August 2007
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Bad Ideas, Pro Se Litigants, Rudeness, Violence
Pro Se Litigant to Judge: 'Bite Me, Your Honor'
Gotta love those pro se litigants in Montana — and their dads, too. From the Billings Gazette: Bond was set at $50,000 Friday for a man accused of attacking three police officers in a county courtroom as his father reportedly egged him on. The officers were summoned to District Court in downtown Billings on Thursday […] -
Nauseating Things, Perverts, Sex, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Golden Shower
Many summer associate programs are over, but our series of SA stories is not. If you have one to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. Connoisseurs of urolagnia will enjoy this latest tale: 1. Superhero name: Golden Shower 2. Special power(s): Urophilic voyeurism. 3. Summered: the Dallas office of a large […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Health Care / Medicine, Insurance, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Biglaw Perk Watch: Healthcare
We continue our series of posts on the perks / fringe benefits of large law firm life. Today we cover a rather important subject that we have not yet hit. From a tipster: I really like your series of posts on this topic. As a rising 2L about to enter OCI season, I am curious […]
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7th Circuit, Fast Food, Fat People, Food, Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner
The Seventh Circuit: The Fittest Court in the Country?
The rail-thin Judge Richard Posner (7th Cir.), who favors grapefruit for dessert, has this to say about fat people over at his blog: It makes sense, as the recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine finds, that friends’ fatness would have an influence distinct from that of the culture as a whole…. In […] -
Biglaw, Intellectual Property, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: IP Firms
As law firms around the country raise associate starting salaries to $160,000, some people are wondering: What about intellectual property shops? We don’t think there’s much to this story. It’s our understanding that most top IP firms are already at $160K (and have been there for quite some time). As everyone knows, IP is hot […] -
Email Scandals, Reader Polls, Ridiculousness, Summer Associates, Weirdness
A Summer Associate Farewell Email: 'WHEREAS, I Am a Tool'
Summer associate stories. Wacky farewell messages. Two great tastes that go great together. Some brief background, from a tipster: This kid was a summer at Davis Polk, and his farewell email has made the rounds in both DC and NYC. For anyone who knows him, it is no surprise…. [He] believes that we should not […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.13.07
* Karl Rove — who had some role in the U.S. Attorney firings, but is refusing to testify to Congress about it — is stepping down at the end of this month. [Wall Street Journal; Washington Post; New York Times] * Grand Theft Auto fans rejoice, return to parents’ lonely basements. [MSNBC] * Tax law […]
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Allen Matkins, Biglaw, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Odds and Ends
None of these items is new. But as we were going through our overflowing inbox — if we owe you an email, we apologize for our delinquency (or blame our spam filter) — we came across some associate pay raises not previously mentioned here: 1. King & Spalding: We provided extensive coverage of their recent […] - Sponsored
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Books, Fashion, Fast Food, Gay, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Samuel Alito, Shopping, Wall Street, Willkie Farr
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.07
* This may come as a surprise to some of you, but Chambermaid isn’t the only law-related book that has been published in the past six months. Check out Nicole Black’s enthusiastic review of Ivy Briefs, by Columbia Law School grad Martha Kimes. [Legal Antics] * Harvard Law School snags Bill Rubenstein, a prominent gay […] -
Biglaw, Deaths, Old People
Biglaw Hero of the Day: Stranger on the Train
Usually when we highlight individual lawyers or judges in these pages, it’s to poke (good-natured) fun at them. But it’s Friday afternoon, so let’s send you into the weekend on a warm and fuzzy note. From a reader who was on the train today: A man in his mid- to late-twenties, wearing a yellow shirt […] -
Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Rap, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
Linda Greenhouse's Reply Brief
To follow up on our earlier post, here’s an update on L’Affaire Linda, from the Columbia Journalism Review: Linda Greenhouse has written a letter in response to C-SPAN in which she defends herself against their accusations. In it she claims that the “issue is not one of ‘open media access to public policy discussions,'” as […] -
Kramer Levin, Romance and Dating, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.5.07: From Russia with Love
Before we begin, a nod to one of the best wedding write-ups we’ve seen in a while, and for once (just once) we’re not being the least bit tongue-in-cheek. Joanne Handler and John Rau III didn’t make our final three this week, even though John has a law degree, but . . . wow. They […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Sidley Austin to $50K
Some good news, from a very happy tipster: Sidley has just announced that they have raised clerkship bonuses to $50k! YES! We’ve confirmed this raise with sources at the firm. So you can treat it as confirmed. Update (2:55 PM): In response to some follow-up questions from us, the firm’s D.C. hiring partner, Joseph Guerra, […]
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Advertising, Job of the Week, Shameless Plugs
Job of the Week
As we’ve mentioned before, each week we’ll be highlighting an exciting job opportunity available through Lateral Link, ATL’s career partner. Yes, we posted a Job of the Week on Tuesday. But that was actually supposed to have been the Job of the Week for last week, when we forgot to post one. So here’s the […] -
Celebrities, Edward Nottingham, Federal Judges, Television
Paulie Walnuts Doppelgänger of the Day: Judge Edward Nottingham
In response to our earlier post, Judge of the Day: Edward Nottingham, this “separated at birth” resemblance was pointed out by many commenters: We think the leathery skin and hair coloration — black on top, silver on the sides — may be responsible for the bulk of the resemblance. But still, it’s pretty darn close. […] -
Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
Linda Greenhouse Strikes Back (Capri Pants Sold Separately)
We feel better. We’re not the only folks who have been rudely dissed by Linda Greenhouse, the longtime op-ed columnist Supreme Court correspondent of the New York Times. From Jim Romenesko’s widely read media blog, Poynter Online: NYT’s Greenhouse demands that C-SPAN turn off its camerasColumbia Journalism Review The Times’ Linda Greenhouse became upset when […] -
Biglaw, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Pregnancy / Paternity
Simpson Thacher Raises to... 18 Weeks!
We recently started a discussion about maternity leave policies at large law firms. Shortly thereafter, one such firm — Simpson Thacher & Bartlett — made changes to its maternity leave policy. From a tipster (and confirmed for us by James Cross, co-chair of the firm’s personnel committee): Simpson just announced a 50% increase in the […] -
Bad Ideas, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drinking, Edward Nottingham, Federal Judges, Nude Dancing
Judge of the Day: Edward Nottingham
As many of you know, we’re guilty of federal judicial snobbery here at ATL. We frequently mock state court judges, whom we regard as “icky,” and contrast their regular misadventures — ethical lapses, brushes with the law, messy personal lives — with the generally upright lives of their counterparts on the federal bench. But federal […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, King & Spalding, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Troutman Sanders
The dominoes are falling in Atlanta. Last night, Troutman Sanders made its associate pay raise announcement. From the Fulton County Daily Report: Troutman Sanders raised associate pay $15,000 across the board in its Atlanta, Washington, Virginia and North Carolina offices Thursday, with the starting salary going from $130,000 to $145,000. The firm’s managing partner, Robert […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.10.07
* Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak wants her ankle bracelet removed. She has no complaints about the diaper. [New York Times] * Say what? The DOJ will pay $150K for me and a friend to surf the web for porn? [New York Times] * Roel Campos is cashing in his chips. He’s leaving the SEC for a […]