April 2010
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Eliot Spitzer, Harvard, Prostitution
An Update on Eliot Spitzer
So what is Eliot Spitzer, former attorney general (and governor) of this great state of New York, up to these days? Spitzer is not the type to be idle for long. After all, he’s famed for his stamina. Could he possibly run for office again? As it turns out, it seems that the man formerly […] -
Gregory Craig, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 04.20.10
* Discovery in the Pennsylvania spycam case turns up thousands of screen shots and web cam photos of Lower Merion youngsters. [Threat Level/Wired] * Goldman Sachs taps former White House counsel Greg Craig — now at Skadden — for its SEC defense team. [Politico] * Bryan Cave’s James M. Cole may be tapped to serve […]
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Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Suicide
NYU Law and Cornell on Suicide Watch?
How big of a problem is suicide on law school campuses? Recently, a suicide tragedy affected the UNC Law community. In December, a student at Michigan Law took his own life. And there have been sad and high-profile suicides in Biglaw too. It’s impossible to assess the precise role the recession may have played in […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.19.10
* How do you persuade Justice Scalia? [ABA Now] * Here’s a podcast that includes me going absolutely apes**t about Hollywood misconceptions of lawyers. Usually these rants are lost in the din of an open bar. Michelle King, executive producer of The Good Wife, and Michael Asimow, a law professor at UCLA, add more reasonable […] -
Barack Obama, Boalt Hall, John Roberts, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Let's Get Ready to Rumble
Televise this chief justice and this president on stage at the Kennedy Center for three hours talking about the role of government and the future of our polity. This historic clash of intellectual titans would be the most powerful civics lesson since the Federalist Papers, and we could sure use it. — Berkeley Law Dean […] -
Killing Lockstep
What Does 'Merit' Mean at WilmerHale?
Back in December, WilmerHale announced that it was moving away from lockstep associate compensation. The plan will be phased in through 2012, but at the time of the announcement, WilmerHale gave precious little information about how the firm would determine which associates were meritorious and deserving of advancement. At the time, I wrote: Many lawyers […] -
Asians, Racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness, Williams Mullen
Williams Mullen Gets Out of a Pickle of a Lawsuit
Or make that a cucumber of one. Remember this allegation, from the lawsuit filed by former case manager Hanh Nguyen Allgood against the prominent Richmond law firm of Williams Mullen? When the [office elevator] doors closed, [partner] Robert Eicher pretended to be sad and depressed. He asked Allgood for a hug. When she complied, he […] -
Biglaw, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others
Happy Administrative Professionals Week!
Administrative Professionals Week is upon us — ignore it at your peril. While senior partners might be able to pass the week off with a slap on the bum for a job well done, the associates among you would be wise to throw some cash at those who make your office run. The official day […] - Sponsored
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Bill Clinton, Elena Kagan, Fabulosity, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Lesbians, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
Did Bill Clinton Just Join Team Kagan?And what team does Elena Kagan play for?
Shortly after Justice John Paul Stevens announced his upcoming retirement from the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan emerged as a leading candidate to fill his seat. The phrase “Team Kagan” started popping up all over the place (as we noted in our Twitter feed). Numerous users of Twitter and Facebook, as well as many […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Rank Stupidity, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lawsuit of the Day: Man Cuts Himself Out of a Tree
I am by no means an expert on cutting down trees. If you hand me a chainsaw, I am far more likely to injure myself than any wood in my immediate area. But if the people from Ax Men kidnapped me and forced me to chop my way out of their trailer park hideout, there […] -
Harvard Law Review, Rankings, U.S. News
Open Thread: 2011 U.S. News Law School Rankings (1 - 5)
The new U.S. News law school rankings are out. Now it’s time to allow students and alumni to weigh in on their law school and their brand new rank. At the very top, the order remains unchanged. Yale, Harvard, and Stanford continue to be kings of the U.S. News world. If prospective students can get […] -
Morning Docket: 04.19.10
* Civil aviation regulators in Europe face criticism for their handling of the ash cloud generated by the Bjork Eyjafjallajokull volcano. [New York Times] * Some updates in the SEC’s case against Goldman: it will be presided over by Judge Barbara Jones, and it will surely be followed by a rash of “me too” private […] -
Federal Government, Quote of the Day, Tax Law
Quote of the Weekend: Thanks Obama!
Consider the tax burden on high earners once the Bush administration’s tax cuts expire next year. Add up the federal, state, city and sales taxes for a lawyer in New York City who earns $300,000 a year. Depending on the circumstances, this individual could be facing marginal tax rates in the range of 60 percent. […]
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Biglaw, Law Shucks
This Week in Biglaw: 04.18.10
Ed. note: Law Shucks focuses on life in, and after, BigLaw, including by tracking layoffs, bonuses, and laterals. Above the Law is pleased to bring you this weekly column, which analyzes news at the world’s top law firms. Layoffs are no longer the core theme of this column, and there were none reported at major […] -
Fantasy SCOTUS, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Fantasy SCOTUS: Predictions for Justice Stevens's Replacement
Who will replace Justice John Paul Stevens? While pundits, savants, and oracles across the SCOTUSphere pontificate and read Article III tea leaves, FantasySCOTUS.net conducted extensive and detailed polling to predict the next Justice. We have invited our nearly 5,000 members–who represent some of the closest and most ardent Court watchers–to weigh in on the vacancy, […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Spectacular Summer Opportunities for Law School Students in the South
We’ve heard word today about two very attractive opportunities for law school students. We thought we’d share some of these amazing jobs with you to lift your spirits about the summer employment market. For example, an email went out this morning at the University of Georgia Law School about “legal research positions”: Date: Fri, Apr […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.16.10
* A judge strikes down National Prayer Day. In the name of the father and the son and the holy spirit, Amen. [WSJ Law Blog] * Speaking of special days, today is National Health Care Decision Day. Do you have a living will? McGuire Woods partner Nathan Kottkamp thinks you should. [National Health Care Decision […] -
Drinking, Lunacy
Woman Banned From Every Pub in England
I’ve certainly been kicked out of a few bars in my life. I don’t think I’ve ever been officially “banned” from one, but there are certainly places that I’d probably not be welcomed back to. Getting banned from a couple of bars isn’t really a big deal. You’re probably not having enough fun if you’ve […] -
Cars, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Violence
An Update on Gerald UngPlus another Temple Law tragedy.
Today brings an update in the case of Gerald Ung. The Temple Law fourth-year got in trouble earlier this year for being the wrong kind of gunner. While other Temple students have recently appeared in these pages, sporting legal tees and trying to get undergrads out of their tees, it’s been a while since we’ve […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Klapper, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law, Wall Street
SEC Accuses Goldman Sachs of Hypocrisy in Civil Suit
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil suit against Goldman Sachs this morning. According to the SEC, Goldman is guilty of taking a “do what I say, not what I do” approach to mortgaged-backed securities. Well, d’uh. That’s why Goldman isn’t suckling on the federal teat right now. The SEC claims Goldman sold a […]