February 2008
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.04.08
* Law professor Paul Horwitz has “a PIMP cane” (apparently acquired in the medical assistance section of RiteAid). [PrawfsBlawg; Thank You Ma’am] * Some people hate lawyers, but one lawyer in particular incites amazing hatred. Opines law prof Stanley Fish: “The closest analogy [to Hillary-hating] is to anti-Semitism.” [Think Again] * A weird link sent […] -
Baseball, Celebrities, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Saved By the Bell Star To Clerk for Justice O'Connor!(And another OT 2009 hire, by Justice Breyer)
Taken as a group, Supreme Court clerks can claim pretty much every honor under the sun. At One First Street, Rhodes and Marshall scholars are commonplace, law review editors-in-chief are a dime a dozen, and law school valedictorians abound. But how many SCOTUS clerks have their own IMDb entry? Meet Isaac Lidsky (Harvard 2004 / […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Job Searches, Layoffs, Money, Robert Link, Skaddenfreude
Diamonds in the Rough: Open Thread on Offices in Secondary Markets That Pay the Full $160K Scale(And a digression on Cadwalader in Charlotte)
Here’s an open thread request we’ve received from multiple sources. A representative message: I’m trying to gather more info about firms / offices that pay NYC salary + NYC bonus in secondary markets. For example, I believe that Weil and Skadden both do in Dallas and Houston, but none of the other firms in Texas […]
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Dewey & LeBoeuf, Job Survey, Skaddenfreude
Featured Survey Results: Did You Work on MLK?
In last month’s ATL / Lateral Link survey we asked you which holidays you worked on, or expected to work on, during 2007. About half of you reported that you had worked on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Last week, we asked you how you fared this year. Did you take the day off to […] -
Admin, Announcements, Antitrust, Google / Search Engines, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 02.04.08
[Ed. note: We’re looking for someone to share Morning Docket duties with B. Clerker (on an alternating-week schedule). If you’d like to be considered for this position, please follow the application instructions contained in this post. The main thing that has changed between then and now is that the gig now comes with pay — […]
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Biglaw, Hillary Clinton, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Hillary to 190K?
An article for the McClatchy newspapers, evaluating the truth of Senator Hillary Clinton’s claim of “35 years of change,” has some interesting background about her legal career at the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas. It does suggest, for those of you interested in political careers, that you might not want to cool your heels too […] -
Biglaw, Blogging
Move Over, Greed; Gossip Is Good Too
Your reading of gossip blogs — well, at least those relating to your profession (so Perez Hilton probably doesn’t count, unless you’re in showbiz) — has just been blessed. From an article entitled “Gossip Is Information By Another Name,” in the New York Times: Q. The office sometimes feels like one big water cooler, with […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.01.08
* Tax protesters, rejoice. Wesley Snipes acquitted of felony tax fraud (but convicted on misdemeanor charges). [taxgirl; TaxProf Blog] * IP issues in the Super Bowl context. [Forbes] * Poor marks for former Chief Judge William Zloch (S.D. Fla.) in Floridian judicial survey. [Daily Business Review] * Speaking of south Florida judges, the Liberty City […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Blogging, Free Speech, Labor / Employment, Ridiculousness, Technology
O'Melveny & Myers Launches 'Witch Hunt' for ATL Tipsters?
We respectfully submit that the powers-that-be at O’Melveny & Myers need to “chill” (as Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) recently told former President Bill Clinton). The folks at OMM apparently have some totalitarian tendencies. We heard they no-offered a summer associate from last year based on this individual’s personal blogging about the summer associate experience (which […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Screw-Ups, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Getting to the Bottom of the Cadwalader Mystery
We’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time and energy trying to get to the bottom of the bonus situation at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. We’ve heard all sorts of conflicting rumors, but we think we’ve finally figured things out — to the extent that they can be figured out. This post supersedes all prior coverage […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Bad Ideas, Crime, Dubious Defenses, Fashion, Free Speech
From the Department of Dubious Defenses: Shouting Fire in a Crowded... Airport?
In the wake of our recent post about a dubious defense, here’s another one: A lawyer for an MIT student held at gunpoint after she walked into Logan International Airport wearing what authorities believed was a bomb asked a judge to throw out the charges Friday, saying the device was a legitimate form of free […] -
Biglaw, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Sidley Austin's Insanely Early Start Dates(And Open Thread on Law Firm Start Dates)
From this morning’s ATL mailbag: It may not be that juicy of a story, but almost all of the soon-to-be first-year associates at Sidley Austin LA are pissed about the start dates they gave us. Our available start dates are August 11 or September 8. The first start date is just 10 days after the […] -
Job of the Week
Job of the Week
This week Lateral Link members started jobs at Skadden, Fried Frank, Stillman Friedman, Kirkland & Ellis, and Jones Day. Position: Senior Counsel – Home Entertainment Location: Los Angeles, CA Description: A top entertainment Company has an opening for a home entertainment Senior Counsel in the Corporate and Distribution Legal Department. The position will focus primarily […]
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Barack Obama, Death Penalty, Google / Search Engines, Hillary Clinton, Kramer Levin, Media and Journalism, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Pictures, Politics, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.01.08
* NFL Union president prepared for strike. [ESPN] * Microsoft offers to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion to compete with Google. [MSNBC] * Times reporter subpoenaed over “State of War” source. [New York Times] * French President and supermodel girlfriend sue over pictures. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * HLS grad Obama and YLS […]
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Biglaw, Litigators, McKee Nelson, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Securities Law, Wall Street
Nationwide Layoff Watch: McKee Nelson Says Further Cuts Are 'Unlikely'
An interesting article in today’s New York Times — by Lynnley Browning, author of the earlier Biglaw perks piece — focuses on the subprime mortgage mess and current investigations into the adequacy of disclosures to investors. Investigators are focused on Wall Street, but lawyers involved in the securitization process may also face scrutiny. Government investigation […] -
Announcements, Crime, Hotties, Kumari Fulbright, Law Schools
ATL Public Service Announcement: Men of Dallas, Be Afraid
Be very afraid. And keep 911 on speed dial. Judge OKs arrested Arizona beauty queen’s travel to Dallas for family reunion [AP] Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of Kumari Fulbright (scroll down)