December 2013
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Biglaw, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Law Firm Managing Partners Expect A Bad Year -- For Everyone Else
With growth sluggish and no real reason to espouse a positive outlook, cognitive bias afflicts optimistic law firm managers. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Crime, Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Law Firms, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime, Williams & Connolly
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Crime
Is It A Crime To Fall Asleep While Conducting the Metro North?
Lawsuits and charges will make the Metro North crash even more messy.
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Advertising, Biglaw, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Racism
Morning Docket: 12.05.13
* President Obama’s top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler is staying on the job longer than planned. That cushy Biglaw partnership can wait a while longer. [Reuters]
* The ABA Journal talks to Joel Hamner about the continuing stain of the online advertisement mentioning his firm that he says he never ordered, paid for, or authorized. [ABA Journal]
* Ohio judge’s wife charged with poisoning him with antifreeze. When will she learn to make a decent Thanksgiving dinner? [ABC News]
* Robe Rules Rag Not Racist! [New York Observer]
* Woman shoots her husband outside a law firm in Tennessee. She already faced charges in Mississippi for a different shooting. You’d think someone might have taken her gun away before this, but she must be critical to that “well regulated militia.” [WKRN]
* Kaye Scholer lost the co-managing partner of its California offices. They’ve been hemorrhaging partners out there — trouble in paradise. [ABA Journal]
* D.C. Judge Natalia Combs Greene gets ripped for “inappropriate comments.” She should have some choice words in response. [The Blog of the Legal Times]
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Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Layoffs, Old People, Partner Issues
From Across the Desk: Hard Conversations 101
One of the thorniest issues any leader has to deal with is telling senior-level underperformers that they’d be better off elsewhere. -
Barry Bonds, Law Schools, Military / Military Law, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.13
* As a public service, here’s a very good guide about what criminal activities should NOT be talked about on Facebook. [Slate] * It’s getting to that time of year when law students’ minds turn from finals preparation and towards the violent overthrow of the government. [McSweeney's] * Finally, the full story on how reporter T.J. Quinn eavesdropped on Barry Bonds’s grand jury testimony without violating any laws. Go New York Daily News lawyers. [Deadspin] * There allegedly was a female soldier prostitution ring at Fort Hood, lead by the unit’s sexual assault prevention officer. Now watch as somebody uses this to argue that women shouldn’t be in the military. [Gawker] * Winners from Detroit’s bankruptcy filing include lawyers, don’t really include Detroit. [Am Law Daily] * Here we go — proof that the internet is racist is coming. [Forbes] * Rutgers-Camden Law has been fined and censured for allowing applicants to use something other than the LSAT without asking the ABA nicely if it could do so first. This is what the ABA cares about. Those are the questions they had for Rutgers. What was left off the list of ABA inquiries: Rutgers-Camden’s favorite color? [ABA Journal] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Minority Issues, Movies, Videos, YouTube
From Harvard Law School To A Career In Film
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Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Education / Schools, Football, Politics, Quote of the Day, Sports
They Might Be Talking About His Hair
There's no love lost between New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Donald Trump. -
ACLU, In-House Counsel, Religion
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
If a job opens up to you after years of searching, make sure that you can handle the moral underpinnings of what you will be asked to do. -
Legal Ethics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
42 States Get An 'F' In Judicial Ethics Study
Do you live in one of the 8 states that didn't get a failing grade? If so, don't get too excited... most of them got Ds. -
Media and Journalism, Rank Stupidity, Real Estate
Local Idiot Tries To Adversely Possess Houses; Media and Owners Seem Confused
Crazy man breaks into people's houses and claims adverse possession. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Cleary Gottlieb
Cleary Gottlieb competes with Cravath for recruits and for clients -- what about on bonuses?
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Billable Hours, Contract Attorneys
Padding and the Contractor
If padding hours is a problem in Biglaw, imagine what would happen if you paid lawyers by the hour. -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Harder Michigan Bar Is Here To Stay
Is the Michigan bar exam too hard, or are students in Michigan too dumb? -
Barack Obama, Drinking, Insider Trading, Magic Circle, Morning Docket, Supreme Court, Videos, YouTube
Morning Docket: 12.04.13
* Law professors testify to Congress that President Obama is abusing his power by circumventing Congress. Is this the Congress that takes 239 days of vacation each year and set a record for being the least productive in history? I wonder why any chief executive would circumvent them… [The Blog of the Legal Times] * […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Arps Announces
Skadden just announced bonuses -- did it beat Cravath, like it did back in 2008? -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Bonuses, Crime, Football, Immigration, Legal Ethics, Munger Tolles & Olson, Non-Sequiturs, Racism
Non-Sequiturs: 12.03.13
* Alabama fan allegedly shot despicable fronts runners who liked the Tide and the Heat for not being distressed enough after Alabama’s loss. When reached for comment, LeBron tightened his Yankee cap and yelled Roll War Eagle Tide. [USA Today] * A couple of Illinois lawyers got disbarred for beginning inappropriate sexual relationships. One began an affair with a teen he’d prosecuted. It’s good to see people still look up to Dan Fielding. [Legal Profession Blog] * Obama’s Kenyan Uncle will not be deported. We need him to stay and do a job no American wants to do.. fix Healthcare.gov. [Associated Press] * Kaplan has agreed to make a number of changes to increase access for disabled students in a settlement arising from the request of a deaf student to get a sign language interpreter. Now figuring out the bar exam will be… slightly easier. [Daily Business Review] * White males successfully argue that they shouldn’t even have to listen to black woman talk about race, even if she’s their professor in “communications.” [Raw Story] * Munger Tolles brings back the former ambassador to Australia as a partner. “That’s not a cognizable claim. This is a cognizable claim.” [Law 360 (sub. req.)] * David and Elie appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch today to talk about bonuses that they’re not getting. Video embedded after the jump… -
Animal Law, Quote of the Day, Trials, Videos, YouTube
But Will This Goat Have To Enter Witness Protection?
A surprise witness shows up for a man's bestiality trial. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Music, Rudeness
This Federal Judge Does Not Like Hippies One Darn Bit
Federal judge goes on a tirade over how much he hates Burning Man.