April 2013
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Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Music, UVA Law, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest 2013: Honorable Mentions
Although they didn't make the finals, these videos were worth watching. -
Books, Crime, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Sexual Harassment, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 04.30.13
* A patent infringement suit filed over the “hairy visor.” The best idea for combatting hair loss since SNL’s Chia Head. [Lowering the Bar] * The Hong Kong legal community is split over the continued donning of wigs. It’s nice how China allows them to think they have a choice on such matters. [Wall Street […] - 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… -
California, Events, Gay, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Go West, Young Man -- and Meet ATL in San Francisco
If you'll be in the San Francisco Bay Area on May 15, please join us for cocktails, canapés, and conversation.
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Law Schools, Nauseating Things
A Law Student's Exam Time Meltdown?
This is a gross story that you shouldn't read unless you are also gross. Eww... -
Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Labor / Employment, Media and Journalism, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Vanderbilt, Women's Issues
Can This Litigation Get Any Uglier? Alexandra Marchuk Amends Her Complaint Against Faruqi & Faruqi
Alexandra Marchuk isn't taking the Faruqi & Faruqi counterclaims lying down. Here's her vigorous response. -
Crime, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Law Student Arrested for Anti-Semitic, Racist, Threatening Comments
Mutilated Barbie dolls and racist emails. Sounds totally normal. -
Free Speech, Nude Dancing, Quote of the Day, Sex, Texas
Judge Strips Gentlemen's Club Case to Bare Facts
To the Judge: I see what you did there... -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Gay, Kids, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Technology, Women's Issues
Work/Life Balance Makes People Cry
When it comes to work/life balance, nobody has all the answers -- but lots of people have good ideas worth considering. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Crime, Education / Schools, Money, Sex, Student Loans
Nazis! Sex Slaves! Debt!
To debt is human, to forgive is how we stopped the Nazis. -
Biglaw, Fenwick & West, Partner Issues
Buying In: Manage This
What qualities should law firms look for in their leaders? Anonymous Partner shares his thoughts. -
Conferences / Symposia, Education / Schools, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Suicide
Does Your Law School Need A Panic Button?
Suicide is a real problem at law schools, but schools don't seem to be interested in investing money in mental health. -
9th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 04.30.13
* Underneath this jurist’s robe you’ll find a sling. Justice Stephen Breyer had to have shoulder replacement surgery this weekend thanks to his latest bike accident, but he’s expected to make a full recovery. [Associated Press]
* A Ninth Circuit judge has ruled that an assistant federal public defender and her wife are entitled to federal health benefits. Take that, DOMA. [Courthouse News Service]
* Judy Clarke, one of the nation’s best capital defense lawyers, will be joining Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s legal team. She’s pretty good at keeping people alive, but we’ll see how this one goes for her. [Bloomberg]
* The ABA may do away with faculty tenure requirements for accreditation. No security of position? It looks like there’s a storm coming, law professors, so go get your bread and milk! [National Law Journal]
* Prospective law students are being counseled to take advantage of the smaller applicant pool, but it won’t look so small when they can’t get jobs. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* “Gay marriage? Hell no, let’s make all marriages civil unions.” Minnesota senators want to put couples on an even playing field — one that isn’t recognized by the government. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
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Caption Contests, Contests, Law Schools, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: Following Instructions For Dummies
Just how dumb are law students? Apparently this dumb...
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.13
* The saddest thing about prisons getting rated on Yelp is owning the bar down the street with fewer stars. [Simple Justice] * Sending “LOL totes glty” is a bad idea. [IT-Lex] * The chief of the Brooklyn DA’s gang bureau probably should have spent more time with the civil rights bureau. [NY Post] * People don’t really pay attention to the U.S. News Best Intellectual Property Program rankings — though it’d help if they did. [Science to Law] * UNLV’s Nancy Rapoport thinks law schools are no better than Enron. That sounds about right. [TaxProf Blog] * When it comes to the Boston bombings, Logan Beirne answers, “What would George Washington do?” [Reuters] * Tenure has put a crimp in the ability of law schools to excel in the ranking system that considers publication. [Ramblings on Appeal] * Kickstarter plug: A progressive Yale student took a year off to make a documentary about a conservative activist group, the Tennessee 9-12 Project, to show civility and respect. [Kickstarter] -
Media and Journalism, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
The Practice: Are Public Relations Firms Still Relevant?
Should you invest in a public relations service? Thoughts from small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum. -
Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Gay Marriage, Parties, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Scalia and Thomas, Sitting in a Tree... K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Maybe the conservative justices of the Supreme Court would like gay marriage better if this happened.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: An Objective Formula For Choosing Counsel
Some consultants have come up with a four-part formula for selecting outside counsel. Does it make sense? -
Intellectual Property, Patents, Rudeness
Patent Attorney Mad As Hell and Not Going To Take It (From the USPTO) Anymore
There's something beautiful about watching someone have a full meltdown. -
Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Deaths, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Sports, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Afternoon Docket: 04.29.13
Ed. note: Apologies for the technical difficulties that have prevented us from posting until now. Thanks for your patience!
* Attention prospective law school applicants: affirmative action, at least as we currently know it, may not be long for this world. A decision in the Fisher v. University of Texas case is expected as early as this week. Stay tuned. [Reuters]
* Justice Stephen Breyer had to get shoulder replacement surgery after having yet another bike accident (his third, actually). Please — somebody, anybody — get this man some training wheels. Justice is at stake! [New York Times]
* “We’re not going to take it, goodbye.” That’s what retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wishes the high court would have said when it came to the controversial Bush v. Gore case. [Chicago Tribune]
* Thanks to the sequester, the Boston bombings case may turn into a “David and Goliath” situation. Sorry, Dzhokhar, but your defense team may be subject to 15 days of furlough. [National Law Journal]
* George Gallantz, the “founding father” of Proskauer’s sports law practice, RIP. [New York Law Journal]
* Leo Branton Jr., the defense attorney at the helm of the Angela Davis trial, RIP. [New York Times]
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Blogging, Bloomberg, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, DealBreaker, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Paul Caron, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 04.26.13
* Yesterday, we shared Paul Caron’s plan to end the sequester by forcing government officials to experience delays due to air traffic control furloughs. Well, Congress voted to end the furloughs. We should have known that once the sequester inconvenienced a member of Congress this would end. [Reuters via Yahoo!] * Ken Langone does not agree with Richard Farley of Paul Hastings. And tells him so. Loudly. [DealBreaker] * If you’re looking for CLE credits in Houston, check out this event where you can win a semi-automatic 12-gauge shotgun for your trouble. And it counts for Ethics! [NRA Blog] * “Izadi suggested she could pay her law school tuition by turning tricks.” Is a pimp really that much worse than Sallie Mae? [Las Vegas Review Journal] * Overlawyered is now part of the CATO Institute. Enjoy working for the Koch brothers! I hear they’re really easy to work with over there. [Overlawyered] * Getting tossed from a case for “bad behavior”? That’s the Chicago way! [Chicago Tribune] * An interview with American Lawyer Editor-in-Chief Robin Sparkman about the newly released Am Law 100 law firm rankings, after the jump….