June 2010
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In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Ridiculousness
Lawyerly Lairs: My Lawyer Got Stuck in a Tree
Moving in-house really is the golden ticket. Better hours, great pay, and you get to bitch around law firm partners and their associate underlings whenever you want. The only thing separating in-house counsel from the good life seems to be that they have to regularly slough into a stuffy corporate office everyday. Well, one general […] -
Crime, Job Searches, Rape, Reader Polls
Did Quinn Emanuel Hire, Then Fire, a Convicted Sex Offender?
CHECK YOU EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND. That appears to be the lesson learned by the New York office of litigation powerhouse Quinn Emanuel. A source at QE recently sent us an email with this dramatic subject heading: “A rapist among us.. Quinn Emanuel.” Here’s the allegation: [Earlier this month] our Records Manager, [name redacted – hereinafter “Got-a-Record […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Gay Marriage, Law School Deans
Boston College Law Dean Seeks to Humble Us With His Newfound Piety -- Becomes New President of Catholic University
If Boston College Law Dean John Garvey was a J.R.R. Tolkien character, he’d be about to shadow fax in his letter of resignation to the BC administration. Eagleionline reports: John H. Garvey, Dean of Boston College Law School, will be named the new President of Catholic University of America tomorrow… The Catholic University of America […]
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Lawsuit of the Day
Motion Practice of the Day: Strippers Wish to Remain Anonymous
Stripping might not be the oldest profession, but it is certainly a lucrative one. It’s a low impact way for some women to make a little extra money — and it’s legal. But how many women have availed themselves of this sensual revenue enhancement? If the New York Post is to be believed, strippers are […] -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Music, Partner Issues
Ropes & Gray Partner Rob Skinner Puts on a Midlife Crisis Cabaret
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.15.10
* Plaintiffs law firms get Google search savvy in advertising their services. This is such an ad. [Wall Street Journal] * More of Gloria Allred’s twisted feminism? She’s taking Debrahlee Lorenzana‘s case. [CBS News] * John Yoo is urging the Ninth Circuit to dismiss the lawsuit against him. [Associated Press] * Divorce attorney stabbed twelve […]
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Akin Gump, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Politics, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Ken Mehlman Moves to Chelsea
Former Akin Gump partner Ken Mehlman — a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School, just like Obama, but more known for his work in politics, also like Obama — has purchased a fabulous new Manhattan apartment. Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is settling in Chelsea, which has raised some eyebrows. So […] -
Biglaw, Cars, Fabulosity, Layoffs, Lesbians, Travel / Vacation
Alternatives for Laid-Off Lawyers: Road Trip in a Porsche
So you’ve been laid off. What do you do? There are so many options: sulk; cry; send out résumés; try to sell your degree; spend time in the Above the Law comments section, complaining about your deadbeat firm… Or you could take your 2009 Porsche Cayman S on a road trip across America. That’s what […] - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.14.10
* Different ways your Biglaw colleagues will try to destroy you. [TechnoLawyer] * Debrahlee Lorenzana gets another lawyer. Hey, we know she’ll do whatever she can to augment her case. [American Banking & Marketing News] * UC Irvine bans Muslim student union. [Volokh Conspiracy] * How do you humanize violent defendants? [Underdog] * For those […] -
Law Firm Mergers, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sonnenschein, Thacher Proffitt & Wood
Ghosts of Thacher Proffitt Get SNR Denton Off on a Sour Note
Now that both partnerships have voted, the merger between Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde is a done deal. But the ride between now and the effective merger date of September 30th could still be bumpy. The first bump is coming from Thacher Proffitt & Wood. As TPW was dissolving, Sonnenschein scooped up 100 lawyers from Thacher […] -
Biglaw, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Simpson Thacher Public Interest Fellows Not Welcomed Back?
A few weeks ago, we reported on how Dewey & LeBoeuf was being less than enthusiastic in welcoming back to the firm some participants in DL Pursuits, its year-long sabbatical program. Dewey might not be alone in treating its returnees in this way. Simpson Thacher — widely regarded as having invented the public interest fellowship […] -
Biglaw, Layoffs
How Did Latham Become the Poster Child for Layoffs?
Back in February 2009, Latham & Watkins laid off 440 people. They weren’t the first firm to lay people off, they weren’t the last, and you can even argue that they didn’t even lay off the most associates in percentage terms. But somehow Latham has taken a bigger public relations hit because of its layoffs […] -
Admin, Advertising, Announcements, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Job Survey, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center 2.0 (Beta) Is Now Live!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our newly re-developed Career Center, featuring an enhanced design and completely updated firm profiles based on the results of the 2010 ATL / Lateral Link Career Center Associate Satisfaction survey. Are you curious which firms are getting the most buzz? Which firms do people most want to […]
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D.C. Circuit, Elena Kagan, Quote of the Day, White House Counsel
Quote of the Day: With Age Comes Wisdom
[Elena Kagan] would be considered very young and inexperienced for this highly prestigious judgeship. — Former White House Counsel Charles Ruff, evaluating the qualifications of Elena Kagan, at the time just 38 years old, for a seat on the D.C. Circuit (for which she was nominated but not confirmed). -
Sweet Hot Justice
The Marrying Kind
Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here. Oh, friends, I know: Where have I been lo these past few months? I’d like to say that I’ve been off on a soul-searching journey, finding peace within Big […] -
Breasts, Fashion, Gender, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Brittney B. Horstman Is Above the Bra
Would you shed your bra for a client? Earlier this month, Miami attorney Brittney Horstman did just that, while trying to pay a visit to a client at the Miami Federal Detention Center — but it did not help her case. When Horstman visited the center on June 4, she set the metal detector off. […] -
Document Review, No Offers, Start Dates
McDermott Will & Emery Converts Three Offers to Discovery Attorneys
In a couple of months, the class of 2012 will embark on its quest to find an elusive Biglaw summer associate gig. But let’s not forget that many in the class of 2009 are still sitting on the sidelines, waiting to start. Most of McDermott Will & Emery’s 2009 class has started already. But last […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.14.10
* Wednesday showdown with Judge Walker in the Prop 8 trial. Lawyers will make their final arguments. [San Jose Mercury News] * Prop 8 has been Ted Olson’s opportunity to come out… as a contrarian conservative. [Washington Post] * When they said ‘I do,’ did they really, really mean it? The New York “Stokes Unit” […]
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Biglaw, Law Shucks
This Week in Biglaw: 06.13.10
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. In honor of the commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, we’re going with a sports-themed edition […] -
Clarence Thomas, Fabulosity, Politics, Ridiculousness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Washington Post
Should Clarence Thomas Run for President in 2012?
In his speaking tours around the country, Clarence Thomas has a lot to say — sometimes critical things to say, about his fellow justices’ approach to oral argument and the lack of alma mater diversity among the Court’s clerks, for example. But when Thomas is back at One First Street, sitting on the bench, he […]