December 2010
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Books, Crime, Family Law, Kids
Comic Book Walks Juvenile Offenders Through the Justice System
This is a truly innovative approach to helping at-risk children. This is a truly sad commentary on the state of our society. This is a great way to introduce children to the concept of having a lawyer. I can’t believe we need to explain to children why they need a lawyer. This is a tale […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.01.10
* Job seekers: there’s nothing wrong with a good old fashioned résumé. It isn’t necessary to create an eleven-page slideshow, replete with clip art and stock photos, explaining why you should be hired (unless you wish to be mocked on the internets). [Dealbreaker] * Remember legal secretary Jaki Nelson’s salacious lawsuit against Jones Day? Partner […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Gunderson Dettmer, Silicon Valley, Technology
Gunderson Dettmer 'Blacklisted' By Startup Accelerator
If you graduated from law school in the late 1990s, you may have warm and fuzzy feelings for Gunderson Dettmer, the high-powered Silicon Valley law firm that represents many startup and technology companies. As you may recall, back in 1999 the firm made waves by offering new associates a starting salary of $125,000 — significantly […]
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Federal Government, Job Searches
Could Just Reading WikiLeaks Get You Nixed From Working as a Federal Attorney?
As if law students did have enough to worry about when trying to get jobs, career services at Boston University School of Law has pointed out another potential pitfall that may terrify its students. According to BU, merely reading the WikiLeaks documents could prevent you from getting the security clearances necessary to get certain government […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For - New York (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced the first group of New York partners selected by our readers as the best partners to work for. Today we continue our presentation of the top New York partners. The eight partners we present today practice at some of the country’s most well-known and well-regarded law firms: Cleary Gottlieb, Dorsey & Whitney, […] -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, Technology
HLS Potpourri: Professor Nesson Victim of Phishing, While Students Fish for Constitutional Protection from the TSA
First of all, Happy Chanukah. May your candles burn bright. It is certainly possible that some lowly internet hacker was trying to take advantage of some holiday compassion when he or she hacked the email of Harvard Law School Professor Charles Nesson. Nesson is a well-known figure in “internet and the law” circles — as […] -
Cardozo Law School, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate, White & Case
Lawyerly Lairs: Three Partners' Palatial Pads
After suffering through a brutal recession that was fueled, in part, by the collapse of the real estate market, you’d think that nobody would want to read about real estate ever again. But that’s not what’s happening in the blogosphere, where real estate is hotter than ever. For example, consider Lockhart Steele’s Curbed, an excellent […] -
Drinking, Facebook, Job Searches, Outsourcing, Quote of the Day
Facebook Status Update of the Day: Well, they can't send bartending jobs to India.
In case you’re having a hard time reading the update in the screenshot, we transcribe it below. - Sponsored
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In-House Counsel
Both Sides Now
Ed. note: This post is by Will Meyerhofer, a former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney turned psychotherapist. He holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work, and he blogs at The People’s Therapist. His new book Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy, is available on Amazon. My client was […] -
Antitrust, Gay, Google / Search Engines, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.01.10
* One soldier responded to the Pentagon’s DADT survey by asking “How far are we going to go with this whole gay thing? Am I supposed to celebrate gayness – do they get to wear a rainbow flag on their uniform?” Just the tip, sure, and only if they earn the badge. [Washington Post] * […]
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