October 2008
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Politics
Lawyers Poised To Rule The World
The ABA Journal has sounded the starting gun on speculation about the lawyers ready to take prominent roles in the new administration. Depending on the presidential victor, names you know will become names that everybody knows. Let’s jump into the ABA speculation on an Obama Administration. For U.S.A.G: Eric Holder: Partner, Covington & Burling. Holder […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 10.24.08
* The media talk about Obama and the expected clean sweep of the government has pumped up Democratic tires so much that they think they can do the impossible: appoint two Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court. [Dallas Morning News] * The McCain-Palin efforts to recreate Florida 2000 in every state failed in Wisconsin. It’s […]
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Law Schools
Open Thread: Free Law School in California
At UC-Irvine, you get what you pay for: The new law school at the University of California, Irvine has dropped its original name, the Donald Bren School of Law, and plans to offer full tuition scholarships to students who enroll in the school’s first semester in fall 2009. This is excellent, because what we need […]
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Media and Journalism, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
Reporting the Law: A Year-End Review
Last week, we attended and reported on a talk at UVA Law School by Dahlia Lithwick, who discussed covering the Supreme Court. Now we bring you coverage of another interesting event, featuring more navel-gazing by legal journalists: Reporting the Law: A Year-End ReviewNew York Law School Moderator: Brian Lehrer, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Panelists: […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.23.08
* An A.U.S.A has been immortalized in district court as “The Fat Girl.’ [Begging the Question] * You can raise taxes on the rich as much as you like. They’re not going to pay them. [TaxProf Blog] * A juror in Ted Stevens’s trial is having violent outbursts during jury deliberations. (Insert Trig Palin joke […] -
Law Schools
A Progressive System of Lunch Redistribution Comes to Pennsylvania
Perhaps one Pittsburgh School of Law student agrees with Obama and believes that wealth should be redistributed from the rich to the middle-class. Perhaps the student believes in McCain’s policy of redistributing wealth from the rich to the super-rich. Whatever is going on at Pittsburgh, we have another case of a dirty lunch stealer. From […] -
Law Schools, The Eighties
And That Foot Is Me: A Shoe-Story Follow-Up
I had no idea that the Mr. Rogers’s shoe fiasco would turn into a three day story. I imagine that Stephen Griffin, Vice Dean of Tulane Law School, is a very nice man. He probably even helps his landlady take out her garbage. But his handling of this issue has been nothing short of mystifying. […] -
Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: O'Melveny & Myers
More bad news, this time from the Los Angeles market. We’ve received word that O’Melveny & Myers has cut ties with five associates from their L.A. office. A tipster reports: There were at least 5 associates let go today in the OMM Los Angeles office. Ranging from first years to mid-level associates. I’m not sure […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Accept Your Offers: Part III
We warned you that you should accept your offers. We then demanded that you should accept your offers. But based on the comments, there are still some of you out there sitting on multiple offers. Career services people have taken note, and are literally begging their students to make a decision. The latest evidence comes […] -
Holidays and Seasons
Halloween Ideas: Is Just Being a Lawyer Scary Enough?
With Halloween around the corner, we imagine you may be desperately brainstorming costume ideas for next week. While clients may accuse you of being blood-suckers all year long, we know better. A few years back, we knew of a paralegal who donned tighty-whities over his suit, and spent the bulk of the Halloween night explaining […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Trademarks
Trademark Forfeiture of the Day: KHAN!!!
Wonder why IP lawyers still have work? In the midst of a 177-page indictment against the “Mongols” biker gang, the government put in a charge invalidating the gang’s trademarked name. If prosecutors succeed, the feds will own the Mongols trademark and can charge patch-wearing gang members with trademark infringement; or, at the least, have one […] -
5th Circuit, Edward Nottingham, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 10.23.08
* Lehman’s lawyer fees “could reach a record $1.4 billion.”[Bloomberg] * The RNC spent more than a first-year associate’s salary on clothes for Sarah Palin. So, when you are reading mind-numbing legal documents at midnight tonight and your friends are out partying, just dream of all the snappy red jackets you can buy. [Los Angeles […]
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Layoffs
Update: Dechert CEO Winokur Indirectly Responds to ATL
Apparently, Dechert Chairman and CEO Bart Winokur still finds Above the Law not worth his time, but that hasn’t stopped him from talking about our information elsewhere. Winokur spoke with the WSJ Law Blog to try to clear up some things about the firm: 1. Quite apart from any characterization as to reasons why associates […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.22.08
* The RNC has spent $150K on clothes for caribou barbie Sarah Palin. Is that a legal use of campaign cash? [Marc Ambinder] * It’s been a while since we had a good, old fashioned, tax revolt in this country. Since it’s probably politically incorrect to dress up like Native Americans this time around, I […] -
Law Schools
Lost but never Found
I just couldn’t resist posting this email from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law listserv: I found a pearl necklace on the floor of the law school basement near the hallway with the microwaves. Please e-mail me if you think it’s yours, so I can arrange to get it back to you. Sorry about […] -
A Happy Letter From Simpson Thacher
Given all the horrible news yesterday, we wanted to post something positive about the legal job market. Luckily, last week Simpson Thacher & Bartlett felt the exact same way. Taking a cue from Cleary, STB decided to send around an “aren’t you glad you received an offer from Simpson Thacher” email to last summer’s offerees: […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Accept Your Offers: A Brief Follow Up
After our post on the importance of accepting your offers, we figured that most students sitting on offers would do the right thing — for themselves and their colleagues — and make a decision. But maybe some students are just a little more indecisive than others. Last night, Northwestern students received this email: Dear Second-Year […] -
Breaking: Powder Scare at the New York Times Building
We’ve received reports that the New York Times building has received some sort of terrorist threat. Apparently a white powder has been sent to somebody at the Time’s editorial desk. The building houses the firms of Covington & Burling and Goodwin Procter, among others. One tipster reports that the place is crawling with police officers. […] -
Judge of the Day
Judges of the Day: Maria Espinosa Dennis and David Miller
Florida judges are starting to get a rep for misbehavin’ here at ATL, from smoking pot in the park to insensitivity on the bench. Now we have two Miami-Dade Circuit judges succumbing to fax machine rage. From the Miami Herald: Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Maria Espinosa Dennis says she was battered at the courthouse — by […] -
Layoffs
Dechert: Inside The Black Box
Readers have demanded more information about the so-called “stealth layoffs” at Dechert. Finally, we have additional information to report. Readers, commenters, tipsters, recruiters, employees, and the Virgin Mary who appeared to me in a breakfast grapefruit are all reporting that a number of associates will be laid off at the end of this month. These […]