When Republicans start asking an organization to make more use of its regulatory authority, you know that organization has grossly failed its mandate. We've documented the pressure Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has been putting on the ABA. Yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) decided to join the party.
* Tot Mom’s mom won’t face perjury charges after all. Too bad, because at this point, convicting any C. Anthony for something related to Caylee’s death would be a win for Florida prosecutors. [CNN] * Facebook connects you with the people around you, including federal law enforcement agencies. And there’s no way to adjust your […]
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier! And by “Frazier,” clearly I mean Lionel Hutz. From my perspective, Lionel Hutz losing in the semifinal round was a huge upset. I don’t want to take anything away from Jack McCoy — whose face is probably next to the word “lawyer” in the dictionary for a generation of […]
* TLC’s Sister Wives are challenging Utah’s bigamy laws. More power to these polygamist people, especially the men. They deserve some credit for tolerating a handful of wives. [Jonathan Turley] * Screw law students, we need to keep our professors employed. This is definitely the most important thing the ABA needs to worry about right […]
The world of large law firms isn't all about prestige and pay. Associate satisfaction: that's the driving force behind another important set of rankings, Vault's just-released "Best Law Firms to Work For" list. Want to see which firms made the cut for Vault's Top Ten?
Well, we are just two weeks away. The bar exam looms. Our columnists have given up discussing country life and making fake advice lists. They are putting their noses to their respective grindstones. This week at the Bar Review Diaries, we hear some crowd-sourced opinions about studying for the bar, we learn the secret to […]
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Traditionally, if your employer is going to make you go to a mandatory retreat, then the employer is going to cover the hotel and airfare of the employees. That's just how corporate America works. But associates at one midsize firm seem to be getting the short end of the stick: their firm is apparently forcing them to attend a two-night retreat, but is only paying for a one-night stay in their hotel rooms.
I consider myself to be pretty fashionable. Indeed, I (like so many others) pray to the patron saint of fashion, the Duchess of Cambridge. I am well versed in the laws of fashion. For example: 1. Thou shalt not wear a romper after age 22. 2. Thou shalt wear white any season. 3. Khakis are […]
When a law school apparently replaces almost all of its admissions staff, it's problematic. When we reached out to the school, we were given a quick "no comment," but our readers certainly weren't short on comments, and we now believe we know more about what might have happened in upstate New York.
In this week’s Career Center Summer Associate Tips Series, Lateral Link’s Frank Kimball, an expert recruiter and former Biglaw hiring partner, demystifies the process of receiving feedback as a summer associate. As a law student, you may ask yourself: “What is it about attorneys and their inability to provide quality feedback in a reasonable amount […]
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A week and a half ago, we told you about the death of a Mercer Law student. The student has now been officially identified as Lauren Giddings, a recent Mercer Law graduate who was back in Macon studying for the bar. We have an update from Macon: our sources are telling us that the police have two persons of interest, but law students are still being questioned.
In Above the Law’s last film review, we spoke about Hot Coffee, a documentary film about the evils of tort reform in America. The film, which received rave reviews from publications like the New York Times and the Washington Post, was produced by former trial lawyer Susan Saladoff. Now, just two weeks later, InJustice, a […]
* A Casey Anthony video may be released, but it’s not the pornucopia that the male public is hoping for. I hope Nancy Grace did Kegels this weekend, because she’s about to have another cow. [ABC News] * First comes love, then comes gay marriage, then comes the best dressed and most fashionable baby ever […]
At One First Street, home of the Supreme Court of the United States (aka "SCOTUS"), clerk classes are transitioning. July is when outgoing Supreme Court clerks leave the marble palace -- do pass go, do collect a $250,000 signing bonus -- and their replacements arrive. Interested in having a look at July's update on Supreme Court law clerk hiring?
* Wait, having your boss walk in screaming “Penis, Penis, Penis” doesn’t happen in every place of business? [Jezebel] * Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s case has been adjourned until August. [Thomson Reuters] * Yeah, well I told the phone what to do, so maybe I’m the “smart” one, and the phone has just gotten better at listening […]