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Alston & Bird, B for Beauty, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Clerkships, Divorce Train Wrecks, Federal Judges, Hair, Judicial Nominations, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Patton Boggs, Politics, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rape, SCOTUS, Shoes, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Morning Docket: 08.20.12
* What happens if a Supreme Court clerk violates the Code of Conduct and leaks information to the press at the behest of a justice? At worst, he’d probably be forced to wash dirty socks from the SCOTUS morning exercise class. [National Law Journal]
* “[T]he great expectations when he was elected have not come to fruition.” Making judicial nominations wasn’t a high political priority, so President Barack Obama will be ending his term with just 125 lower-court appointments in the federal judiciary. [New York Times]
* If there’s anything that Paul Ryan’s good at, it’s soliciting money from lawyers and Biglaw firms. Alston & Bird tops the list of legal campaign contributors, with Patton Boggs in a close second. [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* Apparently the female reproduction system shuts down to prevent conception upon rape. This improbable tidbit from a man who sits on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. [Los Angeles Times]
* But a great way to take some of the heat off of the “legitimate rape” dude is to break news about another Congressman’s nude swim in the Sea of Galilee while in Israel. Excellent work on this distraction. [POLITICO]
* What crisis? Despite a steep decline in applicants, the average law school’s tuition will climb by more than double the rate of inflation this fall. It’s really heartwarming how they put students first. [National Law Journal]
* Customs agents in Los Angeles seized 20,457 pairs of faux Christian Louboutins that would’ve been worth approximately $18M. For this heinous crime of fashion, the offending shoes will undergo a trial by fire. [CNN]
* Karma sure is a Blitsch. Matthew Couloute, the alleged lawyerly Lothario who got slammed by his exes on LiarsCheatersRUs.com, is now being slammed by someone else: his soon-to-be ex-wife. [New York Post]
* Beauty school dropout, no pube hair trimming days for you! Seventeen female plaintiffs have alleged that a cosmetology instructor subjected them to less-than-sanitary lessons in a federal suit. [New York Daily News]
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B for Beauty, Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools, Texas
Everything's Bigger in Texas, Including the Tiaras: Texas Tech Law Student Crowned Miss Texas 2012
A Texas Tech Law student has been crowned Miss Texas 2012. Let's find out more about her... - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
B for Beauty, Biglaw, Women's Issues
Manicure Meetings? Apparently That's a Thing Now for Many Professional Women in New York
How did the manicure meeting come into existence? And more importantly, is this something that would be feasible for the women of Biglaw?
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B for Beauty, Fat People, Hotties, Reality TV, Television
A Model's 'Fat Ass' Gets Her Fired, But Earns Her a Win in Court
What happens when your run-of-the-mill model, a woman who has been called "very skinny, almost anorexically skinny," is deemed too fat to model by her own agency? This is apparently what happened to the winner of Holland's Next Top Model, but she decided to sue over it.... -
B for Beauty, Breasts, Career Alternatives, Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools
A Model Law Student: This Sexy Sooner Hits the Books Hard
When you think of Oklahoma, what's the first thing that comes to mind? For some it's a Broadway musical, for others, it's agriculture, and for others still, it's football. But what about beautiful, intelligent women? We've got a story for our readers about a law student with some really big... brains. A tipster notified us about this sexy Sooner and the double life she leads: she's a second-year law student, but in her free time, she's a model who's worked at some of the finest breastaurants in the business.... -
B for Beauty, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, In-House Counsel
How Can You Get Into the Business of Beauty and Fashion Law?
Readers, we know what you must be asking yourselves: fashion law? Is that similar to unicorn law? No. Unlike unicorn law, and contrary to public opinion, fashion law actually exists. In the past, we’ve written about lawyers and law students who have violated multiple fashion laws. We’ve even profiled a lawyer who specializes in fashion […] -
B for Beauty, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Women's Issues
Quote of the Day: But It Would Bring Out Your Eyes!
I don’t wear makeup, nor do I wish to spend 20 minutes applying it. — Deborah Rhode, professor at Stanford Law School and author of The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law (affiliate link), commenting on the results of a recent study funded by Procter & Gamble, which concluded that women […] -
B for Beauty, Gender, Lawsuit of the Day, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: Putting the 'Man' Back in Manicure
Would you like a MAN-icure? A Maryland man is suing his nail salon for $200,000 for a $1 overcharge on his manicure. His lawyer (who, in the past, sued the same nail salon as a plaintiff, for the same cause of action) is comparing his client to Rosa Parks. Seriously? - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Associate Advice, B for Beauty, Health Care / Medicine, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Too Sexy for My Law Firm
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, I was wondering whether I should get/admit to getting plastic surgery. My issue is that if I was in L.A., I would have done it already, but Chi-town is different, and I want my co-workers to take me seriously notwithstanding the […] -
Andrew Cuomo, B for Beauty
Andrew Cuomo's Beauty Crackdown
It’s not often that the worlds of law and fashion intersect. There’s much more overlap between the worlds of law and finance, ably covered by our colleagues at Dealbreaker. But an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into the practice known as “astroturfing” offers us this opportunity to give a shout-out to the […]