May 2012
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In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: Yes, They’re Incompetent And Yes They Just Got Promoted -- Deal with It!
What do you do when the dummy in the office next to you gets promoted -- and you don't? -
Crime, Kids, Rank Stupidity
Urban Skittles: The Newest Dumb -- And Possibly Illegal -- Game Taking Kansas by Storm
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Bar Exams, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Mr. Law School Comes to Above the Law Just In Time For The Bar Exam
Mr. Law School is out of school, and now he has to study for the bar...
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Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Marijuana, Quote of the Day, State Judges
Quote of the Day: High on the Pot as a Matter of Law
A New York judge has announced that he smokes pot, even though it's against the law. -
Depositions, Divorce Train Wrecks, Gender, Rudeness, Texas, Women's Issues
Texas Lawyer Allegedly Calls Opposing Counsel The C-Word, But Says It To Her Male Colleagues So He Thinks It's Okay
Whenever you can claim woman's clothing is to blame for you inappropriate comments, you've gotta do it... -
Crime, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Stolen From... Again!
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has been robbed twice in the past four months. What happened this time? -
Bad Ideas, Legal Ethics, LSAT
LSAT Tutor Improperly Claimed He Got Three Perfect Scores; The Internet (And a Competitor) Get Very, Very Angry
LSAT tutor Dave Hall said he received three perfect scores on the test. Turns out he only got two. Smells like trouble (and a lawsuit)… -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Facebook, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, John Edwards, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Shoes, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Tax Law, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 05.18.12
* Rob me once, shame on you; rob me twice, shame on me? Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed for a second time, but this time as the victim of a burglary on May 4. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Dewey know when this ship is finally going to capsize (so we can stop making these puns)? Two of D&L’s Hong Kong partners have decided to defect to DLA Piper, and more may be joining them soon. [Asian Lawyer]
* He might’ve been a “bad husband,” but that doesn’t mean he’s guilty. The jury in John Edwards’s campaign finance trial will begin deliberating today. Let’s see if they convict him of being more than an adulterer. [CNN]
* After his citizenship stunt, Eduardo Saverin can look forward to being defriended by the United States — not like that’s a bad thing, because to be honest, the movie version of him is much cuter. [New York Daily News]
* And this is why lawyers shouldn’t try to be funny. Safeway’s General Counsel, Robert Gordon, is being branded a sexist for telling a recycled joke about pigs and D.C.’s most powerful women. [Corporate Counsel]
* A three month suspension has been recommended for a former Treasury Department attorney who attempted to steal ties from Nordstrom. What, he couldn’t spring for a Neiman’s run? [National Law Journal]
* If you bought those stupid ass Skechers Shape-Up shoes in the hope that your booty would look like Kim Kardashian’s, you can get a piece of the $40M settlement. Not bitter, not at all. [Los Angeles Times]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lawyerly Lairs, Partner Issues, Pictures, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Dewey Know What Steven Davis's Office Looks Like?
Have you been wondering what the office of former Dewey chairman Steven Davis looked like? We have pictures for your perusal. -
Biglaw, Depositions, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Football, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.12
* This is the job that I want. Just running around New York City, and telling people they suck. [Dealbreaker] * New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed a lawsuit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodall. I’ve got $100 for anyone who takes Vilma’s lawsuit out with a summary judgment. [New Orleans Times-Picayune] * The story of Dewey & LeBoeuf, as told through numbers. Legacy Dewey Ballantine folks aren’t going to love this. [Adam Smith Esq.] * Isn’t this the best way to explain what it’s like to be white? [Kotaku] * What will the legal profession look like when your kids are going to law school? [Hellerman Baretz] * Speaking of having children, I wonder if I will become more “prude” when I’m a parent, or at least more critical of graphic displays of sexuality. [Popehat] * You shouldn’t let your client bring notes to a deposition. Otherwise you will have a huge a-hole. [What About Clients?] * The Da Silva Moore case already reads like a reality TV show. Is something more pernicious going on beneath the surface? [Ride the Lightning] -
Comment of the Day
Comment of the Week: Biglaw Is More Dangerous Than Football
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California, Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection SF: You Had Me At 'Attractive'
So far, it seems the West Coast is also the best coast for lawyerly blind dates. -
Art, Depositions, Rudeness
Things That Might Get You Thrown Off a Case: Drawing Dick Pics During Depositions at Dunkin' Donuts
When it comes to depositions, we really thought that we had seen it all. But we've never seen an attorney drawing dick pics before...
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Biglaw, Document Review, Email Scandals, Goldman Sachs, Screw-Ups, Technology
Which Biglaw Firm Accidentally Released Embarrassing, Unredacted Documents About Goldman Sachs?
A Biglaw firm accidentally released an unredacted version of documents it had previously spent lots of time and money intentionally trying to keep sealed. Oops! -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Dorsey & Whitney, LeBoeuf Lamb, Pictures
Dewey Have A Meme Contest For You!
Do you have an idea for a Dewey-related meme? If so, please enter our contest. -
Education / Schools, Hotties, Law Schools, Rank Stupidity
A Hottie From Down Under Sues Her School Because She Was Too Slow to Study Law
Accept responsibility for your actions, or sue? Oh, definitely sue! -
Commencement, Eric Holder, Law Schools, Martha Minow
Commencement Speakers: Coming To A Law School Near You
Will a commencement speaker this year cause a controversy? -
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: On Robin Williams And Saying 'Thank You'
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann offers some good, simple advice -- which not enough people follow, sadly. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dorsey & Whitney, Immigration, John Edwards, Law Schools, Layoffs, Money, Morning Docket, Religion, Staff Layoffs, Trials, Utah
Morning Docket: 05.17.12
* What information Dewey know about the ongoing criminal investigation that’s being conducted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office? From the sound of it, ex-chairman Steven Davis’s LeBoeuf may be cooked. [Am Law Daily (reg. req.)]
* Dewey know when to admit defeat? A spokesman for the failing firm has insisted that it’s “not formally closed.” Great, because that’ll certainly make it easier to prepare for the involuntary bankruptcy filing that’s in the works. [Reuters]
* Meanwhile, D&L amended its WARN notice with the New York State Department of Labor to raise its total employee count by 100, for a grand total of 533 — 433 of whom have been laid off thus far. [Bloomberg]
* “The defense wasn’t sexy, but the defense doesn’t want sexy. It wants an acquittal.” John Edwards’s legal team rested its case yesterday without calling any of the major players involved to testify. [Associated Press]
* Show me your papers: the California Supreme Court will be deciding whether a law license should be granted to an illegal immigrant who’s already been certified by the State Bar of California. [Los Angeles Times]
* Thank you, Jesus! Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law now has an additional $4M in its collection plate to put toward a new building thanks to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [National Law Journal]