Billy Merck
Posts by Billy Merck
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Email Scandals, Guns / Firearms, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 11.13.07
* You’ve got mail! And you better hold on to it. [CNN] * Both sides shooting to get SCOTUS to hear D.C. gun case. [New York Times] * Milberg Weiss asking for home court advantage in trial. [WSJ Law Blog] * Can anybody do anything based on the Mitchell Report? [Sports Illustrated]
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Drugs, Immigration, Marijuana, Morning Docket, Murder, Sex Scandals
Morning Docket: 11.12.07
* Bong hits 4 farmers. [Washington Post via How Appealing] * If looks could kill, then maybe this guy would have had a defense. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Privacy is so 20th century. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Good for him I guess, but isn’t this a little weird? [CNN]
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Lunacy, Music, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness
Because Pubic Hair in Coke Is So Last Century
Sexual harassment comes in all shapes and sizes. From the Connecticut Employment Law Blog: I enjoy my work as an employment lawyer for the simple fact that each case is different and “you can’t make this stuff up.” An article in today’s The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, proves that theory correct. [It’s] about a female […]
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Cheapness, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Job Searches, Weirdness
A Very Exciting Clerkship Opportunity
Federal judicial clerkships are coveted positions — and for good reason. They burnish your resume, enhance your connections, and give you a view of litigation from the other side of the bench. So we’d like to bring you news of a very special clerkship position. Please keep in mind, however, that it’s not for everyone. […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007
Associate Bonus Watch: More MSM Coverage
While you wait for more announcements to trickle in, check out the latest news article about associate bonus season. It’s by Joseph Goldstein of the New York Sun, who writes (after describing the Cravath special bonus announcement and subsequent matching): The announcement suggests that the darkening economic landscape isn’t causing too much concern that there […] -
Bar Exams, Screw-Ups, Technology
What's Going on with the New York Bar Exam Results?
Based on your recent comments, it’s clear that many of you want to talk about New York bar exam results, which should be announced later this month. Many of you are wondering whether the scandal we dubbed “Laptopgate,” concerning problems with the software used by candidates who took the test on their computers, might delay […] -
Biglaw, Cheapness, Money, Nauseating Things, Wal-Mart
Why You Shouldn't Work for Wal-Mart(Or Buy Flip-Flops from Them Either)
We realize we’re late to the party on this one. The WSJ Law Blog wrote about it last week. We linked to it today in Morning Docket, but based on the email we’ve received about it, clearly many of you have more to say about it. News flash: Wal-Mart is cheap. From the WSJ Law […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Shearman & Sterling Matches
Friday was a busy day for associate bonus announcements. We reported bonus news from Cleary, Willkie, Cahill, and Dewey & LeBoeuf. But we didn’t get everyone. Apparently Shearman & Sterling also announced on Friday afternoon. (But we didn’t get the memo until the weekend — please, people, we know you can do better.) Memo after […] - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.07
* North Dakota at #11? [TaxProf Blog] * Speaking of wacky law school rankings… [ABA Journal] * We need your vote. [ Blawg Review] * I want these mutha f**kin’ snakes off this mutha f**kin’ bus! [Reno Gazette-Journal] * WTF can you say on TV? [SCOTUSblog] * Speaking of lawyers who like the younguns, Lakin […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.07
* North Dakota at #11? [TaxProf Blog] * Speaking of wacky law school rankings… [ABA Journal] * We need your vote. [ Blawg Review] * I want these mutha f**kin’ snakes off this mutha f**kin’ bus! [Reno Gazette-Journal] * WTF can you say on TV? [SCOTUSblog] * Speaking of lawyers who like the younguns, Lakin […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Bonuses, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Dewey & LeBoeuf Matches
The two-headed monster has matched. Memo’s after the jump. -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude, Willkie Farr
Associate Bonus Watch: Willkie Matches
And the bonus news just keeps rolling in. Willkie Farr has matched. The memo: From: The Executive Committee Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 4:51 PM To: ASSOCIATES – NY; ASSOCIATES – DC Cc: PARTNERS – NY; PARTNERS – DC Subject: Associate Bonuses The Executive Committee is pleased to announce the following year end bonuses for […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Cahill Matches
Cahill Gordon & Reindel has matched, but won’t pay until January 2008. From the memo: MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL, SENIOR ATTORNEYS AND ASSOCIATES November 2, 2007 We are pleased to announce that our regular and special merit bonuses for 2007 for associates in good standing at December 31, 2007 will be as follows: Class Regular Bonus […]
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Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Perverts, Sex, Technology
Lawyer of the Day: Barry Mentser
It seems like you can’t throw a web cam these days without hitting a lawyer trying to use the internet to sexually prey on our kids. Reference recent lawyers of the day here and here, for just a couple of examples. And remember that prosecutor in Texas that blew his head off because To Catch […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2007, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Associate Bonus Watch: Cleary Matches
We would’ve had this up a few minutes ago, but the technical difficulties that Lat mentioned yesterday are still lurking around. Bring on the new fancy servers. At any rate, Cleary Gottlieb has matched, and the memo is after the jump. -
Associate Salaries, Contract Attorneys, Document Review
McDermott to Create "Second Tier" of Associates
McDermott, Will & Emery has come up with a more creative way to deal with soaring associate salaries. The firm has announced that it will be creating a “second tier” of associates to deal solely with low-level tasks like, e.g., document review. As Cal Law points out, hiring cheaper lawyers to do this type of […] -
Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […] -
Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Skaddenfreude
AGG Draws a Line in the Sand
The Atlanta firm Arnall Golden Gregory is refusing to match the recent round of raises to $145,000 for first year associates by Alson & Bird and several other competitor firms. They put a lot of thought into the decision: AGG matched the February increase on March 1. Ever since, Kitchens said, he and his partners […] -
Elizabeth Halverson, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Large and Still Not In Charge
Hello and good morning everyone. This is Billy Merck once again (yes, yes, “we hate you” and so forth; get it all out on the first post), filling in for Lat today. Don’t worry, we’re still going to be on the lookout for associate bonus announcements, so send them in if they happen and we’ll […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.02.07
* Yeah, but SCOTUS will stay the executions. [AP via How Appealing] * Tuna : Chicken of the Sea :: ______ : Law of the Sea? [Jurist] * Drug sentencing still separate, now a litte more equal. [ New York Times] * Here we go again with the veto and the whole bit. [New York […]