* The Winklevoss twins finally got the point, and decided to drop their case against Facebook. Like. [Bits / New York Times] * Spiderman, Spiderman / Allegedly gambling whenever he can. / Makes a bet, any size, / Texas Hold ‘Em debts, he denies. / Look out! Here comes the Spiderman. Tobey Maguire’s new theme […]
Have you ever dreamed of changing the Biglaw model, of making the law firm a pleasant place to work? If so, you may want to consult with “The Office of Mr. Monfort," who is apparently in partnership with Hogan Lovells. It probably would be a good thing if the firm knew who he was, but it doesn't....
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* You’d think the following would go without saying, but the kids these days need it spelled out, so here goes: If you are Facebook friends with a hostage taker, DO NOT send him status updates alerting him to SWAT team movements during a standoff. [Legal Blog Watch] * Excellent interview with Mark Cuban’s lawyer, […]
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Folks, it looks like New York State might pass gay marriage legislation. The New York State Assembly has long since passed legislation authorizing gay marriage. But the hold up has been in the much more conservative New York State Senate. This morning, reports surfaced that gay marriage was just one vote shy in the Senate. […]
It appears that we closed the poll but forgot to announce the Lawyer of the Month for May 2011. That’s our bad. We’ve been so busy trying to keep up with all the bats**t crazy lawyers sprouting up in June that May 2011 feels like it took place in 2008. But we don’t want to […]
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writing for the four moderates on the court, dissented from Justice Scalia’s broader analysis and sought a much narrower holding. — the New York Times editorial board, in an editorial about Wal-Mart v. Dukes entitled Wal-Mart Wins, Workers Lose.
Have you ever filed an 'eff you' motion? Mark Cuban's lawyers have, and because a picture is worth a thousand words, they decided to graphically dispute Cuban's alleged reckless leadership of the Mavericks in a court document. Read on for the awesome money shot....
So Lat calls me up all excited about some Biglaw Midsummer Bonus or something, which I totally ignore, and also about some hysterical dicta that Judge Kozinski wrote, which I also ignore (although it probably was pretty funny), and then he starts asking me about my law career. Which, you know, ended. And he points […]
Exciting developments continue to unfold as we prepare for the Legal Technology Leadership Summit, presented by Above the Law in partnership with the Electronic Discovery Institute (EDI) and the American Society of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery (ASDFED). Today we are pleased to announce the speakers who will present the keynote address, which will kick off […]
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Do you remember our Lawyer of the Month for March, Tyler Coulson? He’s the former Sidley Austin Chicago associate who decided that he’d rather walk from Delaware to California than do another day of lawyering. Is he still alive, or did he get eaten by a bear?
People in the LGBT community have "straight allies" to help them persevere in the struggle for equal rights. But what about lawyers and our struggles? Our columnist, Will Meyerhofer, explains why lawyers need non-lawyer allies, and how to get along with them.
* Robbing one dollar from a bank just so you can go to jail and receive cheap medical treatment is… well, I can’t decide if this is brilliant or depressing. Is this what our country is coming to? [Los Angeles Times] * A transgender man clerking for the Oregon Court of Appeals is suing the […]
We know that you like March Madness, but what about Fictional Lawyers Madness? Voting closes on Sunday, June 26, 2011, at 11:59 p.m., so read on to vote for your favorite character unless you want your bracket to be ruined.
* Trademarks, and textiles, and taboos, oh my! Take a look into the fabulous world of fashion law with Charles Colman of Law of Fashion. [Professionelle] * When you make stock market bets on SCOTUS outcomes, you better have a lot of money to throw around. Luckily, Ted Frank has plenty. [Point of Law] * […]