July 2009
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2nd Circuit, Harvard, Harvard Law Review, Securities and Exchange Commission, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.19: Editorial Indiscretion
The current online front page of the NYT weddings section is worth a click. The head blurb leads with “Despite their differences in age . . . ” underneath a picture of a 20-something bride embracing a “groom” who appears to be about nine years old. “Differences in age,” indeed. Somebody alert Morality in Media! […] -
Job Searches
Some Top Law Firms Will Not Interview At Yale
It is not unusual for some top firms to decline to interview at Yale Law School. The school is so small, and quite frankly some firms know that they are not going to attract Yale talent. That said, in this market some firms are unsure about what to do with fall recruiting. Is pulling out […] - Sponsored
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Harvard, Tax Law
Gatesgate: Tax Troubles
All the attention recently showered upon Harvard celebrity professor Henry Louis Gates since his arrest earlier this month has resulted in the discovery of tax problems at a foundation he created and oversees. Read more and comment over at Going Concern. Henry Louis Gates Can’t Catch a Break [Going Concern]
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Deferral Stipend, Summer Associates
Good News for Ropes & Gray's Future Associates
It seems like the summer associates just arrived, yet many are already packing up their Biglaw bags to head back to school. This may be due in part to shorter summer associate programs this year, but that’s besides the point. Summer associates departing the offices of Ropes & Gray have big smiles plastered on their […] -
Bar Exams, Marijuana
Bar Exam Open Thread: Day One Break Question
I hope you all enjoyed your bar exam day one morning session. For your lunch break, I have a real-life legal question I just picked up off of the street, standing in front of the Breaking Media offices in Nolita: You are standing outside your office on a crowded street. Construction workers, residents, and even […] -
Sonia Sotomayor
Breaking: Sotomayor Approved By Senate Judiciary Committee
Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the Second Circuit won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee just now. The vote was 13 – 6. All 12 Democrats, plus Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, voted for her. She’ll now move on to the Senate floor for a vote of the full chamber. Congratulations, Judge Sotomayor. Senate Judiciary Committee votes […] -
Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Rape, Weirdness
Same-Sex Marriage Legal Troubles in Massachusetts
We’ve covered the legislative twists and turns of same-sex marriage fairly closely here at ATL. But there was one notable court case we missed back in March. We thought Dr. Li-Ann Thio’s description of anal sex as “shoving a straw up your nose to drink” was graphic, but this article by the Register on attempted […] -
Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, LSAT, Police, UVA Law, Violence
Law Student of the Day: UVA Law Student Spitter
We all know gunners who spit hot fire at professors. But we rarely see gunners who spit at the police. According to the Charlottesville police, one UVA law student can roll both ways. From Newsplex: A Charlottesville woman is facing felony assault charges after an altercation with a police officer on Thursday. Elisabeth Epps, 29, […] - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket 07.28.09
* Thanks to the Governator’s intervention, the California Supreme Court decided yesterday that paralyzed UC Davis Law grad, Sara Granda, will be able to take the bar exam today. We hope she studied. [Sacramento Bee] * Sotomayor vote today at 10 a.m. [Washington Post] * Massachusetts college students being tried for illegal music downloading got […]
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Bar Exams
Good Luck on the Bar Exam!
Here are some last-minute tips for those of you taking the bar exam this week: 1. Get a good night’s sleep. 2. Set out your clothes for tomorrow, and everything else you’ll need for the exam, before you go to bed. 3. Relax; don’t dwell on the bar exam horror stories. They’ll just freak you […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.27.09
* Just for Captain Canuck, we acknowledge that the differences between Canadian law and American law are about more than what you can legally do with a moose. [Legal Lad] * The movement to ban anonymous commenters failed to gain another follower, but anonymous insults are still pretty wussy. [Simple Justice] * The fair use […] -
Job Searches, Start Dates, Summer Associates
DLA Piper: Pushes Back Current Summers Like Weil, Delays 2010 Summer Recruiting Like Orrick
DLA Piper, one of the biggest law firms in the country (and the world), has added its voice to the changing nature of Biglaw summer programs. In a letter sent to law school deans and career service officers (and obtained by Above the Law), DLA Piper announced it was deferring its current summers and delaying […] -
Drugs, Fashion, Marijuana
Pot and Polos
Here’s a story that might interest the “legalize cannabis” crowd. From our friends at Fashionista: This is turning into the summer of the fashion crowd running into trouble with the law. Last week, a major drug bust went down in Ralph Lauren’s tony New Canaan, CT store. The stock manager, 34-year-old Ricky Sullins, was arrested […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Celebrities, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hotties, Legal Ethics
Elizabeth Wurtzel: Can She Call Herself a 'Lawyer' Without Having Passed the Bar?
To those of you getting ready to take the bar exam this week, here’s some reassurance for you: even if you fail, life goes on. Consider this list of famous failures, people who didn’t pass the bar exam but went on to tremendous success anyway. And here’s another boldface name who failed the bar: Elizabeth […] -
Harvard, Racism
Gatesgate: Caller Disputes the Police Report
The Cabbed Caller, who reported Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to the police, now disputes the police report about what she told them in her 9-1-1 call. Instead, the caller — who has now been repeatedly identified as Lucia Whalen — contends that she did not know the race of the two people attempting to […] -
Canceled Summer Programs - 2010, Citigroup, In-House Counsel, Summer Associates, Wall Street
Citigroup Cancels Its 2010 Summer Program
If some law firms are not willing to invite members of the class of 2010 to work for them over the summer, why should banks? We just received word that Citigroup has decided to cancel its 2010 Summer Program for 2L summer associates. A tipster sent us this email that students at Penn Law School […] -
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Morris Manning, Salary Cuts
Nationwide Salary Cut Watch: Morris Manning Salary Cuts Based on Practice Group
Morris Manning has decided to cut salaries. Given the decisions of other prominent firms with large offices in Atlanta, this news alone is not that surprising. Morris Manning had been paying $145,000 in Atlanta. But the pay cuts at Morris Manning are not based on hours or “performance.” Instead, the firm is cutting salaries based […] -
Bar Exams, California
California Bar Exam Website is Back Up.
Over the weekend, the California state bar website was down. It’s a pretty big system glitch to have on the weekend before the bar exam, as this tipster explains: Considering past exams and answers, as well as testing center information is on there, I’m sure lots of people are freaking out. Clear sign of incompetence […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Racism
Don't Count on Minority Female Attorneys to Stick Around?
If you’re a minority female, you’ll likely say ba-bye to your firm within five years, says a study from Catalyst, a non-profit focused on women and business issues. The organization recently released a report titled, “Women of Color in U.S. Law Firms:” According to Catalyst’s Women of Color in U.S. Law Firms, women of color […]