Book Deals
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Book Deals, Books, Defamation, General Counsel, Health Care / Medicine, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.15.13
* The role of lawyers in America’s Syrian policy. Everyone always tries to throw the lawyers under the bus. [Lawfare] * Pippa Middleton has some lawyers trying to crack down on a parody Twitter account. Thankfully, the law exists to protect wealthy socialites from being mocked. [IT-Lex] * GCs are not happy with the rates charged by outside counsel. I, for one, am shocked that GCs don’t like paying upwards of $1000/hour for “further work.” [Consero] * Honestly, we should have seen this coming: a Zimmerman juror already signed a book deal. This is the juror who assumed black people had rioted over the shooting and called Trayvon a “boy of color,” so you can tell the prosecution was doing a bang-up job with its jury selection procedures. [AlterNet] * Conservatives rejoice after several unions complain about Obamacare. Oh, the irony! Except the unions’ complaint is not that Obamacare is bad, but that it doesn’t go far enough in providing incentives to non-profit insurance plans and penalizing companies that are cutting back on hours to avoid the law. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * The Top 50 Legal Innovators, Techies, Visionaries, and Leaders. And we at ATL were snubbed again. [FastCase via TaxProf Blog] * After the jump, a short video about . I understand that people are miffed that the most recent film version of Superman takes a laissez-faire view of saving lives, but Superman’s always been a dick… -
Biglaw, Blogging, Bloomberg, Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Videos, Willkie Farr, YouTube
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Novelist and Blogger
Scratch a lawyer and you'll find an aspiring writer beneath the surface. Trying to make the jump from practicing law to a full-time writing career? Here's a case study. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Crime, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Department of Justice, Job Searches, Murder, Prostitution, Sex, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Violence
Law Firm Associates and Prostitutes: A Comparative Analysis
You’re good-looking, you like people, you know how to bill by the hour -- you could totally do this. But is being a high-class escort really a better job than the one you've got now? It depends....
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Bankruptcy, Book Deals, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigatrix, Money
Lawsuit of the Day: Penguin v. Wurtzel (and Other Authors)
Why is Elizabeth Wurtzel being sued by her former publisher, and how much does Penguin want from her? And which other high-profile authors are also being sued? -
Book Deals, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: Provide 'Advance Praise' For 'Inside Straight -- The Book'!
The "Inside Straight" column is being turned into a book. And some of your words might appear in it! -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Book Deals, Books, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Romance and Dating, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices, UNC Law
Save as Draft: Meet Natalie Lee, Novelist and Federal Prosecutor
Might we be seeing a new trend, namely, federal prosecutors moonlighting as novelists? Last year, as part of Above the Law’s Career Alternatives series, we profiled Allison Leotta, an assistant U.S. attorney in D.C. who wrote a well-received thriller, Law of Attraction. Today we introduce you to Natalie Lee — an assistant U.S. attorney in […] -
Asians, Book Deals, Books, Jed Rubenfeld, Kids, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lunacy, Patricia Wald
Yale Law Prof Amy Chua Backs Away from Controversial Claims About Superiority of Chinese Mothers
If you’re going to be a diva, then own it. Was this lesson lost on Yale law professor Amy Chua, the author of an incendiary essay in last weekend’s Wall Street Journal, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, and a new book about Eastern versus Western parenting styles, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother? Professor Chua […] -
Asians, Book Deals, Books, Education / Schools, Jed Rubenfeld, Kids, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lunacy
Yale Law Professor Amy Chua Writes in Praise of Crazy Asian Moms
Right now the legal world is abuzz about an essay published over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal by Amy Chua, a prominent (and pulchritudinous) professor at Yale Law School. The essay’s title, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, pretty much says it all. The piece is based on Chua’s new book, Battle Hymn of […] - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Alan Dershowitz, Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Crime, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Violence
Law of Attraction: Meet Allison Leotta, Novelist and Federal Prosecutor
I don’t want to step on Oprah’s toes, but I have a book recommendation for you: Law of Attraction. No, it has nothing to do with this law of attraction. Yes, you will enjoy it. This Law of Attraction is a novel by Allison Leotta, a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. It’s a fun, fast-paced […] -
Book Deals, Politics, Sarah Palin, Williams & Connolly
Sarah Palin To Resign as Alaska Governor
Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, announced today that she is resigning as governor of Alaska on July 25. “We know we can effect positive change outside government at this moment in time on another scale and actually make a difference for our priorities,” said Palin. Check out her full statement here […] -
Book Deals, Books, Julie Buxbaum
Lawyerly Chick Lit (?)
