Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.10

onSeptember 8, 2010 at 5:24 PMSeptember 8, 2010 at 5:37 PM

* Which four firms do in-house counsel fear the most? [Law 360]

* Professor Orin Kerr offers a more concise version of my analysis from yesterday of politics and Supreme Court clerk hiring, viewing the issue as a principal-agent problem. [Volokh Conspiracy via Instapundit]

* Speaking of the principal-agent problem, Ted Frank explores it in the context of class-action litigation — and has some harsh words for the “coddled Ivy-League defense attorney that’s afraid of the inside of a courtroom and goes home at night feeling vaguely guilty that he’s working for The Man.” [Point of Law]

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From Pilot and Above The Law

* Why isn’t the California Attorney General appealing the striking down of Proposition 8? Because “the filing of an appeal under such circumstance would be frivolous.” [Metro Weekly]

* Good news for the next set of Blagojevich jurors. [Chicago News Cooperative]

* What types of questions should law students ask during OCI interviews? [Lawyerist]

* Stephen Zack, the Boies Schiller partner who recently took over as president of the ABA, was just named the Hispanic National Bar Association’s “Lawyer of the Year.” That man is one wise Latino. [ABA Now]