February 2008

  • Bankruptcy, DUI / DWI, Fashion, Federal Judges, Gender, Judge of the Day

    Male Judge + DWI + Little Black Dress + Fishnets = Judge of the Day

    There are reasons to read the New Hampshire Union Leader even after primary season is over. Check out this great article: A Boston-based federal judge wore a black cocktail dress, fish-net stockings and high heels when police arrested him for drunk driving after he rear-ended a pickup truck last week, sources said. U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]
  • Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: NY to 190? Only in Your Dreams...

    As real as it may seem, it was only in your dreams. From the WSJ Law Blog: We called around to firms to find out whether associate salaries, called economically-irrational in some quarters, have finally (or, at least, for now) hit a ceiling. The answer seems to be yes. “We’re not going to do anything,” […]
  • Barry Bonds

    A Barry Bonds Blooper

    Not by the home run king, but by the prosecutors pursuing him. From ESPN: Federal prosecutors mistakenly filed court papers Thursday that incorrectly stated that Barry Bonds failed a steroids test in November of 2001 — one month after breaking the single-season home run mark. U.S. attorney spokesman Josh Eaton now says that the reference […]
  • Job of the Week

    Job of the Week

    Here’s the latest Job of the Week from ATL’s career partner, Lateral Link. Because Lateral Link does no cold-calling and is more efficient than traditional recruiting firms, successful candidates receive $10,000 upon placement. Position: Assistant General Counsel – Capital Markets Location: Washington DC Description: This alternative asset management company is seeking an attorney to serve […]
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  • Screw-Ups

    Wondering What Took Your Playstation So Long?

    Here’s a possible answer. From the Daily Business Review: In unauthorized court order generated by a law clerk in a case before Chief U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno resulted in the suspension of shipments of older generation PlayStation consoles through Miami for three months. The errant preliminary injunction dated last Oct. 24 granted more than […]
  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.15.08

    * House allows spy bill to expire. [New York Times] * Prosecutor’s typo causes hubub in Bonds case. [ESPN] * Rock 105 gives away free divorce for Valentine’s Day. [CNN Video] * During 1973 U.S.-China trade talks, Mao offered Kissinger 10 million women. [CNN] * Ninth Circuit Judge Joseph Sneed, RIP. [ABA Journal]

  • Sex

    An Update on Michael 'Three-Way' Inglimo

    One of our favorite lawyers, Michael Inglimo, is back in the headlines. You may remember him from this post on the Volokh Conspiracy, linked to on ATL, which raised the following question: Does “engaging in a three-way sexual encounter with [a current client] and [the client’s] girlfriend” count as having sex “with a current client” […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 02.14.08

    * William & Mary is a bit of a mess right now. But at least they pay their law profs well! [TaxProf Blog] * The Fonz testifies at a trial over the death of Jack Tripper. [AP] * Another link to add to our recent round-up of web-based research resources. [Commercial Law Center] * Legal […]
  • Technology

    Some Cool New Research Tools (And they're free, too!)

    Are your increasingly cost-conscious clients balking at five-figure bills for legal research? Here are some neat new resources you might find helpful: 1. The Public Library of Law. Here’s a brief blurb, from Ed Walters (the former Covington associate who founded Fastcase): One of the joys of disruptive technology is that it occasionally allows you […]

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