March 2011
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Fame Brief, Reality TV, Television
Fame Brief: Identity of First Bachelorette Contestant Leaked -- A Lawyer!
In case you were too busy watching the End Times unfold in Japan last Monday, back in sunny L.A., music soared and angels cried as second-time-around Bachelor Brad Womack finally selected a fiancée from a cumulative pool of 60 desperate women. As ABC production assistants stood just off camera with guns, Brad and his fiancée […] -
Musical Chairs, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Breaking Up Need Not Be Hard To Do
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. We all know that sometimes relationships end. Take Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper. As my friend (who is a divorce attorney) always says, if things are not working out, end it and do not buy […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools
ABA Law School Accreditation Committee Makes Strong Proposals
The new proposals for regulating law schools coming out of the American Bar Association’s Law School Accreditation Committee are not perfect, but they represent a major step in the right direction. Now if we could only get the entire ABA to see that allowing law schools to provide misinformation to potential students is bad for […]
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Celebrities, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Insider Trading, Libraries / Librarians, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.22.11
* Former New York assistant AG Simone Levine is attempting to reverse the assistant AG jinx, accepting a job with the police monitor’s office in New Orleans. I have nothing to add here other than to say Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans owned. [NOLA.com] * Brooke Mueller is allowing the restraining order against […]
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Judge of the Day, Judicial Divas, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Have We Looked Into Declaring a 'No-Fly Zone' Over Wisconsin?
We’ve spent a lot time covering Wisconsin’s dysfunctional state legislature. But did you know the state’s judicial branch is just as messed up? We’ve discussed this before, but now there’s more to report. You know any semblance of bipartisan civility has broken down when one justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court calls the chief justice […] -
Books, Non-Sequiturs, Tim Wu, Walter Olson
Non-Sequiturs: 03.21.11
* Sullivan & Cromwell is going before the Supreme Court — but not in a good way. SCOTUS grants cert to examine S&C’s mailroom of death. [ABA Journal] * In happier news for S&C, they are working on AT&T’s $39 billion bid for T-Mobile — a deal that should generate massive fees for the many […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Law School Apologizes to Students For Weak Job Listing
Earlier today, we reported on the illustrious position of “dude who puts litter on parked cars,” which was being offered to jobless students at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. This wasn’t the first terrible job being offered to law students we’ve posted about. And sadly, it probably won’t be the last. But perhaps […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Law Schools, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
Above the Law Summer Associate Event: These People Need Jobs
Space is still available for our Above the Law Event: We Know What You Should Do This Summer. But we are filling seats, so sign up today if you would like to join us — and our co-sponsors, Practical Law Company and the ABA Law Student Division, Second Circuit — for a frank discussion about […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Cocaine / Crack, Crime, Drugs, Lawyer of the Day, Paris Hilton
Lawyer of the Day: Las Vegas Drug Prosecutor Arrested for... Drugs
Maybe it’s time for us to have a national conversation about legalizing drugs. It’s interesting to see how many folks in charge of enforcing and administering our nation’s drug laws seem to have drug problems themselves. We all recall the sad story of former federal judge Jack Camp. After years of sending offenders off to […] -
Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News, UVA Law
Open Thread: 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings (7 - 14)
Welcome Texas! As you are all know, the University of Texas School of Law has moved into the “top 14” in this year’s U.S. News law school rankings. It’s a bit of cheat for U.S. News: Texas is technically tied for 14th, which means that the magazine has actually managed to cram 15 schools into […] -
Interview Stories, Job Searches, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Enclosed Please Find … No Reason to Hire Me
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Small Firms, Big Lawyers, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. As the owner of a small law firm, I’m always surprised at how many blind résumés I receive in the mail. First of all, who even uses mail anymore? Does anyone seriously think […] -
9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Oh, explanation is overrated.
That decision is as inexplicable as it is unexplained. It is reversed. — opinion of the Supreme Court in Felkner v. Jackson, benchslapping the Ninth Circuit through a unanimous, per curiam reversal of an unpublished memorandum disposition. (For more context, see Josh Blackman or read the SCOTUS opinion.) -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Music, Rap
Leader in the Clubhouse for Worst Job of the Year
This has not been a great weekend for the University of Pittsburgh community. As many of you know, the school’s college basketball team choked disappointed fans with an early round exit from the NCAA tournament. You should always avoid comparing a school’s basketball team with its law school, but it appears that things aren’t going […]
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Biglaw, Gender, Headhunters / Recruiters, In-House Counsel, Women's Issues
Inside Straight: Moving Laterally
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Inside Straight, Above the Law’s column for in-house counsel, written by Mark Herrmann. I spoke on a panel with two other in-house lawyers at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law a little while ago, and I learned two interesting things about lateral mobility. I’m not one […] -
Morning Docket, Samuel Alito, Sports, Tobacco / Smoking
Morning Docket: 03.21.11
* Sammy Alito and the roots of a compassionate constitutional conservatism. By Emily Bazelon. Foreblurb by Juggalo Law. [New York Times] * A U.S. vulture fund is having problems collecting a certain debt from the Democratic Republic of Congo via certain chinamen. Yes, I know that’s not the preferred nomenclature. But these men actually do […]
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Depositions, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Yolanda Young
Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.11
* If you root for your law school alma mater over your undergrad alma mater, you are the kind of unprincipled betrayer who deserves the very worst of all that life has to offer. [PrawfsBlawg] * Did you know that university professors could get fired for appearing in burlesque shows? [Siouxsie Law] * Some thoughts […] -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, listserv, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
More Proof That Lawyers Will Fight Over Anything
Sometimes you just have to whip it out and wait for somebody to bring over a ruler. That’s just a part of life. But some lawyers seem to sit around all day just waiting for an opportunity to drop drawers and call for the chains. Don’t believe me? Take a look at this guy from […] -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Pictures, Sheppard Mullin
Departure Memo of the Day: Take a Picture of Your Bank Account Because It'll Never Look This Good Again
The economy must be heating up, because lawyers are leaving their jobs to do all kinds of crazy things. I mean, maybe the legal economy is still crappy, since these people aren’t leaving for other legal jobs. But there must be a general sense of optimism if all of these people have decided to just […] -
Labor / Employment, Politics, Vicious Infighting
Wisconsin Judge Prevents Republicans From Acting Unilaterally, For Now
Effing Wisconsin. First I have to spend 10 minutes with my clicker searching around for something ridiculous called “TruTV” to catch the Michigan tournament game. I can’t find it so I have to stream the game on the radio while I watch Texas coach Rick Barnes continue his brave struggle to become the first developmentally […] -
Biglaw, Contests, March Madness, Reader Polls
ATL March Madness: The Coolest Law Firm!
Every year, in honor of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Pervis Ellison is not walking through that door, Louisville fans), Above the Law runs a law-related bracket. Law firms or schools advance based on the outcome of reader polls. Last year was a particularly fun tournament. We crowned the Douchiest Law School in all the […]