November 2012
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Alex Kozinski, Conferences / Symposia, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Videos, YouTube
Should Natural Law Inform Constitutional Law?
That was the subject of a recent debate between Professor Hadley Arkes and Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. Check it out.... -
Admin, Bankruptcy, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, LSAT, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Politics, Privacy, Technology
Morning Docket: 11.22.12
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: administrations of the LSAT plunge further, reaching their lowest level since 1999. [Economix / New York Times]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: judges are still offering unpaid clerkships (even though the days of law firm deferrals are behind us). [Salon]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: law schools sometimes discriminate against conservatives, as jurors from the Teresa Wagner trial told Iowa’s leading newspaper. [Des Moines Register]
* Are you mooching off of someone else’s wireless internet? If so, consider yourself warned. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Are you a lover of Twinkies? If so, consider yourself warned (although it’s possible that a buyer might snap up the Twinkies brand). [DealBook / New York Times]
* Seven Am Law 200 firms are saying YES to work on a billion-dollar deal. [Am Law Daily]
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Election 2012, Politics, R. Ted Cruz, Regent University School of Law, UVA Law, Vanderbilt
The Return of the Lawyer-Politician
A review of the legal education and experience of the incoming freshman class of Congress
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Gay, Holidays and Seasons, Non-Sequiturs, Religion, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.12
* I’m thankful every time an anti-gay lawyer gets arrested for child pornography. Lesbian child pornography. [Huffington Post] * I’m thankful for people like the lawyer who rushed to the defense of Shabazz Muhammad. [L.A. Times] * But I’m not thankful for the NCAA and the way it harms poor, young athletes with stupid, anachronistic rules. [Forbes] * I’m thankful for the separation of church and state. [Slate] * I’m thankful I don’t own Hewlett-Packard stock. [DealBook / New York Times] * I’m thankful that threatening people with umbrellas is just as stupid in real life as it is in the Batman comics. [Legal Juice] * Mainly, I’m just thankful it’s Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. [Atlantic Wire] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Above the Law Gives Thanks for Its Advertisers
Above the law extends thanks to its advertisers. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Partners in Practice: Anatomy of a Lateral Move (Part II)
Interested in learning about the anatomy of a lateral move? This series will present all of the information you could possibly need. -
Biglaw, Chadbourne & Parke, Gloria Allred, Military / Military Law, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Sex Scandals, Williams & Connolly
Quote of the Day: Potted Plant?
Who's representing whom in the fallout over the David Petraeus / Paula Broadwell affair? Every power lawyer in D.C., it seems. -
Airplanes / Aviation, Holidays and Seasons, Traffic Accidents, Travel / Vacation, War on Terror
Has The TSA Won?
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Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Fabulosity, Food, In-House Counsel, Videos, YouTube
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Forager
Meet Tama Matsuoka Wong, a former in-house counsel who is now the official forager for Restaurant Daniel. -
Holidays and Seasons, In-House Counsel
House Rules: Thanks
In-house columnist reflects on the Thanksgiving holiday, and gives thanks to the friends and family who have made his law practice successful. -
Fat People, Kids, Tort Reform
Lawyers Made Your Kids Fat, Fearful, And Bored
Tort laws are making our kids fat... -
Alan Dershowitz, Bar Exams, Gloria Allred, Jeffrey Toobin, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Violence, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 11.20.12
* Better late than never: congratulations to everyone who passed the New Jersey bar exam. You’re just in time to get in on some Sandy class-action litigation. [New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners] * Congratulations to all the honorees from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association conference in D.C. last weekend — including, but not limited to, the Best Lawyers Under 40 awardees. [NAPABA] * And congrats to Professor Sherrilyn Ifill, incoming president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. [Concurring Opinions] * Does every bra made in America have Gloria Allred’s phone number sewn into it? [WSJ Law Blog] * Who is “Portfolio Manager A” in the latest major insider-trading scandal? [Dealbreaker] * You don’t need to be a dog lover to find these allegations abhorrent. [Alabama Live] * Want to avoid dating Democrats (or Republicans)? There’s an app — okay, two websites — for that. [Jezebel] * After the jump, Jeffrey Toobin and Alan Dershowitz discuss Obamacare…. Toobin is the author of The Oath (affiliate link). Dersowitz is the new owner of a $1.7 million Manhattan apartment. Their conversation took place last Friday, November 16, at the 92nd Street Y. -
Quote of the Day, Religion, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Quote of the Day: Jesus Take the Wheel Stand
This Oklahoma judge likes to sentence people to church attendance instead of jail. Is that even legal?
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Clerkships, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Congratulations To The 2013 Bristow Fellows
Who are the five brilliant young lawyers just selected for Bristow Fellowships at the U.S. Solicitor General's Office? And which law schools and lower-court judges have produced the most Bristows over the past few years? -
Abortion, Attorney Misconduct, Dahlia Lithwick, Sex, Social Media, Twittering
Truth Is Not A Defense On Twitter(Or, why Phill Kline is a total tool.)
Truth is almost never a defense on Twitter. You cannot, and probably should not, speak the truth whenever the mood strikes. Even if it is about a man who doesn't know how to spell his own first name... -
Celebrities, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
What Does Chief Justice John Roberts Have in Common With Lena Dunham?
Chief Justice John Roberts and Lena Dunham are both named on some year-end lists, but which ones? -
Law Schools
Penn State Law Will Continue To Have Two Campuses, Because Politicians Are Even Dumber Than You Think
Penn State's plans have been foiled by politicians... -
Job Searches
Gradenfreude: Working Retail as a Lawyer Is Pretty Damn Demeaning
A law school grad awaiting bar admission recounts tales of stupidity from the retail store where he's been doomed to work until he finds a legal job. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Job Searches, Money, Partner Issues
Buying In: More Associates... Making Less
Anonymous Partner floats an interesting and innovative proposal for restructuring the hiring and utilization of junior associates. -
Affirmative Action, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Brobeck Phleger & Harrison, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sex, Sex Scandals, Supreme Court, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, Williams & Connolly
Morning Docket: 11.20.12
* Who will represent General David Petraeus as he continues to battle the fallout from his scandalous affair with Paula Broadwell? None other than Williams & Connolly partner Robert Barnett, a lawyer for Washington, D.C.’s most elite. [Blog of Legal Times]
* Just in case you weren’t somehow aware, it costs quite a pretty penny to make bankrupt Biglaw firms go away. For example, more than 40 firms have paid off Brobeck, Coudert, Heller, Howrey, and Thelen with settlements of more than $35.5M. [Am Law Daily]
* Hostess and the striking Bakers’ Union have agreed to go to mediation to prevent the company’s wind down. Judge Drain should force feed them delicious Ding Dongs to make them see the error of their ways. [Wall Street Journal]
* “Even without a so-called affirmative-action ban, law schools aren’t doing great in terms of diversity.” That’s probably why admissions officers are so worried about the verdict in Fisher v. Texas. [National Law Journal]
* For the last time, going to law school isn’t the solution for having no idea what you want to do with your life after college. And you don’t need a JD/MBA, either. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* Sometimes, when people from LSAC deny you extra time on the LSAT, you sit back and deal with it. Other times, you sue their pants off because your dad is a power litigator — and then you settle. [New York Post]