August 2012
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Airplanes / Aviation, Education / Schools, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.31.12
* Interim SLU Law Dean Tom Keefe said he’s nobody’s “butt boy.” Will that change if Father Lawrence Biondi succeeds in eliminating tenure? Your move, Keefe. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * Defending one’s right to carry an AK-47 around a park is kind of like defending your right to drink milkshakes and eat waffle fries until your heart explodes. There’s no f**king point, other than really wanting to show you can. Except that milkshakes are delicious. Guns, not so much. [FindLaw] * A penny saved is a penny earned grounds for a huge lawsuit. [Daily Business Review] * Japan said Samsung didn’t infringe on Apple’s patents. Woooo. Three different Apple v. Samsung cases down, 10 million more countries to go. [Ars Technica] * The TSA should seriously come out and say they just want to see us naked. Then at least we’d all be on the same page. [Threat Level / Wired] -
Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Richard Posner, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sports, STDs
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: Kris Herphries Edition
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Barack Obama, Celebrities, Movies, Politics, Quote of the Day, Weirdness
Quote of the Day: I Suppose You Think Actors Are Better?
Clint Eastwood gave an interesting speech at the Republican National Convention last night...
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Barack Obama, Comment of the Day, Politics, Student Loans
Comment of the Week: Let the Hate Flow Through You
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Drinking, Law Schools, Parties
This Law School Mixer Had A Lot Of Alcohol In It
I predict this will be a year of extreme inebriation among law students, led by the new class of 2015. We've got our second story of drunkenness, and it's only the first week... -
In-House Counsel, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: I Need This ASAP!
What's the best way to handle "ASAP" requests as a lawyer? Thoughts from in-house columnist Susan Moon... -
Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Holy Crap, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Hey Girl, I'll Be the Fearless Lawyer You Need
Meet Richard Schulte, a beacon of light in today’s sea of unmanly men... -
Attorney Misconduct, Books, California, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, Murder, Prisons, Texas, Unemployment
Morning Docket: 08.31.12
* These are some sad times in Texas, y’all. It really hasn’t been a very good week for the Lone Star state in the courts. First their redistricting plan got thrown out, and now their voter ID law has been struck down. [CNN]
* Jeh Johnson of the Defense Department may take legal action against the former Navy SEAL who wrote a book about the Osama bin Laden raid, calling it a “material breach” of duty. Must be good; go buy it! [CBS News]
* Bros will be bros: disbarment has been recommended for an attorney who failed to disclose to clients that he had been suspended for banging an underage chick who worked at his office. [National Law Journal]
* Here are 15 Northeast law schools ranked by employment rate. After getting excited that mine was on the list — albeit dead last — I realized I’m seriously a low expectation havin’ motherf**ker. [Boston Business Journal]
* George W. Huguely V, the UVA lacrosse player who beat his girlfriend to death, was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Distasteful joke alert: for his sake, we hope the prison uniforms have poppable collars. [Bloomberg]
* A Maryland lawyer with autism and Sensory Processing Disorder has created a way for people to stop getting up in your personal space while riding public transportation. Say hello to the Sensory Shield! [Huffington Post]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Contests, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Reader Polls, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
The Best Law Firm Offices in America: The Finalists!
Here are the finalists for our contest to find the Best Law Firm Offices in America. -
Citigroup, Crime, In-House Counsel, Lawyer Advertising, Money, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.30.12
* ‘Unprecedented’ cheating at Harvard. Nice to know that Ted Kennedy’s spirit is alive and well in Cambridge. [Harvard Crimson] * Court accidentally posts secret settlement. That’ll teach these courts from keeping secrets. [Boston Globe] * Here is an appropriate response to a law firm brochure. [Lawprofblawg] * Former News of the World lawyer arrested. […] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Biglaw, Money, Technology, White-Collar Crime
Mayer Brown's Former CIO Charged With Defrauding the Firm Out of a Whole Bunch of Money
The former CIO of Mayer Brown could be in a lot of trouble... -
Job Searches, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: As If We Didn't Know...
The market for legal jobs is really bad right now? We haven't heard about this before!
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Sex, Texas
Man Sues Over Broken Penis After Taking Sex Supplements
A lawsuit over every man's worst nightmare -- a broken penis... -
Boutique Law Firms, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Assessing Contingent Fee Cases
Should you take cases on a contingent fee basis? Some tips from small-firm columnist Tom Wallerstein... -
Intellectual Property, Music, Patents, Rap, Sex, Trademarks, YouTube
These Lawyers 'Patented Sex' and It's Pretty Damn Funny
Three young lawyers make a hilarious music video lampooning the American patent system. -
Biglaw, Rankings
The Am Law Midlevel Survey Is Out, and Associates Are Happy for the First Time in Years
Why are midlevel associates so happy this year? Check out the new rankings from Am Law... -
Biglaw, Books, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Must You Specialize To Market Yourself?
Specialization isn't an absolute requirement for business development, according to in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. But in certain situations, it can help -- a lot. -
Barack Obama, Election 2012, Politics, Student Loans
Barack Obama Takes To Reddit And Answers A Question About Law Student Debt... I Didn't Say He Answered It Well.
Obama answered a student loan question on Reddit yesterday in a vapid, uninformed manner... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Law Firm Mergers, Morning Docket, Partner Issues
Morning Docket: 08.30.12
* Apparently spring bonuses don’t make the Biglaw world go ’round after all. The annual Am Law midlevel survey is out, and satisfaction levels are up across the board. Maybe they’re happy to still be employed. [American Lawyer]
* When Dewey get to retire this used up, old D&L pun? Probably around the same time as that Howrey joke — never. Oh, and the firm asked a bankruptcy judge to approve its $70M partner “clawback” plan. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Oh mon dieu, it’s time for some law firm merger mania! DLA Piper, the second-largest Biglaw behemoth, proposed to French firm Frieh Bouhenic, and of course, the corporate boutique said “oui.” [Legal Week]
* Judicial efficiency: Judge Robert Hinkle says he’ll block Florida’s regulations on voter registration groups just as soon as an appeals court boots the state’s arguments. [Bloomberg]
* Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. will step down as judge in the George Zimmerman case after using “disparaging” language in a bail order. Zimmerman’s probably hoping that the third judge will be the charm for him. [CNN]
* Kim Kardashian settled her suit against The Gap over the company’s use of a look-alike actress in an Old Navy commercial. Sigh. She’ll keep getting paid, no matter what we do. [Hollywood, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter]