April 2012
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Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Law Professor of the Day: Don't Stand So Close to Me
All is fair in love and war… except for stalking... -
Bail, Crime, Murder, Quote of the Day, Trials
Quote of the Day: It's Too Late to Apologize
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Asians, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs, Rankings, U.S. News
Musical Chairs: Dean Chen To Step Down at Louisville Law
Dean Jim Chen is stepping down at the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law. What prompted the move, and what will he be doing next?
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Tax Law
Dewey Have Enough Money To Use FedEx?(Plus more potential defections, and bankruptcy planning.)
Is it true that FedEx is banned at Dewey? Which D&L partners might be heading for the door next? And what's all this talk about bankruptcy protection? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans, U.S. News, Unemployment
Open Thread: 2013 U.S. News Law School Rankings (The Second Tier)
The latest U.S. News law school rankings are out, and you know what that means. It’s time to allow students and alumni to weigh in on their law school and their brand new rank. -
Bail, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Fast Food, Food, Insider Trading, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Pornography, Prostitution, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 04.20.12
* George Zimmerman will appear before Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. today to request bail. What kind of evidence will the prosecutor have to present for bond to be denied? [Miami Herald]
* Should prostitution be legalized? 70% of our readers think it should be (and not just because it’d mean they’d be employed nine months after graduation). But let’s get some more input from others on this topic. [Room for Debate / New York Times]
* “Bring me Solo and the Wookiee. They will all suffer for this outrage.” Rajabba the Hut seems to have had a second Goldman Sachs tipper. Say hello to Rajat Gupta, who has pleaded not guilty. [Bloomberg]
* Counsel in the Gucci v. Guess trademark case wrapped up their closing arguments in court yesterday. It’s generally not a good thing when the judge interrupts you to question your late filing. [Businessweek]
* Uh, apparently there’s a legal battle concerning intellectual property having to do with a Three Stooges porn parody. I personally shudder to think of how Curly is portrayed. [Hollywood, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter]
* After taking a blow from that fake beef lawsuit, Taco Bell’s sales are up thanks to its Doritos taco. Because getting your fingers covered in orange crap totally makes up for the “taco meat filling.” [Washington Post]
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2nd Circuit, Deaths, ERISA, Insurance, Masturbation, Sex
A Self-Abuse of Discretion?(Or: The most interesting ERISA opinion ever.)
A recent Second Circuit opinion raises a salacious legal issue.... -
Education / Schools, Insider Trading, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Non-Sequiturs, Religion, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 04.19.12
* In America, secret agents drive awesome spy cars. In Soviet Russia, awesome cars spy on you. Actually, cars spy on Americans, too. [Not so Private Parts/Forbes] * An accused inside trader used his ill-gotten gains to buy a jet, four houses, and an island help the homeless. The government is still prosecuting him. Sir, with all due respect, you are doing it wrong. [Dealbreaker] * The Vatican is going to crack down on radical nuns. I can’t even think of a good joke because radical and nun so obviously don’t belong in the same sentence. Unless you’re having some sort of nun surfing contest and the Mother Superior catches a really sick wave. [BBC News] * I frequently get upset with schools that punish students too quickly and harshly for relative nonissues. But hacking into the school attendance system and “selling” absences — yeah, that’s probably not okay. [Bay Citizen] * Let me explain to you how this works: you see, the corporations finance the law firms, and then the law schools go out… and the corporations sit there in their… in their corporation buildings, and… and, and see, they’re all corporation-y… and they make money… Matt Damon! [Centre Daily] * Don’t forget to vote for your favorite ATL Law Revue entry. Also, tune in tomorrow to see our picks for honorable mention. [Above the Law] - Sponsored
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: Feels Bad Man
Law school graduates are raving about the legal job market. Wait... what legal job market? -
Associate Advice, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Writing on the Wall
If you’re planning on leaving your firm, don’t be obvious about it. If you really want your departure memo to come as a surprise, don’t let your colleagues read the writing on the wall.... -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Small Law Firms
Caption Contest Winner: Successful Troll Is Successful?
How do you define success? Check out the winner of our latest caption contest.... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Lateral Moves, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Tax Law
Dewey Have Room For Incoming Associates? Or Overseas Offices?
What is Dewey going to do with incoming associates from the class of 2012? And will it hold on to its foreign offices? -
Benchslaps, California, Contempt, Legal Ethics, Murder, Trials
Scheduling Snafu Lands Defense Attorney in Contempt -- And Possibly Jail
A Bay Area criminal defense attorney faces the scheduling nightmare a lifetime. It might end with him in jail…
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Boutique Law Firms, Guns / Firearms, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
The Firm That Shoots Together, Stays Together
This New York boutique firm is taking the coolest field trip ever... -
Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Time to Say 'Farewell' to Those Fake Louis Vuittons
When Louis Vuitton’s legal team isn’t busy trying to peer pressure law school student groups into disposing of their fashion law event flyers, they’re off doing more important things — like winning landmark counterfeiting cases before the U.S. International Trade Commission. -
Cars, Law Schools, Money, Rudeness, UVA Law
Law License Plates: First-Tier Degrees on Second-Tier Cars
It’s been quite a while since we last discussed law-related vanity license plates. Today, we’ll be writing about lawyers who really, really love their law schools.... -
Book Deals, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: Provide 'Advance Praise' For 'Inside Straight -- The Book'!
The "Inside Straight" column is being turned into a book. And some of your words might appear in it! -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Paralegals, Summer Associates
NALP 2012: Good News, We've Probably Hit the Bottom
Elie Mystal is at the 2012 National Association of Law Placement conference. Every year, NALP tells conference attendees the trends in legal hiring. This year, the numbers are worse than ever! And that’s the good news.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Baseball, Fast Food, Food, Legal Ethics, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, New Orleans, Sex, Television, Trials
Morning Docket: 04.19.12
* Judge Jessica Recksiedler has disqualified herself from overseeing George Zimmerman’s murder trial. Stepping up to fill in as ringmaster for this media circus is Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. [Washington Post]
* Oh joy, new fee hikes associated with law school! Administrations of the LSAT are going down, down, down, so of course the price to take the test no one wants to take anymore is going up, up, up. [National Law Journal]
* Trying to win at all costs has its consequences. Just ask the New Orleans prosecutors who are now facing bar complaints for allegedly railroading defendants into harsh convictions. [Slate Magazine]
* Hopefully this lawsuit’s descriptions of the rotten chicken that was allegedly served to customers are enough to make you never eat at Kentucky Fried Salmonella again. [Huffington Post]
* “Housekeeping, you want me jerk you off?” Ex-MLB player and housekeeper aficionado Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to 270 days in jail after a conviction for lewd conduct and assault. [Bloomberg]
* Instead of gold, everything Charlie Sheen touches turns into a lawsuit. The producer for his FX comeback series, “Anger Management,” has been sued by another show producer for $50M. [New York Daily News]
* G’day, mates! This just in: if you’re on a business trip down under, you’re entitled to workers’ compensation for any sexual injuries that may occur “during the course of employment.” [Daily Telegraph]
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Bloomberg, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Videos, YouTube
Law School Debt: By the Numbers
What does $153,000 in student debt look like?