August 2011
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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Cold Offers, No Offers, Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad
Career Center: There is Life After the 'No Offer'
It is the end of the summer and it happened: NO OFFER! Looking back at your summer you are completely caught off-guard. You kissed the right butts, you avoided grabbing the wrong butts, you chewed with your mouth closed, you only got blackout drunk twice, and you even managed to turn in a memo or […] -
California, Crime, Cyberlaw, Facebook, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Don't Mess With Your Friend's Facebook; It Might Be a Felony
When I was in college, it was not altogether uncommon for people to leave their laptops unattended with their Facebook accounts still logged in. It was not altogether uncommon for an enterprising prankster to creatively twiddle with said account. A little switch of sexual preference here, a mildly offensive profile picture there, and maybe a […] - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
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Biglaw, Summer Associates, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lawyers, You Can Sleep When You're Dead
Biglaw associates have to pull all-nighters quite frequently -- and sometimes they'll have to get by with very little sleep, for multiple nights in a row. As a young lawyer, would you consider going to sleep if your firm approved?
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Lawyer Advertising, Litigators, Litigatrix, Small Law Firms, Trials
Size Matters: Fancy Nancy Has A Message For You
Are you thinking about taking some branding advice from Fancy Nancy? Maybe you shouldn't. Small firm columnist Valerie Katz advises that you go call yourself a 'trial lawyer' as opposed to a 'litigator'.... -
Biglaw, Crime, Gay, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Real Estate, Tax Law, Weirdness, White-Collar Crime
Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell Partner Failed To Pay Taxes on Millions
Remember John J. O'Brien? Back in April 2009, we wrote about his mysterious departure from Sullivan & Cromwell, where he was a well-regarded and well-liked partner in the M&A department. Yesterday brought news that O'Brien was hit with federal tax-related charges.... -
Admin, Advertising, Conferences / Symposia, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Golf, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Legal Technology Leadership Summit: Fun in the Sun (and Some CLE Credits, Too)
If you’re a golf fan, then you should seriously consider attending the 2011 Legal Technology Leadership Summit from September 6 – 8, at Amelia Island, Florida. Attendees will have the chance to go golfing with their legal colleagues shortly after noon on Tuesday, September 6. Regardless of skill level, foursomes (comprised of 3 golfers and […] -
Contests, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls
Lawyer of the Month: July Reader Poll
July was an awesome month for lawyers. June was great for scandalous lawyers, but July has been great for straight-up star power. We’ve got some great candidates from July. We’ve got some candidates who accomplished things in the law. But only one of our Lawyer of the Month contestants is also a new mother… -
Cars, Crime, DUI / DWI, Rudeness, Texas
Law License Plates: Defenders Unite
In our last edition of the Law License Plates series, we wrote about Massholes. In this version, we're writing about a different kind of a-hole: criminal and DUI defense attorneys. It seems like defense attorneys are making straight cash, homey.... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: The Delusion Of Personal Exceptionalism
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann discusses the delusion of personal exceptionalism when it comes to Biglaw firms and the request for proposal process. When everyone sounds the same, how can you make your firm stand out? -
California, Celebrities, Kids, Morning Docket, Pornography, Robert Wone
Morning Docket: 08.04.11
* Dreamboard is a pretty sick concept for a child porn website, but pedophiles are pretty sick people. At least we busted most of them. [CNN] * The reports of a possible settlement in the Robert Wone case turned out to be true. Too bad we’ll never know the terms of the deal. [Blog of […]
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Crime, Deaths, Federalist Society, Law Schools, Murder, Nancy Grace, Police, Prisons, Violence
A Closer Look at Stephen McDaniel, Lauren Giddings, and Mercer Law School
After writing about the news that Stephen M. McDaniel, 25, had been charged with the horrific murder of Lauren Giddings, 27, a bright and beautiful recent graduate of Mercer Law, Above the Law's managing editor, David Lat, takes a closer look at this deeply disturbing case.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.03.11
* Have you ever seen the MTV Real World contract? Even though the show hasn’t been good in about a decade, the contract is fabulous. [Village Voice] * At least bankers still know how to throw an offer party. [Dealbreaker] * The homeless litigator. I guess he’ll be played by Matthew McConaughey in the movie. […] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to extend a big thanks to this week’s advertisers here on Above the Law. We are honored to have these excellent brands as our advertisers. Please show them your support: American Express Approach the Bench BarMax Buy With Me Columbia Business School Datacert Ernst & Young FTI Consulting Kinney Recruiting (sponsor of […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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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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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…
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Accounting / Accountants, Going Concern, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: If I could save just one lamb....
I recently graduated from a state school in the California State University system as a Philosophy major. My original plan was to go to law school, but I am now thinking I may want to go into accounting instead (due to the terrible job market for lawyers and the 150k debt I’d be faced with). […] -
Facebook, Small Law Firms, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: Don't Trust Your Young Associates!
Are your Millennial associates busy IM'ing, Facebooking, and streaming music while at work? Small firm columnist Jay Shepherd has some advice on what you should do.... -
Education / Schools, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Minority Issues, Racism
Lawsuit of the Day: Wigger Day Is So Not Cool
At one Minnesota high school, students were allowed to have "Wigger Day" happen on campus, and now it is getting sued. Yeah, apparently turning a blind eye while your students make fun of an entire culture is something that can get you sued.... -
Fast Food, Food, Football, Sports
A Strip Search Over a Chicken Sandwich at Georgia Tech?
All Georgia Tech alum Mary Clayton wanted to do before the football game was eat some Chick-Fil-A, so she tried to enter the stadium with a chicken sandwich in hand. And what started for Clayton as a game to remember turned into a day she'd like to forget, due to an alleged sandwich security strip search.... -
Advertising, Bar Exams, Contests, Shameless Plugs, Shopping, Shopping For Others, This Is an Ad
Looking for a Post-Bar Exam Present? Enter Our 'Approach the Bench' Giveaway!
If you took the bar exam in July, don’t you think you deserve a present? Some of you were dealing with test site disasters, of both the meteorological and technological variety, while others were busy passing out or popping out babies during the test. Above the Law wants to reward you for all of your […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Weirdness
Trou-Dropping Tom Might Lose His Law License
Earlier this year, we told you the strange tale of Thomas Walkley. A lawyer in Ohio, Walkley founded and runs Cafe 41:11, a coffeeshop for at-risk youth. Back in January, Walkley was accused of exposing himself to two teenage boys who applied to work at the cafe. Walkley admitted showing his junk to the teens, […] -
Food, Jury Duty
New Way To Get Out of Jury Duty: Order Lots and Lots of Food
Yes, they have laws in tropical paradises in the Caribbean. And trials. And sometimes those trials requires a jury of peers to sit in judgment. But it turns out that island jurors are no more happy to be locked inside in a boring courtroom than we are here on the mainland. Apparently, one jury in […]