to open a big ol’ can of worms. We’ve been procrastinating on writing this up for a while. But what the heck — opening up cans of worms is our job. This past Sunday, the New York Times Magazine had a very interesting essay by celebrity law professor Noah Feldman. Here at […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Shameless Plugs
Programming Note: We're Hosting Blawg Review (and Welcome Submissions)
This Monday, ATL is hosting Blawg Review. If you’re not familiar with this fine institution, check out their website: Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. A blog carnival is a traveling post about a topic or theme. For example, there’s Carnival of the Capitalists, concerning business and economics, while Grand […]
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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…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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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.
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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…
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Paul Hastings Joins the $50K/$70K Club
The rumor from the other day has been confirmed: Paul Hastings, of Transformers fame,* has raised its clerkship bonus to $50,000. We’ve confirmed the news with two sources: an associate at the firm, and a law clerk with an outstanding offer. (We don’t know what PH pays for two clerkships, though; if you have that […] -
Akin Gump, Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Akin Gump Raises (Plus Some Hughes & Luce News)
We’ve confirmed the news that Akin Gump has raised in Texas. Here’s the message from Bruce McLean, the Akin Gump chairman: We are pleased to announce that we will be increasing associate and counsel compensation effective August 1, 2007. For first and second years, compensation will increase to $160,000 and $170,000, respectively. For subsequent years, […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Racism, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Shearman & Slur-Man
We continue our series of colorful summer associate stories. If you have a tale to tell, please check out the submission guidelines, and then email us. (Some of you have worried about whether a tale might be “too old.” You need not fret; oldies can be goodies. We’re trying to compile a “greatest hits” list, […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: New York, New York
We have to step away for a bit, but we’ll leave you with something that should hopefully keep you busy while we’re gone. It’s time for the mother of all open threads: New York, New York. With fall recruiting season looming (or already here), we’ve launched a series of open threads, where people can compare […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 07.26.07
* Dear Mama. [BBC] * Judiciary Committee votes for contempt for Bolten and Miers. [New York Times] * Georgia’s upset replacement Congressman is sworn in; now he can immediately begin to work on next year’s race. [AP via Online Athens] * No you’re not, Lindsay, you’re guilty…of stealing my heart! [CNN] * American law firms […]
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Clerkships, Guido Calabresi, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #3)
About a month has passed since our last post about Supreme Court clerk hiring for October Term 2008 (not OT 2007, whose clerks started just this month, but the following one). We were reminded that we hadn’t written about the subject in a while after we received this email: “I heard that some dude from […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Media and Journalism, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: For the Record
Just a quick follow-up to our recent post about Saira Rao and Chambermaid, her novel about a law clerk’s challenging year clerking for a federal judicial diva. A tipster writes: I just left a lunch where Saira Rao spoke to the South Asian Bar Association of Delaware, and she clarified something [from the recent Philadelphia […]