Corporette has entered the fall interviewing fray with their own top ten list of interviewing tips. They really seem to think that successful interviewing requires effort, preparation, and study. They suggest keeping detailed notes on every conversation you have, networking, and even setting up Google and Westlaw alerts so you are up to speed on […]
“My Gump, my Gump, my lovely Akin Gump. Check it out….“ What’s going on at Akin Gump? That seems to be what many of you are wondering, based on some comments posted to a recent open thread featuring the firm: “What is happening to Akin Gump DC? I saw that a bunch of lit partners […]
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This weekend, the New York Times explored the cascade of sadness left behind after massive layoffs. Aside from fear, the Times noted that there can be a productivity downgrade that shows up in real economic terms. Too often, their anxious and overworked remaining employees become risk-averse and unproductive, or leave for other jobs. As companies […]
Although Barack Obama is just days away from accepting the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination (acceptance song speculation here), some Hillary Clinton supporters refuse to give up. From the Philadelphia Daily News: Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has faced so many false rumors about his family history that it has put his birth certificate on the Internet: […]
Over the last several weeks, we’ve run quite a few ATL / Lateral Link surveys about summer associate issues like assignments, offers, and, of course, lunch. But no matter what the survey topic, two debates have consistently emerged in the comments: 1) Are summer associates an appropriate use of firm resources and associate time? 2) […]
Jingoistic competition is fun, but why should handing out medals be the sole province of the IOC? Athletes and David Rivkin should not be the only ones getting a taste of Olympic glory. Here at ATL, we’ve put law firms on the (imaginary) field of competition and are now ready to reveal the gold medal […]
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What a colossal d-bag. From the New York Daily News: A Coney Island businessman is suing the city for damaging the Bentley he was driving when he killed a Brooklyn dad in a hit-and-run accident. Harry Shasho, who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, says the NYPD failed to safeguard the battered […]
We’re back with another installment in our series of open threads on the Vault 100. This is an opportunity for insiders to sound off on their firms for the benefit of wannabe potential first-year and lateral associates. Here are the next ten on the Vault list, with prestige scores in parentheses: 41. Baker Botts LLP […]
* A 72-year-old accountant from Minnesota challenged the IRS, and won. The accountant now wants a second Boston Tea Party. [Associated Press] * Wilmer Hale has launched a series of associate blogs as part of a new recruiting effort. [BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * The Olympics aren’t the only thing bailing on Beijing. […]
In a text message sent out at around 3 a.m. today, Senator Barack Obama announced his running mate: Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., of Delaware. Lawyers should be happy with Obama’s veep pick. There are lots of legal angles to Senator Biden: like Obama (Harvard Law ’91), Joe Biden is a lawyer by training (Syracuse […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
* Say what? UT isn’t the top law school in Texas? [TaxProf Blog] * As of now, Barack Obama hasn’t named his running mate. But who wants to be VP anyway? As Peter Feld observes, “in recent years, the vice presidential nomination has become a near-certain ticket to oblivion.” [Gawker] * Mickey Mouse isn’t protected […]
Judges who hold people in contempt, or even jail them, for letting their cellphones go off in court — e.g., Robert Restaino, Diane Boswell — may be overreacting. The same can’t be said for Judge Janet Booth, of Garrard County, Kentucky. Judge Booth just sent a woman to jail, for three days, for wearing short […]
This has probably already been done at some law school parody show or “law revue.” If so, feel free to point that out, in the comments. But if not — of even if it has, but someone wants to revisit it, in light of the current (dismal) state of the legal job market — here […]
The theme of yesterday’s LEWW was the hotness disparity between three glowing brides and their very lucky grooms. Today we’re delighted to report that the wedding gods stepped it up with our most recent batch of newlyweds. They’ve brought us four grooms who are at least as attractive as their brides or co-grooms. (And needless […]
From a tipster: “Wow. Losing her seat really made Judge Halverson go over the edge… Oh, wait, it’s not her. Sorry, honest mistake.” At almost 1,000 pounds, Mayra Lizbeth Rosales, 27, weighs about twice as much as Judge Halverson. Half-ton woman indicted in slaying of nephew [CNN]