July 2011
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Alex Kozinski, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Crime, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Fabulosity, Harvard, Hotties, Law Schools
Imagining the Future Legal Career of Casey Anthony
One of Casey Anthony's lawyers suggests that Casey, having been exposed to the criminal justice system, might look into a legal career. We imagine what such a career might look like. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Student Loans
The Times 'Unearths' The Law School Scam, But Still Can't Explain It
The New York Times does another exposé on law schools, finding fault with some schools and their administrators. But what about the students who choose to go to these places? - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.18.11
* The arrest of Rebekah Brooks over the weekend only complicates the investigation into News Corp. phone-hacking. I like her hair. I only have one question. [Bloomberg] * What (and where) becomes of Casey Anthony now that she’s out? Y’know, F. Scott Fitzgerald once opined that “There are no second acts in American lives. But […]
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Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, New York Times, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Are You Listening, NYLS Applicants?
In these materials and in our conversations with students and applicants, we explicitly tell them that most graduates find work in small to medium firms at salaries between $35,000 and $75,000. — Richard Matasar, outgoing dean of New York Law School, quoted in a lengthy New York Times article entitled Law School Economics: Ka-Ching! (We’ll […] -
Law Schools, Rankings
'Best Standard of Living' Law Schools Have A Distinctly Southern Bias
Which law schools' graduates enjoy the best standard of living? Hint: many of them are southern. -
Linda Greenhouse, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.15.11
* Is the D.C. Circuit is okay with TSA screeners touching your junk? Professor Orin Kerr discusses an opinion handed down today. [Volokh Conspiracy] * According to his mother, Mercer Law grad Stephen McDaniel — a “person of interest” in the investigation of the death of Lauren Giddings — would like to serve on the […] -
Job Searches, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Rudeness, Technology
Dear Firms: A Rejection Letter Is Not A Marketing Opportunity
Should a law firm try to market itself to job applicants it has just rejected? Maybe not -- some rejected job-seekers can be pretty sensitive. -
Layoffs, Public Interest, Staff Layoffs, State Judges
Nationwide Layoff Watch: The Connecticut State Judiciary
Layoffs at law firms have slowed to a trickle (although we still hear the occasional rumor; email us with your tips). In the public sector, however, layoffs continue — and may even accelerate, as state governments and the federal government grapple with contentious budget issues. Today brings word of major layoffs in Connecticut. In a […] - Sponsored
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… -
Associate Bonus Watch 2010, Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Irell Announces Mid-Year Bonuses
Law firm bonus news keeps on coming. The latest windfalls are being paid out by Irell & Manella, which just announced "mid-year bonuses." -
Canada, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Pictures, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals
Quote of the Day: Words of Wisdom for Women
Here’s a cautionary tale for every woman. Never, never, never allow your husband (or anybody else) to take dirty pictures of you. The pictures could wind up on the Internet. You could be publicly humiliated. You could lose your privacy, your dignity and your career…. Lori Douglas’s only crime was to choose an unstable spouse, […] -
Defamation, Free Speech, Law Schools
Cooley Lawsuit Update: One Of The 'Cooley Four' Responds To The Law School's Complaint
One of the anonymous internet commenters who has been sued by Cooley Law School - who spent some time as a Cooley student, by the way - gives the school a piece of his mind. -
Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Lawyerly Lairs, McKee Nelson, Nauseating Things, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Pornography, Real Estate, UVA Law
Allen & Overy Partner Accused of Kiddie Porn Purveyance
A prominent capital-markets lawyer, and a former partner at several top law firms -- Allen & Overy, Bingham McCutchen, McKee Nelson, Orrick, Milbank Tweed -- has been accused by the feds of child pornography distribution. -
Gay, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.15.11
* DADT may be back on the table after yesterday’s DOJ request. For real? Whoever wants to serve our country should be able to do so. End of story. [Bloomberg] * @JoseBaez’s trial strategy in the #CaseyAnthony case was based on the opinions of Tweeps and bloggers. #knowhowiknowurdumb [Palm Beach Post] * This Emory Law […]
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Bad Ideas, Crime, Cyberlaw, Pornography, Privacy, Technology
This Lawyer Had the Worst Neighbor Ever
We’ve all had obnoxious neighbors. The stoners who play music too loud, the dysfunctional lovers who are always yelling at each other… it’s part of life. Most of us, though, have not lived next door to our own personal cyber-terrorist. Minnesota attorney Matthew Kostolnik has. His neighbor “launched a calculated campaign to terrorize his neighbors, […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.14.11
* Today, it’s been fourth months since I quit smoking. Luckily, being smoke free hasn’t dulled my sense to the point where I think busybody neighbors should be able to impinge on a man enjoying a cigarette in the privacy of his own home. See, I think it’s possible to not smoke and not be […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Summer Associate Experience Survey
Welcome back to school, summer associates –- well, not yet — but many of your summer clerkships are coming to an end. With the scent of sweet, sweet money still lingering in the air since spring bonuses were announced, Biglaw summer associate programs are roaring back to life –- or are they? Are partners partying […] -
Small Law Firms, Technology
Size Matters: Time For An Exposé
Yesterday I was at a local coffee shop around the lunch hour. I spotted a man that I think was Morgan Spurlock. I am not positive that it was him, but he had red hair and the Horseshoe mustache. It is possible that I saw Danny Bonaduce, a mustached Alfred E. Neuman, or some other […] -
Defamation, Free Speech, Law Schools
Thomas Cooley Sues A Law Firm And Four 'John Does' On the Internet
Thomas M. Cooley Law School is heading for court to protect its reputation. The school is suing a New York law firm and four anonymous "John Doe" commentators on the internet, claiming that they made false and damaging statements about Cooley's student-loan default rates and graduate employment data. -
Biglaw, Crime, Partner Issues, Tax Law, Weirdness, White-Collar Crime
Mystery Departure Solved: Ex-Kirkland Partner Hit With Federal Criminal Charges
Last fall, we wrote about prominent bankruptcy lawyer Ted Freedman's unexplained departure from Kirkland & Ellis. Now we learn that he has been indicted on federal tax-fraud charges, for allegedly hiding millions in income. -
5th Circuit, Benchslaps, Civil Rights, Ridiculousness, Texas
Benchslap of the Day: Shouldn't Cheerleaders Know How to Spell?
Judge Jerry Smith of the Fifth Circuit had some harsh words about a cheerleading-related litigation: "[T]his is nothing more than a dispute, fueled by a disgruntled cheerleader mom, over whether her daughter should have made the squad. It is a petty squabble, masquerading as a civil rights matter, that has no place in federal court or any other court."