January 2014
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Lawyer Advertising, Television, Videos, YouTube
I Actually Can't Believe This Lawyer Put This Ad On TV
You think it's just another lawyer commercial. And then something awkward and stunning happens. -
Affirmative Action, Celebrities, Football, John Yoo, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.14
* This is the place where we pretend to be shocked that Chris Christie abused his power. [New York Times] * Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? Now there’s a lawsuit over it. Proving even terrible art can give rise to litigation. [Business Wire] * Miami criminal defense attorney Michael Grieco thought he was representing Justin Bieber and let all the media outlets know it. Well, he’s not. [South Florida Lawyers] * Listen up, law review editors! This is how you avoid making authors angry. [Nancy Rapoport's Blog] * John Yoo for Dean of Boalt Hall? OK, maybe not, but here are the finalists for the position. [Nuts & Boalts] * California is eyeing a referendum to allow affirmative action considerations to be employed in college admissions for the first time in almost 20 years. Surely the same people who passed Prop 8 will be enlightened enough to do something proactive about systemic discrimination. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * The art of negotiation and terrible cigars. [Katz Justice] * And I joined Mike Sacks and Jessica Mederson on Legalese It! today. So check out our rousing discussion of the State of the Union v. Supreme Court, Foxy Knoxy’s extradition fears, and California’s decision to keep disgraced journalist Stephen Glass out of the legal profession. Video below… [Huffington Post Live] - Sponsored
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Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Pets
From The Career Files: Want The Courage To Leave Biglaw? Get A Dog
Megan Grandinetti explains how her pet dog gave her the courage to leave Biglaw behind.
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8th Circuit, Death Penalty, Deaths, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Wheels Of Justice Move Too Slowly For State That's Really Excited To Kill Prisoners
Which state has been executing prisoners before courts have finished reviewing their appeals? -
Public Interest, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Invest In Your Community And Your Community Will Invest In You
How can you use the lessons learned from the "Southern Snowpocalypse" in your legal practice? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Texas
Associate Bonus Watch: Very Elated At Vinson & Elkins
Why are associates at Vinson & Elkins so happy about their bonuses? -
Advertising, Biglaw, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Sponsored Content, Summer Associates
Summer Associates Or Lateral Hires: Is There A Right Way To Build A Firm?
The ATL gang gathers to discuss the relative merits of a home-grown associate class vs. lateral hiring. -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Technology
Crowdsourcing A List Of How Disney Uses The Public Domain
The expansion of copyright protection, in one image. - Sponsored
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Football, Labor / Employment, Sports
NCAAFL-CIOCraziness
Northwestern student athletes filed a petition to form a union; Eli Manning is allegedly peddling imitation goods. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, john quinn, Travel / Vacation
Quinn Emanuel Will Pay To Make Associates Go Away For A While
What are the details on Quinn Emanuel's latest innovation? -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Drugs, Football, Job Searches, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Prostitution, Sex, Sports, State Attorneys General, Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 01.31.14
* Quinn Emanuel got a pretty harsh benchslap from Judge Paul Grewal over its litigation strategy in the Apple / Samsung case, calling it “650 lawyers wide and one lawyer deep.” Sick burn, Judge. [Courthouse News Service]
* At Cardozo Law, Jordan Belfort’s former lawyer says that the movie Wolf of Wall Street “played down the sex and drugs.” Dear Lord, if that’s the case, Leo’s muse should be happy he’s alive. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “I’ve been around the block. And I’ve never seen an attorney general sanctioned.” Ahh, the rarest rose. Nevada’s AG was sanctioned for failing to provide evidence in a fraud case against a mortgage lender. [Forbes]
* Eighteen people were arrested for their alleged attempts to market and sell Super Bowl “party packs” to football fans. It’s pretty sick, but you’d got to admit that hookers and blow beat wings any day of the week. [Bloomberg]
* Law schools in the Southeast closed their doors because their states were “unequipped for dealing with the roadways.” Send them up here, we’ve got school when there’s a foot of snow. [National Law Journal]
* A recent grad of a “good school” wanted to know how to get a job, so she asked an advice columnist. Here are five of the suggested jobs she probably already applied to and was rejected from. [Fortune]
* The third time’s apparently the charm in Italy: Amanda Knox was convicted of murder, again. Foxy Knoxy must be pissed that her case has turned into an extradition question on an international law exam. [CNN]
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Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Tort Reform
File Your Own Frivolous Lawsuit Here!
A fun new app lets you generate absurd fact patterns with the click of a button. -
Bar Exams, Books, Cellphones, Crime, Eric Holder, Free Speech, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Technology, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 01.30.14
* The Phoenix Coyotes plan to change their name to the Arizona Coyotes. They probably should have looked into whether or not someone had trademarked “Arizona Coyotes.” I don’t care about their name as long as they go back to their awesome original sweaters. [The Legal Blitz] * As expected, Mayor Bill De Blasio has dropped New York City's appeal of the stop-and-frisk case. [New York Times] * As we discussed this morning, Eric Holder had to make a decision on whether or not to pursue the death penalty in the Boston Bomber case. Well, he made it. [CNN] * No, getting mocked on late night TV is not the same as torture or the mass extermination of human beings. [Popehat] * What happens when 16 children’s book characters are sent to court? [Visual.ly] * Here are 5 quick tips to employ when preparing for the bar exam. [BigLaw Rebel] * Prosecutors aren’t all out to get your client. You need to read the signals to figure out when they’re willing to help. [Katz Justice] * Unlocking your phone is still a crime. It’s almost as though Congress was deliberately obstructionist on every issue for a whole year. Weird. [Politix] * Ever wonder how to make the transition from law school to journalist? Here’s one answer from across the pond. [Legal Cheek]
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Federal Judges, Old People, Quote of the Day, Trials
Do Boring Trials Double As Nap Time For 90-Year-Old Judges?
She may be 90 years old, but that doesn't mean she was asleep on the bench. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Conferences / Symposia, White-Collar Crime
The White-Collar World: A Tale of Two Conferences
Where should you to learn more about the landscape of white-collar criminal law from your peers? -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Sunny Days Forecasted For Florida Market
As economic and labor market conditions improve, many firms are seeing sustained signs of growth, especially in the South Florida market. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Heller Ehrman, Howrey LLP, Legal Ethics, Money, Partner Issues
Should Non-Lawyers Own Firms? Do They Already?
It's time to get over ourselves as a profession and join the rest of the world in modernizing the law firm business model. -
Advertising, Blogging, Events, Floyd Abrams, Free Speech, Gender, Law Schools, Racism, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad, Women's Issues
Join Us For The Attorney@Blog Conference On March 14
The ATL Attorney@Blog conference will be a first-of-its-kind, one-day convocation of the leading legal bloggers, on Friday, March 14th, at the Yale Club of NYC. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Cheapness, Kasowitz Benson, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Bogus 'Benchmark' Bonuses At Kasowitz Benson?
Is Kasowitz Benson playing fast and loose with associate bonuses? -
English Grammar and Usage, Gender, Small Law Firms, Texas, Women's Issues
'Uppity Bitch' Frowns Upon Using Firm Funds For 'Strip Club Outings'
Everything really is bigger in Texas, including the lengths lawyers will go to bring shame to the profession.