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Alston & Bird, Bad Ideas, BARBRI, Biglaw, Cheapness, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Alston & Bird, Called Out
We’re delighted to see that ATL has so many readers in ATL. And we apologize for that one time we were mean to you. (We don’t know what got into us; guess it was that time of the month.) This morning’s post about the Alston & Bird raise, which will take effect shortly before your […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Drinking, Gay, Lesbians, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment, Summer Associates
X-Summers: More on the O'Melveny Mystery Man
We were rightfully ribbed for having so few details in yesterday’s post about the O’Melveny Mystery Man (hereinafter “Mystery”). Now we have more information about him, gleaned from multiple sources. One source, who interacted with Mystery at lunches and over coffee, said that he “seemed very quiet.” But maybe he acts differently in a party […] - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Nude Dancing, Rudeness, Sports, Summer Associates
X-Summers: The Magnificent Mooner
We push forward with our series on summer associate screw-ups. If you have a tale to tell, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. In light of our earlier item about the bocce court at Venable, we thought this story would be apropos: 1. Superhero name: The Magnificent Mooner 2. Special power: Ability […]
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Bad Ideas, Jury Duty, Pro Se Litigants, Trials
Also, Rain Is Wet
We love pro se litigants here at ATL. Like the guy suing Michael Vick, alleging that Vick stole his dogs and abused them, subjected him to “microwave testing,” and pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda. Today’s pro se litigant is a defendant rather than a plaintiff. From an article warning that representing yourself can be risky (who […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Drinking, Lesbians, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: O'Melveny & Mystery Man
Of course we’re not done with our series on the mishaps of summer associate. There’s just too much material. If you have an anecdote to share, please review our submission guidelines, and then email us. Here’s our latest X-Summer. The good news is that this story is current, from this summer (although we gladly take […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Crime, Money, Murder
Think Twice Before Asking For That Pay Raise
For all of you greedy associates out there, here’s a cautionary tale. From CNN: The owner of a car dealership has been accused of killing two employees because they kept asking for pay raises. Rolandas Milinavicius has been charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of Inga Contreras, 25, and Martynas Simokaitis, […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Food, King & Spalding, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth
Time for another summer associate story. We’re still taking submissions on these, so if you have one, check the submission guidelines and fire away. Here’s our latest X-Summer: 1. Superhero name: Crab Stabber AKA Senorita Foulmouth 2. Special power: Crazed Crustacean Impaling / Spanish Profanity 3. Summered: King & Spalding, Houston, Summer 2004 or 2005 […] -
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What Happened to Professional Courtesy?
Yeah, yeah; you know the old joke: Why won’t sharks attack lawyers? Professional courtesy. *Rimshot* Well, Harvey Miller, a Toledo, Ohio attorney, and a Hawaiian shark did their best to dispel that notion. Miller, a 36-year-old attorney, was snorkeling off of Bellows Field Beach Park Thursday afternoon when a shark chomped on his leg. “I […] - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Racism, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: Shearman & Slur-Man
We continue our series of colorful summer associate stories. If you have a tale to tell, please check out the submission guidelines, and then email us. (Some of you have worried about whether a tale might be “too old.” You need not fret; oldies can be goodies. We’re trying to compile a “greatest hits” list, […] -
Bad Ideas, Drinking, Nude Dancing, Rudeness, Summer Associates
X-Summers: The Nekkid Sleeper
We continue our series of posts about summer associate misadventures. If you have an anecdote you’d be willing to share, please check out the submission guidelines, and then email us. We’re continuing with our theme of summer associates as superheroes. Move over, X-Men; make way for the X-Summers!!! 1. Superhero name: The Nekkid Sleeper 2. […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Sexual Harassment, Summer Associates, WSJ Law Blog
A Summer Associate Etiquette Manual: Special Katten Edition
Last week we told you about a fellow at Katten Muchin Rosenman in Chicago, who managed to achieve the impossible feat: he got fired from a summer associate gig. This is even more impressive than merely getting “no-offered” at the end of the summer. We wrote: 1. A summer associate in the Chicago office of […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Drinking, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates
X-Summers: The Swiss Mister
Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far to our call for summer associate stories. We’ve received a number of colorful anecdotes, which we’ll be publishing over the next few days (or weeks, if the supply holds up). If you have a story you’d like to share, please check out the submission guidelines. We like […] -
Bad Ideas, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day Earlier in the Month: The Clifford Chance Lolita
This story has been making the rounds in New York summer associate circles. We’ve known about it for a while, but we wanted to get more corroboration. Now that we’ve heard the same details from multiple sources, we feel that it’s fair game. In the style of Page Six, we’re doing it as a blind […]
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Bad Ideas, Dick Cheney, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sports, Thelen Reid & Priest, Weddings
Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.07
* She was listed in the NYT wedding announcements as an HLS magna grad — and would have gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for you meddling kids! [Jossip] [FN1] * Don’t dress up in a giant pink bunny suit and hang out by a bank, unless you want to get yo’self tasered. [FourthAmendment.com] […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Racism, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day: The Katten Kreep
Hey kids, guess what? It IS possible to get fired from your cushy summer associate gig! You need to try hard — really hard. It’s even harder than passing the bar exam. But it’s not impossible. This summer has already claimed at least one victim. Multiple sources advise that a summer associate in the Chicago […] -
Bad Ideas, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Law Schools, Lunacy, Paulina Bandy, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness
The Bar Exam: If At First You Don't Succeed...
Try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, and try again. And maybe the 14th time will be the charm! For those of you freaking out over the bar exam next week, chillax. You will probably pass. If you don’t pass this time, surely you’ll pass the next time. Or the […] -
Ann Althouse, Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Politics
Wisconsin Lawmaker Seeks Death Penalty for Law School
Ann Althouse, call your dean! A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to address what he thinks is an overpopulation of lawyers in the state — by ending state funding for the University of Wisconsin Law School. State Representative Frank Lasee (Lah-SAY’) says the state doesn’t need any more ambulance chasers or frivolous lawsuits. The Green Bay Republican […] -
Bad Ideas, Fashion, Media and Journalism, Nina Totenberg, Real Estate
Nina Totenberg's All-Too-Open House
The interesting anecdotes about NPR’s Nina Totenberg, the grande dame of the Supreme Court press corps, continue to fill our inbox. And just as in the case of Peter Barta, it’s fascinating to see how little stories can come together, like pieces of a puzzle, to give you a more complete portrait of a person. […] -
Bad Ideas, Fashion, Jury Duty, Murder, Music, Trials
Is That an iPod Under Your Burqa, Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
While we’re on the subject of reluctant jurors, check out this news story: A female Muslim juror has been arrested in Britain after allegedly listening to an MP3 player under her hijab headscarf during a murder trial, police said Monday. The woman in her early 20s was spotted by a fellow juror listening to music […] -
Bad Ideas, Gay, Jury Duty, Racism, Rank Stupidity
How Not To Get Out of Jury Duty
Don’t try this strategy, which didn’t turn out that well for one Daniel Ellis, of Cape Cod. (Unless you want to get taken into custody. And face possible perjury charges.) Jury duty excuse: I’m a racist, homophobic liar [AP via CNN.com]