We reported in November that Loyola Law School of Los Angeles was thinking about artificially raising grades. In response to the terrible economy, the school has acted on the proposal. Here’s the opening line of the message from Loyola Law Dean Victor Gold: Last week the faculty approved a proposal to modify the grading system. […]
* You know things are bad when people from Kentucky start suing the Church. [Gawker] * … Speaking of the Holy No-See; regardless of whether or not Pope Benedict XVI gets deposed, he’s ruined my Easter. [True/Slant] * A court found that the Bush administration illegally wiretapped two Americans. Only two? Is there a typo […]
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Sorry, we didn’t mean to get your hopes up (or maybe we did). The famously sphinx-like Justice Thomas did not ask a question at oral argument yesterday — but he did open his mouth and emit hearty laughs. From CNN: Sometimes the most complicated of cases at the Supreme Court brings out the best arguments. […]
Duke is having a good month. The Blue Devils are heading to the NCAA Final Four this weekend. (Sorry, haters.) And one of the school’s law students, 3L Stephen Rawson, argued before the Fourth Circuit last week. Like Duke in its Elite Eight game against Baylor, Rawson struggled early on. A few minutes into oral […]
It’s not American Idol. — Cravath presiding partner Evan Chesler, explaining that his firm makes offers to all (or almost all) of its summer associates, at a panel discussion today at NYU Law School.
Not everybody from Lovells will be jumping on the Ho-Love bandwagon this May. Legal Week reports that Lovells will close its Chicago office: Lovells is set to shut down its Chicago office by the end of October following a strategic and financial review of its business. The office, which has seven partners and 15 fee […]
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
If someone told you they had a $14,500,000 inheritance from their father stuck in a bank account in Burkina Faso, you would likely laugh in their face and offer them some Viagra and a penis enlarger in exchange for a slice of the fortune. But what if they told you this while you were sitting […]
Readers of the New York Times may have noted an odd correction/apology in the paper last week: In 1994, Philip Bowring, a contributor to the International Herald Tribune’s op-ed page, agreed as part of an undertaking with the leaders of the government of Singapore that he would not say or imply that Prime Minister Lee […]
Ed. note: This post is written by Will Meyerhofer, a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist, whom we profiled. A former Sullivan & Cromwell associate, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work. He blogs at The People’s Therapist. The People’s Therapist received an interesting and important letter a few […]
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It’s been a while since we’ve had a good, hard laugh at the expense of Michigan law students. As the recession took hold, Michigan students stopped stealing sandwiches and cell phones. So maybe the latest spate of on-campus douchebaggery at Michigan is a sign that economy is picking back up? Or maybe it’s simply another […]
In a cover story last year for Washingtonian magazine, on the subject of lawyer incomes, Kash and I posed a question: Are lawyers like white-collar auto workers? Answer: no. Autoworkers are better paid. Check out this latest job listing, from craigslist for Orange County: Full time associate attorney start at $12 an hour. Welcome to […]
* Obama signs the student loan overhaul into law. [New York Times] * It’s official: Andrew Giuliani’s lawsuit against Duke, for kicking him off the golf team, has been dismissed. (A magistrate judge previously recommended dismissal, in a humorous opinion.) [Durham Herald-Sun] * Billionaire Mark Cuban, represented by Dewey & LeBoeuf, takes the offensive against […]
It’s hard to find someone to love who also loves you. It’s a lot easier to find an animal with which to establish a loving relationship. Just make sure it’s not too loving. Many lawyers are proud pet owners, bringing cats, dogs, small wolves, iguanas, and/or flying squirrels into their apartments and homes. Your ATL […]
* I don’t think they’ll make a Fugitive type movie about this Boston guy accused of stealing video game code. “A one-armed man — with really spindly and dexterous fingers — took the code.” [Kotaku] * The distinctive plight of the overqualified unemployed. [The Atlantic Wire] * SCOTUS unanimously smacks down Chief Judge Easterbrook. [Conglomerate] […]