I got an email this afternoon from Maureen O’Connor of Gawker, letting us know that she had outed CRIMSON DNA: Great post on the Harvard 3-L who started the racist email war. We just did a follow-up. We’ve made great efforts to keep the identity of the Harvard 3L under wraps, terming her CRIMSON DNA […]
If somebody is mildly angry, they might just give the middle finger. If they’re very angry, they might give it with some sort of words or facial expression that shows anger. And if they’re off-the-charts angry, they may give a double. — Professor Ira P. Robbins — author of Digitus Impudicus: The Middle Finger and […]
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.
Arizona’s harsh new immigration laws are causing debate across the country. Apparently, having to show your papers for being brown might not conform with federal law. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is considering getting involved, threatening to file a federal lawsuit against the state, according to the Washington Post, based on the “doctrine of ‘preemption’ […]
Martha Minow, Dean of the Harvard Law School — and, by the way, a possible Supreme Court nominee — has issued a statement regarding the allegedly racist email by a third-year Harvard Law School student that has been making the rounds. (We refer to the 3L in these pages as simply “CRIMSON DNA” or “DNA”; […]
As you may have heard, I’m in Puerto Rico covering the 2010 NALP Annual Education Conference. There are so many panels and talks scheduled at precisely the same time that I’ve had to prioritize what will matter most to ATL readers. I’m tweeting about the conference, so if you want me to check something out, […]
Today is an exciting day. As we noted earlier, the Am Law 100 rankings for 2010 have been announced. This is a big deal — the Biglaw version of the U.S. News law school rankings. You can access the various charts via this portal page. Aric Press and Greg Mulligan summarize the results: It could […]
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* The AmLaw 100 lists are out. We’ll have commentary on the new rankings here shortly. Check back in at 10 a.m. [AmLaw] * Bad news for in-house lawyers in Europe. [Wall Street Journal; Financial Times] * Obama has been “working Congress hard” and is unlikely to sic them on immigration reform. [Washington Post] * […]
Earlier today, we wrote about an email controversy emanating from the halls of Harvard Law School. A 3L at HLS — referred to in these pages simply as “CRIMSON DNA,” and please help us keep it that way — sent out an email message that some construed as “racist.” In the email, “CRIMSON DNA,” following […]
* A correction on a Linda Greenhouse column? Someone tell Judge Kozinski that no journalist is perfect. [National Review] * Deconstructing the Downfall downfall. [Infamy or Praise] * This Swedish lawyer’s fairy tale does not have a happy ending. [Lawshucks] * William Ayers’s lawsuit against University of Wyoming pays off. [Fox News] * Whoops! [Instapundit] […]
There’s just one day left to vote in ATL’s Second Annual Law Revue Video contest. Check out the seven finalists — from Columbia, Northwestern, NYU, SMU, Wash. U., Windsor, and Berkeley — and vote before midnight on Thursday. Columbia and Northwestern are currently in a fierce competition for the crown. There have been some not-so-funny […]
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Every once in a while, we talk about fashion here at ATL, such as our recent post on the Chicago Bar Association’s (confusing) advice for how legal types should dress. But the real experts on fashion here in the Breaking Media offices are the ladies at our sister site Fashionista. They’ve recently weighed in on […]
Congratulations to Mr. Chuck and his co-conspirators. It appears that their efforts to exert grassroots pressure on Mayer Brown, with the goal of getting the firm to inform them of the terms of their offers, have borne fruit. As first mentioned in the comments on our post from yesterday regarding Winston & Strawn, incoming associates […]
While two of your ATL editors are stuck in unseasonably cold New York, Elie Mystal landed in Puerto Rico today to attend NALP’s Annual Education Conference. Judging from NALP’s website, it sounds like there was some controversy over the exotic location. They have a whole section devoted to “Why Puerto Rico?” (“It’s home to three […]
Many large law firms realize the importance of maintaining good ties with their alumni. It’s the right thing to do, and it’s also the smart thing to do. Biglaw alums often end up in places where they can be helpful to their former employers — e.g., in-house, government, and the media (cough cough). Alumni of […]
Your e-mail took me away from a multimillion dollar agreement I’m working on, so if I have to stop what I’m doing to view and respond to an e-mail, then I have to charge you. — Anonymous lawyer to businesswoman Jennifer Walzer on why he billed her $60 for a courtesy eight-word email.