September 2011
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.30.11
* Is this sexual harassment? Since when is deepthroating a popsicle sexual harassment? Looks like a case for the Association of Finnish Lawyers. [Copyranter] * If Sarah Palin wants to sue somebody, it should be Michele Bachmann for copyright infringement. [The Legal Satyricon] * Hey guys, next time you shoot a gay porn video, you […] -
Biglaw, Facebook, Job Searches, Law Schools
Best Way to Brag About an Offer: Just Lay It Out And Bask In Your Own Glory
For the millennials, bragging comes so naturally they don't even realize when they're doing it. It's like their biological imperatives are to survive, reproduce, and post evidence of it on Facebook. But just because somebody is bragging doesn't mean you have to care. For instance, last week we had a kid bragging about getting an offer from a particular Biglaw firm.... - Sponsored
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Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Money, Pictures
Caption Contest Winner: Money to Burn?
Last week, we asked our readers to submit possible captions for this photo: Earlier this week, you voted on the finalists. We should probably announce the winner before another George Mason Law student finances his education with “charitable” donations….
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Guns / Firearms
Breaking: Georgetown Law Campus On Lockdown
News and tips trickled in on Friday about the Georgetown University Law Center campus being put on lockdown because of an armed man on campus. What happened, and was the armed man ever apprehended? -
English Grammar and Usage, John Roberts, Reader Polls, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Grammer Pole of the Weak: The Case of That v. Which
In last week's edition of Grammer Pole of the Weak, we turned to an issue of grammar with some stylistic flair that was brought to our attention by another member of SCOTUS, Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts isn't a fan of the word "which" when used in legal writing. He much prefers use of the word "that".... -
Admin, Announcements, Fabulosity, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Welcome to the In-House Wonderland
Welcome to the inaugural installment of Moonlighting, a column for in-house lawyers by our newest writer, Susan Moon. Susan's column will appear on Fridays. Come one, come all, to this paradise we call The In-house Wonderland.... -
Harvard, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Brand New Racist Blog From Harvard Law Student
If you go to Harvard Law School, there is really no kind of ignorant, racist statement you can make that somebody in the legal community won't defend. Don't believe me? Get back to me in three years when we see what happens to the self-styled "Harvard Law Caveman" who woke up two weeks ago and decided it'd be a fabulous idea to start a racist blog.... -
9th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Banking Law, Crime, Department of Justice, Fat People, Health Care / Medicine, Insider Trading, Military / Military Law, Money, Morning Docket, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 09.30.11
* Now that DADT has been repealed, the Ninth Circuit has tossed the Log Cabin Republicans case. How does that Paula Abdul song go? Two steps forward, two steps back? [Los Angeles Times] * Is this a new way of protecting taxpayers? In early 2012, Bank of America is going to start charging $5 a […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.29.11
* You realize that if the general public could kill all the lawyers and replace them with robots, they’d do it in a second. [Slate] * Dear career women: choice is an illusion. [The Careerist] * Moms can’t complain without being sued for defamation? [Overlawyered] * Why be small enough to fail when you can […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Holland & Knight, Money
Holland & Knight Gives Out Fall Bonuses -- Mainly Because They Didn't Get the Memo Last Spring
File this under the category of “better late than never.” Holland & Knight never adopted spring bonuses like other Biglaw firms. Why? Who knows. The firm didn’t want to play ball. Whatever. Now the firm wants to put a little extra money into the pockets of Holland & Knight associates. Today, sources tell us that […] -
Constitutional Law, Craigslist, Crime, Facebook, Police, Rank Stupidity, Technology
You Want to Click That Mouse? Bite Me, Get a Warrant!
Before we get to the meat of this story, let’s quickly state the obvious: if you plan to commit a violent crime, you probably should not post details about it on Facebook or Craigslist. If you simply must tell the Interwebs of your devious agenda, it’s probably best to close the incriminating window ASAP, so […] -
Law Schools
Are The 1Ls Actually Dumber This Year?
At first blush, it seems like an impossibly sweeping question. Could the entire class of first year law students this year be somehow less intelligent than previous classes of 1Ls? The short answer is no. They can't be. It can't be possible that the national collection of new law students is any more or less able than the classes immediately preceding them. That just wouldn't make sense. And yet... -
Advertising, Associate Advice, Biglaw, Career Center, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Memo to New Associates - Welcome to Your Legal Career!
In today’s Career Center Tips Series, Lateral Link’s Frank Kimball, legal recruiter and former hiring partner, discusses the challenges that new attorneys face in today’s world. No matter what the differences will be a decade from now, it is safe to say that young lawyers will always have similar personal and professional concerns as they […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Lovells, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The Biggest Law Firms in the World: Meet the Global 100
Say hello to the Global 100 for 2011. This is the American Lawyer's list of the world's 100 largest law firms, ranked by total revenue. Lawyers are a competitive lot. So you're probably less interested in the overall figures than in how different firms fared in the rankings.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Law Schools
Illinois Law Restates Its Numbers: The Deception is Deeper Than We Thought
The University of Illinois College of Law has had to restate the LSAT scores and GPAs of its admitted students for the last three years. If you've been following the story, you know that Illinois Law had previously admitted that it misstated admissions data for a year. Some of you really want to talk about how Illinois has been lying all this time. It's like some of you think that the ABA is actually going to do something to punish Illinois.... -
Crime, D. Marvin Jones, Law Professors, Law Schools, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Miami Criminal Law Professor Accused of Prostitution-Related Offense -- Again
In October 2007, Professor D. Marvin Jones of the University of Miami School of Law was hit with a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute. We found it interesting that a criminal procedure professor was charged with, well, violating the criminal law. We bestowed Lawyer of the Day honors upon Professor Jones. Well, it seems that Professor Jones is back. Multiple University of Miami law school sources have alerted us to a new charge against him.... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Inside Straight: The Rule of Equal Dignity
Years ago, I saw a memo written by a law firm partner who was renowned for mistreating junior partners, associates, staff, and lost children who wandered in the front door looking for their parents. But this memo showed a whole different personality. The memo was directed to a practice leader who had solicited comments about […] -
Baseball, Bernie Madoff, Disability Law, Fat People, FTC, Immigration, Movies, Shoes, Texas
Morning Docket: 09.29.11
* Sorry Missouri, but your reign as the “Show Me” state is over. Thanks to its immigration law, Alabama is going to be taking over as the “Show Me Your Papers” state. [CNN] * Time to review the footage. Irving Picard stands to lose the game for the Investors if he can’t get an instant […] -
Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Job Searches, Rudeness, Summer Associates
Best Way To Brag About An Offer: Now With Pictures
Last week, we told you the story about a University of Chicago Law School student who received an offer and found a charitable way of bragging about it to his friends. Our next installment of law student puffery involves photos, which is always fun. But in truth we can't be totally sure if this guy is bragging about getting an offer. Given the firm the kid is bragging about, he might just be happy to be there.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.11
* Wait, you mean you didn’t think a big giraffe who spells his ‘R’s backwards was a threat to America? [TPM] * Illinois Law admits it’s been lying about its students LSAT scores for a long time. In other news, water is wet. [Tax Prof Blog] * Wait, you mean that the tactics employed by […]