January 2008
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Biglaw, Blogging, Contests, Job Survey, Partner Profits, Reader Polls
Featured Job Survey Results: Partnership Prospects
So far this month, over 1,500 of you have voted on who should receive two significant accolades. Our Second Favorite Blog Of The Year After ATL survey, sponsored by ATL and Lateral Link, is still dominated by the Wall Street Journal. But the Volokh Conspiracy, Patently-O, and SCOTUSblog are putting up a fight, write-in candidate […] -
Announcements, Asians, Health Care / Medicine, Shameless Plugs
A Collection of PSAs from Your Friends at ATL
We don’t normally do this (and probably won’t make this a regular feature). But since we have a few on hand right now, we’d like to pass along the following public service announcements: * Attention Washingtonians. There’s an interesting panel discussion taking place here in D.C. next week: “Practicing Law in the E-Court of Public […] - Sponsored
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Fabulosity, Gay, Lesbians, Parties
Kirkland & Ellis's Big Gay Party: Discriminatory?
Why was Cinderella stuck in the office doing document review, while her wicked stepsisters nibbled on caviar and danced the night away? Maybe Cinderella worked at Kirkland & Ellis, and her sisters were of the Sapphic persuasion. From a K&E tipster: The Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis hosted a “GLBT only” party last night. […]
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English Grammar and Usage, Reader Polls, Weirdness
A Random Friday Poll: 'Pleaded' or 'Pled'?
Today is Friday, when we entertain offbeat reader requests. Like this one: I’ve billed a couple of hours this week arguing with different partners about whether “pled” or “pleaded” is the preferred past tense form of “plead.” Can I get a poll? I wonder what Biglaw associates and old-school partners have to say about it. […] -
Conspiracy Theories, Lunacy, Pro Se Litigants
Looks Like Jonathan Lee Riches Has Some Competition(P.S. And the earth is a nuclear bomb.)
It appears that Jonathan Lee Riches — ATL’s favorite pro se litigant, who filed that famous $63,000,000,000.00 Billion lawsuit against Michael Vick — has some competition in the contest for craziest complaint. Pro se litigant Gregory Newman has filed a lawsuit against “Covert Action Air Operations.” This entity does not exist. But that hasn’t stopped […] -
Advertising, Job of the Week, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, Tax Law
Job of the Week
If you’re not already a member of Lateral Link, you can sign up through their website. Membership, which is free and confidential, allows you to learn about new legal opportunities as they become available. Successfully placed candidates will receive a $10,000 placement bonus. Position Type / Location: Law Firm – Tax Associate (Washington, DC) Position […] -
Law Schools, Lunacy, Rudeness
Law School Gunners: Open Thread
Today’s open thread focuses on someone who is near and dear to all of your hearts: the law school gunner. He’s sitting on your left; he’s sitting on your right; or maybe he is you. If you don’t know who the gunner in your class is, then look in the mirror. We asked the tipster […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.18.08
* Former police chief calls Diana’s death preventable. [MSNBC] * Court allows casino caucuses in Nevada. [New York Times] * Legal aid money allegedly spent on booze and loans. [AP] * Roger Clemens retains D.C. powerhouse lawyer, Lanny Breuer, to help him navigate the Beltway byways. [New York Times] * Developments in missing marine case. […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Crime, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
Judge of the Day: David Medina(And More About a Recent Lawyer of the Day, Chuck Rosenthal)
It’s not every day that a member of a state’s highest court gets indicted. So of course Justice David Medina, of the Texas Supreme Court, is our Judge of the Day. Justice Medina and his wife were just indicted in connection with an alleged arson fire that destroyed their home last summer. (We previously discussed […] -
Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Football, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Securities Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.08
* Does the Supreme Court’s Stoneridge decision give the “getaway drivers” of securities fraud a free pass? [OverHedged] * Apparently Green Bay fans really like the Packers. [SI.com] * Miss Loyola 2L? Meet Kirsten Wolf. [WSJ Law Blog] * Did Barack Obama receive an illegal endorsement? [TaxProf Blog] * Speaking of Obama, his minister had […] -
Animal Law, Correspondence, Real Estate, Weirdness
Sometimes We Receive Really Odd Email
In the wake of this story, which had a happy ending, we received this email: I read about you helping the woman with cancer who wanted to wear her hat in court. I’m handicapped, paralyzed with a closed head injury. I’m in a wheelchair and rarely leave my condo except to see doctors. I’ve lived […] -
Email Scandals, Litigatrix, Screw-Ups, Susan Estrich
Susan Estrich: Bcc Conscientious Objector?
More news from one of ATL’s favorite law firms, Quinn Emanuel. See Gawker and Radar. If your friends are as fabulous as Susan Estrich’s, why hide them behind a bcc? Query: Could this actually be a brilliant viral marketing ploy? Has Susan Estrich harnessed the power of the blogosphere to get all the world to […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Job Survey, Reader Polls
Featured Job Survey Results: Billable Hours By City(Or: Do New Yorkers really work harder?)
So far, we’ve received exactly 1,400 responses to last week’s survey on hours and bonuses. You can see how bonuses broke down for the Classes of 2005 and 2006, based on hours, in the results to yesterday’s Lawyer of the Year survey. But how did billable hours break down by city? There’s been a lot […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Health Care / Medicine, Judge of the Day
Judge of the Day: Paul Chernoff
Who knew that being a judge could be so dangerous? Maybe jurists should get hazard pay. From the Boston Globe: Few at the Norfolk Superior Court house in Dedham disputed that the worn and uneven front steps needed fixing. But when a judge in his late 60s tripped on them and broke his left kneecap […] -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Breasts, Food, Kids, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Pregnancy / Paternity
Biglaw Perk Watch: Good News for Parents, from Davis Polk and Arnold & Porter
Sometimes we wish we had the breastses. Then we could enjoy the luxurious lactation room at Davis Polk & Wardwell. Back in this post, we wrote about the lactation room at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. We’re sure it’s plenty nice. But we doubt it’s as snazzy as what the competition on the other side of […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, LLMs
The Value of an LLM Degree: Open Thread
Back in September, during our focus on non-top-tier law schools, there was some brief discussion over how much an LLM degree from a top program can help you in the job search if you graduated from a non-top law school. Let’s return to that topic. Here’s an email we recently received, from a loyal reader […] -
Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials, Violence, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.17.08
* Former congressman indicted in connection with group that allegedly funded terrorism. [Washington Post; CNN] * Randy Moss denies battery allegations. [SI.com] * SCOTUS upholds NY judicial selection. [New York Times] * OJ released on doubled bail. [AP; Reuters] * Delicious, buttery lawsuit pops up in Colorado. [MSNBC] * Big award round-up: Apollo Group must […]
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Fat People, Food, Lawsuit of the Day, Police
Lawsuit of the Day: Move Over, Judge Halverson
Obesity isn’t just a problem for Biglaw lawyers who don’t get to the gym enough. From the New York Post: He weighs more than 500 pounds, but that wasn’t enough to tip the scales of justice for ex-cop Paul Soto. The rotund retiree lost his legal argument that it was a line-of-duty fall outside a […] -
Canada, Douglas Berman, Drinking, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sex Scandals, Yul Kwon
Non-Sequiturs: 01.16.08
* Calling all cougars — and the young studs who love them. If you’re a single female who earns more than $500,000 a year (e.g., a Biglaw partner), you should check out this event. [DealBreaker] * Canadian lawyers are horndogs, too. [Legal Blog Watch] * “Though I did not think Judge Kopf owed me anything, […] -
Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Crime, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Violence
Some Legal Fun With Rectal Exams(And he doesn't like being 'poked' on Facebook, either.)
A case going to trial next month raises some, er, probing questions. From the NYT’s City Room: Under what circumstances can a patient in an emergency room be forced to submit to a procedure that doctors deem to be medically necessary? That question — and the notion of informed consent — is at the heart […]