March 2010
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Technology
How to Sound Like a Legal Technology Guru in 10 Minutes, a Press Release Deconstructed
Most people who follow my blog know that I almost never post press releases. Don’t get me wrong, I am all about giving free publicity to companies when I can, especially the ones that I find scrappy and innovative. I just think press releases have become antiquated in their use as a marketing tool. Any […] -
Job Searches, listserv
NYU 3L Takes Unemployment Plight to YouTube
Readers have been begging for a follow-up on the NYU 3Ls who threatened Mayer Brown with “Public Relations Disaster.” One reader suggests we set up a pay-per-view event: ATL should sponsor a cage match, pitting the UT 1Ls against the NYU 3Ls, in a fight to the career death. Well, boy do we have a […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs 03.10.10
* Eriq Gardner suggests five reasons why Lindsay Lohan may have filed her ridiculous E-Trade-baby-whore lawsuit… [THR, Esq.] * …But this is the most likely reason. [Gawker via True/Slant] * Lanny Davis and Eileen O’Connor of McDermott, Will, & Emery have advice for lawyers in talking to reporters. But when it comes to stealth layoffs, […]
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Obama v. SCOTUS: The Battle Rages On
For yesterday’s Quote of the Day, we highlighted a recent comment by Chief Justice John Roberts, who said he found President Obama’s shout-out to the Supreme Court in the State of the Union to be “very troubling.” And that was the end of that, right? Not quite. Not by a long shot. Last night, the […] -
Admin, Gambling / Gaming, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Poker Best Practices
Last week, I asked Above the Law readers to give me their best poker advice. I’ll be in a tournament this weekend at Caesars Palace – Atlantic City, sponsored by Stockings and Bonds. Click here for the details.* As I said, my main motivation — aside from the $30,000 prize pool — is to stick […] -
New Yorker
ATL/New Yorker Caption Contest: In Bed with SCOTUS
The current New Yorker caption contest is legally-themed and sexually explicit, so it begs for our attention. The Nine get naughty! We couldn’t get permission to post it here, so you’ll have to click over to the New Yorker to check it out. We did a little background check on the finalists for the caption […] -
Texas
UT Law Fallout: Professors, Students Scramble
The reaction to three Texas 1Ls slamming the University of Texas Law School came in fast — so fast, in fact, that the Texas administration was on the defensive even before we published our post yesterday. Over at Legal Writing Prof Blog, Professor Wayne Schiess, Director of the UT legal writing program, responded to the […] -
Layoffs
Rolling Stealth Layoffs Continue at McDermott Will & Emery
The pace of law firm layoffs has been slowing. As noted by Lawshucks in the last installment of This Week in Layoffs, a second consecutive week passed with no reported layoff news. Some firms that have conducted large-scale layoffs — cough cough, Latham — are even hiring again. At McDermott Will & Emery, however, the […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Admin, Advertising, Announcements, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
A quick word of thanks to this week’s advertisers on Above the Law: Burberry John Varvatos Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis: Discovery Solutions Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law New York Times Reader 2.0 Race Suntrust 2010 PWM Legal Thomson Reuters USCL If you’re interested in advertising on Above the Law or any other […] -
Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, In-House Counsel
In-House Counseling: Popping Pills at the Office
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. A New York Times article from a few weeks ago holds […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.10.10
Ed. note: Due to technical difficulties, for which we apologize, this post may not have appeared for some readers until after 11 a.m. * Snowball fight = criminal possession of a weapon? [Daily News] * To attack detainee lawyers or not: that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of […]
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Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: The Umpire Strikes Back
The image of having the members of one branch of government standing up, literally surrounding the Supreme Court, cheering and hollering while the court — according [to] the requirements of protocol — has to sit there expressionless, I think is very troubling. — Chief Justice John G. Roberts, answering a question from a University of […] -
Celebrities, Gerald Shargel
Halderman Pleads Guilty to Extortion in Letterman Case
This just in, from CBS News: After first claiming that he was originally offering “Late Show” host David Letterman a screenplay for $2 million, Robert “Joe” Halderman, an ex-producer for “48 Hours Mystery” on CBS, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted grand larceny in the second degree. “I apologize to Mr. Letterman, his family, to Stephanie […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.09.10
* If you ever dreamed of Justice Scalia looking at the Constitution and screaming “it’s alive, it’s alive,” hang in there. [Washington Examiner] * Do you want your law firm to be more like Wal-Mart? Actually, answer this question first: do you like money? [Law and More] * Black Barbie dolls are priced cheaper than […] -
Admin, Advertising, Career Center, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Spring Weather Has Arrived -- Who Wants a Free Frappuccino?
Tell us about your law firm experience and we’ll buy you a latte! Yep, that’s right — as we mentioned last week, we are giving away a free tasty coffee beverage to every person who completes our Career Center Associate Experience Survey* (conditions apply). In case you are wondering, the survey is 75 mostly multiple […] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Dewey Cuts 30 Administrative Staff
The pace of law firm layoffs has apparently slowed to a crawl. We’ll go weeks between job losses at large law firms (that we know of). But, here and there, some people are still getting pushed out as firms retool for the new economy. Sadly, legal secretaries at Dewey & LeBoeuf became the latest casualties […] -
Texas
University of Texas Law Students Warn Employers to Stay Away from UT
Everything is bigger in Texas — even the law student explosions. A tipster gives us the lowdown on some super-sized bitching, spearheaded by three UT Law students: It seems that three 1Ls took it upon themselves to lambaste our curriculum, our professors, the “Institution” of law school, etc. due to what they perceive as a […] -
Celebrities, Lawsuit of the Day, Lindsay Lohan
Lawsuit of the Day: Lindsay Lohan Gets Litigious
Lindsay Lohan has slapped E-Trade with a $100 million lawsuit for using her name and likeness without her permission, reports the New York Post. The offending ad debuted on Super Bowl Sunday, featuring the preternaturally stock-savvy E-Trade baby and his milkaholic mistress “Lindsay”: Lohan claims that the slurring baby named Lindsay in the video is […] -
Associate Salaries, Killing Lockstep, Sonnenschein
Sonnenschein's New Compensation Potpourri Starts to Take Shape
Back in December, Sonnenschein announced the outlines of its new merit-based compensation structure. At the time, the firm promised its associates more details in March. The firm is true to its word: we’re now in March, and we have more details. Above the Law talked with a spokesperson for Sonnenschein. Here’s the top line news: […] -
Adventures in Law School Advertising: Cornell. Ever heard of it?
UPDATE: IP Law. Ever heard of it? Cornell may be considered the Lady Gaga of law schools, but the school is choosing to identify itself with a different celebrity. Cornell Law School’s website has a rotating series of promotional items, including a video of current students talking about the “geniuses” there, a link to a […]