September 2007
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Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Law Clerk Salaries and Benefits: Thus Spake the Judicial Conference
Last week we asked, “What’s going on with clerkship salaries and benefits?” Now we have some answers. Yesterday the Judicial Conference issued a press release that discussed law clerk salaries, among many other subjects. Here are the money (haha) quotes: The Conference today also voted to continue implementing its cost-containment program by adopting a series […] -
Announcements, Dubious Conferences
ATL Public Service Announcement: Wearing A Backpack May Be Hazardous To Your Health
You don’t have to take our word for it. Just attend “Backpack Awareness Day” at Georgetown: Backpack Awareness DayJoin us in the Chapel Area 1:30-3:30 p.m.September 20th Tips to Prevent Back Problems: – Wear both straps to distribute the weight evenly – Wear the backpack resting evenly over the middle of the back. The backpack […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: What's Your Firm's Assignment System?
It’s a subject of tremendous importance, since it has a major effect on the day-to-day lives of associates, but it doesn’t get talked about as much as one might expect. So to everyone going through the fall recruiting process right now, don’t be afraid to ask: How does the law firm assign work? It might […]
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Department of Justice, Michael Mukasey, Politics, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Mr. Mukasey Goes to Washington
We’ve done relatively little about the nomination of former judge Michael Mukasey to serve as attorney general. While the WSJ Law Blog was dredging up his third-grade book reports — okay, not quite, but some college newspaper articles that he may or may not have written — we didn’t have much. But now we’d like […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.19.07
* O.J.’s really just pulling all of these stunts so that he can make it up to the Goldmans. [CNN] * Jury hung for the moment in Spector trial; judge might send them back in to consider manslaughter instead. [BBC] * To catch a predator-catcher. [Athens Banner-Herald] * She needs to undergo some tests for […]
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Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Law Firm Names, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Vicious Infighting
An Update on the Managhan Law Firm (aka 'My Wife Is Sleeping Around and That's Why We're No Longer Law Partners')
In case you missed this story from last week, here’s a recap. Earlier this month, a plaintiffs’ lawyer in Montana by the name of William Managhan sent out the following email, to the entire Montana Trial Lawyers Association: From: William L. ManaghanTo: Montana Trial LawyersSent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 6:32 PMSubject: [mtla_members_all] Firm Name Change […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.18.07
* A Manhattan hedge fund manager — who would grunt loudly, cry out “Great song!”, and yell “You go, girl” during a spin class at Equinox — was thrown into a wall. And wonders why. (The alleged assault is being prosecuted as a misdemeanor, which he’s unhappy about.) [DealBreaker] * Speaking of pain, owww. What […] -
Biglaw, Legal Ethics, Money, Pro Bono
Pro Bono or Pro Bank-o? A Legal Ethics Issue
Pro bono work is near and dear to your hearts. When we posted an open thread on the subject last month, it generated a slew of comments. Like this one: I was actually told by the partner I worked for at my firm, in no uncertain words … “If you have time to spend on […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money
Clerkship Bonus Watch: Foreign Clerkships?
Here’s a twist on clerkship bonus news, from a reader: With all the talk about rising bonuses for domestic clerkships, I was wondering if any firms were extending bonuses for foreign clerkships. I am clerking at a major foreign supreme court in a common law country and my BigLaw firm says it only offers bonuses […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Gay, Shopping
Sullivan & Cromwell and the Gays: Kiehling Them With Kindness
In response to yesterday’s quick post on the Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell litigation, a tipster sent us this: I don’t have any information on the case, but thought you might be interested in this minor tidbit on Sullivan & Cromwell. The Lavender Law conference (the annual GLBT CLE fest) was in Chicago last weekend. […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Lunacy, Pictures, Religion, Tort Reform
Lawsuit of the Day: Are You There God?
It’s me, Ernie — Nebraska state senator Ernie Chambers. And I’m suing your divine ass! From the AP: The defendant in a state senator’s lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He’s everywhere. State Sen. Ernie […] -
Crime, Police, Politics, Taser, Violence
Sadly, John Kerry Wasn't Tasered (But He Could Have Used the Electricity)
We’re suckers for taser gun stories. Like this one, from the AP: A University of Florida student was Tasered and arrested after trying angrily and repeatedly to ask U.S. Senator John Kerry about the 2004 election and other subjects during a campus forum…. Videos of Monday’s incident posted on several Web sites show officers pulling […] -
Biglaw, Books, Ex-Lawyer of the Day, Job Searches
Happily-Not-A-Lawyer of the Day: Rudolph Delson
We continue our occasional series on Ex-Lawyers of the Day, with this interesting email from a Biglaw tipster: In the interest of lawyers turned novelists turned vigilantes — this is for all of us who have received several calls an hour from headhunters — the email below deserves a mention in your blog. Rudy Delson […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.18.07
* I sense a lucrative products liability niche practice area. [CNN] * Both New Yorks sue Vioxx. [Jurist] * ACLU takes a wide stance in favor of Larry Craig. [CNN] * California can’t sue the car companies for breaking the planet. [New York Times] * Lerach to plead guilty in Milberg Weiss case. [WSJ Law […]
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Celebrities, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Allen Grubman Ventures Below 14th Street
Time for another installment of Lawyerly Lairs, in which we follow the high-end real estate purchases of high-profile attorneys. Today’s subject is Allen Grubman, the hotshot entertainment lawyer with oodles of celebrity clients, who has become a celebrity in his own right. From the New York Observer: [The Grubmans] paid $3.07 million for a condo […] -
Football, Larry Craig, Michael Mukasey, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.07
* Don’t try doing #2 at the Larry Craig airport bathroom, unless you want tourists photographing your ankles in a “wide stance.” [BBC via Althouse; Idaho Statesman via Drudge] * Did President Bush pick Michael Mukasey as his AG nominee to avoid a “bruising, potentially embarrassing fight” with the Democrats? Or is that analysis “way […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Crime, Department of Justice, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Technology
Lawyer of the Day: John David R. Atchison
During his tenure as attorney general, Alberto Gonzales made it a policy priority to “keep our children safe” from creeps on the internets. As it turns out, at least one alleged creep worked for the DOJ: A U.S. Justice Department official has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Kathleen Sullivan, Reader Polls
What's Up With That Deer Valley Trip? A Quinn Emanuel Q-and-A
Has Quinn Emanuel’s unorthodox approach to the callback process ruffled some feathers? Maybe. Why does the firm brass keep on sending out emails about it? Last Thursday, firm founder John Quinn sent out this email. Then, on Friday, name partner Bill Urquhart chimed in: From: “A William Urquhart”To: “Attorneys”Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:38:28 -0700Subject: […] -
Religion, Weirdness
Best Choice of Law Clause Ever
An associate at an LA law firm sent us the following language, found in the governing law/disputes section of a software license agreement: “This agreement is governed solely and exclusively by the principles written in the Holy Bible. All disputes must be mediated by a mediator nominated by the Institute of Christian Conciliation under the […] -
Erwin Chemerinsky, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Vicious Infighting, Weirdness
Breaking: Erwin Chemerinsky to UC Irvine After All!
This email message, from Professor Erwin Chemerinsky to Duke law school faculty and students, went out ten minutes ago. Also, here’s some coverage from the Los Angeles Times. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: “Erwin Chemerinsky” To: [redacted] Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:07:53 -0400 Subject: news It is with excitement and sadness that I am […]