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ATL Idol, Law Schools
Back to School: What is the Most Worthless Class You Could Have Avoided?
On Tuesday, I profiled worthless classes that most everybody had to take. Today, the readers weigh in on classes that allow law schools to bilk you for additional years full of totally useless information. Many commenters also suggested which lessons law students should really be focusing on, if they want to succeed in Biglaw. With […] -
ATL Idol, Biglaw, Feminism, Gender
A Woman's Place Is... At Cravath
This week, Working Mother magazine, in association with Flex-Time Lawyers, released its second annual Best Law Firms for Women rankings. Some of the firms on this year’s list are notorious sweatshops, more likely to help women freeze their eggs than they are to aid either sex in raising a family. I contacted Deborah Epstein Henry […] 
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ATL Idol, Job Searches, Law Schools
Back to School: What Is The Most Worthless Class You Had to Take?
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] With classes starting soon, another crop of 1Ls will be starting on a journey that has only one sure outcome: the accumulation of […]
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ATL Idol
Louisiana Bans Fighting Cocks; Crowing Cocks Still Legal
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Next week, Louisiana will become the last state in the union to officially ban cockfighting. The business was already on the decline in […] -
ATL Idol, Contests, Movies, Reader Polls
Lionel Hutz Invitational: Bonfire of Horrors
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Thanks to all who participated in rounds one and two of the Lionel Hutz Invitational. Today we crown the most unrealistic fictional attorney […] -
ATL Idol
Lionel Hutz Invitational: Round 2
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Looks like I seeded Jack McCoy all wrong. Maybe McCoy is a realistic approximation of what you get if you combine Stalin, bushy […] -
ATL Idol, Bonuses, Money, Skaddenfreude
Wachtell Associates Receive Money and Like It
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] On Tuesday, American Lawyer published a follow-up report to their overall associate satisfaction survey, released last Friday. This report ranks midlevel associates’ satisfaction […] -
ATL Idol, Movies, Reader Polls, Television
Which Legal Fiction Makes Your Life Worse?
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Why does my television constantly tell me that being an attorney is: glamorous, “fun,” and yet so easy that any idiot can do […] 
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Copyright, Intellectual Property, Scrabble / Scrabulous, Social Networking Websites
Bring Back Scrabulous or I Will F_ _K_NG (17 pts!) Cut You.
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] This is why people hate lawyers. This is why lawyers hate lawyers. Scrabulous was too much fun for lawyers to leave it alone. […] -
ATL Idol, Lawyer of the Day
Lawyer of the Day: Jon Bruning
[Ed. note: This post is by SOPHIST, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Sophist’s avatar (at right).] Nebraska’s Attorney General Jon Bruning might want to call OnStar before he files his next lawsuit. In January, Bruning filed suit to stop […]
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