October 2011
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In-House Counsel, Parties
Moonlighting: Stop Having Fun at the Company’s Socials
Does your company hold employee “social events”? These range from bigger events like town halls, summer picnics, and holiday parties, to smaller, more intimate socials like Friday afternoon ice cream sundae breaks, cubicle-decorating contests, and themed get-togethers. They all have the same goals — encourage a team atmosphere, help boost morale, and announce company information. […] -
Biglaw, Football, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Nude Dancing, Pornography, Rape
Morning Docket: 10.28.11
* Ira Schacter’s lawyer on his client’s propensity to give out rings worth more than $200K: “He’s just a generous guy.” No, he’s just a Biglaw partner. [The Careerist] * From Russia Israel with Love: Emory Law student Ilan Grapel has been released from Egypt and will be arriving back in the U.S. today. Welcome […]
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California, Free Speech, Police, Videos, Violence
Madness and Tear Gas in Oakland; Lawyers Join the Fray
It has been a strange couple of days. I woke up on Tuesday at 5:30 a.m. to finish some writing. It was still dark, but I heard several helicopters buzzing near my house. I checked Twitter and discovered several hundred police officers were clearing out the Occupy Oakland tent city a few miles away. I […]
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Bankruptcy, Non-Sequiturs, Student Loans, Wal-Mart
Non-Sequiturs: 10.27.11
* A tipster says: “The worst thing about the Blackberry outage was having to admit to your clients that you still use a Blackberry.” [Venture Beat] * Two words: donkey hooker. [The Legal Satyricon] * Glenn Reynolds has, like, the answer to how we should handle student debts in bankruptcy. [Instapundit via The Volokh Conspiracy] […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Trick or Treat
Halloween holds a special place for small-firm attorneys. Why? Because small firms permit, even encourage, their attorneys to dress up for All Hallows Eve. So, with only a few days left before the big day, Valerie Katz offers you her tips on how to dress up at your small firm.... -
Paul Clement, Politics, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Hey, Conservatives Are Nice People Too!
He has really run the table of conservative causes. Paul is such a good advocate and such a cheerful friend that it’s easy to forget how conservative he is. — Walter Dellinger, former acting Solicitor General during the Clinton Administration, commenting to the New York Times about Paul Clement, former Solicitor General during the Bush […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Career Services to Alumni: 'For the Love of God, Please Hire Our Graduates'
We've been talking lately about career services officers who don't seem to know, or just plain deny, that it's their job to find jobs for law students. Apparently one career services official has taken our words of wisdom to heart. At least this guy is trying to find jobs for graduates.... -
Advertising, Akin Gump, Biglaw, Career Center, Chadbourne & Parke, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center Survey Results: Top Partners to Work For – Washington, D.C. (Part 1)
Today we head into the nation’s capital to bring you six of the best partners to work for as chosen by our readers. These partners go above and beyond the call of duty, and do so while working at some of the finest law firms: Akin Gump, SNR Denton, Hogan Lovells, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, […] - Sponsored
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Bar Exams
Massachusetts Bar Results Are Up, and We Have a Great Story of Success
As many of you know, the results for the July administration of the Massachusetts bar exam are available. Test takers started finding out Wednesday night, and you can check for yourself on the Commonwealth Board of Bar Examiners website. Congratulations to all those who passed. Let's talk about the joy and exhilaration of passing this bad boy.... -
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Outsourcing, Staff Layoffs
The Growing Trend of Staff Layoffs: Fulbright and Goodwin Announce Cuts
Over the summer, we wondered: what can law firms do to prepare for a possible double-dip recession? One obvious answer: firms can “right-size” themselves, by making sure that they are as lean and as mean as they can be. And this seems to be what has been happening over the past few months. We haven’t […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Kids, Litigators
Inside Straight: Things My Son Said
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann reflects on some of the things he's discussed with his son about the law as he's grown older. Unsurprisingly, Mark's son is now in medical school.... -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Texas
NALP 'Buying Power' Index Says Everything Is Bigger in Texas
The National Association for Law Placement has produced an extremely useful chart for people trying to figure out where to start their Biglaw careers. They've listed the cities that give you the most bang for your buck if you land a high paying Biglaw job. And boy, are New York City associates going to feel stupid....
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Airplanes / Aviation, Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Bernie Madoff, Howrey LLP, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Rod Blagojevich, Suicide
Morning Docket: 10.27.11
* Like many of the victims of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, he and his wife contemplated suicide, too. But come on, why bother? Was career suicide just not good enough? [New York Times] * For Sale: One Illinois law license at discount price! Hasn’t been used in 15 years — almost like new. Slightly tarnished. […]
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Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Fat People, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Rape
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.11
* Leah Ward Sears, who shows up on SCOTUS shortlists, wants to impose a mandatory waiting period… on divorces. It’d be interesting to live in a country where you had to wait for a year to get rid of your spouse, but not to buy a gun. [Slate] * Speaking of marriage…. Tara Reid was […] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Biglaw, Gay, Gay Marriage, Health Care / Medicine, Ho-Love, Money, Munger Tolles & Olson, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Tax Law
Biglaw Perk Watch: Has the Gay Gross-Up Hit the Tipping Point?
It’s late October, so Biglaw bonus news could drop any day now. In 2010, Cravath didn’t kick off the season until November 22. But back in 2009, Cravath announced bonuses on November 2. And in 2007 — yes, the glory days, before the Great Recession — Cravath announced bonuses, regular and “special,” on October 29. […] -
Animal Law, Constitutional Law
PETA's Animal Slavery Constitutional Test Case Is Just Stupid
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has launched a lawsuit claiming that animals, namely Orcas (a.k.a. Killer Whales), should be protected under the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution which outlaws slavery. You know you are in trouble when you are filing lawsuits inspired by songs from Michael Jackson.... -
Enron, Law Professors, Music, Rap, Sarbanes-Oxley / Sarbox / SOX
Because Sometimes You Just Need to Rap About the Law
It’s the end of October, and you know what that means: law school finals are lurking. As law students begin to hunker down and make sweet, sweet love to their outlines and flashcards, others are busy thinking up more clever ways to study the same materials. Visual learners think that drawing pictures will help them […] -
Job Searches, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Zombies Can Do Document Review Too
Lawyers, journalists, investment bankers — they are liabilities, not leaders, in the zombie-infested world…. In the zombie apocalypse, your J.D. is worthless — which is actually not so different from the real world of recent years. — Torie Bosch, in a thought-provoking Slate article entitled First, Eat All the Lawyers, arguing that the boom in […]