March 2011
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Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Weirdness
Founding Partner Warns: 'Get Your Ass To Work'
Did you show up to work on time this morning? Did you? You better show up to work on time, every day, or else Gary K. Shipman will come and get you. Don’t know who Gary Shipman is? Well, you are about to. He has his own small law firm in North Carolina, and he […] -
Abortion, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Cars, Celebrities, Defamation, Facebook, Morning Docket, Rape, Sports, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.30.11
* A Libyan woman is being sued for slander over her rape allegations. Is this how the Libyan militiamen serve and protect their country? [Boston Globe] * Call this one a learning experience. Pictures of things we now know we can’t post on Facebook: placentas, dead girls. [CNN Justice] * Jay-Z is down to 98 […]
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Antonin Scalia, Cars, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Wheels of Justice (Scalia): Will Nino Fight His Traffic Ticket?
In my earlier story about Justice Antonin Scalia’s fender-bender on the George Washington Parkway, I tossed out a question: What kind of car does Justice Scalia drive? A few years ago, Justice Scalia drove a BMW. Is Nino still partial to Bimmers, or has he switched his automotive allegiances? Now we know the answer — […]
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Barack Obama, Cass Sunstein, Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Samantha Power
Quote of the Day: She'll Be Played By Julianne Moore in 'Libya: The Movie'
[There wasn’t] some dramatic meeting in the Oval Office where everybody tried to persuade the president not to do this, and Samantha rolled in with her flowing red hair and said, ‘Mr. President, I stand here alone in telling you that history calls upon you to perform this act.’ That’s not how it happened. — […] -
Gay, Howrey LLP, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Wal-Mart
Non-Sequiturs: 03.29.11
* I hate crappy customer service as much as the next guy; I just hope UCLA law students from “third world s**tholes” aren’t offended. [Professor Bainbridge] * Forgive my ignorance, but I don’t see why the right has a problem with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. They know you don’t catch “the gay” from working with […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans, UVA Law
Law Students at a Top School Protest Continued Unemployment
Too often, people act like post-graduation unemployment is a malady that affects only students at lower-ranked law schools. People act like only lazy students at third-tier institutions — or “rank not published” institutions, if you prefer — end up desperate for work after three years of legal education. But we know better. We know that […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Litigators, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
How to Become an (Almost) Indispensable Junior Associate (Part 4)
In parts one, two and three of the Career Center “Tip of the Day” series, focused on how junior associates can become more indispensable to their law firms, we covered the importance of taking ownership of your work, becoming an expert in your field, and developing effective management strategies. Today, we’ll discuss a point that […] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Should New York's Bravest Brave Law School?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, I am an aspiring law student getting ready to send off my law school application. However, I have a problem: I can’t go to the only law school that makes sense for me; not because I did not score well […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Cars, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Scalia Gets Caught in a Fender-Bender
The wheels of justice might have taken a wrong turn today. It seems that Justice Antonin Scalia had some minimum contacts — with another vehicle, on a highway outside D.C. According to a Supreme Court spokesperson, Justice Scalia was involved in a minor car accident this morning, while heading in to One First Street to […] -
Howrey LLP, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Follow... Over the Edge?
This is what greeted me when I logged into my Twitter account this morning: Alas, the Howrey Twitter feed hasn’t been updated since February 9. In terms of more active feeds, please feel free to follow Above the Law (or yours truly, or Elie Mystal). You can also follow many leading legal commentators, including several […] -
Litigators, Money, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Some Small Firm Lawyers Are Worth Big Bucks
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. When I was in sixth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Johnson, asked all of her students to write an essay on who we admired most. My best friend Marni wrote about President George Bush, Sr. She […] -
Biglaw, Start Dates
Start Date Open Thread: When Can The Class of 2011 Start Earning?
During the height of the recession in 2008 and 2009, pushing back start dates was all the rage. Biglaw firms got really creative about when they’d allow people to show up for work. Now you’re not going to believe this, but it turns out that refusing to let people show up for work created other […] -
Celebrities, Morning Docket, Music, Rap
Morning Docket: 03.29.11
* In Louisiana, girls must wear traditional dresses to the prom. Another tradition for girls in Louisiana is to marry your brother. Maybe traditions aren’t that great. [Daily Comet] * Double bagging it: not just for skanky girls and groceries. A lawyer divulges the details of his love affair with plastic bags. [Wall Street Journal] […]
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9th Circuit, Document Review, Gender, Labor / Employment, SCOTUS, Technology, Wal-Mart, Women's Issues
Dukes Proving To Be a Hazard to Wal-Mart
In 1995, Betty Dukes took a job at a Wal-Mart near San Francisco, working as a cashier and greeter for $5 an hour. A “greeter” represents the face of the company as consumers walk through the door. Little did Dukes and Wal-Mart know that Dukes would ultimately become a face of Wal-Mart nationally, under much different circumstances. Today, […] -
Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos
Above the Law's Third Annual Law Revue Contest Starts... Now!
It’s frigid in the Northeast, but the cold temperatures can’t obscure all the signs that spring is upon us. America is engaged in an unnecessary military action in the Middle East, purported Wake Forest Law students are freaking out, and I’m talking myself into a Mets ticket package. Yeah baby, spring is in the air. […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Immigration, John Yoo, Larry Thompson, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Richard Epstein, William Birdthistle
Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.11
* Over the weekend, while I was at the gym, I listened to this engaging and entertaining podcast, with Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. They discuss Libya, Obamacare, and — perhaps most interesting for ATL readers — the U.S. News law school rankings (around the 13-minute mark). [Ricochet (subscription); accessible for free for ATL […] -
Canada, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Pictures, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Husband of Porn-Posing Canadian Judge Pleads Guilty
It’s been a while since we last checked in on Madam Justice A. Lori Douglas, the Canadian jurist featured in pornographic photos that found their way to the internet. Today we have an update. The update relates to Justice Douglas’s husband, Jack King — the Canada lawyer responsible for posting the pictures of his wife […] -
9/11, Advertising, Bad Ideas, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures
Law Firm Ad Achieves Pinnacle of Bad Taste (And It's Not Even True)
Have you no sense of decency, sir? Have you left no sense of decency, Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern? The law firm that “specializes” in World Trade Center aftermath issues has already drawn the ire of the judicial system. The firm represents workers injured in the WTC cleanup, and a federal judge previously benchslapped […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Inside Straight: In Praise of Cronyism
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. I was always offended by cronyism. The new managing partner, or CEO, or whoever, comes on board, and he throws out the old guard and brings in his new guys — blatant cronyism. This […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Proskauer Rose Will Pay Spring Bonuses
On Friday, Ropes & Gray and Latham announced spring bonuses. This morning we heard from Kirkland & Ellis. Firms are finally getting the message: spring bonuses are what big firms are doing this year. So let’s keep the good times rolling. Earlier today, Proskauer Rose announced that it would be joining the spring bonus mania. […]