October 2010
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.26.10
* We covered David J. Stern’s layoffs earlier, but now there have been more. As our Count von Count would say: “Three hundred! Three hundred layoffs! Ah! Ah! Ah!” [South Florida Business Journal] * All things considered, a first degree felony murder charge is just a little hiccup for Jennifer Mee. [CNN] * A shortage […]
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Bar Exams, BARBRI
Recent Bar Exam Results: Open ThreadAZ, CT, MI, PA, VA, WA -- any others?
Almost a month has passed since our last open thread devoted to bar exam results. So we have some catching up to do. It’s not yet November, so California and New York test takers still have some time left to wait. But if you took the Massachusetts bar exam, release of the results is imminent, […] - Sponsored
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Hotties, Kirsten Gillibrand, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.25.10
* This “Kirsten Gillibrand as MILF” thing makes me vaguely uncomfortable. She’s blond. Okay. And…? I’m not sure she is/was attractive enough to work at the hottie haven of Davis Polk, much less be in Vogue. [Law Shucks] * As I tried to explain on Twitter, going shooting with Antonin Scalia sounds like a bad […]
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Asha Rangappa, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Even Yale Wants Prospective Law Students To Think Rationally
Look — I want all of you to apply to law school (and to Yale), but I also want you to think about what you’re getting into. These are tough times out there, and while law school might be a great place to hide out for three years, those three years will end. — Asha […] -
Advertising, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Trusts and Estates
CLE Offerings of the Week: Estate Planning and Public Speaking
As we mentioned last week, Above the Law, in cooperation with our friends at ALI-ABA, will be assisting you with your Continuing Legal Education needs. We regularly review the comprehensive CLE offerings of ALI-ABA and pick out selected courses that look particularly interesting to us. Here are the two for this week: Estate Planning 101: […] -
Dewey & LeBoeuf, Mark Cuban, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law
Mark Cuban Wants to Pay Government Attorneys to Get Off Their Butts
I’d love for Mark Cuban to own my basketball team. He’s a self-made billionaire who focuses on the fans and (for all the bluster) leaves the basketball decisions to basketball people. Compare that to current Knicks Owner James Dolan — a man living off of his daddy’s success, who thinks he’s smarter than he really […] -
Associate Salaries, Bonuses, Boutique Law Firms, Job Survey, Money, Small Law Firms
A Small Firm Salary Survey: The Results (Part 2)
A recent study by economists at UC Berkeley gives employers a nice argument for keeping salaries a secret. Well, luckily for you, I’m not your employer. Therefore I have no qualms about sharing with you Part 2 of the results from our small-firm salary survey. In your emails following Part 1, many of you asked […] -
Defamation, Facebook, Social Networking Websites
Nevada Lawyer Sues Over Mean Facebook Comments
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Unless it involves defamatory Facebook postings and a retaliatory lawsuit. The new CBS show The Defenders has Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell dramatizing and glamorizing the life and work of Las Vegas attorneys. But for the real attorneys working in the tumbleweeds of Nevada, it can be a […] - Sponsored
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Civil Rights, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Religion
Race/Religion Baiting Question of the Day: Muslim Truck Driver Objects to Trucking Beer
Truck driver Vasant Reddy is not living the high life. Reddy, a Muslim, refused to transport a shipment of Miller Lite as part of his duties. He claims he was forced to resign because of adherence to his religious beliefs. Normally refusing to deliver something would seem to be a pretty big problem if your […] -
Crime, Kids, Nauseating Things, Perverts, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sex
Closing the Loop on Aaron Biber, Prominent Partner Turned Pedophile
From partner to pedophile. From Super Lawyer to Super Creep. It’s time for an update on the story of Aaron Biber, the high-profile Minneapolis lawyer who was going to be the next president of the Minnesota State Bar Association but is now going to be a prison inmate. For a very long time. Aaron Biber […] -
Canada, Celebrities, Lunacy
Randy Quaid Seeks Asylum From 'Hollywood Star Whackers'
As we mentioned in Morning Docket, Randy Quaid, notable character actor of questionable talent, is on the run. The star is apparently seeking asylum in Canada. He and his wife Evi skipped out on a California court date for allegedly squatting in their former house. Apparently the Quaids are afraid that more than a court […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.25.10
* A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, except in Jersey. Nothing smells sweet there, not even being a name partner. [New Jersey Law Journal] * I’m not sure which is sadder – the fact that these stars are playing law firm Christmas parties, or that clients are the ones actually […]
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Books, Clarence Thomas, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Knowing that mom played with Clarence Thomas's gavel definitely qualifies.
It was probably T.M.I. But that’s the way it is. — Lillian McEwen, a lawyer and ex-girlfriend of Justice Clarence Thomas, talking about how she showed her memoir (in which Thomas features prominently) to her daughter.
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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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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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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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Biglaw, Law Shucks
This Week in Biglaw: 10.24.10
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. Last time around, we focused on BigLaw deals – deals in which the firms themselves were the […] -
Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: What Does a $34.5 Million Condo Look Like?
Why are so many lawyers interested in making the jump to business? One obvious reason: money. Look at the list of lawyers who made this year’s Forbes 400. Of the almost 40 lawyers / holders of law degrees who made the cut, only one, Joe Jamail, is a practicing attorney. And he’s all the way […] -
Erwin Chemerinsky, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
UC Irvine School of Law: Now Offering 33% Scholarships to the Class of 2014
When the UC Irvine School of Law first burst onto the scene, the school offered free tuition to everyone in its inaugural class. Then, in its second year, UC Irvine offered a 50% discount to all students admitted to the class of 2013. And now, UC Irvine will knock 33% off its tuition, for members […] -
Andrew Speaker, Eliot Spitzer, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.22.10
* We’re sure this post will be warmly received by our readers: “Dear Legal Community, Enough With the Cynicism.” [World Wide Whit] * Remember Andrew Speaker, aka TB Andy? Congratulations are in order. [How Appealing] * Jose Cuervo to Eliot Spitzer: Forget the Harvard Club and come party with us instead. Will the “responsible festivities” […] -
New York Times, Washington Post, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Firm Yet Supple
October is typically a prime wedding month, yet we’ve seen a precipitous and unaccountable prestige drop-off in the NYT over the past couple of weeks. You know it’s lean times when the only Ivy in the batch is UPenn, which has a big-time football program and therefore can’t be academically serious. Also, witness this rare […] -
Craigslist, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money
The Barter Deal From a Law Graduate Craigslist Doesn't Want You To See
A posting on Raleigh’s Craigslist board has been flagged for abuse and taken down three times. This post doesn’t use profanity, it doesn’t offer illicit services, there’s really nothing offensive about it. The Craigslist moderators must just think that it’s a joke. But we’ve seen these type of ads before. A disgruntled law graduate goes […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Legal Ethics, Technology
The Rundown: This Week in Legal Technology – 10.22.10
This week, when I wasn’t taking lessons in constitutional law from Christine O’Donnell, the greatest candidate for the United States Senate ever, or honing my brief drafting skills with the help of a Ph.D., I spent the time putting together this week’s legal technology Rundown. In this edition, we see that a lot of lawyers […]