September 2007
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Crime, Free Speech, Pornography, Sex
The Porn Identity: An Obsession With Obscenity?
Earlier this week, we explained why you shouldn’t file gay pornography with Judge Adalberto Jordan. No word on whether straight porn is okay with His Honor. It seems we’re not the only ones with porn on the mind. Check out the the links collected below. In the past day or two, smut has been a […] -
Ann Althouse, Law Schools, Michael Mukasey, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.07
* Ann Althouse on the Chelsea Clinton restaurant photo controversy from earlier this week: “‘We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us.’ What kind of crap is that?” [Althouse] * Our apologies to Brian Dalton of Vault for the snark from earlier today. How were we to know that a […] - Sponsored
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Advertising, Intellectual Property, Job of the Week, Shameless Plugs
Job of the Week
Courtesy of ATL’s career partner, Lateral Link, here is the latest Job of the Week: Company: Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (Columbia, Maryland) Position Description: The medical care company, which commercializes products from adult bone marrow, seeks a Chief Intellectual Property Counsel to work in Columbia, Maryland. As the successful candidate will manage the company’s IP-related matters, […]
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Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rudeness
Tier Four Law Students: They Can Be Pissy Bitches, Too
This email exchange is rapidly making the rounds. It doesn’t rise to the level of Dianna Abdala, but it’s not bad — and perfectly suitable for a slow Friday afternoon. The tipster who sent it to us introduced it as follows: This is pretty funny. It goes to show you that tier four students are […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Law Schools
Non-Top-Tier Law School Graduate of the Day: Eric Krautheimer
We’ve been having a lot of fun with Non-Top-Tier Law School Week here at ATL. So we’re extending it, to include all of next week. As we mentioned before, if you have a story idea that fits under this theme, please email us. As part of this special celebration, each day we’re going to highlight […] -
Fashion, Judge of the Day, Judicial Divas, Lunacy, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Ann Lokuta: My Intern Is a Tramp
How have we not heard of her before? She’s fabulous! And for reasons that will soon become obvious, a Pennsylvania state court jurist, Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta, is today’s Judge of the Day. From the Citizens Voice: A former intern of Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta testified tonight the jurist called her a tramp […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Year-End Bonus Watch: Texas
Our last open thread on year-end bonuses, focused on San Francisco, generated a healthy number of comments. Like this one: Where’s the TEXAS bonus thread? Texas is definitely ahead of SF/SV when it comes to biglaw. With the various carpetbagger firms paying NY bonuses and the Bigtex firms paying anywhere from nothing to 80k, I […] -
Civil Rights, Clarence Thomas, Election Law, John Edwards, Morning Docket, Politics, Racism, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 09.28.07
Ed. notes: First, B. Clerker is unavailable this morning, so we’re doing Morning Docket ourselves. Second, by the time you read this, we’ll be attending this event. But we’ve arranged for previously written posts (like this one) to be published in our absence. * John Edwards tries to put a noble spin on the financial […]
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Job Searches, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Videos
Law Firm Videos: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
This morning’s New York Times has a painfully earnest article about law firm recruiting videos. It’s not a particularly juicy piece; they should have called us for comment (’cause we “give good quote”). But it’s still neat to see Biglaw getting a shout-out in the NYT. Here’s the lede: Law firms have discovered YouTube. Well, […] -
D.C. Circuit, Douglas Ginsburg, John Roberts, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 9.16.07 and 9.23.07
So LEWW was at a wedding the other weekend, and who should plunk down next to us but a reporter for the NYT Vows section! It was a deeply emotional, humbling experience — like being face-to-face with Gandhi, or Bono — but after we recovered, we waved our ATL press credentials and had a nice […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Bar Exams, Celebrities, Law Schools, Movies, Nancy Grace, Scott Turow, Videos
A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar
Over the past few months, a number of you have written to us about A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar. It’s a critically acclaimed, independent documentary film about lawyers and the legal profession. The movie made the rounds on the film festival circuit earlier this year, and now it’s out on DVD. Here’s a brief […] -
Gay, Herman Thomas, Perverts, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Herman Thomas Wants To Go 'Fishing' With You
Oooh boy. What is it about jurists with the surname “Thomas”? More lurid allegations are being made against Judge Herman Thomas, the Alabama state court judge who allegedly likes to spank male prisoners. From the Mobile Press-Register: In affidavits filed in support of Michael Dewayne Anderson’s 2003 federal suit against Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Paralegals
Attention Non-Top-Tier Grads: Some Advice, and a Question
Okay, so you didn’t graduate (1) from a top-tier law school or (2) at the top of your class from a non-top-tier law school. Please don’t get discouraged, even in the face of depressing news articles. Before you leave the law to become an electrician, consider this inspirational tale, from an ATL reader: Finding a […]
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Federal Judges, Samuel Kent, Sexual Harassment
Judge of the Day: Samuel Kent
We previously wrote about the mysterious leave of absence taken by Judge Samuel B. Kent (S.D. Tex.). It now appears that part of the mystery has been revealed. From the Galveston Daily News: In the months before U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent was temporarily relieved of his duties, an employee of the court filed a […] -
Blogging, Martin Lipton, Mergers and Acquisitions, Weirdness
The Marty Lipton Fan Blog
We should have written about this earlier — in fact, weeks earlier, since it has been up since early August. But sometimes things fall through the cracks, emails get caught in our spam filter, etc. Anyway, better late than never. From a helpful reader: check out this blog. it’s sort of a one trick pony, […] -
Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Labor / Employment
Contract Attorney Work and Overtime Pay: What's the Deal With That?
Our recent post about contract attorney work, part of Non-Top-Tier Law School Week here at ATL, generated almost 200 comments. We’re happy to report that we have more for you on that front. Here’s a question from a contract attorney reader: I’ve done some contract attorney work (doc review, ick) in the past and have […] -
Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: More Details About Recent Changes
Following up on our recent coverage of changes to the salary and benefit schemes for federal law clerks, here’s an interesting article from the Daily Business Review: Federal judges around the country will feel the belt-tightening that has cut into other areas of the judiciary in a rule change that limits their ability to hire […] -
Bill Clinton, Celebrities, Food, Hillary Clinton, Kids, Pictures, Politics
(Threatened) Lawsuit of the Day: Chelsea Clinton Sics Dad on Italian Eatery
We met Chelsea Clinton at a wedding once. She wasn’t super-friendly; in fact, she was downright standoffish. She gave off this aloof, “stay away starf**kers” sort of vibe. Chilly Chelsea couldn’t be more different from her gregarious parents, whom we’ve had the pleasure of meeting. Bill and Hillary Clinton are friendly and down-to-earth, despite being […] -
Biglaw, Money, Patton Boggs, Pro Bono, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Patton Boggs to $160K
We received this information from a tipster last night, and a firm spokesperson confirmed it for us this morning. Here it is: Patton Boggs just raised starting salaries to 160,000 for first years for 1950 billable hours. This is a 50 hour bump and a $15,000 bump. They also introduced a new 1800 billable track […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.27.07
* Secret search provisions of Patriot Act ruled unconstitutional violations of 4th Amendment, in the case of an Oregon attorney who was mistakenly linked to bombings. [NYT; CNN] * Larry Craig will remain in Senate until judge rules on his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. [WP; NYT] * Mistrial for Spector after jury deadlock. […]