June 2008

Orange County Superior Court Judge Kelly MacEachern is no longer listed among the judges on the court’s website, but you can still Google her bio. We suspect that only in California would a judge list “rollerblading” as her number one interest. MacEachern was removed from office yesterday for filing “false and misleading expense claims for […]

Today, barring some unforeseen development, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down its decision in the D.C. gun control case, District of Columbia v. Heller. Heller is truly a blockbuster case, and the ruling — the Court’s first major pronouncement on the Second Amendment in 68 years (or arguably ever) — is one of the […]

We resume our series of open threads on career alternatives for attorneys. If you have a law degree, but can’t get into / aren’t interested in Biglaw or contract attorney work, what are some other good options? One of you snarkily suggested manager at Legal Sea Foods (which, by the way, has excellent clam chowder). […]

Curvaceous beauty Monica Lewinsky, who will go down in history as the world’s most famous intern, once joked about going to law school. Instead she went to the prestigious London School of Economics, from which she graduated with a master’s degree in social psychology. Interestingly enough, Lewinsky wrote a law-related thesis: “In Search of the […]

As we announced yesterday, we’re doing a series of open threads on career alternatives for attorneys. If you have a law degree, but can’t get into / aren’t interested in Biglaw or contract attorney work, what are some other good options? We kicked off the series with a post about job opportunities with accounting firms. […]

We have. So, barring major new developments, we’re cutting back on our coverage of the controversy surrounding Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit. As we suggested yesterday, the story is petering out anyway; but if you’re still interested in following it, check out Patterico’s Pontifications, which has been offering excellent, wall-to-wall coverage. Before […]

Just how versatile is a law degree? To quote one applicant for our new writer position: “If I had a nickel for every time someone told me ‘you can do a lot with a law degree,’ I’d have enough to pay for about a semester of law school.” [FN1] As just discussed, many law school […]

* The fall guys for Bear Stearns: hedge fund managers. [Ideoblog via Dealbreaker] * An AutoAdmit update, and a cautionary tale for anonymous commenters: the motion to quash of “AK47” has been denied. [Big Law Board] * Leona Helmsley’s “rich bitch” is a bit less so (rich, that is; still a bitch, as far as […]

Last week’s post about Biglaw and iPhones got us thinking about another device that lawyers love (and love to hate): the Blackberry. Ah, Blackberries: Can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em. The little devices liberate you, allowing you to leave the office while remaining in touch with work. For example, if you work in […]

Welcome to the latest post in our recent series on the 2008 National Convention of the American Constitution Society. We attended lots of excellent events as part of the conference. Prior posts appear here and here. One of our favorite events was the Saturday lunch panel, “Covering the Court.” It was moderated by Thomas Goldstein, […]

Apologies for the downtime. We were off being interviewed by CNN Headline News about the controversy surrounding Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit. We’ll post a link to the interview if and when it becomes available. Speaking of Chief Judge Kozinski, here’s the latest news: The 9th Circuit judge, who posted sexually explicit […]

This may not happen to men, but many a woman has put on an outfit and discovered later that it is more sheer than she realized in the dim light of her home. In sunlight, or in an office’s bright fluorescent glow, the underthings suddenly become visible — if one is lucky enough to be […]

Like so many ATL Lawyers of the Day that have been honored before him, Gerald Hamelburg falls into the camp of attorneys who practice the law but don’t respect it. Hamelburg has gotten caught up in a “disabled placard abuser” sting. A similar scam was run in this episode of Desperate Housewives. Gaby Solis (Eva […]

In the wake of a former Harvard Law Review president securing the Democratic nomination for United States president, it’s timely to do an update on the Harvard Law Review Note controversy (or Statue-Gate, as Glenn Reynolds dubbed it). If you haven’t been following the story, background appears here, here, and here. Whenever a leader stumbles, […]