These announcements aren’t the most exciting things to read (or report on). But we’ve spoken to a number of associates and law students, especially women, who follow them closely. So we’ll continue posting them (and they’re easy to skip over anyway). The latest law firm to improve its parental leave policy is Mayer Brown. Check […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
* 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]
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” […]
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
* 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 […]
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 […]
It’s not as lavish as holding your law firm retreat at the Ritz in Pasadena, like O’Melveny & Myers. Nor is it as exotic as an all-expenses-paid trip to Jamaica, like Boies Schiller. But still, this is neat. From a Fried Frank source: Fried Frank announced to its associates on Tuesday that it is sending […]
We’re still in a Valentine’s Day state of mind, so we thought we’d toss out a poll question to the ATL readership: Should lawyers date other lawyers? The obvious answer is, “it depends” — on the two (or more?) individuals involved, the nature of their relationship, the surrounding circumstances, etc. But that’s boring. So let’s […]
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This latest layoff news may not be super-exciting to the associates among you, since it relates to staff rather than lawyer layoffs.The East and West Coast snobs will dismiss it as news from “flyover land.” But as we previously observed, staff layoffs “serve as a ‘canary in the mine’ of sorts, with respect to a […]
Earlier this month, some controversy was generated when it was reported that Senator John McCain, the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, said he’d be happy to nominate justices in the mold of Chief Justice John Roberts — but Justice Samuel Alito, not so much. This resulted in speculation over exactly what Senator McCain meant by […]
Earlier this week, we told you about client contact, and asked you about your firm’s leave policies (that survey’s still live, by the way). In today’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we explore whether you’d like to leave your firm to become a client: Update: This survey is now closed. Click here for the results. […]
No, we didn’t forget. We love you too much, dear readers. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Of course, this is a holiday fraught with peril. How should you celebrate? What gift should you get for your spouse or significant other? How do you handle the occasion if, say, you’ve been dating someone for just a few weeks […]
* House Democrats oppose Senate spy bill’s telecom immunity. [Washington Post] * Justice Scalia approves of “so-called torture” under some circumstances. [MSNBC] * Just a few months later, Senate committee gets around to admonishing Sen. Craig. [CNN] * Clemens and McNamee go head to head before Congress. [ESPN] * City’s scantily clad cowboy sues candy-coated […]