May 2012

* The prosecution thinks they can get John Edwards without calling Rielle Hunter to the stand. But I thought the whole point of this was to further embarrass this man. The mob is not appeased. [Politico] * The Constitution + Extremists = Bad. [Slate] * Please take this survey on how you feel about work. Because we care about your feelings. Yay feelings. Help me, there’s a millennial sitting next to me with a gun and an entire box of Kleenex. [Survey] * The head of Axiom explains why more firms will end up like Dewey. [Forbes] * Honestly, I’ve never been so overweight that I couldn’t fit into a seat on a plane or needed to get a seatbelt extension or anything. But the thought that somebody at the gate might arbitrarily determine I’m too fat to fly seems really unfair. In fact, just thinking about it makes me want to inhale this burrito even though I’m not the slightest bit hungry. [Legal Blog Watch] * Suing ratings agencies sure sounds like fun. [Dealbreaker] * I’m sure there are a lot of lawyers who need help clearing away their inbox. Back in the day, all you needed was a shredder and a secretary. [Greenhorn Legal]

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Two distinguished federal judges recently passed away, after many years of dedicated service.

How can you keep fear in its place as a lawyer? David Mowry has some thoughts.

Obama endorses same sex marriage, in the most tepid way possible...

What should happen when a professor doesn't even write her own exam -- and just takes it straight from a widely available outline?

What’s wrong with a good old-fashioned motorboating? You’d assume that the breastacular event would be enjoyable for both parties. But not when the man is allegedly an unwilling participant...

Will Nova's third attempt to administer a 1L contracts exam be a charm?

Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's leaders, both members of the Office of the Chairman, are abandoning ship. Where are they going?

Are partners just the evil middle management of the Biglaw scheme? The People's Therapist explains...

* Dewey get the chance to reap revenge against all of the partners who defected? Only in bankruptcy clawback suits. Many are keeping an eye on the Coudert and Thelen Chapter 11 cases to see if they’ll have to pay up. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]

* “People have bigger concerns on their mind than whether Elizabeth Warren is 1/32 Cherokee.” Well, Scott Brown isn’t most people. He wants all of her job records from her career as a law professor. [Washington Wire / Wall Street Journal]

* “We are not anti-gay, we are pro-marriage.” I don’t think “pro-marriage” means what you think it means. Last night, North Carolina voters passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state. [CNN]

* Mike McQueary is filing a whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State. Hate to say it, but that’s definitely not the first time Penn State’s seen a lawsuit over something being blown in the locker room. [Centre Daily Times]

* Washington University in St. Louis Law is launching an online LL.M. program for foreign lawyers for the low, low price of $48K. The exchange rate surely can’t be good enough for that to be worth it. [New York Times]

* Joran van der Sloot will likely be extradited to the United States from Peru this summer. His lawyer, Maximo Altez, isn’t a fan, because he thinks that we’ll charge his client with murder. America, f**k yeah! [ABC News]

* Oh, of course a member of the Village People’s claim just had to be the test case for 35-year copyright transfer termination. Well, kudos to you, Mr. Motorcycle Cop. You’re a real “Macho Man.” [Bloomberg]

When does it make sense to drop out of law school?

* Dear Mr. President: are you in favor of civil rights for gay people or not? Let me put it another way: do you think that you should be allowed to marry the fence that has been banging you for the last four years? [Huffington Post] * Here are the 15 law schools whose underemployment numbers are higher than their employment numbers. No lie, I was able to name eight of the 15 off the top of my head. [Tax Prof Blog] * Would you wear a hijab while defending the accused 9/11 terrorists? What am I talking about, unemployed lawyers running around out here would wear a clown suit and mount a goat if they thought it would help them get a client. [Simple Justice] * Senate Republicans blocked a bill to freeze student loan interest rates. Obviously, students in debt aren’t rich enough to merit help from Senate Republicans. [New York Times] * Résumés: they’re not just for facts anymore. [DealBook / New York Times] * What do you do if your neighbors smoke pot and your wife is trying to get pregnant? Well, marijuana makes sperm just as lazy as everything else, but if you are honestly living in a building where you get a “contact high” in the hallway, you should move out and let some awesome people move in. [New York Daily News]

If Shaq went to law school, Elie thinks that he would be a gunner... a gunner who doesn't make his free throws...

Who was April's Lawyer of the Month? None other than Steven Davis of Dewey & LeBoeuf...

Whatever happened to last year's Bar Review Diarists? Did they pass the bar? Do they have jobs?

Many of the associates who are still at Dewey & LeBoeuf received bad news today.

Learn to speak before you talk...

Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage talent, all around the world. Who is going where?