2014

How do the firms compare financially, and what would the new firm be called?

Canadian lawyers are making an attempt to join the twenty-first century. Will it work?

Here's a fake Biglaw commercial that's sure to make you laugh.

Asking opposing counsel if he's "grow[n] a pair" yet will probably land a lawyer in the hot seat.

What should you do when you feel like you've hit a brick wall in your job search?

We need some kind of designation to separate these jobs from the below-market-but-not-yet-insulting jobs

* Sweet billable hours: Congrats to Proskauer Rose on its efforts to keep the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo, New York. It’s the largest deal for the sale of an NFL team in history. [Am Law Daily]

* Your firm brings in billions in verdicts, but that’s not prestigious enough. It needs to be on the inaugural list of America’s Elite Trial Lawyers. See if yours made the cut. [National Law Journal]

* The best way to dodge traps in the LSAT analytical reasoning section is to display your analytical reasoning capabilities by not taking the LSAT in the first place during a time when law schools are in turmoil. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

* Law professors Zephyr Teachout (Fordham) and Tim Wu (Columbia) were defeated in the Democratic primary election for New York governor and lieutenant governor, but they lost well. [New York Daily News]

* The world wants to know if Ray Rice can be prosecuted for domestic violence, even though he’s enrolled in a pre-trial intervention program. Like the answer to all legal questions, it depends. [WSJ Law Blog]

Who are the latest Supreme Court clerks, and how high are signing bonuses going for outgoing SCOTUS clerks?

* A website has been set up to collect stories, videos, photos, memories, and more, to share with slain Professor Dan Markel’s young sons. His memorial is scheduled for next Tuesday. [Prawfsblawg] * What would happen if lawyers gave out GPS directions? [Legal Cheek] * George Mason Law is looking for a new dean. Brush off that résumé, Elie! [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Is it me, or do we need to buy Justice Kagan a new outfit? [Josh Blackman's Blog] * The scion of a Biglaw Bigwig (go ahead and guess which firm…) arrested for filming and distributing video of his sexual escapades with his girlfriend without her permission. It’s like revenge porn without the revenge element. [Law and More] * Don’t bring creeps with you to a jury trial. [What About Clients?]

The criminal justice system is failing when it comes to domestic violence, but not because Rice isn't in "jail."

Who might leave if Bingham McCutchen merges with Morgan Lewis?

Take Our Challenge And Find Out What You Know About The Realities Of The 3L Experience

Law students would be better off if they could receive pay for academic internships, but the ABA doesn't care.

Yeah... taxis kind of can't pick and choose their customers.

Are you a lawyer going through a midlife crisis?

Now we have an all-time champion to measure all future letters against.

And is it possible to be an outside-the-box thinker without using technology?

Columnist Gaston Kroub offers some advice for fulfilling CLE requirements.

* Mathew Martoma, the former Harvard law student who fabricated his transcript when applying for clerkships, gets nine years in prison for insider trading. [DealBook / New York Times]

* If Bingham McCutchen moves forward on merger talks with Morgan Lewis, a bunch of Bingham partners might bail. [American Lawyer]

* Congratulations to Judge Jill Pryor, who will join Judge Bill Pryor on the Eleventh Circuit. [Fulton County Daily Report]

* Can you be fired for medical marijuana in Colorado, where the drug is legal even for recreational purposes? [ABA Journal]

* Dewey have some good news for the embattled ex-leaders of the defunct law firm? [New York Law Journal]

* Home Depot is the latest major retailer to be hit by a data breach. [Washington Post]

Would you leave behind a six-figure salary to live in the wilderness without electricity or running water? This hottie did....