Marin
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Posts by Marin
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Biglaw, Ridiculousness, Television
Liveblogging ABC's The Deep End
UPDATE: Marin’s liveblog of The Deep End has concluded. But if you’d like to see what she (and assorted ATL readers) thought of the show, click on the box below. -
Television
The Deep End Premieres Tonight, and We'll Be Watching
If you’re like most Biglaw attorneys, your days as a first-year associate were some of the best days of your life. The rush of arguing in court with no supervision. The tawdry office romances with beautiful, lonely seventh-years. The 6 p.m. happy hours where you and five of your hard-bodied colleagues sat around O’Neil’s sipping […] 
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Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Patents, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: The $100,000 Question
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL Editors, I just got my grades, and needless to say they were less than stellar, approximately a 2.0 GPA. I got my Biochemistry PhD prior to attending a 2nd tier law school on a great scholarship, but now I stand to […]
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Layoffs, pls hndle thx, Start Dates
Pls Hndle Thx: The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Dear ATL, Deferred associates are starting soon at my V100 firm… which is *odd* because there’s not enough work to go around. At least not for junior level associates, because the mid levels and senior levels hoard work for themselves. So if […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Money, pls hndle thx, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping
Pls Hndle Thx: What Secretaries Want
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Fairest Marin, I moved offices in the middle of this year, and as a consequence I lost my lovely and very helpful administrative assistant to a Partner who was staying where she was. Since August, I have had a new, and also […] -
pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx Rprts: Dancing with Mr. Brownstone
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. When you think of drug addicts, you probably think of people with jawline zits and corroded teeth who hang out in tunnels with spoons and needles. Thankfully, the ten or so people who, in fact, do live like that have been located […] -
Law Schools, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Pass/Fail or EPIC FAIL?
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. Hello, I need some advice on whether I should pass/fail Evidence. In short, I have a Constitutional Law exam the morning before with the Evidence exam occurring the following afternoon. I can do some studying during the last week of class, but […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.25.09
* The United Homeless Organization is a sham, according to NYAG Andrew Cuomo. [New York Times] * People keep stealing Judge Lance Ito’s nameplate. [ABA Journal] * Some kids utilized Facebook to incite violence against gingers. [CNN] *Can somebody explain to me how South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford still has a job? [New York Times] […]
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Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: It's The Kind of Thing We'd Expect from Jonathan Swift
It’s almost Thanksgiving. It is a wonderful time to reflect on all of your blessings — and maybe spare a coin for those less fortunate. Or, if you are a lawyer — you could sue those less fortunate; especially if the unwashed masses are hurting your business. Tex Parte Blog has this lovely holiday tale: […] -
Judge of the Day, Video games
Judge of the Day: Call of Duty Calls Judge to Miss Duty
How many people out there are mainlining Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? I’m not. Apparently, I need to practice for my upcoming Soul Calibur demolition of ATL commenters. But I’ll probably pick COD2 for the holiday season. A British judge didn’t have my sense of patience: Now, as the story has it, a county […] -
Advertising, Job Searches
Part-Time Job Offer Will Have People Polishing Résumés
We’ve done a couple reports on the crazy, inane job offers being floated to laid-off associates. The economy is so bad that some people think they can get ex-Biglaw associates to babysit their kids or work for free. But this job listing is a different kind of crazy. It’s a legal job, albeit part-time. And […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.23.09
ATL readers were out in force after this weekend’s Harvard-Yale Game. Go Crimson! (Click on the image to enlarge; you can see “Non-Sequiturs” in the lower right-hand corner of the sign.) * The Ninth Circuit hates turkeys. [Siouxsie Law] * Xbox modders feel unfairly maligned, and they are uniting. It could be epic. I hope […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Technology
Lawsuit of the Day: Friendless Man Sues Nintendo
Here we have another lawsuit that is based on Nintendo’s Wii, the wildly popular gaming system for children that adults are strangely not embarrassed to love. Sadly, this lawsuit doesn’t involve a grown woman making herself sick by refusing to urinate. Instead, we have a guy who needs to play as a space traveling princess […]
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Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Salary Cuts
Nationwide (Possibly Temporary) Salary Cut Watch: Haynes and Boone
Haynes and Boone deferred its incoming first-year associates to November 30. First-years at the firm will be happy to know that the firm is keeping its promise and they will be starting just after Thanksgiving. But they won’t be starting at full salary. Incoming associates got the news on Friday. An angry tipster let us […] -
Law Schools, Rankings, Student Loans
The State Schools That Make Out-of-State Students Stay Away
Ed. Note: This is actually a list on out-of-state enrollment at public universities. It’s not law school specific (as I had initially thought). I still think it’s interesting to look at which schools have more out of state pull, so I’m leaving it up. We’ve been documenting the struggles at the University of California system […] -
Partner Profits
Reading the Revenue Writing on the Wall
The New York Law Journal is reporting that 2009 revenue numbers are going to be ugly. New York law firms experienced a 9 percent drop in revenue through the third quarter, according to a new survey. The data, gathered by the Wachovia Legal Specialty Group, also showed that net income at law firms based in […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Violence
Lawsuit of the Day: Hand Model Sues Meanies on Co-Op Board
Yesterday I had the quintessential New York City moment. At the bodega around the corner from Breaking Media’s lavish Nolita office, the bodega’s proprietor engaged me and two other people in a conversation involving three languages. I was speaking English, another guy was speaking Spanish, and I believe the third woman was speaking Portuguese, and […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.20.09
* Tom Daschle is going to DLA as an advisor, not for help with his taxes. [USA Today] * Deloitte pays to make Parmalat go away. [Going Concern] * Indiana Law Professor proposes shipping at-risk kids back to Africa. Oh, where to begin? [True/Slant] * Is perfectionism a blessing or a curse? [What About Clients?] […] -
Crime, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: To Catch a Thief
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, “I’m a law student with a record. Larceny by trick, we’ll call it. It happened a while ago. I have reasonable assurances from bar members in my state and my law school that if I disclose and explain (and obviously, don’t […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009
Associate Bonus Watch: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Falls in Line
The bonus news is coming fast and furious today. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is trying to nail down the market at the Cravath level. Multiple tipsters sent in the STB bonus announcement and the firm is following Cravath at all class levels. Regular Above the Law readers will note that there is absolutely no surprise […]
