October 2009
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Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Professors, Law Schools
Students Filed Complaints Against Professor Fitzgibbon Long Before His Anti-Gay Marriage Commercial
When we first reported on Boston College Law professor Scott Fitzgibbon’s anti-gay marriage advertisement in Maine, we noted that the classes he taught were not germane to his views on gay marriage: According to his bio, Professor Fitzgibbon teaches jurisprudence, corporations, securities regulation, and contracts. Are gay and lesbian BC Law students comfortable learning about […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.02.09
* Is Sarah Palin using a white supremacist ghostwriter for her upcoming book? Maybe she thought it was a clever joke when ghostwriting applicants showed up on her doorstep dressed in white sheets. [Little Green Footballs] * If you have any questions about how to get married online, ask Kash. Questions only, not proposals. [Time […] - Sponsored
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Craigslist, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
How Much Is a Quinnipiac Law Student Worth?
Back in the day, young lawyers would complain that they were “selling their souls” for $160K a year. But now we are in a recession and the price of a fresh soul has come down considerably. From Craigslist: 1 Soul of Healthy Young Man – $100000 (Hamden, CT) For sale: The gently used soul of […]
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Prostitution
A Blind Lawyer and His One-Eyed Monster Claim Prostitute Swindled and Discover Discriminates
One ATL reader sent this article along, writing: I haven’t had time to read the article yet, but the headline is ‘Blind lawyer says hooker took him for 8Gs.” Yes, that sounds like it would be of interest to Above The Law. From the Philadelphia Daily News: John F. Peoples, 60, was steamed after he […] -
Boalt Hall, Harvard, Laurence Silberman, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 9.27: 31 Flavors
The stalk-and-eventually-marry-your-doorman phenomenon continues to enthrall the NYT weddings editors. This week they shine the spotlight on yet another bride — this time a producer at CNN — who found love in the lobby. LEWW encourages female Biglaw associates to embrace this trend. You’re in and out of office buildings all day, ladies — open […] -
Cardozo Law School, Celebrities, Crime, Hotties, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sex, Sex Scandals, Student Loans
Lawyer of the Day: Stephanie Birkitt, Cardozo Law Grad and Ex-Letterman Lover
To paraphrase this video, inspired by an Avenue Q song and submitted to Above the Law’s first-ever Law Revue Contest, “What can you do with a JD from Cardozo?” Um…. David Letterman? From Bitten & Bound: David Letterman was the victim of a $2 million extortion plot and we have now discovered that according to […] -
Perks / Fringe Benefits
Reversed Perk Watch: No Soda For You
We are fighting two wars, the economy is in the toilet, and the assassinations of Biggie and Tupac remain unsolved, but our elected leaders have spent a lot of time concerning themselves with soda (a.k.a: pop). Literally, the President of the United States is concerned about this. Here in New York, wealthy overlord mayor Michael […] -
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Cooley Cuts 58 Staffers
Last week, we told you that Wilson Sonsini froze staff salaries. Today, there is more pain being spread around the legal staffing world. The Recorder reports: Fifty-eight staffers were cut Thursday, although no attorneys were let go, according to an all-hands memo from Cooley Chief Operating Officer Mark Pitchford. “This reduction was conducted to eliminate […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Start Dates, Wildman Harrold
Wild News From Wildman Harrold
Wildman Harrold has decided to give a majority of its incoming associates the Fox. Am Law Daily reports that the firm has rescinded offers to 10 of its 14 associates. Unlike Arent Fox, Wildman will not be giving its would-be incoming associates any stipend. On the Wildman Harrold career page, they really like numbers. They […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 10.02.09
* Texas doesn’t want to see gays get married, but it’s willing to help them divorce. [Reuters] * California AG Jerry Brown is launching an ACORN investigation. It sounds like the filmmakers will be investigated too. The statement from the AG’s office says, “[W]e have opened an investigation of both ACORN and the circumstances under […]
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Media and Journalism, Musical Chairs, Politics
Musical Chairs: Lanny Davis and Eileen O'Connor Leave Orrick for McDermott
Last week we participated in a panel discussion at Georgetown Law that was skillfully moderated by Eileen O’Connor, the Emmy-nominated journalist turned high-powered lawyer. After the talk, we tried to play the “name game” with O’Connor regarding colleagues of hers over at Orrick. But O’Connor seemed strangely uneasy about Orrick, and she quickly changed the […] -
Email Scandals, Sex, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Former U.S. Attorney v. Angry Estranged Husband(And some reflections on reputation in the internet age.)
Thomas O’Brien is the former U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. He recently joined Paul Hastings, which trumpeted his arrival in a press release. Tom O’Brien is a public figure — he used to be the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate — so […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.01.09
* Shinyung Oh is having a baby! Congratulations. [Because you never know …] * Should John Edwards go to jail? I think that when even liberals think your sexual dalliances are gross and they don’t want to have anything to do with you, you really are already in your own unique ring of hell. [Miss […]
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No Offers, Summer Associates
Nationwide No Offer Watch: Schulte Roth Summer 2009 Recap
Just the other day, we told you that things were looking pretty good for 2Ls who want to be part of Schulte Roth & Zabel’s 2010 summer program. That positive report is of no consolation to participants in Schulte’s 2009 summer program. It looks like those kids had the bad fortune of going to law […] -
Antonin Scalia, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT
Justice Antonin Scalia Says Some of the Best Minds May Be Wasted on Law
In an interview with C-SPAN, Justice Antonin Scalia once again graced us with his worldview. As usual, it is as beautiful and terrible as the dawn. The WSJ Law Blog sloughed through the interview transcripts and pulled out this gleaming diamond of truth: I mean there’d be a, you know, a defense or public defender […] -
Advertising, Career Center, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: All the Leaves are Falling...(Plus a list of September's hot law firms.)
Which firms were the “hottest” firms for September — i.e., the firms whose profiles were most visited on the ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link? These were the top five: 1. This firm, based in D.C., “lives up to its reputation for being a lifestyle firm.” 2. This firm, also with a sizable D.C. […] -
Crime, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians, Masturbation, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment
Attack of the Stack Whacker at American University - Washington College of Law
A female law student at American University – Washington College of Law had an unpleasant Yom Kippur. First, she was at the library at 11 p.m. on a Monday night. Second, she had some unexpected company. From an e-mail that went out to WCL students earlier this week: TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFFINCIDENT REPORT […] -
Bar Exams
Illinois Bar Results Are Out
Tomorrow, the people of Chicago will learn whether or not they’ve won the 2016 Summer Olympics. Today, new lawyers in Illinois will learn whether or not they’ve passed the 2009 Bar Exam. Granted, becoming a new lawyer in this market is kind of like going to the morgue to score a date. But passing the […] -
Fabulosity, Hotties, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Solo Practitioners
Misadventures in Lawyer Advertising: Jane Clark Swaps Out Her Hubba-Hubba Photo
Last month, we linked to the Texas Bar profile for Jane Allen Clark. At right, it was racier than most of the bar association photos we come across. We wrote at the time: We called Jane Allen Clark to ask about the photo, and how she chose it. “I just liked it,” she told us. […] -
Sweet Hot Justice
Deal Goggles
[Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here.] I should’ve seen this one coming, I know. I’ve had enough experience by now with sexual humiliation at the hands of Big Law to have known better. But no […]