August 2012
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California, Celebrities, Law Schools
Which Member of the Kardashian Klan Is Going to Law School?
Who is the latest "celebrity" law student? A member of the Kardashian family.... -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Media and Journalism, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
Buying In: The 'Watershed'
The launch of the American Lawyer magazine had a profound effect upon the world of large law firms, according to one fairly senior partner. And it wasn't necessarily a positive effect.... - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drinking, In-House Counsel, john quinn, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, Partner Issues, Senate Judiciary Committee, Technology, Texas, Trials
Morning Docket: 08.07.12
* Dewey know why the deadline to sign up for D&L’s proposed “clawback” settlement for former partners has been pushed back again? This time, the liability release is at issue. [WSJ Law Blog]
* In Pennsylvania, there’s been a spurt of lateral movement from people leaving in-house positions for law firms. Memo to laterals: you’re doing it wrong. No really, you are. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* The Senate confirmed four nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, but they won’t be able to do much because they don’t have a chairman. Oh, government. [National Law Journal]
* Here’s a list of gunnerific tips for a successful first semester of law school. Too bad it’s missing the most important tip of all: read Above the Law daily. [Law School Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* With drinks flowing and asses shaking, Rick’s Cabaret can do no wrong — except when someone dies. The club’s drink-sales policy is currently the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit in Texas. [Houston Chronicle]
* Chris Danzing will be attending and live tweeting the Apple v. Samsung trial today. Follow him! [Twitter]
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Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Cold Offers, Job Searches, Kasowitz Benson, Kramer Levin, No Offers, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Offer Rates (2012): A Round-Up
Which firms are making job offers to 100 percent of their summer associates? A whole lot of them.... -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, American Bar Association / ABA, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Gay, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 08.06.12.
* The ABA adopted a rule that law school data must not be “misleading.” That rule of course means nothing unless the ABA has the will to enforce it. [American Bar Association] * Posner, gay porn, and the future of the internet. Oh yeah, you’re clicking on this link. [Hollywood Reporter] * Some Penn State trustees are filing an appeal over their NCAA sanctions. Yeah, because we really want a higher power to take a closer look at PSU. [ESPN] * Alex Kozinski kind of apologizes for the 9th Circuit judicial conference in Maui. Kind of. [9th Cir. via How Appealing] * I was in the opening segment of the new Planet Mancow show with Erich “Mancow” Muller. Apparently, I’m the only guy who thinks an Escape from New York scenario where everybody is armed is a bad thing. [Planet Mancow] * Media bias isn’t necessarily what you think it is. [The Atlantic] -
American Bar Association / ABA, Job Searches, Quote of the Day, Student Loans, Unemployment
Quote of the Day: You Should Have Known This Would Haunt You for the Rest of Your Days
The outgoing ABA president attempts to make amends with law students and young lawyers.... -
Intellectual Property, john quinn, Litigators, Patents, Reader Polls, Silicon Valley, Technology, Trials
The Apple v. Samsung Trial Continues, And John Quinn Keeps Taking Shots
What are the newest updates in Apple v. Samsung? -
Art, Law Schools, Pictures, Weirdness
New Statue Appears To Involve Thomas Cooley Trying To Convince A Homeless Person To Go To Law School... Or Something
Look at the new Cooley statue and choose your own adventure... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Jury Duty, State Judges, Television
Best Way to Get Out of Jury Duty? Tell the Judge You've Got an Audition for 'Law & Order'
A Brooklyn judge delays an attempted murder trial so a juror can audition for a "Law & Order" spinoff show.... -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Law Schools, UVA Law, Weirdness
UVA Law Registrar Thief Pleads Guilty
Turns out that covering up a GPA you incorrectly reported is way more difficult than just putting in the work to get good grades in the first place... -
California, Copyright, Craigslist, Google / Search Engines, Intellectual Property, Technology
Why Does Craigslist Keep Suing People Who Want to Improve the Site?
Craigslist doesn't want to update its site, and it doesn't want anyone else to try, either. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, listserv, Unemployment
Adventures in Babysitting: Does Babysitting Count As 'Employed Upon Graduation'?
