Career Center: Conducting a Stealth Job Search (Part 1)
How can lawyers conduct stealth job searches without their current employers finding out? Here are some tips.
From Biglaw to Boutique: Beyond the Math
If you're currently working for a big law firm, should you start your own firm to make more money? Well, not so fast....
Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster
Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.
ATL Readers: Obamacare Is Either ‘Clearly Constitutional’ Or ‘The Birth of Tyranny’
What do Above the Law readers think about Obamacare?
Knock It Off: Gucci Wages Trademark War Against Guess
Gucci faced off against Guess in federal court for the first time yesterday. Did anything interesting happen in court?
Lawsuit of the Day: McDonald’s Turned Me Into a Hooker
Oral sex hasn’t made it to the Dollar Menu just yet. Instead, we have news of a woman who’s filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s, alleging that the billion-dollar burger bordello played a part in turning her into a prostitute....
Law School Contemplates Offering Dumbest LL.M. Ever
Law school reaches a new level of uselessness....
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Inside Straight: What’s The Difference Between A Lawyer And A Doctor?
What's the difference between a lawyer and a doctor? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains.
Morning Docket: 03.29.12
* If Obamacare gets struck down, do you think insurance companies will allow children to remain on their parents’ plans until age 26? My Magic 8-Ball says: “Outlook not so good.” [Wall Street Journal] * There’s no crying in baseball bankruptcy sales! Which Biglaw firms hit a home run for playing a part in the […]
Larry Kramer Is Stepping Down as Dean of Stanford Law School
Dean Larry Kramer of Stanford Law is stepping down at the end of the summer. What will he be doing next?
Above the Law’s Fourth Annual Law Revue Video Contest: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
It's the moment you've all been waiting for: we're now accepting nominations for Above the Law's fourth annual Law Revue Video Contest!
What Biglaw Can Learn From Personal Injury Firms
How a former insurance agent built a Houston injury practice around systems, empathy, and disciplined advocacy.
Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.12
* A warning label for law school: hey, why not? [Tax Prof Blog] * What are the laws of the world’s smallest nation? [Ars Technica] * If we end up with no health care reform, do we have right-wing bloggers to blame? [The Atlantic] * Speaking of the Obamacare arguments, would a simpler approach have worked for Don Verrilli in front of SCOTUS? [Recess Appointments] * A new law school on Daytona Beach? Well, I’m sure that school will attract a lot of “talent.” [Daytona Beach News-Journal] * Professors Miriam Cherry and Paul Secunda ask: Are law review submissions like the Hunger Games? [SSRN] * Are professors working hard or hardly working? [Adjunct Law Prof Blog] * Global warming creates jobs? [Slate]
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Musical Chairs: From Patton Boggs Partner to Brooklyn Law School Dean
Going from a law firm partnership to a law school deanship is an unusual move. What’s behind Nick Allard’s career shift?
Quote of the Day: Shot Through the Heart / And Congress Is to Blame / You Give Obamacare a Bad Name
Justice Antonin Scalia weighs in on Obamacare during today's oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Why the F*** Was This High School Student Expelled for Tweeting the F-Word?
An Indiana high school student was expelled for a 2:30 a.m tweet from his home -- a tweet that was simply a juvenile exploration on the word “f***." You have to be f***ing kidding me.…