A Few Shout-Outs to ATL
We always appreciate mentions of Above the Law in other publications (and we get annoyed when ATL isn’t given proper credit for breaking stories.). Here are a few recent shout-outs:
1. Chill of Salary Freezes Reaches Top Law Firms [New York Times]
We previously linked to Eilene Zimmerman’s article in Morning Docket, but in case you missed it, check it out here. An excerpt:
Although many associates are angry about the freezes, others are relieved, said David Lat, founding editor of AboveTheLaw.com, a blog about law firms and the profession.“There is this sense that firms didn’t act prudently during the boom and now they are getting religion, and that it’s better late than never,” Mr. Lat said. “Many associates we have spoken to think the freeze probably saved jobs.”
2. Gauging the net worth [Legal Week]
This article, by Alex Aldridge, focuses primarily on the social networking and blogging scene over in the U.K., but there is some discussion of what’s going on here in the States:
[T]he US legal blogging community is a fascinating case study in itself, having grown up in the wake of the controversial lawyer message boards Greedy Associates. So influential did the irreverent site come as a means for junior lawyers to pass around information that they were regarded as playing a key role in the pay wars of 1999 and 2000, as news of tit-for-tat pay rises among US law firms raced around the web.
3. Obama re-takes oath of office at the White House [CNN]
The always-playful legal Web site Above the Law asked readers to answer an online poll. About 48 percent blamed Roberts, just 17 percent blame Obama, and 35 percent said yes to the statement, “They both sucked.”
4. Back to School with Professor (and Federal Appeals Judge) Alex Kozinski [American Lawyer]
A short write-up, by Ben Hallman, of our recent event at Columbia Law School, an interview with Chief Judge Alex Kozinski (9th Cir.).
Chill of Salary Freezes Reaches Top Law Firms [New York Times]
Gauging the net worth [Legal Week]
Obama re-takes oath of office at the White House [CNN]
Back to School with Professor (and Federal Appeals Judge) Alex Kozinski [American Lawyer]
(30) Comments
Comments
Not first
So this is a rehash of previous posts?
Thanks for wasting our time, Lat.
Comment removed by moderator.
Comment removed by moderator.
Comment removed by moderator.
sup /b/
i challenge ATL to explain to me how this post is of any significance to anyone! its basically just tooting your own horn, and not in the good way that requires half a box of tissues and leaves stains all over your sheets
Now wait a second, I totally see how a post about the importance of legal blogging has reached a...
No, sorry, I just couldn't do it. Damn. This is an awful post. Surely there is some real legal news or gossip to write about?
Comment removed by moderator.
Comment removed by moderator.
This is not legal news.
Oprah for Senator!
Oprah for Senator!
13 nailed it.
12's an idiot.
Is self promotion really necessary ON the site itself? Any good lawyer has already read those articles.
Just saying...
and Schacowsky for Sentor. Oprah who?
Comment removed by moderator.
Comment removed by moderator.
Can you PLEASE start monitoring these comments and banning people! This place is turning into AutoAdmit!
Let's make sure we have this straight. Lat's first post on this place in ages after leaving us in the inane hands of Elie is a "hey, check out all the people talking about me" post?
Wow.
Wow, 3, fantastic. Is it true that the lead singer for Marilyn Manson had a couple of ribs removed for that purpose, and is also the nerd from "The Wonder Years?" I suppose the Internets would tell me.
This post isn't even worthy of a Cahill question.
and yet you're still not moderating comments. i wonder if the good folks from the NYT had the curiosity to read the comments and what they thought about the fact that the majority these days have to do with ass lobsters, bodily fluids and other nauseating subjects.
Comment removed by moderator.
19 - Lat has written lots of posts in the past few days, including one from this morning:
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/01/morgan_finnegan_locke_lord.php
A lengthy (and excellent) post on Friday:
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/01/jenner_block_nken_case.php
And a big post on Obama Administration legal jobs:
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/01/obama_white_house_counsel.php
Kudos to ATL on these pick-ups. It's clear that reporters and editors at mainstream media sources are following this website.
18, it looks like you're getting your wish. Half this thread has been moderated.
Hurray for moderation (so long as its not about my drinking)....!
Lat, I honestly think you're a shill for management based on your public comments sometimes.
28 - Elie is a shill for associates, so it all balances out.
I am also a supporter of moderation. It will make MSM sources more likely to link to ATL.