July 2011
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Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Biglaw, California, Depositions, Lunacy, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Violence
Beverly Hills Brawl: Escape From The Deposition Room!
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Biglaw, Howrey LLP, Law Firm Names, Small Law Firms
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Small Firms with Big Names
Lawyers at small law firms need to think carefully about what to name their firms. Here are some considerations to keep in mind, from small-firm columnist Jay Shepherd.
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Admin, Advertising, Conferences / Symposia, Legal Ethics, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Legal Technology Leadership Summit: Surviving E-Discovery Nightmares
If you think lawyers can only risk sanctions for legal or ethical mistakes, think again. Judges can impose sanctions on clients and their lawyers simply for e-discovery breakdowns, even when the cause is not (yet) known. Just ask the former lawyers for Qualcomm. The Legal Technology Leadership Summit at Amelia Island, Florida, from September 6 […] -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Politics, Quote of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Rebukes Birther Queen for Abortive Attempt at Redaction
Lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz, popularly known as "Queen of the Birthers," needs to work on her redaction skills, according to a federal judge. -
Crime, Prostitution, Rape, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge Accused of Raping Prostitute Will Put Away His Gavel
A New Mexico judge who has been accused of raping a prostitute has decided to resign from the bench. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Northwestern Law Announces Its New Dean
Northwestern Law School just named its next dean. Who will attempt to fill the big shoes of David Van Zandt? -
Bar Exams, Disasters / Emergencies, Screw-Ups
Bar Exam Disasters, And It's Only Been One Day
Why is it so hard to administer the bar exam? Here are tales of woe from around the country. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.27.11
* “TWISTED Anders Breivik’s lawyer yesterday branded him a maniac who pumped himself full of drugs before slaughtering at least 76 people in his Norway rampage.” [The Sun] * American Indian tribes are still struggling to combat crime a year after federal law allowed for harsher sentences by tribal authorities. I’d make a joke here, […]
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Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: New York Law School
Last week, we solicited possible captions for the following photo, involving New York Law School: Let’s see what you came up with, and vote on the finalists…. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.26.11
* I want Congress to stop risking Armageddon with this debt ceiling thing. But our new Dealbreaker writer, Matt Levine, thinks our leaders are being crazy, crazy like a fox. [Dealbreaker] * Look, the way to deal with racial profiling is to stop racial profiling, not to prohibit companies from doing criminal background checks on […] -
9/11, Crime, Drinking, Screw-Ups, Sentencing Law
Could a Harvard Law Grad Go to Jail for Failing to Pay What He Owes?
Brian Schroeder, the Harvard Law School graduate who set fire to a memorial housing the remains of 9/11 victims, could be looking at jail time if he can't make restitution. He needs to come up with $50,000 -- ASAP. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Holidays and Seasons, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
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Bar Exams, BARBRI, Screw-Ups, Vanderbilt
Everybody Whose State Did NOT Make A Last Minute Change In Bar Exam Grading, Step Forward. Not So Fast, Tennessee.
Bar exams are underway all across this great nation. It’s an exciting time for the next crop of young lawyers (at least “exciting” in the sense that being trapped in a mall while zombies swarm around trying to eat your brains is certainly not dull). In Tennessee, where the bar exam starts tomorrow, the state […] -
Quote of the Day, State Judges
Quote of the Day: Mixing Metaphors (To Hilarious Effect)
One Kentucky judge is very, very busy -- and has a sense of humor about it. -
Asians, Boalt Hall, California, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Politics, State Judges
A Conservative's Worst Nightmare: Justice Goodwin Liu?
Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor whose nomination to the Ninth Circuit fell victim to a filibuster, is getting a nice consolation prize. Governor Jerry Brown just nominated Professor Liu to the California Supreme Court. -
Education / Schools, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Minority Issues, Racism
How Many Kids Can You Have And Still Be High-School Valedictorian?
Was an African-American girl in Arkansas denied sole-valedictorian status at her high school due to her race, or her status as a teenage mother? Her mother has filed a lawsuit against the school alleging discrimination. -
Crime, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Size Matters: Yet Another Reason To Go Solo
Thinking of going solo? It's challenging, but not impossible. Small-firm columnist Valerie Katz finds inspiration for aspiring solos from an unlikely source. -
Job Searches, Law Schools
On-Campus Interviewing: Is Anybody Coming To See 3Ls?
Ladies and gentlemen, on-campus interviewing season is upon us. Rising 2Ls are already making their way back to campus, eager to start on a process that will hopefully land them jobs. OCI isn’t how all law students get their post-graduate jobs, especially if they want to work for small law firms, but it is what […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.26.11
* Anders Breivik was denied his soapbox as yesterday’s court appearance was held in private. On a related note, Glenn Beck never disappoints. [Los Angeles Times] * California passed a law that will allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at California universities. What say you, Cheech? [CNN] * Jenner & Block made a mint […]