June 2010
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Career Alternatives, Food
From Contract Attorney to Captain Cupcake
I have come to the conclusion that most Americans really enjoy three things: Freedom Earning money, and Buying food out of a truck. Think about it. Remember as a kid when you would hear the music from your local ice cream truck making its way down your street? Remember running towards it as if your […] -
9th Circuit, Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS to SWAT Officer: No Prvcy 4 Ur Txts
Today the Supreme Court decided City of Ontario v. Quon, a very important privacy case regarding a California SWAT officer who argued that the text messages sent on his work pager were entitled to privacy. The case has gained fame for two reasons — because oral argument revealed that the Supreme Justices are not very […] - Sponsored
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Layoffs, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Jones Day Draws The Curtains on 30+ Staffers
Jones Day has weathered the recession quite well. And they know it. And they want everybody else to know it. The traditionally secretive firm has not been shy about slamming the business models of their competitors. You’ll remember this memo, written by D.C. partner Joe Sims, where he taunts Jones Day’s rivals: [M]any of our […]
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Craigslist, Job Searches, Law Schools
3L Desperately Seeking Perfect Boss on Craigslist
Maybe finding a job should be like online dating, with job seekers putting up advertisements describing their perfect match. That’s the approach a law student in New York is taking. The 3L placed an ad on Craigslist this week, titled “3rd Year Law Student Seeking Competent, Sane, Paying Legal Employer.” According to the student’s self-description, […] -
Citigroup, Sexual Harassment
Is Debrahlee Lorenzana's Former Lawyer a Creepy Dude?
It’s been a couple of days since we’ve mentioned former Citibank banker Debrahlee Lorenzana. In fairness, I’ve been afraid to criticize her and risk alienating all of the women in the world. Maybe her former lawyer is safer ground? A couple of days ago we mentioned that Lorenzana hired Gloria Allred. But yesterday news surfaced […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.17.10
* Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy is considering a proposal to recall retired Supreme Court Justices to sit on cases when a current Justice must recuse him or herself. [National Law Journal] * Now comes the part where the lawyers try to convince 9/11 first responders to take the money. [Daily News] * Richard Epstein […]
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Barack Obama, Disasters / Emergencies, Environment / Environmental Law, Politics
A BP Potpourri: Legal Links and Updates
Not many people are happy about the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — with the possible exceptions of (1) Elena Kagan, whose confirmation to the Supreme Court is all but guaranteed (since everyone’s too distracted to oppose her); (2) the lawyers who are getting work out of this disaster (as discussed […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.16.10
* Oil isn’t the only thing Transocean is looking for offshore. [Going Concern] * You can’t have sex with your clients. At least not when you lie to prison guards and tell them that an inmate is your client and she’s not and you have sex with her in the interview room. [Blogonaut] * The […] - Sponsored
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Bankruptcy, Craigslist, Job Searches
Paging All Bankruptcy Lawyers....
Are you a bankruptcy attorney who needs to empathize more with your clients — e.g., by declaring bankruptcy yourself? Check out this job posting — which won’t be our Job of the Week anytime soon — courtesy of that gold mine of employment opportunities, Craigslist: Bankruptcy Attorney Position (Dallas) Small Consumer Bankruptcy firm in Dallas […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
Law Professors: If You're Not Part of the Solution Then You're A Huge Freaking Problem
Usually when we talk about the crushing price of legal education, we focus on law school administrations who are raising tuition even as the legal economy continues to falter. Occasionally, we look at prospective law students themselves — a group of people who are evidently too addled to act with rational self-interest. Always, the American […] -
In-House Counsel
In-House Counseling: Go Climb a Mountain
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. My patient was telling me about his new job. On the […] -
Harvard, Immigration
Harvard Student v. Border Patrol
Those in favor of hunting down illegal immigrants who come to this country looking to better themselves will probably view this story as a victory. They’ll skip right past the part where we find out that the illegal immigrant in question came to this country when he was four. Instead they’ll accuse this guy of […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Lesbians, Litigatrix, New Jersey, State Judges
Lawyers of the Day: Ted Wells and Marty Flumenbaum?
Our typical Lawyer of the Day is an attorney you’ve never heard of, from a firm you’ve never heard of. It’s highly unusual for LOTD honors to go to a pair of legal titans, two of the nation’s leading litigators: Ted Wells (pictured) and Marty Flumenbaum, the co-chair and former chair, respectively, of the celebrated […]
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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Show Me The Money
The results of the 2010 ATL Career Center Associate Satisfaction survey are in, and they are part of the all new Career Center, powered by Lateral Link. Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting insider information shared by Career Center users. Today, it’s all about the money — compensation. Tell us about the […] -
Contracts, Sports, Videos, Weirdness
Bullfighter Arrested for Cowardice Breach of Contract
In America, nonperformance on a contract usually involves a failure to deliver goods or a failure to pay. In Mexico, apparently contract law covers a failure of courage. The ABA Journal reports: Gored by a bull in a previous match several months ago, Mexican bullfighter Christian Hernandez lost his nerve and bolted from the ring […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.16.10
* Last night, in his first Oval Office address, Obama called for fast Senate action on proposed energy legislation and announced the appointment of a former Justice Department lawyer to overhaul the Minerals Management Service. [Washington Post] * Attorneys general from 30 states are talking about launching a joint investigation into Google’s improper collection of […]
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Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Killing Lockstep
Legal Press More Fascinated By Apprenticeship Programs than Law Firms
A year ago, Howrey announced that it was slashing first-year starting salaries and radically changing its first-year program. Drinker Biddle had adopted a similar “apprenticeship” approach a few weeks before Howrey. Aside from Howrey, Drinker Biddle, and some firm in Kentucky, no other law firm has tried to sell below market salaries and intensive “training” […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.15.10
* Laurence Fishburne was honored by the D.C. Bar. In unrelated news, a D.C. associate was arrested today after trying to escape from a hi-rise by scaling down the scaffolding on the side of a building. [BLT: Blog of the Legal Times] * Being stalked by Kashmir isn’t nearly as sexy as it sounds. [Assembly […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Sonnenschein, Technology
Musical Chairs: Internet Boutique Spun Off from Sonnenschein Goes on Hiring Spree
Back in February, we reported that Marc Zwillinger and Christian Genetski, who previously headed up the internet practice group at Sonnenschein, were leaving to start their own firm, Zwillinger Genetski LLP. The firm is only a few months old, but it’s already at seven lawyers — and growing. The Blog of Legal Times reports: New […] -
Pornography, Securities and Exchange Commission
Colorado Partner Wants To Expose Porn Lovers at the SEC
A number of attorneys at the SEC were not getting enough stimulation from their securities work, so they turned to porn. Lots and lots of porn — one attorney ran out of room on his computer and had to start storing his porn on CDs and DVDs in boxes in his office, according to the […]