August 2007

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  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 08.07.07

    * The White House takes the offensive on warrantless wiretapping the terrorist surveillance program, which has now been blessed by Congress. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Jeri Thompson, wife of presidential possibility Fred Thompson: hottie, yes; lawyer, no. [WSJ Law Blog] * An editorialist expresses surprise that John Edwards can turn his famed charm on and […]

  • Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude

    Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: King & Spalding

    Good times for associates at King & Spalding in Atlanta. They get kidnapped, but they’re released unharmed. And now they get pay raises! We’ve confirmed the rumor from yesterday afternoon that King & Spalding has raised starting salaries for first-year associates. Here’s the email: We are pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2008, the […]
  • Blogging, Cellphones, Non-Sequiturs, Politics

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.03.07

    * Bored at work? Look up the campaign contributions of that partner you work for. [Fundrace 2008 / Huffington Post] * We generally find personalized cell phone ringtones to be pretty annoying. But if you’re going to have one, it might as well be legal-themed, right? [The Billable Hour] * Law bloggers, stand up and […]
  • Summer Associates, Weirdness

    A Very Odd Summer Associate Assignment

    Remember the massive steam pipe explosion in New York City last month, which displaced a number of the city’s major law firms? It has spawned an amusingly bizarre project for one summer associate. This befuddled individual then turned to the law school listserv for help. (Random aside: Unless you WANT something posted to Above the […]
  • Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs

    And We Don't Even Have a Publicist

    Above the Law continues to attract attention from the mainstream media. Here’s an excerpt from the latest (delightful) piece, by Amanda Bronstad, for the National Law Journal: In the past year, at least two other blogs, Skadden Insider and Above the Law, have raised eyebrows for publishing internal information at firms, such as confidential firings […]
  • Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates

    Summer Associate Story, or Dumb Blonde Joke?

    We haven’t given this cute little anecdote the full X-Summers treatment, since it doesn’t involve scandal, and it doesn’t conclude with anyone getting fired or no-offered. But we pass it along in case some of you might find it entertaining. From a source at Wiley Rein in Washington: We have an excellent summer class with […]