August 2008
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David Tatel, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.13 and 7.20: Columbian Dictatorship
We interrupt the spirited smackdown of ATL Idol to bring you a couple of LEWW-related announcements. First, as expected, Team Ho-Glover scored a decisive win in June’s Couple of the Month voting. LEWW salutes this glorious SCOTUS – WGWAG – Friend-of-Lat juggernaut! In other news, two notable grooms didn’t make our list of finalists this […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.05.08
* Death row inmate in Ohio: “I’m too fat to execute.” [CNN] * Court appearance for man who attacked and beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Canada. This horrific story makes us reconsider using the NY-DC bus. [BBC] * Lawsuit in NYC seeks to uncover the race of police shooting victims. [New […]
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ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests
ATL Idol: Exley's Farewell
[Ed. note: This is the farewell post of EXLEY, who was eliminated yesterday from ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Exley’s avatar (at right).] When I was a teenager, some of my classmates and I got bussed to a public high school 40 minutes away. […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.04.08
* How long before wrestler Diamond Dallas Page sends Mayer Brown a cease and desist letter? [Unusual Activity] * How should law school deans deal with a weak U.S. News ranking? [Law and More] * How can you succeed in law school? [Res Ipsa Blog] * Blawg Review #171 — with a shout-out to the […] -
Bankruptcy, Job Searches, Layoffs
It's Raining Men. And Women. From Cadwalader.(Plus: CWT is hiring?)
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, but résumés from refugees of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft are all over the street right now. One recruiter, at an outside headhunting firm, described receiving “a flood” of CWT résumés in the past week. An in-house recruiting coordinator at an Am Law 100 firm agreed, noting that, interestingly […] -
Elizabeth Halverson, Fat People, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Due Process for Judge Halverson?
America’s favorite plus-size jurist, Judge Elizabeth Halverson, is back in the news. The disciplinary hearing to remove her from the bench — figuratively, not literally — got underway today. Earlier this afternoon, from a Halverson-following reader: CNN.com has live video stream of the Judge Halverson trial/hearing. I just started listening to it, so there hasn’t […] -
Bar Exams, Disability Law, Disasters / Emergencies
A Room of One's Own? Disabled Student Fails WV Bar, Then Sues (And: Unequal treatment of earthquake-affected test takers in CA?)
Apologies for the tardiness — this news is from last month. But it’s about the bar exam, which is still fresh in the minds of many, so it’s fair game. Some of you who took the New York bar exam last week complained of a loud, distracting, feedback-type noise in one of the rooms at […] -
Bad Ideas, Nude Dancing, Summer Associates
'Sheer'-man Not So Sterling?(Or: Where not to take your female summer associates.)
This summer associate (or “vacation schemer”) story comes to us from across the pond. An attorney in the London office of Shearman & Sterling had an interesting take on appropriate summer associate events. Legal Week reports that a bunch of Shearman partners and attorneys took the “trainees” out to the bars one Friday last month. […] - Sponsored
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Announcements, ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Reader Polls
ATL Idol: The Final Four
Thanks to everyone who voted in Round 1 of ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” contest that will determine the next editor of Above the Law. The polls just closed, at noon. Voter turnout was strong, with almost 1800 votes cast. It was a competitive race. The top three finishers were within a few points of […] -
Bar Exams, Videos
Did You Take the Texas Bar Exam?
If so, then you might enjoy this short video, in which a Houston Chronicle reporter hangs out with a few folks who just took the test. In response to the “what are you going to do now / I’m going to Disney World” question, interviewee Masoud Darvishi says he wants to “kiss…. girls.” One gets […] -
Job Survey, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Travel / Vacation
Associate Life Survey: Summer Escapes
In last Monday’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you whether you were taking any vacations this summer. We received just under 900 responses, and the overwhelming majority of you reported that you will be escaping the office for at least a little while this summer. Overall, 86% of you have taken, or will […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.04.08
* Your potato chips are going to get healthier, thanks to California’s AG. [Associated Press] * The music industry needs to accept illegal music-sharing sites, per Radiohead’s example. [Financial Times via Drudge] * Nobel-prize winning author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose writings criticized Soviet communism and labor camps, died Sunday. [New York Times] * Nuremburg vs. Guantanamo. […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.01.08
* How summer associates should say goodbye to their law firms. [Corporette] * Gators seek to sink their teeth into Juicy Campus. [Legal Satyricon] * $150K for jilted bride. [MSNBC] * Death and taxes. [TaxProf Blog] * Cool cufflinks. [Fashionista]
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Cadwalader's Down Week Ends on a Down Note(Or: Another reason to keep CWT off your OCI schedule.)
We don’t know how we missed this. Fortunately, several commenters were more observant. They directed our attention to the tail end of the American Lawyer’s Midlevel Associate Satisfaction rankings (subscription / registration), released earlier today, and the subject of an earlier open thread: Yup, that’s right — Cadwalader came in dead last, 157 out of […] -
Nude Dancing, Paralegals
Lawyer of the Day: Bob Dillinger
Whatever happened to asking your paralegal to make some binders? Or asking your secretary for some photocopying, or to fill out your expense report? When it comes to support staff, why are lawyers getting so demanding all of a sudden? First this. Now this, via the Tampa Tribune: A former legal assistant in Pinellas-Pasco Public […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Wall Street, Weirdness
That partner you work for isn't a 'freak show'; he has a diagnosable medical condition.
This post over at our sister site, Dealbreaker, may remind you of some of your colleagues. It reminded us of a partner we once worked with — a brilliant litigator, with a photographic memory, but not the easiest person to interact with socially. Writes Bess Levin: I’m sure it doesn’t come as a shock for […] -
Bad Ideas, Breasts, Sex, Sex Scandals, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day the Mid-1990s: The Necklace Maker
Based on your feedback, it seems that the story of office sex between two Skadden summer associates may just be urban legend. But we don’t feel that bad, since it’s a story that very well could have happened — and surely has, in other years or at other firms. As promised, we’re going to make […] -
Job of the Week
Job of the Week: Because there will always be white-collar work...
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Biglaw
The American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey: Open Thread
The results of the Midlevel Associate Survey of the American Lawyer are out. You can access the charts here (subscription, we think; but we’re guessing most of you interested in this have access through your firms). And even though 2Ls are still several years away from being mid-level associates at law firms, those of you […] -
ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Reader Polls
ATL Idol: Time to Vote! (Week 1)
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The polls in ATL Idol, our effort to find this site’s next top blogger, are open. You can text your vote to Ryan Seacrest vote for your favorite Idol in the online poll, below. Polls will remain open over the weekend. Voting for round 1 will […]