Books
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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
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… -
Blogging, Books, Media and Journalism, Social Networking Websites, Technology
The Big Secret of Social Media
Although I have a blog and accounts with Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and even Plaxo, I am not a big “rah rah” social media cheerleader for the sake of being one. There is much about social media that is overhyped, which is probably why I liked G.M. Filisko’s article in the January edition of the ABA […]
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Book Club, Books, Holidays and Seasons, Shameless Plugs, Shopping, Shopping For Others
The Twelve Books of Christmas (2010)
Now that you’ve figured out what to give your secretary this holiday season, what about the lawyers in your life? Many of you have friends or family members who are lawyers or law students, and if you haven’t done so already, you need to get them — forgive the expression — Christmas presents (or holiday […] -
Books, Crime, Gay, Harvard, Lesbians, Libraries / Librarians
Are Urine-Soaked Harvard Books Evidence of A Hate Crime?
I’m on record as being generally uncomfortable with hate crime designations. I’m not against hate crime laws across the board. You show me a guy with a demonstrable history of bigotry who then goes around beating people of some particular group, and I’m all for enhanced punishment. But in general I don’t think the state […] -
Book Club, Books, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Vanessa Gilmore
Memoirs of a Judicial Diva: Judge Vanessa Gilmore Pens A Second Book
Back in 2007, I declared Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore (S.D. Tex.) to be a judicial diva (a term I first popularized over at my original blog, Underneath Their Robes). Judge Gilmore earned this delicious distinction through such behavior as allegedly throwing objects at attorneys in open court and dumping motions in the trash for using […] -
Books, Crime, Family Law, Kids
Comic Book Walks Juvenile Offenders Through the Justice System
This is a truly innovative approach to helping at-risk children. This is a truly sad commentary on the state of our society. This is a great way to introduce children to the concept of having a lawyer. I can’t believe we need to explain to children why they need a lawyer. This is a tale […] -
Books, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Tim Wu
Quote of the Day: Another Way for Non-Practicing Lawyers to Explain Themselves
I am a lawyer by creation, but not by practice. I’m a lawyer technically, but I wouldn’t hire me to write your will. — Columbia law professor Tim Wu, in an interview with the New York Times about his new book, The Master Switch. - 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. -
Books, Education / Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Minority Issues, Racism
Lawsuit of the Day: Parent Sues School for Teaching His Daughter About Slavery
There is nothing I hate more than people who try to use the law to change the facts of history or science. I hate when Creationists try to take their Sunday School teachings into science class. I hate when Confederates try to retell the “War of Northern Aggression” in a way that ignores the abject […] -
Ann Althouse, Books, Gay, Non-Sequiturs, Tim Wu
Non-Sequiturs: 11.08.10
* Everyone’s favorite anti-gay crusader, Andrew Shirvell (pictured), has been suspended. [TPM Muckraker] UPDATE: Shirvell just got fired, according to the Detroit Free Press, “for conduct unbecoming a state employee” (including misuse of state resources). * Our colleague Bess Levin wants to know: Does Wall Street have a problem with felony charges? [Dealbreaker] * Professor […] -
Books, Clarence Thomas, Drinking, Pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
After Her Larry King Interview, We See Why Lillian McEwen Can't Sell Her Memoirs About Clarence Thomas
I wasn’t able to catch Larry King’s interview with Clarence Thomas’s ex-girlfriend, Lillian McEwen. I had prior commitments (how ’bout them Cowboys). But after reading reports all morning, I can see why her memoirs are stuck in the “manuscript” stage. There doesn’t seem to be any “there” there. Perhaps the most interesting thing we learned […] -
Books, Clarence Thomas, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Knowing that mom played with Clarence Thomas's gavel definitely qualifies.
It was probably T.M.I. But that’s the way it is. — Lillian McEwen, a lawyer and ex-girlfriend of Justice Clarence Thomas, talking about how she showed her memoir (in which Thomas features prominently) to her daughter. -
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 […]
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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…
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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
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Associate Advice, Biglaw, Books, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues
Law & Reorder: An Interview with Deborah Epstein Henry
Today is the official release date of Law & Reorder, a new book by Deborah Epstein Henry, a leading consultant to the legal profession. Henry, whom we’ve interviewed and written about before, is an expert on such topics as workplace restructuring, talent management, work/life balance, and the retention and promotion of lawyers — all topics […] -
Books, Dahlia Lithwick, Facebook, Lawrence Lessig, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Seth Stern, Stephen Wermiel
Non-Sequiturs: 10.11.10
* Professor Larry Lessig’s review of The Social Network. [New Republic] * Dahlia Lithwick’s review of the big new Brennan biography, by Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel. [New York Times] * Molly Wei, one of the two Rutgers students involved in the Tyler Clementi case, feels “attack[ed]” — but she’s hanging in there. [Celebitchy] * […] -
Books, Erwin Chemerinsky, Non-Sequiturs, Stephen Wermiel
Non-Sequiturs: 10.06.10
* Burberry sues Body Glove over an iPhone cover that makes your phone look like the inside of a Burberry trench coat. If Body Glove ever makes a condom packet that looks like the inside of a Burberry trench coat, married men will be interested in the proceedings. [Fashionista] * The new biography of Justice […] -
Books, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Rosen, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Judicial Restraint?
As for doing what I like, I never do what I like! Ask my wife Joanna…. — Justice Stephen Breyer, rejecting the notion that unelected judges can do whatever they want, at an event at the New York Public Library to promote his new book, Making Democracy Work: A Judge’s View. -
Books, Federal Judges, Litigatrix, Women's Issues
In Defense of A Woman: Some Thoughts on the Judge Gertner Book Controversy
Federal judges are people too — and I have proof. Earlier this week, one federal appellate judge accepted my friend request on Facebook. Another circuit judge emailed me — from a Gmail account (although we didn’t Gchat; that would have been too cool for words). Judges are real people — with opinions, not just of […] -
Book Club, Books, Elena Kagan, Law Professors
'Getting It': A Novel About a Diabolical Pursuit of PartnershipAnd an interview with the author, NYU Professor Daniel Shaviro.
If you’re the type who is convinced that the people you work with in Biglaw are evil, conniving, and ready to stab you in the back with a really sharp highlighter, you will love Getting It, a novel by Daniel Shaviro. In a post titled “james joyce meets the paper chase,” an Amazon reviewer says: […] -
Books, Crime, Prisons, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Unbillable Hours: A True Story
Ian Graham is the author of Unbillable Hours: A True Story, which was published earlier this month. The book is a memoir of Graham’s time at Latham & Watkins, where he spent about five years as a litigation associate. Unbillable Hours is not, however, a Latham exposé (which I’d eagerly read, by the way). Rather, […]