Morning Docket: 07.24.08
* A lawyer and a law student succeed in a crusade against Pinkberry's racist juicer. [Gothamist]
* Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is a playa', says investigator's report. [CNN]
* And we thought Kashmir was an unusual name. A New Zealand judge is making a 9-year-old a ward of the state so that she can change her name from "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii." [BBC News]
* So much for the Internet age and the information superhighway. American voters are as clueless now as they were in 1950. [Washington Post]
* Law.com points us to this news video of Lowenstein Sandler's in-work work-outs. At the 1:15 mark in the video, the paralegals get stuck with demonstrating the trampoline workout. Paralegals always get the worst jobs. [Legal Blog Watch/Law.com]
* Another "lawyer sues airline" story. This NYC lawyer was stranded by Delta in Paris and is seeking class action status. [Newsday]
* More on the fast track law school program. [Time]
* Max Mosley won his case against News of the World. There was "bondage, beating and domination," but no Nazi stuff. [AFP]
(20) Comments
kash we can name our child sex fruit!
WGWAJ?
I was hoping to apply to Lowenstein for a summer job. Does anyone know whether they're hiring? It seems like a great firm.
I want a punching bag for my office. Man, that would come in handy.
I'm debating whether to see the Batman film. Is it worth it?
'Kashmir' is name of the Indian territory disputed by Pakistan for a long time, how could it be an unusual name!
#4, just ask a first-year, they'll be happy to oblige (better than doc review)
#3, Lowenstein is a good firm, but is a bit of a sweatshop compared to other NJ firms (though not to NYC, so it's all relative)
Kash, had you broken the Sappho story, you would've been elevated to the status of blogging goddess given your penchant for the sex story. Alas....
#5 It lives up to most of its hype. But beware, it's dark and creepy...
7: did you work there? What do you advise stressing in the cover letter, besides location?
I'm Hawaiian and I don't fly off the handle everytime I see a figurine in a coconut bra and a grass skirt. as a matter of fact, I think I wore that exact outfit on my 21st birthday.
Man, I wasn't bothered so much by the clearly derogatorily themed juicers at pinkberry, but rather the fact that they cost 50 bucks. Seriously, there is like 2 bucks of plastic in that thing. Even the japanese specialty stores in Soho sell similar (not racistly themed) appliances for half that, and those are imported and made in japan, not slave labor in china
I have a general networking question for the ATL commentators:
On the floor below me, there’s a small firm that specializes in employment law. Since our restroom is broken, I use the one on their floor and see them constantly.
I don’t know anything about labor law, but I know that networking is important, particularly for 1L employment. Should I e-mail one of the nicer ones and ask for an informational interview? Lunch? What would you do?
What's with the sheep-fuckers and crazy names? I think there was a couple who wanted to name their kid Superman.
14: I agree. That name was awful.
s/
Shaniqua Unique Jones
"With its new two-year program, notes Stone, 'Northwestern gets more tuition with less teaching.'" I know a U. Chicago professor is physically incapable of saying anything nice about Northwestern, but the program requires the same number of credits.
I juice lemons on the heads of the Chinese 1Ls all the time!
Guys in my high school used to name their kids Number 16 Bus Shelter all the time, it was no big deal.
-FRAT STUD
"Kashmir" is not an unusual child-name choice for pretentious quasi-intellectual liberals. (Kash is neither hot nor interesting and ATL commentators should stop giving her a free pass.)
13: Yes. What do you have to lose? Labor/employment people are, on the whole, pretty easygoing and normal (relatively speaking).