April 2010

Rankings

U.S. News Rankings Leaked? This Happens Every Year.

We anticipated that the new U.S. News Law School Rankings would come out this week. That means we anticipated that the new rankings would be leaked beforehand. It happened last year; apparently U.S. News has more moles than Jack Bauer’s office at CTU. We reached out directly to U.S. News rankings guru Bob Morse, but […]

Partners of the Day: Linda Smith and Chuck Diamond

While it may be tempting to date — and even marry — a law firm colleague, it can create some awkward situations. Like having someone walk into your office when you’re busy billing coital time. Or like going through a horrific break-up while working together on a huge matter. The latter was the case for […]

Courtship Connection

ATL Courtship Connection: Bad Brunches

For this set of set-ups, I decided to pair Biglaw men with female law students from Columbia and NYU. Apparently, the stereotypical pairing does not play out well in real life, at least in the case of these two couples. I also discovered that brunch as a first date is awkward. I sent one couple […]

Real Estate

A Strike Against Stroock: New York AG Rules Against Extell

Last summer, we wrote about an apparent drafting error by lawyers at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan that “could cost Stroock’s client millions.” Time for an update: it looks like the mistake will cost Stroock’s client millions. The Wall Street Journal reports: A long-simmering dispute between Extell Development Co. and individuals who agreed to buy […]

Law Schools

The Hubris of Would-Be Lawyers

The oversupply of lawyers. It’s a problem. There might not be a lawyer oversupply at the bottom end where poor clients need legal services at a price point that makes it hard for young lawyers to pay off their debts. But at the top end, there are too many lawyers seeking a diminishing number of […]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket 04.13.10

* Simpson Thacher partner Philip Culhane joins the RICO lawsuit against his prep school for sex abuse. [AmLaw Daily] * A Denver lawyer is threatening to sue the University of Wyoming on behalf of a student unless it lets former 1960s radical William Ayers speak on campus. [Associated Press] * Tagged.com is going to be […]

Law School Deans

Just How Crappy Is Legal Education Today?

On Friday, we told you that at least one corporate GC thinks that first and second year associates are “worthless.” But at the Harvard Law School/New York Law School Future of Education Conference, it wasn’t just business people that had negative things to say about the current state of legal education. The panel: “Top Three […]

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.12.10

* What is it like to go to law school, according to Google? [YouTube] * A day in the sex life of a female attorney. [New York Magazine] * Maybe you can’t go from law school to the NBA. But you can certainly learn how to play poker like a star. [Woman Poker Player] * […]

Fashion

Temple Law Grads Get into the T-Shirt Business

Some law school students are getting famous for reviewing t-shirts. Other law students got busy making their own. Three recent Temple Law grads started their own t-shirt company in 2008 called 3muchapparel, which specializes in legally-themed t-shirts — check out the gallery, after the jump. I caught up with one of the founders by phone […]