October 2012
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Practice Pointers, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Some Advice About Office Staff
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum has three rules for his office staff, and some of them may he helpful in your practice. -
Baseball, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Police, Sports, Videos, Violence, YouTube
World Series Winners (Or Their Fans, At Least) Are Above the Law
The Giants won the World Series yesterday, and San Francisco literally went up in flames. Fun! - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Election 2012, Money, Politics
Corporate Executives Trying Their Best To Make Anthony Kennedy Even More Wrong About Citizens United
Bosses are people -- people who can now tell you who to vote for...
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Bad Ideas, Cardozo Law School, Drinking, Lawyer of the Day
A Recent Cardozo Law Grad Gets Trashed -- Literally
What happens when you jump down the trash chute to get to your apartment? Very bad things... -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Disasters / Emergencies, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Law Schools
Hurricane Sandy: A List of Legal World Closures
How is the legal world responding to Hurricane Sandy? Mostly by closing. Here is a working list of closures at courts, government agencies, law firms, and law schools. -
Biglaw, Document Review, In-House Counsel, Outsourcing, Technology
Inside Straight: Nearly A New York Times Op-Ed On The Future Of Biglaw
Are the reports of Biglaw’s death greatly exaggerated? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares his thoughts on whether times have permanently changed for Biglaw firms. -
Disasters / Emergencies, Federal Government, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Frankenstorm Closes Everything, Except SCOTUS... And Above The Law
There's a storm coming, but some things are still open... -
Biglaw, Defamation, Disasters / Emergencies, Divorce Train Wrecks, Election 2012, Family Law, Inappropriate Venue, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 10.29.12
* Hurricane Sandy is set to arrive today, so batten down the hatches, folks! Everything’s closing down for the storm, but please feel free to email us if your law school or law firm is encouraging you to work. [Washington Post]
* Thanks to the SCOTUS decision in Citizens United, companies can now recommend how their employees should vote, which is “no different from telling your children: ‘Eat your spinach. It’s good for you.’” [New York Times]
* Biglaw firms are re-negotiating their office space leases in an effort to save money. While some firms have already sealed their new real estate deals, others are still on the prowl — but which ones? [Am Law Daily]
* The University of St. Thomas School of Law has a new dean, and it certainly seems like he’s willing to make some waves to help his students. The first step for Robert Vischer? Reducing tuition. [National Law Journal]
* “I don’t think her popularity has improved since the [murder] verdict.” That’s probably why Casey Anthony’s lawyers are desperately trying to get a new venue for Zenaida Gonzalez’s defamation case. [Orlando Sentinel]
* A man divorced his formerly fugly wife (she had $100K in plastic surgery to correct her looks), sued her for luring him into marriage her under false pretenses, and won. Don’t worry, girls, this happened in China. [FOX]
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Fabulosity, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Reader Polls, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Tale of Two Apartments
Here are two New York City apartments, both priced between $1 million and $2 million. Which would you rather purchase? -
Animal Law, Biglaw, Bloomberg, Kids, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Privacy, Technology, Texas
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.12
* L.A. city council voted in favor of banning pet stores. Because walking your dog contributes to childhood obesitywaitwaitwhatthehell? [LA Times via Overlawyered] * If marijuana gets legalized, will there be a Green Gold Rush? [Daily Beast] * A Texas high school won’t let students vote for Homecoming unless they wear an electronic tracking chip around their neck. I didn’t realize Minority Report took place in Texas. [CNET] * A special Halloween version of scary s**t on the internet you maybe should be afraid of. [IT-Lex] * A bunch of alternate mottos for legal blogs, ATL included. Ours stars — who else? — the Commentariat. Nice work gang. [Legal Blog Watch] * After the jump, Lee Pacchia speaks with Dan DiPietro of Citibank, and has watchlist of the Biglaw firms that may fail in the near future…. -
Career Alternatives, Entertainment Law, Videos, YouTube
Mr. Legal Entertainment: Comedy > Lawyering
This week, Mr. Legal Entertainment sat down with a lawyer who quit his job to become a comedian. Check out the interview! -
Comment of the Day, Contests, Drinking, Kids
Comment of the Week: Drinkin' Is Bad, Mmm 'Kay?
Who won our Comment of the Week contest? -
Antonin Scalia, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: So, You're Saying Law Students Shouldn't Take 'Law And Unicorns'?
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia offers his advice to law students as to what classes they should take during their time in school.
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Basketball, O.J. Simpson, Sports
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: O.J. Simpson Edition
What is the latest in terms of O.J. Simpson's legal woes? Plus a round-up of other athletes in legal hot water. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics
Liberal Bias In Law School Lives To Fight Another Day
Do we need affirmative action for conservatives in higher education? -
Crime, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Paul Ceglia Has Been Arrested
The chickens come home to roost for the Man Who Would Be King of Facebook... -
Biglaw, Money, Rankings
What Are The 20 Best Cities For Young Attorneys?
What are the 20 best cities for young attorneys? Check out these rankings, and find out! -
Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Biglaw, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
From the Career Files: How to Supervise a Secretary or Assistant
Here are some suggestions from our Career Files for working with secretaries and paralegals. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Practice Pointers
Moonlighting: Common Mistakes Law Firms Make When Pitching to In-House Counsel
How can outside counsel make the most of their in-house pitch opportunity? Susan Moon provides some tips... -
Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Election 2012, Election Law, Gloria Allred, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Politics, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Morning Docket: 10.26.12
* Gloria Allred’s “October Surprise” for Mitt Romney didn’t exactly go according to plan, but that’s probably because she never filed the appropriate motions related to the gag order in this decades old divorce case wherein Mitt Romney testified. [Bloomberg]
* This Election Day, 16 Biglaw firms in offices across the country will be manning an Election Protection hotline to field questions, because despite the bad jokes about the legal profession, “lawyers can play a really valuable civic role.” [Am Law Daily]
* “We never make decisions to eliminate positions with any discriminatory conduct.” In other news from the CYA Department, Paul Hastings really doesn’t like getting sued by former legal secretaries who were laid off. [JD Journal]
* The assistant dean of academic support at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law claims the school discriminated against her based on her skin color. Did we mention she’s white? [Courthouse News Service]
* Apparently the allegations of false reporting levied against TJSL are a “crock of crap” because the school claims the ex-employee who told on them never alerted the dean. Hmm… [Thomas Jefferson School of Law]
* A nice pipe dream: now that “the twilight of the generalist law degree is here,” perhaps law schools will move to a two-year model, with an optional third year for specialization purposes. [DealBook / New York Times]