June 2012
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Boutique Law Firms, California, Celebrities, Litigators, Quote of the Day, Small Law Firms
Quote of the Day: Your Lawyer Is Your Last Line Of Defense
John Keker is quite the passionate arguer, err, trial attorney. -
California, Cars, Crime, Judge of the Day, State Judges
Judge of the Day: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
A San Francisco judge experiences a very tangible downside of being “soft” on crime… - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Bar Exams, Drinking, Law Schools, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: In Defense of Drinking or Playing Outside Instead of Studying
Just because you're studying for the bar doesn't mean you can't have a little bit of fun this summer.
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Jobs
Mid-Level Government Litigation Associate
DiscoverOne is currently seeking attorney candidates with government litigation experience for a direct hire position within the Washington DC office of an international law firm. Qualified candidates MUST have: • 2-5 years experience as a practicing attorney working on government litigation legal matters including Bid Protests, Bid Protest Litigation, Disputes, Claims and Litigation, and GSA […] -
Animal Law, Crime, Deaths, Kids
'Dingo Ate My Baby' Defense Actually Works!
An Australian coroner concludes that a dingo really did eat this woman's baby. -
Law Schools, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Technology
Flyover Law School Exposes Students to Potential Identity Theft Issues
Nebraska: the home of corn and campus-wide student information security breaches. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Skadden's Spring Bonus? Gift Cards For Associates!
Don't leave home without Skadden's new bonus program... -
Career Alternatives, Law Schools, Shoes, Weirdness
Cooley Law Grad or Troll... Is There Even a Difference?(C/O '93 Grad Claims He's Employed as a Shoeshiner)
A Cooley Law graduate claims that he's been employed as a shoe shine boy for close to 20 years. Fact or fiction? - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Blogging, Litigators, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues
Buying In: A Partner's Perspective
Please welcome Above the Law's newest columnist, a partner at a major law firm.... -
Bankruptcy, Basketball, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Football, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 06.12.12
* Dewey know how insolvency laws work in Dubai? The failed firm’s partners in the United Arab Emirates have filed for creditor protection in the hopes of receiving end-of-service payments. [The National]
* “This is your fault.” “Uh, no, this is all your fault.” “I’m going to sue you.” “Not if I sue you first.” Florida and the DOJ got into a good old fashioned slap fight yesterday over the purging of the state’s voter rolls. [Reuters]
* And now for your morning dose of nasty ass sexual abuse allegations. The testimony in the Jerry Sandusky case will continue today, with more lurid accounts from the former football coach’s accusers. [Bloomberg]
* Is this what it’s come to in the legal profession? Are people really so desperate for work that they’re willing to apply in droves for a job that pays less than minimum wage? By all accounts, it sure looks like it. [ABA Journal]
* Tips for parents of law school applicants? Screw that, ours are better: 1) tell your kid to read ATL; 2) smack your kid in the face if he still wants to apply; 3) repeat if necessary. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* A female security official for the NBA who happens to be a law school graduate is suing for employment discrimination. And no one cares about women’s basketball any more than they did before. [New York Times]
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Bail, Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Murder, Video games, Violence, Weirdness
Living With A Future Murder Defendant: Stephen McDaniel's College Roommate Tells All
What is it like to live with someone who later ends up being accused of murder? A former roommate of Stephen McDaniel describes the experience. -
Anthony Kennedy, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 06.11.12
* Really, Prometheus was the kind of movie that allows you to think “putting in some lawyers couldn’t have hurt.” [Point of Law] * Republicans are just better at naming laws than Democrats. I don’t know why that is, but it is. [Recess Appointment] * Stand your ground laws increase homicides. Tomorrow, the gun lobby will tell us that we need to arm ourselves because of the epidemic of people standing their ground and killing innocent, unarmed Americans who weren’t able to buy a gun. [WSJ Law Blog] * I almost feel bad for Anthony Kennedy. Every objective indicator proves that he was wrong about what the impact of Citizens United would be, and every month brings a new opportunity to shame Kennedy again. [Election Law Blog] * Do you take the Metro North home every day? Like Pete Campbell, you might need an apartment in the city. [Dealbreaker] * Defense rests in Roger Clemens trial. I guess the jurors will have to go back to counting sheep in order to get their rest in. [NPR] * A judge who meditated would freak me out. Especially if the judge meditated about how you shouldn’t judge people. [Underdog] -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Rankings, U.S. News
Quote of the Day: Don't Just Flyover, Sit and Stay a While
Are the law schools in flyover states being unfairly ranked by U.S. News due to bias?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Lawsuit of the Day, Nauseating Things
Lawsuit of the Day: The Urinal From Hell
Here's a whole new thing to be terrified about when using a public bathroom... -
Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Martha Minow
The Law Clerk Hiring Plan, R.I.P.
The Law Clerk Hiring Plan appears to be dead. At least one top law school has openly abandoned it.... -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Frank Easterbrook, Guns / Firearms, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: You Were Late for a Very Important Date, Deal with It
This plaintiff learns a hard lesson in blown deadlines... -
Small Law Firms
The Practice: Creating Time
Small firm attorneys have plenty of time, they just don’t use it well. They let their practices control them, instead of trying to control their practices. -
Constitutional Law, Health Care / Medicine, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Obamacare Opinion Will Be Disappointing
SCOTUS columnist Matt Kaiser thinks the Obamacare opinion will disappoint. Do you agree? -
Celebrities, Jonathan Lee Riches, Pro Se Litigants, Ridiculousness
Pro Se Filing of the Day: Jonathan Lee Riches v. The Kardashian Sisters
Jonathan Lee Riches is back, and he's sued the Kardashian sisters. What are his allegations? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Minority Issues
Cooley Law Will Say Anything To Justify Its Behavior
Cooley seems to be sending out mixed messages about whether or not they care about "society"...