June 2011
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.07.11
* Oh goodness — this might be too much Weiner, even for me. It’s the transcript (PDF) of Anthony Weiner’s nine-month cyber sex relationship with a 40-year-old blackjack dealer in Las Vegas. [Radar Online] * This wiener probably isn’t getting a “World’s Best Dad” mug on Father’s Day from his ex-Skadden daughter. [Law Shucks] * […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Fashion, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
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Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Job Searches, Minority Issues, Munger Tolles & Olson, Partner Issues, Racism, Rankings, Townsend and Townsend and Crew, White & Case
Which Law Firms Are Most Diverse? Let's Look at the Rankings
Law firm diversity matters. It matters to corporate clients, many of them public companies that want to demonstrate their commitment to diversity through their selection of vendors and service providers — which is what law firms are, at the end of the day. It matters to the law students and lawyers that firms are trying […]
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Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Are You Super?
There is a small-firm lawyer I know who does not appear to me to be super at anything, other than perhaps being super-gross (yes, I am aware that I speak like a little girl on the playground). I recall a meeting in his office wherein he used his pen to clean his teeth, which resulted […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Hotties, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Peculiarly American Anna Nicole Smith
During her short lifetime, Anna Nicole Smith managed to sell sex, jeans, weight-loss pills and, with her reality show, a sense of superiority to millions of Americans who could take some solace in the fact that they were not that messed up. She was voluptuous, then she was just plain fat, then she was voluptuous […] -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Money, Neal Katyal, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Solicitor General's Office, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: Don Verrilli Confirmed As Solicitor General
There was a threat of a filibuster, but it was averted. Last night, the Senate confirmed Donald Verrilli Jr. to serve as U.S. solicitor general, by a vote of 72-16. As one might expect of an SG, Verrilli has an incredible résumé. He graduated from Yale College and Columbia Law, where he served as editor-in-chief […] -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Bar Review Diaries: How Do We Deal With Stress?
We have a definite theme for this week’s installment of the Bar Review Diaries: stress! Big surprise, right? What’s not stressful about a multi-day test that culminates three years of study and kind of determines your entire future? Our columnists are in the thick of their review, and by the looks of it, anxiety is […] -
Bar Exams, BARBRI, Courtship Connection, Drinking, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: Very Public Displays of Affection
I spent last week with a bunch of journos working from a beach house in the Outer Banks. I set my computer up in the house’s crow nest, blogging with a view of the ocean and a cool sea breeze. “Lunch hour” was spent playing in the waves. At night, we would make frozen drinks […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.07.11
* DSK pleaded not guilty. In more interesting news, hotel maids are lobbying for panic buttons. Help, I’ve fallen onto a foreigner’s penis and I can’t get up? [Bloomberg] * The Supreme Court confirms that it isn’t cool to give a guy blue balls, especially when it’s on tape. A ten second rub ‘n tug […]
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Andrew Sullivan, California, Health Care / Medicine, Jews, Kids, Politics, Religion, Weirdness
Circumcision, Anti-Semitism, and You
The phone’s been ringing off the hook here at the Circumcision Law Desk all weekend, so I apologize in advance if this post comes off sounding a bit distracted. Oftentimes, the intersection of foreskin and law is a lonely corridor filled with nothing but shattered dreams and crying babies. A screaming anti-semitism comes across the […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.06.11
* Kashmir Hill’s take on Weinergate. She shares my admiration for Rep. Anthony Weiner’s sculpted physique, as showcased in his shirtless pics. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * Charles Colman poses a question for intellectual-property types to puzzle over: “at what point is a slogan so descriptive that it would simply be unreasonable to let […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Job Searches, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos, YouTube
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 7):A Final Note on Networking.
We’ve reached the end of our career advice webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, in which a panel of experts provided career advice for this summer. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, which provides law students with free access to its excellent resources so they can […] -
Crime, Hotties, Lawyer of the Day, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
It's Hard Out Here For... A Lawyer Accused of Prostitution
This may be a sad commentary on the challenges facing young lawyers today. A 25-year-old solo practitioner in Sycamore, Illinois, has been accused of trying to supplement her income through prostitution. Last week, attorney Reema N. Bajaj was charged with three counts of prostitution. The charges arise out of two incidents that allegedly took place […]
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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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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…
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Celebrities, Jersey Shore, Law Schools, New Jersey, Quote of the Day, Reality TV, Television
Quote of the Day: Jersey Shore Star Just Says No -- to Law School
Every season leads to more opportunity for me. I want a future too. I was going to go to school to get my law degree, but I really don’t want to do that work in the ant farm world. I’m seeing where it leads me, I want to be a performer. — Vinny Guadagnino of […] -
Associate Advice, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Sorry About This Post
Have you ever messed something up for a client? Ever make a mistake that was yours and yours alone, that caused your client a problem and you and your firm some embarrassment? If you haven’t, then you haven’t been practicing very long. Because you can’t practice for a long time without making some mistakes. It’s […] -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Masturbation, Prostitution, Sex
Career Alternatives: Massage Therapist?
Are you familiar with the website Post Secret? If not, you should check it out. It describes itself as “an ongoing community art project, where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.” The secret-spilling postcards are then posted to the web. One of the entries from this past weekend […] -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: Tasks Versus Projects
Success — at a law firm, in-house, or in any professional services environment — requires a certain mindset. The mindset is this: “My job is not to take an order from my client (or boss) and fill that order, but rather to achieve things.” Or, to put it differently, strive to execute projects, not simply […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.06.11
* “One man’s evil empire is another’s home team.” Working for Darth Skadden can make a lawyer switch to the dark side pretty quickly. The Sith must have great benefits. [New York Times] * It’s more often that you find illegal immigrants waiting for you at Home Depot than illegal paint. [Los Angeles Times] * […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.11
* It’s official: John Edwards has been indicted. Which leading law firm is he turning to for help? [Am Law Daily] * Paul Clement v. Ted Olson: Professor Matt Bodie’s firsthand account of the Eighth Circuit oral argument in the NFL lockout case. [PrawfsBlawg] * In fairness to Assemblyman Charles Calderon, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye […] -
Constitutional Law, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism
Can We Whitewash the Alabama Constitution?
The Constitutional Daily tweeted a very interesting question at me this morning: Bill removing racist language from AL constitution opposed by black lawmakers – http://bit.ly/iqmDsu – @ElieNYC please explain All right, I’ll put on my “ask a black dude” hat. And I can explain this. But it’s complicated. And it requires understanding the subtleties of […]