June 2011
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Bar Exams
Bar Review Diaries: Where Is My Motivation?
Are we sick of studying yet? Do you just want to get on with your life — make money, change the world, put in the hours at the office — as long as it doesn’t include more video lectures? Well, sorry. Here at the Bar Review Diaries, we are still about five weeks away from […] -
Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Rudeness
Dad v. Mean Girls
What happens when mean girls gossip about a lawyer's teenage daughter at school? They get sued, of course! Good job, dad, you've probably ensured that your daughter will spend the next half-decade ostracized by her peers. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Breasts, Women's Issues
She Wore an Itsy, Bitsy, Teeny, Weenie, Third-Degree Bust Burn Bikini...
A Long Island woman is suing the manufacturer of her bikini because its underwire allegedly gave her third-degree burns. My question is: How exactly do you sit in the sun and not notice that your boobs are on fire?
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Education / Schools, Glenn Reynolds, Job Searches, Law Schools, Student Loans
A Visual Representation of the Law School Bubble
Here at Above the Law, editor Elie Mystal likes to tell readers why they shouldn't go to law school. But why tell them, when we can just show them.... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.21.11
* The Warner Brothers legal department sure knows a quick way to cure a Hangover. The film’s tattoo copyright issue has been settled out of court. [Hollywood Reporter] * Just how much does a Las Vegas herpes infection cost these days? $5M, but only if you’re a celebrity and you’re willing to settle to keep […]
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Biglaw, Deferral Stipend, Start Dates
Firms That Are Still Deferring People Into 2012
Biglaw hiring is picking up, but deferrals are not yet a thing of the past. Proskauer is deferring some of its new blood from 2010 to 2012 (don't worry, you're still on stipend), but letting the class of 2011 start on schedule. Foley & Lardner, on the other hand, is pushing its class of 2011 back to 2012 without a stipend -- harsh. -
Deaths, Food, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.20.11
* David J. Stern, the dethroned Florida foreclosure king, will now have to go up against the Florida Bar. Too bad he can’t robo-produce all of the documents they want. [Fort Lauderdale Examiner] * Peeing on a colleague’s door might have been a great prank in college, but as a professional it’s just sad. Enjoy […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Harold Koh, Judicial Nominations, Politics, Quote of the Day, State Department
Quote of the Day: I would do anything for love Senate confirmation, but I won't do that.
One of [my handlers during my confirmation process] said, ‘You know, you might want to apologize for some of the things you wrote.’ I said to him, ‘Can we get one thing straight? I am not apologizing.’ I’ve lived the life I’ve wanted to live. I’ve said the things I’ve wanted to say. If you […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Golf, Kids, Sports
Milk, Milk, Lemonade, Around The Corner...
When I was a little kid, my cousin and I set up a produce stand in front of my grandparents’ house. Splayed out on an uneven card table, we offered a variety of bruised, battered, and misshapen produce. From an oblong cantaloupe to a nicked-up watermelon, our “stand” carried the bounty of my grandfather’s patch […] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Trendspotting
Trendspotting: Will Law School Start Decreasing The Supply of Unemployable New Lawyers?
If the American Bar Association was serious about protecting its members, it’d be trying to do something to stop the influx of market-depressing new attorneys. America might need more lawyers willing to work for next to nothing to help those who can’t currently afford legal representation, but the last thing current attorneys need is even […] -
Allen & Overy, Books, Layoffs, Magic Circle, Sexual Harassment, Unemployment
Deidre Dare Wants $$$ For Her Sexy Little Adventure Story
Deidre Dare, the expat lawyer who was terminated from Allen & Overy after writing a "sexy" e-novel, is back, and this time she's suing the firm in the Big Apple. Her claims of unfair termination didn't work in London, so now she's asking the courts for $35 million over her supervising partner's alleged sexual advances. Maybe this will help her raise money to publish her new book... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Inside Straight: Biglaw Versus In-House Interviews
Is there a difference between an interview for an in-house job and an interview for a Biglaw firm? Of course there is -- actually, according to Mark Herrmann, interviews for in-house jobs matter more than interviews for summer slots in Biglaw. Read on for advice on how to successfully tackle an interview for an in-house job... -
Biglaw, Gay, Gay Marriage, Health Care / Medicine, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law
Biglaw Perk Watch: The Gay Gross-Up Gains Traction
As many of you know, here at Above the Law we have been tracking which major law firms offer a non-salary benefit that we’ve dubbed the gay gross-up. As we’ve previously explained, quoting a memo issued by Simpson Thacher, the gay gross-up is “[a] ‘gross-up’ for employees who enroll same-sex partners in the Firm’s health […]
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Associate Advice, In-House Counsel, Small Law Firms, Sports
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Tell Them Why the Trains Are Late
As you probably know, the Boston Bruins won their first Stanley Cup since the Nixon Administration. I’m no kind of hockey fan, but as a Boston sports fan, I took a passing interest in it. Which is to say that I watched Game 7 on Wednesday. Mine was a short ride on the bandwagon. (I […] -
9th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Gender, Labor / Employment, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Frank, Ted Olson, Wal-Mart, Women's Issues
Supreme Court Rejects Nationwide Class Action Against Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart: where you can save money and live better, except if you're a woman. Yesterday, SCOTUS reversed the Ninth Circuit in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, and held that class action certification should not have been granted in this case involving claims of pay and promotion discrimination against female employees. -
B for Beauty, Gender, Lawsuit of the Day, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: Putting the 'Man' Back in Manicure
Would you like a MAN-icure? A Maryland man is suing his nail salon for $200,000 for a $1 overcharge on his manicure. His lawyer (who, in the past, sued the same nail salon as a plaintiff, for the same cause of action) is comparing his client to Rosa Parks. Seriously? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.20.11
* Because there’s nothing funny about being a political prisoner in Iran for this long, I’m going to pull a Juggalo and show you a kitten stuck in a hamster ball. [New York Times] * Lawyers on television used to be pretty bland, so I’m glad I grew up in the era of Ally McBeal’s […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.17.11
* Working in the Obama Administration is kind of like a feeder school for getting into Harvard Law School. I guess the hardest part really is getting in. [Law and More] * Strangely, I feel sorry for this victim of bike theft. The police won’t be able to help; let’s help her get her bike […] -
Crime, Federal Government, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
An Evening With Preet Bharara
What does the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York expect from the prosecutors who work for him? -
California, Job Searches, Law Schools, Litigators, Student Loans
Could Thomas Jefferson School Of Law Actually Lose?
For the most part, I’ve just been happy that the lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson School of Law, over the school’s allegedly misleading employment statistics, exists. It’s not about winning or losing; it’s about raising awareness of the disingenuous way law schools go about filling up their classes. Of course, anytime somebody says “it’s not about […]