March 2012
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Airplanes / Aviation, Biglaw, Breasts, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Fashion, Law Schools, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, Nina Totenberg, Partner Issues, Wall Street Journal, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.19.12
* With 269 partners to go, Dewey need to start panicking yet? Twelve additional partners, including practice group leaders, have jumped ship, bringing the grand total of partner-level defectors to 31 since January. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Late-breaking news: law schools’ numbers still don’t add up. The New York Times has already said its piece on the problem with law schools, so the Wall Street Journal decided that it was time to chime in again. [Wall Street Journal]
* Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the man accused of going on an Afghan killing spree, will be represented by Ted Bundy’s lawyer. In the court of public opinion, that’s equivalent to pleading guilty. [Bloomberg]
* “I have had it with these motherf**king snakes breastfeeding women on this motherf**king plane!” A mother has settled a lawsuit with her airline over being kicked off a plane for nursing her child. [Businessweek]
* Here’s a fashion tip for law firm staff: you wear orange shirts in prison, not at the office. Think twice next time before you wear that color to work, because you might get fired like these folks in Florida. [Sun-Sentinel]
* Let’s face it, there is no escape from the law, not even in your free time (if that even exists). That being said, here’s a lawyerly crossword puzzle, inspired by Nina Totenberg’s reporting on legal affairs. Have fun! [NPR]
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Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Videos, YouTube
Clarence Thomas for President in 2012?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.12
* This guy is the Bonobo_Bro of prosecutors. [New Orleans Times-Picayune] * The superintendent at my high school used to cheat on her exams all the time. It was no big deal. [Legal Juice] * Many of our readers can probably appreciate this tutorial on the art of the screw you guys, I’m outta here […]
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Money, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Wall Street Journal
Quote of the Day: 1% Problems!
What are former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners whining about in the news? 1% problems! -
Charlotte, Crime, Deaths
New Interviews Might Help the Charlotte Law 2L Charged with Murder
Kenan Gay's lawyers start to tell a different story about the man Gay allegedly pushed into traffic. -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Patents
Benchslap of the Day: Why, I Oughta!
There is no better way to head into the weekend feeling good about yourself than with a little bit of schadenfreude. To that end, we have a nice, swift benchslap to the pants from a federal court in California. Even more fun, the receiving attorneys work for a Biglaw firm.... -
Biglaw, Contests, Gay, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Violence
Lawyer of the Month: February Reader Poll
Last month, we saw some wacky antics from judges and former Biglaw associates, and some lawyering that has the potential to rock the world of legal education for the rest of time. Let’s check out our Lawyer of the Month nominees for February.... -
In-House Counsel
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Deaths, Education / Schools, Privacy, Trials
BREAKING: Verdict in the Dharun Ravi Case
Dharun Ravi has been charged with a number of counts of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation because of the events surrounding Clementi's suicide. On March 16, the jury reached its verdict.... -
California, Gender, Gloria Allred, Hotties, Television
Legal Forecast: Gloria Allred Sues Over Sexy Weather Babes
Gloria Allred's latest client, a weatherman, believes that a record heatwave over his competitions' Grand Tetons is the cause of his unemployment. In simpler terms, Allred's client is suing because he is not an "attractive young female".... -
Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: NYU Law Buys Another $3 Million Faculty Condo
Check out the $3.6 million apartment, located in the magnificent prewar condominium at 845 West End Avenue, that NYU Law School just added to its collection of fabulous faculty housing.... -
Basketball, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, John Edwards, Law Schools, Layoffs, Lunacy, Morning Docket, Murder, Sentencing Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 03.16.12
* While “Dewey remains a great firm with terrific lawyers” for the time being, check back in after five percent of the firm’s attorneys have been laid off. Then tell us how great and terrific things are, we dare you. [DealBook / New York Times]
* The University of St. Thomas School of Law really “take[s] data accuracy very seriously.” That’s why the employed at graduation rate the school reported to U.S. News was off by 47.7%, right? [National Law Journal]
* John Edwards has a judge’s permission to use Rielle Hunter’s lawyers at his campaign finance trial. Mmm, there’s nothing like getting some legal sloppy seconds from your former mistress. [Bloomberg]
* After two days of deliberations, jurors in the Dharun Ravi privacy trial still haven’t reached a verdict. Just think, if he had taken the plea, he wouldn’t be worrying as much about deportation right now. [New York Post]
* If Hemy Neuman’s delusions about Olivia Newton-John were about getting physical, instead of getting murderous, maybe he wouldn’t have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [CNN]
* It’s the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness! Are NCAA bracket pools legal in your office? It depends. Either way, all I know is that I’ll be betting on Lehigh. Go Mountain Hawks! [Businessweek]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law Schools
Elite Law Schools Are Suffering the Consequences From Their Lack of Credibility
Most people and institutions jealously guard their credibility, but as a couple of elite law schools are learning this week, right now their word and credibility carries significantly less weight than the New York Post’s….
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.15.12
* DLA Piper goes to a one-tier partnership system where everybody gets equity. Finally partners at DLA Beauxbatons will be held in the same esteem as partners from DLA San Andreas. [Legal Week] * If you’re friends with the Manhattan DA and have been frequenting Upper East Side whorehouses, you might want to put in […] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Biglaw, Blind Item, Partner Issues, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sex Scandals
Biglaw Blind Item: Making (It With A) Partner
We begin this Biglaw blind item with a fairly familiar setup: a partner sleeping with an associate. Shocking, right? Well, let's add a few elements to the mix.... -
Boutique Law Firms, Legal Research, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: A Moment of Truth
The changing market invites, if not demands, lawyers to offer concessions for clients. Happily, many of the concessions have relatively little impact on the firm’s bottom line, but can garner significant goodwill with clients. For example.... -
Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools
Another Law School Flummoxed By the Sun
Sometimes, the appearance of the hot sun itself can throw your average law school administration for a loop. Hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for tuition does not buy you a classroom with adaptable climate control! -
Advertising, Career Center, Email Scandals, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Four Bad Work Habits You Should Break
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2nd Circuit, Benchslaps, Citigroup, Federal Judges, Jed Rakoff, Quote of the Day, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Benchslap of the Day: Second Circuit Rebukes Rakoff
What did the Second Circuit have to say about Judge Jed Rakoff's rejection of the SEC's settlement with Citigroup? Let's say they're not huge fans of his legal analysis.