Greetings, Above the Law readers. Please accept our wishes for a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We hope you aren’t spending much time in front of the computer today (or tomorrow, which is effectively a holiday too). But if you are — for some depressing reason, like work — feel free to bemoan your fate in the […]
* This lawsuit is pretty awesome: flip the bird to a cop, collect $50,000 (okay, $10,000 after attorneys’ fees; but still, pretty awesome). [Gawker] * Speaking of the bird, here’s one presidential pardon that won’t be controversial. [Washington Whispers via Wonkette] * We didn’t get that this was satire until we looked at the comments. […]
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Women of Switzerland, lock up your daughters. Roman Polanski has been granted bail, after a court approved his bail offer of $4.5 million. (For now, he’s still in jail; his release date has not been set.) Once released, Polanski will be under house arrest. So, good parents of Switzerland, maybe there’s no need to lock […]
Is announcing associate bonuses on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving a trend in the making? Will we get a few more announcements this afternoon, to match those by Davis Polk and now Debevoise & Plimpton? Debevoise has had a relatively busy year, from what we understand. But is there life after Siemens? Being conservative with bonuses […]
You know who is in a strong position right now? Companies that are renting a large amount of office space in Manhattan. The real estate market is terrible, and landlords are offering sweetheart deals to keep tenants in the building. Paul Weiss was apparently looking for an office upgrade, but the owners of 1285 6th […]
While writing a post for True/Slant about child porn enthusiasts who used a private social network to trade their kiddie pics, we stumbled across the website of Lindeman, Alvarado, & Frye. The Texas criminal defense firm has a kiddie porn practice group. We think the photo accompanying the description of the group is a little […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Ed. note: Welcome to ATL’s first foray into serial fiction. “My Job Is Murder,” a mystery set in a D.C. appellate boutique, will appear one chapter at a time, M-W-F, over the next few weeks. Prior installments appear here; please read them first. Susanna Dokupil can be reached by email at [email protected] or on Facebook. […]
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Well, here’s an early Thanksgiving present from the partnership at Davis Polk & Wardwell to their associates. Bonus news. DPW will be putting the same meal on the table as Cravath: We are pleased to announce that associates in good standing will receive a bonus payment as outlined below. Bonuses will be paid on December […]
If you are a Biglaw associate and are lucky enough to score a federal clerkship, congratulations. It is a nice feather in your cap. But in this job market, are you wise to actually accept your clerkship offer? As many of you know, clerks have to formally resign from their firms while clerking. In the […]
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* The United Homeless Organization is a sham, according to NYAG Andrew Cuomo. [New York Times] * People keep stealing Judge Lance Ito’s nameplate. [ABA Journal] * Some kids utilized Facebook to incite violence against gingers. [CNN] *Can somebody explain to me how South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford still has a job? [New York Times] […]
A distressing new trend appears to be sweeping America’s law schools. From the sun-kissed beaches of Miami to the frozen turf of the Big House, law students have been reported missing. With law school exams just around the corner, learning of the disappearance of a classmate or friend only exacerbates law student stress. In early […]
* Washingtonian Magazine’s December issue is devoted to lawyers. The magazine enlisted Kash and Lat to write the cover story: “Why Lawyers Make So Much Money.” Staff writer Marisa Kashino, formerly of the National Law Journal, names D.C.’s 30 top lawyers and writes about what it takes to make partner these days. Check it out […]
It’s almost Thanksgiving. It is a wonderful time to reflect on all of your blessings — and maybe spare a coin for those less fortunate. Or, if you are a lawyer — you could sue those less fortunate; especially if the unwashed masses are hurting your business. Tex Parte Blog has this lovely holiday tale: […]
Last week Google engineer Anurag Acharya sent a shot across the bow of the multi-million dollar legal publishing business. “Starting today,” he wrote on the Google blog, people will be able to use Google Scholar to “find and read full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts.” And in […]