June 2009

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  • Law School Deans

    Robert Post Named New Dean of Yale Law School

    We told you so — over a week ago. This past weekend, at the ACS National Convention, we received further confirmation from Yale Law School sources. So today’s announcement of Professor Robert Post as the new dean of YLS comes as no surprise. The official announcement from Yale president Richard Levin, plus one student’s take […]
  • Deferral Stipend, Start Dates

    Deferred Associates Cause Ethical Dilemma and the Booting of Clerks in Massachusetts

    Last week, the Massachusetts Trial Court got approval for a unique solution to address its budget shortfall, reported Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: The Supreme Judicial Court’s Committee on Judicial Ethics has approved a proposal by Chief Justice for Administration and Management Robert A. Mulligan that would allow deferred law-firm associates to work for the Trial Court […]
  • Law Shucks, Layoffs

    This Week In Layoffs: 06.22.09

    [Ed. note: Above the Law has teamed up with Law Shucks. Law Shucks has done excellent work translating all of the layoff news into user-friendly charts and graphs: the Layoff Tracker.] Let’s all move to Nebraska! In a week in which unemployment was up in 48 out of 50 states (plus DC), Nebraska’s unemployment dropped […]
  • Morning Docket, UVA Law

    Morning Docket 06.22.09

    * One bra size does not fit all. There are so many different reasons why one might get a severe rash from a Victoria’s Secret bra that the 17 suits filed in various states cannot be consolidated into one. [On Point News] * More on Law Student of the Day: Leo Wolpert. The UVA Law […]

  • Rankings, U.S. News

    Top. Universities. In the World.

    We know how much everybody loves rankings. By now, everybody has had time to digest the new law school pecking order — even George Washington Law School students. But true prestige whoring begins much earlier than law school. U.S. News has just released (hat tip: Tax Prof Blog) a list of the top 400 colleges […]
  • Lawyer of the Day

    Lawyer of the Day: Larry Wilder

    Our Lawyer of the Day is appropriately named. From the sound of this story, this Indiana lawyer could probably hold down the name Larry Wildest. The photo to the right is not a stock photo. That’s Wilder on Wednesday morning after a raucous night on the town. From the Courier-Journal: Conrad Embry, 80, the neighbor […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.19.09

    * Tyra Banks’s stalker is going to have to take an “anti-stalking” course. I didn’t know they had to teach masturbation nowadays. [Popsquire] * Going from Biglaw to small law can be tough, especially when you don’t actually know how to do anything. [Litination] * Could somebody who works at a law firm please flip […]