April 2010
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Increasing Transparency in Employment Reporting by Law Schools: What Is To Be Done?
Lat here. Today’s topic: transparency in how law schools report their graduates’ “employment outcomes” — i.e., the jobs that their graduates obtain. When we attended admitted students’ weekend at Yale Law School — back in 1996, so almost 15 years ago — we were given detailed lists showing where the past few classes ended up […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.21.10
* If you’re a pro athlete and get fined, is the fine deductible as a business expense? [Going Concern] * If you are a pro athlete who gets accused of rape on the basis of evidence so flimsy that the D.A. can’t even bring charges, you can still get suspended. [Washington Post] * If you’re […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Gregory Craig, Quote of the Day, White House Counsel
Quote of the Day: Different L Word
I am a lawyer, not a lobbyist. Goldman Sachs has hired me as a lawyer — to provide legal advice and to assist in its legal representation — and that is what I am doing. — Greg Craig, former White House Counsel and now a partner at Skadden, explaining why he is not bound by […]
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Start Dates, Summer Associates
Was Mr. Chuck Right About Mayer Brown?
Back in March, a couple of 3Ls took it upon themselves to try to pressure Mayer Brown into letting them know their start dates. You know them as “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,” though Rosencrantz later revealed himself to be NYU 3L, Chuck Egbuonu (a.k.a. Mr. Chuck). Chuck and his cohort were widely criticized for essentially threatening […] -
Career Center, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Compensation Updates
The ATL Career Center, powered by Lateral Link, is constantly being updated with responses from users and the latest news from the legal markets. While layoffs seem to have abated for the most part, many firms are now coping with the effects of the economic downturn by making major changes to compensation structures and partnership prospects. Click […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Externship Fight Takes Center Stage at Georgetown University Law Center
If you followed my reports from the Future of Legal Education conference, you’ll note that “experiential learning” was a big buzzword among those contemplating how to make their students more desirable to potential employers. Many law school deans and faculty touted their school’s experiential course offerings, ranging from traditional clinical courses to for-credit externships. Many […] -
Courtship Connection
ATL Courtship Connection: After Another Bad Match, Kash Seeks Professional Help
Can lawyers love one another? ATL Courtship Connection is our attempt to matchmake legal types. Initially, I had some successes. But if you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that the last few have been the worst kind of first dates: not great, not disastrous, just kind of “eh.” This column’s tale is […] -
Federal Government, Job Searches, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Dream On
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, What is your take on young associates taking pseudo-legal positions for the time being? I am strongly considering taking a job in DC (after all, it beat my current location, Chicago, in your brackets) with a federal agency. The position […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Books, Job Searches, Small Law Firm Open Threads
Tips for Getting a Small Law Job
Ed. Note: Our post on harsh rejection letters generated a lot of talk among people interested in applying to Small Law jobs. Donna Gerson — the author of Choosing Small, Choosing Smart — provided us with a list of tips that former-Biglaw associates should consider when applying to smaller firms. I spend an enormous amount […] -
Craigslist, Weirdness
Update on the Georgetown Law Grad Who Sold his J.D. on Craigslist
What do you think the resale value on your law degree is? Earlier this year, a San Francisco lawyer put his degree up for sale on Craigslist and found out. The Georgetown grad was miserable working for a large law firm in Silicon Valley. So he quit and posted his degree in the Craigslist “For […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket 04.21.10
* Former Biglaw partners under an (ash) cloud: Andrew Rimmington, formerly of Dorsey & Whitney, and Michael McFall, formerly of McDermott Will & Emery, are standing trial in London for alleged insider trading. [Minneapolis Star Tribune] * Not a Hollywood ending: Michael Douglas’s son is heading to prison for five years. [Gawker] * Obama is […]
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Technology
Apple v. Gizmodo in the Leak of the Supersecret iPhone
If you’re one of the six million people who have read this post about Apple’s next iPhone, you may already be familiar with the outline of this story. According to Gizmodo, an Apple engineer allegedly left his prototype iPhone on a bar stool in Redwood City. A random stranger picked it up, realized it was […] -
Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.10
* When will the White House put forward its Supreme Court nominee? Expect an announcement between May 1 and 15. [Newsweek] * Elsewhere in nomination news, Michelle Malkin assesses Professor Goodwin Liu’s performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. [Michelle Malkin] * Worst oral argument ever? [The Legal Satyricon] * An explanation of the […]
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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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…
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Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Thomas's Clerks
Justice Clarence Thomas — who tends to hire clerks from a wide range of law schools, including some schools far outside the so-called “T14” — has had to defend himself against (unfounded) allegations that his clerks are “TTT” (an epithet so ridiculous it always makes us laugh). At the same time, because he’s the justice […] -
Lawyerly Lairs: A Finnegan Associate's Televised House Hunt
Last week, we mentioned that D.C. lawyer Chris Chan was going to be featured on My First Place, on HGTV. The episode aired last Thursday — and, for those of you who missed it, it will re-air on Tuesday, May 11. Here’s a brief blurb, from HGTV, about the episode: For Chris Chan, buying a […] -
Advertising, 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: Kinney Recruiting Lateral Link Lexis Nexis – Discovery Solutions Lexis Nexis – Law Firm Marketing Products Lexis Nexis – Martindale Lexis Nexis – RLS Specialized Law Lexis Nexis – Search Advantage & Hosted Litigation Sunshine Suites Thomson Reuters – USCL University of […] -
Feminism, Gender, Partner Issues, Women's Issues, You Go Girl
Female Partners Are on the Rise
Last fall, we gave props to Sullivan & Cromwell for making a high number of women partners — four out of five, or 80 percent. If you consider only U.S.-based partners, S&C had a new partner class that was 100 percent female. (Tax partner Eric Wang is based in London.) As it turns out, Sullivan […] -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Layoffs
In-House Counseling: Get a Job
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. I’ve written a fair amount about lawyers at the office in […] -
Animal Law, Perverts, Pets, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Scuttles Ban on Animal Cruelty Videos
Speaking of the Supreme Court, which Kash visited yesterday, the justices just struck down a 1999 law aimed at banning depictions of animal cruelty — especially so-called “crush videos,” in which women kill animals by stepping on them with fabulous footwear. The vote was 8-1. The opinion was by Chief Justice Roberts; Justice Alito dissented. […] -
Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Text-ual Analysis at the Supreme Court
Yesterday, I paid a visit to the Supreme Court to sit in on oral argument for City of Ontario v. Quon. The case is about a California SWAT officer who alleged that his privacy and constitutional rights were violated when his superiors reviewed the messages he sent out on his work-issued pager. A good number […]