July 2007
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Biglaw, Kids, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Adventures in Babysitting: Open Thread on Child Care Benefits
We continue our series of posts about perks/fringe benefits provided by legal employers. In prior posts, we covered technology allowances and gym memberships. Today we’re all about the children. Let’s talk about… child care benefits! As reflected on the NALP website, here are some of the options that law firms offer: 1. Child care subsidy […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Fashion, Kids, Perverts, Sex
A Bad Way To Procrastinate While Studying for the Bar
Many of you are studying for bar exams at the end of this month. You read ATL while procrastinating — and perhaps you feel guilty about it. But you shouldn’t. There are far worse ways to procrastinate. Like using the internet to set up trysts with underage females — who turn out to be undercover […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Gera Grinberg, Pictures
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Portrait of Gera Grinberg As A Young Man
We realize that not everyone has been following Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, the salacious case filed by former S&C associate Aaron Charney (at right), alleging anti-gay discrimination and retaliation by his extremely prestigious (and profitable) former firm. But for those of you who are interested in this matter, today we have a special treat. […]
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9th Circuit, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Morning Docket, Porn Names, Pornography, Sex, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.11.07
* Charges coming in “collar bomb” case. [CNN] * Size matters. And bigger isn’t always better, as the Ninth Circuit demonstrates. [Los Angeles Times] * That’s some hardcore pwnography. [Click 2 Houston (KPRC, Houston NBC affiliate)] * Deal reached in Libya foreign medics AIDS trial, with details to come tomorrow; Libyan Supreme Court had been […]
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Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money
It's Hard Out Here for Non-Top-Tier Law School Graduates
Based on the comments to our last post, it’s clear that many of you want to talk about job opportunities — or the lack thereof — available to folks who aren’t at so-called “top tier” law schools (or who aren’t at the top of their class at non-elite law schools). As it turns out, we […] -
Fashion, Nude Dancing, Peter Barta, Public Interest
More Than You Ever Cared To Know About Legal Aid Lawyers and Their Attire
In the discussion about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid lawyer who allegedly made secret videotapes of his female colleagues getting dressed in the office, one question keeps coming up, again and again. This comment is representative: “[C]an someone explain why people are getting dressed/undressed at the Legal Aid office in the first place?” We were […] -
Fabulosity, Media and Journalism, Nina Totenberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, You Go Girl
Why Is Nina Totenberg Like Judy Miller?
We are still accepting your colorful anecdotes about Nina Totenberg, NPR’s legendary Supreme Court correspondent, and a celebrity within legal and media circles. Past installments appear here and here. Today we have two more stories to offer, both variations on a theme. Here’s the first: I really have to mention here a little semi-encounter I […] -
Bad Ideas, Fashion, Jury Duty, Murder, Music, Trials
Is That an iPod Under Your Burqa, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
While we’re on the subject of reluctant jurors, check out this news story: A female Muslim juror has been arrested in Britain after allegedly listening to an MP3 player under her hijab headscarf during a murder trial, police said Monday. The woman in her early 20s was spotted by a fellow juror listening to music […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Exercise, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Shape Up or Ship Out: An Open Thread on Gym Memberships
As we mentioned yesterday, over the next week or two we’ll be doing a series of posts on fringe benefits at law firms. Each day we’ll have a post dedicated to discussion of a specific type of perk. Today’s fringe benefit: gym memberships. Although you might never have guessed, based on the proliferation of pasty […] -
Bad Ideas, Gay, Jury Duty, Racism, Rank Stupidity
How Not To Get Out of Jury Duty
Don’t try this strategy, which didn’t turn out that well for one Daniel Ellis, of Cape Cod. (Unless you want to get taken into custody. And face possible perjury charges.) Jury duty excuse: I’m a racist, homophobic liar [AP via CNN.com] -
Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Politics, Pornography, Weirdness
Reading the Bartameter (Part 3): What Is Up With Those Policy Debaters?
We continue to follow the story of Peter Barta, the Legal Aid lawyer who allegedly made secret videotapes of his female colleagues getting dressed. Tales like this — along with associate pay raises, of course — are the raison d’etre of ATL. After we quoted a tipster stressing that Peter Barta did policy or cross-examination […] -
Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Best in Benchslappery: A Compendium for OT 2006
Late last week, Bill Mears of CNN wrote a helpful round-up of the best benchslaps from the Supreme Court’s most recent Term. It starts off: One Supreme Court justice says his fellow conservatives are “too dismissive” of government efforts to ensure racial diversity in schools. Another more liberal member says those on the right did […] -
China, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Habeas Corpus, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 07.10.07
* Georgia Supreme Court expedites Genarlow Wilson hearing. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Libby gets supervised release to wrap up his sentencing. [WSJ Law Blog] * Off with their food safety head. [BBC] * Georgia judge dies after beating received during robbery two weeks ago. [Fulton County Daily Report]
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David Vitter, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Sen. David Vitter
Thanks to Senator David Vitter for making it so easy to pick our Lawyer of the Day. From today’s Washington Post: Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) apologized last night after his telephone number appeared in the phone records of the woman dubbed the “D.C. Madam,” making him the first member of Congress to become ensnared in […] -
Biglaw, Movies
A Law Firm Cameo in 'Transformers'
Last night we watched Transformers: The Movie. In our defense, it was enthusiastically recommended to us by a friend with a very high-powered legal job. While the special effects and action-sequence set-pieces were impressive — after all, it’s a Michael Bay film — we were disappointed on the whole. The movie is about an hour […] -
Crime, Milberg Weiss, Plaintiffs Firms, White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: David Bershad
Former Milberg Weiss partner David Bershad has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy count, and to cooperate with the feds in their investigation of his former law firm (in which he was once a name partner). The government alleged that Bershad paid kickbacks to clients to serve as plaintiffs in securities class action cases. […] -
Crime, Department of Justice, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Police, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 07.09.07
* We’ll probably have more to say about this one later. For now: WOW. Tell us how you really feel, John Koppel! [Denver Post] * What kind of tree would you be? The kind that robs banks. [AP] * Don’t mess with the police — even if you’re an old lady charged with not watering […] -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Reading the Bartameter (Part 2): Fluent Hungarian Is the Ultimate Aphrodisiac
The reader tips about Peter Barta, the Legal Aid Lawyer who allegedly made surreptitious videos of his female co-workers getting changed, are starting to flow into our inbox. From a former colleague: I used to work at the Criminal Defense Division (CDD) in Manhattan with Peter Barta. He would sidle up to female co-workers, bragging […] -
Death Penalty, Public Interest, Technology
This Fellowship Is To Die For
Supreme Court clerkships, Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships… Who cares? We’ve unearthed a credential that is far more bad-ass. From a tipster: I was forwarded this notice about a fellowship opportunity. Who wouldn’t want to have Recipient of Lethal Injection Fellowship on their résumé? If your curiosity is piqued, read more after the jump. -
Jose Padilla, Rank Stupidity, Trials, War on Terror
Jose Padilla Rode the Short Bus to Terrorist Camp
From the NYT Reporter’s Notebook on the Jose Padilla trial (previously linked to here): Prosecutors have tried to prove Mr. Padilla’s guilt with a training camp application they say he filled out and wiretapped phone conversations in which he took part or was discussed. But they have no witnesses who saw Mr. Padilla fill out […]