Julie Buxbaum is a Harvard alumna and lawyer turned novelist. Her first book, The Opposite of Love, is getting favorable reviews. As we’ve written about before, she’s signed a deal for two books, so it’s a good sign that the first is being well-received. For the lawyers who want to be writers: her advance was […] -
Barack Obama, Book Deals, Books, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Videos, You Go Girl
The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama's Book Deal
We’re tired of the national lovefest for Barack Obama that is currently underway. It seems that Senator Obama, barely halfway through his first term in the U.S. Senate, can do no wrong — and the divalicious Hillary Clinton, the fabulous former first lady who also has a complete (and highly successful) Senate term under the […] -
Book Deals, Books
Beach Reading: Stephen Carter's New Novel
Our old professors continue to churn out best-selling fiction. First it was Stephen Carter, our contracts professor, who stunned the publishing world — and the YLS faculty — with a $4 million advance for his first thriller, The Emperor of Ocean Park. Then our con law professor, Jed Rubenfeld, came out with a novel of […]
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Bankruptcy, Blogging, Book Deals, Breasts, Drugs, Jessica Cutler / Washingtonienne, Money, Sex, Sex Scandals, Ted Frank, Television
Breaking: Jessica Cutler Files for Bankruptcy
This news is a bit mystifying to us. From the Associated Press: Jessica Cutler, the former Senate aide whose online sex diary landed her a book deal and a Playboy photo spread but got her kicked off Capitol Hill, has filed for bankruptcy…. Cutler has spent much of her time [recently] fending off a lawsuit […] -
Book Deals, Books, Football, Money, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, Religion, Sex Scandals, War on Terror, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.15.07
* So apparently the feds knew about law firm bonuses before ATL. [MSNBC] * Guess which party just picked up two swing states. [CNN] * Shutting down YouTube: the ultimate jealous boyfriend move. [MSNBC] * OJ’s money is going nowhere for now. [AP] * Federal court allows suit against Vatican. [MSNBC]
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1st Circuit, Biglaw, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, D.C. Circuit, David Levi, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Drugs, Federal Judges, Harriet Miers, Jan Crawford Greenburg, John Beerbower, John Paul Stevens, Law Firm Mergers, Law Professors, Linda Greenhouse, Parties, Pictures, Real Estate, Saira Rao, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Week in Review, White House Counsel, William Rehnquist
ATL Week in Review: January 1-5
Last week was short, thanks to the New Year’s holiday; but it sure was busy. Here are some highlights from a very momentous week: * No more jokes about Harriet Miers: the ill-fated ex-SCOTUS nominee has resigned as White House counsel. Speculation about her successor abounds. * No more jokes about the Dewy Orifice: the […] -
Animal Law, Antonin Scalia, Book Deals, Eliot Spitzer, Fast Food, Federal Judges, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.05.07
* Chickens help us cope with “chronic anxiety” too. After they’re ground up and turned into McNuggets. [Nasty, Brutish & Short] * “DO NOT put any person in this washing machine.” Unless they’re really smelly — and small. [Overlawyered; Associated Press] * Eliot Spitzer has a man-date. In more ways than one. [New York Daily […] -
3rd Circuit, Book Deals, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
A "Devil Wears Prada" for the Law Clerk Set
Saira Rao, who wrote the New York Post article we discussed this morning, has a juicy debut novel coming out this summer. Check out the blurb for Chambermaid: The devil holds a gavel in this wickedly entertaining debut novel about a young attorney’s eventful year clerking for a federal judge. Sheila Raj is a recent […] -
2nd Circuit, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, Carter Phillips, Contests, Education / Schools, Eugene Volokh, FCC, Howard Bashman, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Music, O.J. Simpson
Morning Docket: 12.21.06
* The Volokh Conspiracy wins Best Law Blog. Congrats to the VC crew! [The Weblog Awards 2006 via 2nd Place Winner How Appealing] * F&@% you, FCC!. [CNN.com] * And in my-home-state-is-not-completely-backward news… [Jurist] * If he sold it, Ron Goldman wants the money. [AP via FindLaw] * Internet illiterate NY Mom, who doesn’t know […]
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Bad Ideas, Book Deals, Books, Crime, Media and Journalism, O.J. Simpson, Violence
If We Did It... We'd Like To Undo It
The most infamous case of the last century has turned into one of the biggest P.R. disasters of this one. After nearly universal criticism, from both within and outside the company, the News Corp. has pulled its plans to publish a book by O.J. Simpson — and to air a television interview with him — […]