March 2011
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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Judicial Divas
Iowa Judge Warns Prospective Clerks Not To Expect A 'Balanced' Life
Who says the Midwest is more laid back than the coasts? Who says Midwesterners are more polite than people who live in big cities? Who says working in a place like Iowa affords a higher quality of life and a better work/life balance than working in a place like Chicago? Not United States District Court […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Money
Working For the Man
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. In law, if […] - Sponsored
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9/11, Crime, Deaths, Defamation, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, State Judges
Morning Docket: 03.16.11
* Sorry Wisconsin, but Judge Sumi’s going on vacation, so you can take your bargaining rights and stick ‘em where the sun don’t shine. Man, I hope she’s going to a place where the sun does shine. [Wisconsin State Journal] * An NBA referee is suing a sportswriter over a tweet made during a Timberwolves/Rockets […]
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Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Open Thread: 2012 U.S. New Law School Rankings (1 - 6)
Drums please. The U.S. News law school rankings for 2012 are here, y’all. Time to pay tribute to that which is more important to legal educators in this country than anything else. As is customary here at Above the Law, we will be posting a series of open threads, running through at least the top […] -
Ann Althouse, Birthdays, Blogging, Free Speech, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Non-Sequiturs: 03.15.11
* The town of Sedgwick, Maine, has declared “food sovereignty,” giving its citizens the right “to produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods of their choosing,” without regard to state or federal law. Preemption? The Supremacy Clause? Eat it. [Food Renegade] * Speaking of chaos, Wisconsin law professor Ann Althouse wonders: “Who will win […] -
Real Estate
Why People Don't Like Lawyer Tenants, Redux
Yesterday my wife and I signed a lease for a new apartment. It was a pretty big day for us, since we’d been living in the same squalid spider hole for eight years. The entire process — which, depending on when you start counting, took 10 days, 6 weeks, or 11 and a half months […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Winston & Strawn(And an additional issue about base salaries.)
As we’ve explained before, we want to hear about your law firm’s bonus news, even if it’s old. As long as we haven’t written it up yet, please consider it fair game. (Use our site search box in the upper-right-hand corner, or scroll through our Associate Bonus Watch archives, to see which announcements we’ve already […] -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
How Much Money Do You Need To Feel Rich? Let's Start With $7.5 Million.
And now is the time on Above the Law where Elie gets to say “I told you so.” About five months ago, I mentioned on this site that making $250,000 a year does not make you rich. People got angry with me for saying that. In the comments and around the internet. Apparently stating an […] - Sponsored
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California, Cars, Law Schools, Rudeness
Law License Plates: Legalese (and More School Spirit)
We continue our series on law-related license plates that are interesting or amusing. We’re still taking submissions, for a contest we will eventually hold; please submit your pictures via email (subject line: “Vanity License Plate”). One way of communicating your status as an attorney to your fellow motorists is by dropping some mad legal knowledge […] -
Defamation, Eliot Spitzer, Hotties, Pornography, Privacy
Girl Who Did Not Go Wild Gets a $3 Million Judgment Thanks to Ashley Dupré
Three years after the Client Number Nine scandal, those involved have moved on to bigger and better things. Well, depending on how you define “bigger and better”: Eliot Spitzer landed a gig at CNN, while his former call girl, Ashley Alexandra Dupré, now pens a sex column for the New York Post and was featured […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, Trusts and Estates
Size Matters: Meet Two Happy Partners In Law And In Life
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. As I have previously discussed, one thing I wish to accomplish with this column (in addition to the instant boost of self-esteem I receive whenever I read a comment) is to provide specific information to […] -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Disasters / Emergencies, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Biglaw Firms Poised To Help Japanese Relief Efforts
After the Haitian earthquake last year, we saw law firms step up in a big way to support relief efforts down there. Hopefully we will see the same reaction to the ever-increasing tragedy unfolding in Japan. Given an 8.9 a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, a massive tsunami, and a nuclear disaster that is already the second-worst nuclear […] -
Education / Schools, Kids, Morning Docket, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Social Networking Websites
Morning Docket: 03.15.11
* The GOP is right — September is a totally arbitrary deadline to re-write No Child Left Behind. Really, why would we need a new education law by the time school starts up again for the year? [Washington Post] * Protip: if your client is suing a preschool over its TTT curriculum, you probably shouldn’t […]
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Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Rankings, U.S. News
The 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Out!
Santa Claus — aka Bob Morse, rankings czar at U.S. News & World Report — is letting us open our presents early (or at least before midnight). The U.S. News law school rankings were supposed to come out on Tuesday, March 15, but Morse and his colleagues at U.S. News kindly posted them sometime around […] -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Rankings, U.S. News
The U.S. News Top 10 Law Schools
The U.S. News law school rankings come out tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15. In the meantime, however, U.S. News has given us a little teaser. They’ve posted the top 10 law schools, over on their website. Let’s take a look, shall we? -
Dissolution, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Real Estate
Another Law Firm Dissolves. Do Bad Things Really Come in Threes?
Tomorrow, March 15, the end will finally come for Howrey. Later this month, the law firm of David J. Stern, formerly known as Florida’s foreclosure king, will shut its doors. This week, we’ve got another sizable law firm announcing its dissolution. Obviously not everybody is catching on to this economic recovery. While some firms are […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.14.11
* “How can I keep other people from stealing my idea?” If you’re hoping to do so through copyright law, good luck. [Law of Fashion] * Howrey CEO Robert Ruyak blamed alternative fee arrangements for contributing to Howrey’s downfall, but Jay Shepherd isn’t buying it. [The Client Revolution] * Speaking of Howrey, former partners have […] -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
More About Latham's Boston Office
Last week we reported on global megafirm Latham & Watkins heading into the Boston legal market. The firm will officially announce the opening of its Beantown outpost later this month. We mentioned that Latham snagged Alex Temel, a prominent partner from Proskauer, to help start up LW’s Boston office. Now we’re hearing additional reports about […] -
'The eBay of Lawyering' Is The Natural Devolution of The Profession
You can’t charge exorbitant hourly rates to wealthy clients for routine legal work and still call yourself a “profession” instead of “just another business.” You can’t raise the price of legal eduction to the point where young lawyers have to mortgage their financial futures before they even sit for the bar and still attract cautious […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Law Schools, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
Advice for Would-Be Summer Associates: Let's Meet Some Panelists
Last week we told you about our spring event for law students who want to learn about how to make the most of their summer experience. Like many of the things we do around here, it should be a lot of fun. But it should also be extremely useful — to law students who need […]