October 2011
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.11
* This guy suggests that all the Occupy Wall Street people go to law school. Put another way, this guys suggests the single dumbest thing I’ve heard over the course of these entire protests. These people want to be in less debt, not more. I’m putting this in Non-Sequiturs because if I had to write […] -
Contests, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, Sex, Sex Scandals
September Lawyer of the Month: You Like It Rough
In an installment of our Lawyer of the Month contest in which our candidates brought you sex, violence, and stupidity, we were hardly surprised that our readers chose one of our sexier competitors as the winner. But which one? Apparently, our readers like it rough. But not too rough. Take a look at September’s Lawyer […] - Sponsored
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American Bar Association / ABA, Election 2012, Law Schools, Politics, Student Loans
Another Senator Wants to Hop on the Occupy the ABA Bandwagon
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), come on down! Okay, I’m sure Senator Coburn wouldn’t put it this way, but you can count him as the latest Senate member who has joined the fight for something that the Occupy Wall Street people should really care about. He wants there to be more transparency when it comes to […]
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Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: Please Try To Be Less Boring
The latest Chicago pairing involved two lawyers in their 20s. Asked why he agreed to be set up by a random legal blogger, our male lawyer, who described himself as "kinetic, adventurous, and faux-angsty," said, "regardless of the outcome, it'll probably be a good story, which is generally the important thing." He asked to be set up with someone "outgoing and hilarious." Our female lawyer volunteered that she has "HUGE brains." That seemed like a decent match. It wasn't.... -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, UVA Law
Recent Bar Exam Results: Open ThreadPennsylvania, Virginia -- any others?
Today, we have news that both Virginia and Pennsyltucky Pennsylvania have released the results of the July 2011 bar exam. Our congratulations go out to everyone who passed. And for those who didn’t, better luck next time (but on the upside, it’s Friday, so it wouldn’t be completely inappropriate for you to drink yourself into […] -
Books, Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians
Caption Contest Finalists: Ugh, Our Library Is Such a Dump
Earlier this week, we asked readers to submit possible captions for this trashy photo: Let’s have a look at what our readers were able to come up with, and then vote on the finalists…. -
Blind Item, English Grammar and Usage, Federal Judges, Harvard Law Review, Reader Polls, Richard Posner
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Split Infinitives
In an event Lat did a few years ago at the University of Chicago with Judge Richard Posner, Judge Posner tossed out a delicious little blind item. He mentioned a federal judge in Chicago who would fire law clerks for what she viewed as a very grave offense: splitting infinitives in written work product. But is splitting infinitives really such a crime? -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Student Loans
A Picture of How the Student Loan Industry Took Advantage of You
Today, we have a great infographic that explains the student loan "racket." Government secured loans, collection agency premiums, non-dischargable debts through bankruptcy -- this graphic has everything. Let's check out the graphic.... - Sponsored
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Contracts, In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: Feeling the Kumbaya (Part II)
In Feeling the Kumbaya (Part I), we looked at how different the perspectives of business clients and in-house lawyers can be. Below are a few techniques that have helped me and my clients to feel the Kumbaya for each other (or at least have helped them to not think I’m only a total loser who […] -
Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Election 2012, Food, Insider Trading, iPhone, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.14.11
* Members of the Occupy Wall Street brigade were allowed to continue to be dirty hippies living in a park without toilets this morning. So fresh and so clean! OMG, yippee! [Wall Street Journal] * French prosecutors have dropped another yet another rape charge lodged against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Seriously? It looks like nothing sticks to […]
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Bad Ideas, Breasts, Dubious Defenses, Holy Crap, Nude Dancing, You Go Girl
The Naked Truth Always Comes Out in Court (But Not Like This)
Holly Van Voast has grinned and bared it all -- in Times Square, on the Staten Island Ferry, and most recently, in the middle of Grand Central Station. One of these public displays of middle-aged nudity landed her in Midtown Community Court last week, where the naked truth was revealed. WARNING: This post contains a photo of a topless Van Voast -- tastefully redacted, of course.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.10
* If I tell you a check “cleared,” do you know what I’m talking about? No, you don’t. According to bankers, you have no freaking idea what I just said. Mwahahaha. Pick up the pieces of your mind, ’cause I just blew it. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * Finally, we have two lesbians […] -
Immigration, Law Firm Names, Lawyer Advertising, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Mr. Small
Sometimes, the name chosen by your parents guarantees that you will be a success. The luckiest of all, for our purposes at least, are those chosen few with the last name Small. First, you are guaranteed to come up on a Google search for "small law firm." Second, your name says it all. How much clearer can you get than Mr. Small's Small Firm? And you can have fun with marketing, too....
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Cars, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Guns / Firearms
Drinking, Driving, and Packing
Maybe we should look at this as a grand test of the “theory” of evolution via natural selection. Eventually, over the course of hundreds of thousands or millions of years, the gun nuts should really die out, while those who favor sensible gun regulation will live and procreate and prosper. But then again, maybe this […] -
Advertising, Career Center, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Litigators, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Hot Practice Areas in the In-House Legal Market
Hiring of attorneys by corporate legal departments has picked up in recent months. As companies became more cost-conscious during the recession, they began reducing legal expenditures by keeping more legal work in-house and relying less on outside counsel with their high billing rates. This has resulted in an increased workload, and thus a need for […] -
California, Cyberlaw, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Facebook, Privacy, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Did Facebook Illegally Wiretap 150 Million People? Maybe! Probably Not
A new lawsuit, filed by an average Facebook user, claims a class of 150 million people, and damages of hundreds or thousands of dollars per class member. It's almost like there's no privacy anywhere anymore! (We're kidding, of course: Privacy completely disappeared years ago.) Exactly what heinous offense has Facebook supposedly committed? We're so glad you asked.... -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Student Loans
Law School Dean/Martyr Did Not Lose His Job In Vain
You might remember the story of brave Philip Closius. He is the former dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law. He gets to be called “brave” because he went down fighting for the financial security of his students and future UB Law students in the face of another university president who treated the […] -
California, Craigslist, Reality TV, Television
Who Uses An AOL Email To Cast A Lawyer Reality Show?
For the sake of Bravo, of reality television, of the legal profession in general, Elie hopes this Craigslist ad is fake. Because if it's not, that means that Bravo is putting together a pilot for some kind of Beverly Hills-based, female-lawyer reality show, and the network is casting it on Craigslist through somebody who so has his finger on the pulse of whatever that he's still using an AOL email address. Hey, calm down L.A. ladies, he'll give you the damn email address in two seconds.... -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: Lost In Translation
In-house counsel columnist Mark Herrmann is begging for help here: If you have global responsibilities and are routinely dealing with documents created in languages that you don't speak, how do you assess outside counsel's skill at communicating? -
Crime, Insider Trading, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Raj Rajaratnam Gets Sentenced
Find out how much he got over at our sister site, Dealbreaker. Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of Raj Rajaratnam