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Admin, Announcements, Reader Polls
Some Interrogatories from Your Friends at ATL
Please take a few seconds to fill out our (anonymous) reader survey. You can access it by clicking here. And please don’t overlook question number 9, in which you can offer us editorial feedback — what you like, what you dislike, what you’d like to see more or less of in these pages, etc. Thanks! […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Help Wanted
As some of you may have noticed, we have fallen hopelessly behind in Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. We’re over a month behind. We were hoping to catch up, but we’ve now reached the point where we must admit defeat. (Do any of you hoard newspapers or magazines that you tell yourself you’ll read “eventually”? And […] - Sponsored
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Programming Note: Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney
In about an hour, we’re leaving D.C. for New York. We’re bound for Justice Bernard Fried’s courtroom at 60 Centre Street, New York Supreme Court, to attend this morning’s hearing in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney. It’s where all the cool kids will be today. We are terribly excited! Because of our coverage of the […]
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Announcements, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar
An Open Letter to Shanetta Y. Cutlar
With respect to our continuing coverage of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section, some of you have asked to hear Shanetta Cutlar’s side of the story. For the record, we have tried to reach out to Ms. Cutlar. Unfortunately, the various email addresses that we tried to contact her at — Shanetta.Cutlar@usdoj.gov, Shanetta.Brown.Cutlar@usdoj.gov — didn’t […] -
Admin, Announcements, Movies, Shameless Plugs, Stephen Breyer
Programming Note: We're Off to See the Wizard
We’re stepping away from the computer for a bit. We are attending this exciting event, a dinner and movie screening with Justice Stephen G. Breyer, sponsored by The Week. Some posts, including Non-Sequiturs, will appear while we’re gone. But if some exciting news breaks and we’re slow to cover it, it’s because we’re spending quality […] -
Announcements, Blogging, Contests, Shameless Plugs
Congratulations To... Us!
For being named “Best New Law Blog,” in the 2006 Blawg Review Awards. We feel we’re in good company. Here are some of the other awardees: Blogging Persona of the Year: Jeremy Blachman Best Blog by a Law Professor: MauledAgain Best Blog by a Law Student: Lawyerlike Best Law Professor Group Blog: Concurring Opinions Best […] -
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ATL Week in Review -- Bonus-Free Edition: December 11 - 15
Here’s our recap of the past week in ATL, completely free of Biglaw or bonus news (which will be summarized in a separate “Week in Review” post). The theme for this week’s news: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” * Hardworking lawyers are still unhappy with their sex lives. * Celebrities […] -
5th Circuit, Advertising, Announcements, Job Searches, R. Ted Cruz, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ted Cruz Is Looking for a Few Good... Appellate Lawyers
Many of you, especially those of you about to deposit Biglaw bonus checks, will update your résumés at the start of the new year. It’s a common time to jump to a new job, or to start looking for one. In the first few weeks of 2007, expect departure memos to go around like the […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Admin, Announcements, Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, Bonuses, Contests, Harold Koh, Hotties, Linda Greenhouse, Money, New York Times, Reader Polls, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: December 4 - 8
* The holiday season is here, and you know what that means: year-end bonuses for law firm associates. On Friday, Milbank Tweed made the first big bonus announcement. And this time it wasn’t fake. * They talk a lot about “due process” over at Yale Law School. But questions have been raised concerning the process […] -
Admin, Announcements, Contests, Hotties, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Shameless Plugs, Stephen Breyer
NYU Law Hotties: When the Polls Will Close
The polls remain open in our latest hotties contest: NYU Law School third-year students. You can vote on the men by clicking here, and the women by clicking here. A quick administrative announcement: voting will end on Monday, December 11, at 3 PM (Eastern time). If you’d like to do some campaigning, for yourself or […] -
Admin, Announcements, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Shameless Plugs, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
All Rise! Supermogul Is Now In Session
Hey, guess what? Above the Law is no longer the most junior member of the Conference Dead Horse Media family of websites. Today marks the launch of Supermogul.com. It’s nice not being the most junior member. Just ask Justice Breyer, who was delighted when Justice Alito arrived at the Court. As the most junior justice, […] -
Admin, Announcements, Antonin Scalia, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Programming Note: Nino-Breyer Smackdown
We’ll be stepping away shortly to attend what should be a fantastic event: A Conversation on the Constitution: Perspectives from Active Liberty and A Matter of Interpretation. It’s being sponsored by the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, and we’re attending as a guest of the ACS (whom we thank for the gracious invitation). […] -
Admin, Announcements, Food, Holidays and Seasons, Law Reviews, Tax Law
Hey, What Are You Doing Here?
Why are you in front of your computer? To quote our big brother: The rest of America is either sleeping off their Thanksgiving hangovers or pushing their way into a mall to grab those holiday shopping discounts. But you’re rubbing the sleep out of your eyes while staring at a glowing screen. Well, you’re not […]
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Admin, Announcements, Federalist Society
Hanging Out with the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
As Howard Bashman might say, “Programming Note”: Over the next three days, we’re going to be attending various events at the Federalist Society’s 2006 National Lawyers Convention. It’s taking place right here in Washington, DC, a few blocks away from where we reside. So we’ll be splitting our time between our blogging HQ (our apartment) […] -
Announcements, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Laura Wasser
ATL Public Service Announcement: Better Get a Prenup
To any single celebrities out there who happen to frequent legal gossip blogs, we offer you this piece of friendly advice: Before getting hitched, make your future spouse sign a prenup. Sounds pretty obvious, right? But consider this, from Forbes’s Prenup Primer: Last week, Britney Spears filed for divorce from her two-year marriage to Kevin […] -
Admin, Announcements
ATL Email: Back to Normal
In case you’re wondering, the email problems that we alluded to earlier today have been solved. So if you have a Supreme Court justice sighting for Eyes of the Law, a law firm interview horror story, salary information for Skaddenfreude, or any other juicy gossip or funny story, please send it to us at our […] -
Admin, Announcements
Some Technical Difficulties: Issues With Our Email
If you’ve tried emailing us lately, your message may have bounced back to you. We seem to be having some difficulties with our email. We’re not quite sure when these problems will be resolved (but they’re being investigated). In the meantime, we’ve set up a temporary email address that you can use to reach us […] -
Admin, Announcements, Pictures, Politics, Weddings
October 2006 Couple of the Month: When the Polls Will Close
Happy Monday, everybody. We’re guessing you’re still recovering from the weekend; so are we. (We had a bit too much red wine last night, and we fear we’re coming down with a minor cold.) Anyway, before we plunge into matters of “substance,” a quick administrative announcement. The polls in our October 2006 Couple of the […] -
Announcements, Aquagirl, Biglaw, Blogging, Exercise, Nude Dancing, Summer Associates
Scuttlebutt Central: Legal Gossip Blogs
If you haven’t already done so, we recommend that you read this article (and not just ’cause we’re featured in it). It’s entitled Scuttlebutt Central, by Stephanie Francis Ward, and it’s from the November 2006 issue of the ABA Journal. The piece is a fun and interesting read; check it out for yourself. We’ll just […] -
Admin, Announcements, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: Meet Billy Merck
[Ed. note: After reviewing your applications for the position of Morning Docket writer, we picked not one but two excellent writers to provide you with an entertaining summary of the morning’s legal news. Today we’re pleased to introduce Billy Merck. Billy will share Morning Docket authorship with B Clerker, whom you met last week. Welcome, […]