June 2009
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Sports
Sports And The Law: Elena Kagan Punts Away American Needle v. NFL
Back in February, the U.S. Supreme Court asked the acting solicitor general to file an amicus brief in the case American Needle Inc. v. National Football League — a move that seemed to indicate that the Supreme Court would soon hear oral arguments. Yesterday, however, U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan did her best Jeff Feagles […] -
Morning Docket 06.02.09
* Mayer Brown joins the firms sending its associates away on sabbatical. Except their sabbaticals are corporate, according to Chicago Law. Associates can take $60K to work at a client’s office for a year. That’s quite the deal for Mayer’s corporate clients. [Chicago Law/Chicago Tribune] * The layoff scene in Maryland. [Baltimore Sun] * GM’s […] - Sponsored
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Summer Associates
The Few, The Brave, The Lucky (Or: The 2009 Class of Summer Associates in New York)
The New York Law Journal brings us a distillation of the numbers (subscription) for this year’s summer associate classes in New York. We wrote about SA programs back in March, when NALP numbers were first released. As firms deal with the cold water that is the recession, there’s been some serious shrinkage of the SA […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.09
* This isn’t necessarily legally related, but if you have an internet connection and haven’t seen this yet, then you are not using your computer properly. [Popsquire] * Political pressure was exercised to get students admitted to the University of Illinois Law School? Wake me up when something happens in Illinois that isn’t dirty, tainted, […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Media and Journalism, Skaddenfreude, Swine Flu
Skadden NY to 190 Hand Sanitizer?
The dreaded swine flu, aka the H1N1 virus, made it to Mayer Brown last week. Will it now work its way up the Am Law 100? This afternoon, via Fashionista (last paragraph), we learned that swine flu has hit the hallowed halls of Vogue. And we all know who shares a fancy building with Vogue […] -
UVA Law
UVA Law Is Set to Won't Welcome Tom Tancredo Staffer Guilty of Hate Crimes
You’ll recognize the comedic stylings of Tom Tancredo from his brief turn as the Republican presidential candidate capable of protecting us from the rampaging Mexican hordes. Recently, Tancredo has been liberally availing himself of the opportunity to call Judge Sotomayor a racist. Maybe you can’t blame Tancredo for throwing around the racist moniker. White men […] -
Judge of the Day
Judge of the Day: Thor Anderson Doesn't Let His Personal Feelings Interfere with the Law
District Judge Thor Anderson, a trial court judge in Minnesota, could be a Judge of the Day simply on the strength of his powerful name. His dashing picture to the right — taken a long time ago, perhaps in a galaxy far, far away — would be enough to clinch the deal. But Judge Anderson […] -
Ballard Spahr, Layoffs, Salary Cuts
Salary Cut Watch: Ballard Spahr Makes Personal Decision About Personnel
More evidence of deflation in the legal market comes from Philadelphia. Last week, Ballard Spahr decided to cut associate salaries. Tipsters report that the average cut is 14%, but each individual salary cut is based on class year and other factors. According to one source: Ballard Spahr cut associate salaries firmwide between approximately $19,000 and […] - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Cars, Reader Polls
Deferred and Looking for a Project? Go Save the American Auto Industry
The big news story for today, as noted in Morning Docket, is the bankruptcy filing of General Motors. Developments on the GM front are being closely covered over at our sister site, Dealbreaker (which also welcomes a new writer today). There are some legal angles to the GM story, of course. The bankruptcy will generate […] -
Gender, Incisive Media, Women's Issues
Women in Law: Crunching the Numbers
American Lawyer has released another report that shows that while women make up a significant percentage of Biglaw associates, they are under-represented in law firm partnership ranks: And while the ranks of female partners have grown steadily, women still account, on average, for fewer than one in five big-firm partners. The greatest numbers of female […] -
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun
Curtis Mallet Defines 'Business Casual' for its New York Associates
As the temperature rises, so does the desire to embrace informal summer fashions. Women are breaking out their strapless dresses and short skirts, and men are starting to sport shorts. While casual summer wear is fine on the weekends, don’t yield to the temptation to wear your flip flops to your white shoe firm. Curtis, […] -
Education / Schools, Money, Student Loans
Student Loan Bailout: Are Loan Forgiveness Programs In Danger?
While the vanguard of the student loan bailout movement pushes on (vanguard = me and this guy), the bailout army is in danger of being outflanked. The New York Times has been reporting that student loan forgiveness programs may not be on solid ground, especially at the state level: If you want to become a […] -
Bankruptcy, Death Penalty, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, WolfBlock
Morning Docket 6.01.09
* A dramatic closer look at Wolf Block’s collapse. [Philadelphia Magazine] * The media buzz this week on Sotomayor: Her decision in the New Haven firefighters case could be a key issue during her confirmation hearings. [USA Today] * Minnesota’s Supreme Court will hear arguments today in the Coleman–Franken election race. Yes, it is still […]
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