A babysitting gig that almost taunts the law students who will undoubtedly apply... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Litigators, Partner Issues, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms
Inside Straight: Revealing Our (Legal) Prejudices
What are the (often negative) stereotypes associated with different kinds of lawyers? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann runs through a few.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Books, David Boies, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Litigators, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs
Elizabeth Wurtzel Bids Bye-Bye to Boies Schiller
Elizabeth Wurtzel, the bestselling writer turned Biglaw litigator, is no longer at Boies Schiller. What led to her departure? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Cass Sunstein, Drugs, Fast Food, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Military / Military Law, Morning Docket, Sam Sparks, Sports, Student Loans, Ted Frank, UVA Law, Violence
Morning Docket: 08.06.12
* From the White House to the ivory tower: Cass Sunstein is leaving OIRA to return to Harvard Law. Perhaps his thoughts on behavioral economics and public policy will be appreciated in academia. [New York Times]
* It’s too late to apologize this time, Cesar. Greenberg Traurig has been sanctioned in the TD Bank to-do for the firm’s negligent failure to bring forth documents during discovery. [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
* Jared Loughner is reportedly set to plead guilty in the Arizona shooting attack that killed six people, including Judge John Roll, and injured 13, including former Representative Gabrielle Giffords. [Los Angeles Times]
* Lance Armstrong is going for the gold against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, this time with a bid to Judge Sam Sparks for a restraining order blocking the USADA from forcing the cyclist into binding arbitration. [Bloomberg]
* “[T]his is not the time for us to become an international accrediting agency.” The ABA will remain a faulty U.S. accrediting agency, because the Legal Ed Section voted against accrediting foreign law schools. [ABA Journal]
* Apparently Texas Tech Law has more than beauty queens. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has appointed dean emeritus and current law professor Walter Huffman to the new Defense Legal Policy Board. [KCBD 11]
* Remember Joshua Gomes, the UVA Law student who allegedly broke into the school’s registrar office? As it turns out, there’s no more “allegedly” about it. We’ll likely have more on this news later today. [Daily Progress]
* Law school graduates’ tales of woe are still making headlines in newspapers. Please take heed, 0Ls, and remember that you decided to discount this info if you’re told that you “should have known better.” [Oregonian]
* If you want to eat mor chikin but the thought of supporting Chick-fil-A’s stance on gay marriage is giving you indigestion, now you can eat your fill with the assistance of Ted Frank’s chicken offsets. [Huffington Post]
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Guns / Firearms, Murder, Violence
Could The University Of Colorado Face Civil Liability Over the Aurora Movie Theater Shooting?
Who could face liability in the wake of the Aurora movie theater shooting? -
Non-Sequiturs, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 08.03.12.
* Another month, another underwhelming jobs report. [WSJ Law Blog] * While not a lot of people graduate with six-figures of debt, a whole bunch of them are lawyers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education] * There is a real live fight going on between District Attorneys and criminal defense lawyers in New York. You're not going to believe this but it seems like wrongful convictions really don't seem to be the top concern among area prosecutors. [Simple Justice] * Congratulations to University of New Mexico Law School dean Kevin Washburn on being nominated by Obama to be the next head of Indian Affairs. [New York Daily News] * Bombarding your clients with emails is one way to show them that you care. [What About Clients?] * Juan Williams (who I think I'm supposed to challenge to a duel in order to get his gig on Fox) is just another person pointing out the fraudulent nature of voter fraud claims from the GOP. [Fox News] -
Quote of the Day, Sports
Quote of the Day: Definitely Beats Studying For Exams
Which Columbia Law Student just won her second Olympic gold medal? -
Comment of the Day, Pregnancy / Paternity
Comment of the Week: It's Like The Olympics of Comments
Comment of the Week rewards nice, but we can't just ignore the mean... -
Drinking, Law Schools
Is Your Law School A Dram Shop?
Law school sued for letting people get drunk at its Barrister's Ball...