* A Virginia lawyer reveals a secret he held for a decade, causing a death sentence to be commuted to life in prison. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Kumari Fulbright 911 tapes released. Truth be told, they’re a little disappointing — nothing Kumari-specific in them. [KVOA News 4] * Chief Justice Elliott Maynard of […]
Last month, our ATL / Lateral Link job survey asked you when your firms paid bonuses, and whether you were planning on changing jobs once those bonuses got paid. About 20% of you responded that you were considering leaving your current firms. For some of you, this meant waiting until you got your bonus. For […]
Proper trust accounting and three-way reconciliation are essential for protecting client funds and avoiding serious compliance risks. In this guide, we break down these critical processes and show how legal-specific software can help your firm stay accurate, efficient, and audit-ready.
It’s a government holiday, so public sector employees get the day off. And the markets are closed, so Wall Street is out today too. But not everyone gets Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday. From an incensed tipster: [A friend] at Price Waterhouse Coopers forwarded this offensive message, which was sent from the […]
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the pioneering civil rights leader. Dr. King’s birthday was actually on January 15th, but the holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Many of you are not in the office today, in honor of the holiday. If you’re not at […]
To San Francisco, apparently, to clerk on the Ninth Circuit. We hope that the author of this email is clerking for one of court’s slave-driver judges. He needs to be kept busy, so he won’t have time for any more literary endeavors. “Pleaded” or “pled” may be a matter of personal preference. But turns of […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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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 […]
* 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. […]
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 […]
* 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 […]