Books
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Biglaw, Books, Job Searches
Fall Recruiting Open Thread: Vault 1-5
Here’s an idea that we liked, from a thoughtful and helpful reader: I was a big fan of your recruiting threads by city. Same goes for the firm benefits/perks threads. One problem, however, is that people often say what it’s like at their firm but fail to mention which firm those perks apply to. I […] -
Books, Fashion, Fast Food, Gay, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Samuel Alito, Shopping, Wall Street, Willkie Farr
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.07
* This may come as a surprise to some of you, but Chambermaid isn’t the only law-related book that has been published in the past six months. Check out Nicole Black’s enthusiastic review of Ivy Briefs, by Columbia Law School grad Martha Kimes. [Legal Antics] * Harvard Law School snags Bill Rubenstein, a prominent gay […] - Sponsored
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3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: 'Cause We Know You Want Another Post About This
(And if you’re REALLY good, we’ll reward you with more Nina Totenberg stories. Ask and you shall receive!) Another day, another blog post about Chambermaid, the controversial clerkship novel by lawyer-turned-writer Saira Rao. The latest post is by Professor Scott Burris, who clerked for Third Circuit Judge Dolores K. Sloviter — Rao’s former boss, widely […]
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Announcements, Blogging, Books, Shameless Plugs
BlawgWorld 2007: The Best of the Blawgosphere
We’re guessing, from your presence on this site, that you enjoy legal blogs. And you probably like free stuff, too — ’cause who doesn’t? With that in mind, we’re pleased to join many other fine blogs in announcing the arrival of BlawgWorld 2007 (PDF). This delightful, free eBook collects exemplary posts from 77 leading law-related […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Media and Journalism, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: For the Record
Just a quick follow-up to our recent post about Saira Rao and Chambermaid, her novel about a law clerk’s challenging year clerking for a federal judicial diva. A tipster writes: I just left a lunch where Saira Rao spoke to the South Asian Bar Association of Delaware, and she clarified something [from the recent Philadelphia […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Dolores Sloviter, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Chambermaid: Judge Sloviter Speaks
The prominent jurist breaks her silence about an ex-clerk's controversial novel. -
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 […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
Judicial Clerkships From Hell: Submissions, Please
Check out the woman at right. She is the Honorable Dolores K. Sloviter, and she sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Judge Sloviter seems like a kindly old lady, doesn’t she? We’ve seen her on the bench, at multiple oral arguments. Based on her grandmotherly appearance, we once quipped to […] - Sponsored
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Books, Deaths, Federal Judges, Law Professors
Judge Robert E. Keeton, R.I.P.
The Honorable Robert E. Keeton, of the District of Massachusetts, passed away earlier this week. Judge Keeton was a Harvard Law School professor, a World War II hero, and an editor of the classic Prosser & Keeton on Torts. Update: As noted in the comments, Judge Keeton’s brother, Werdner Page Keeton, was the lead Keeton […] -
Books
PrawfsBlawg Trashes Chambermaid
James Gimmelman at PrawfsBlawg is none too impressed with Saira Rao’s roman a clef Chambermaid. From his review: The book is an abomination, one of the worst novels I have ever read, both artistically and morally. The affected style, which runs the gamut from “cutesy” to “bench memo,” would be forgivable if the substance weren’t […] -
3rd Circuit, Books, Federal Judges, Noel Hillman, Politics, Saira Rao, Samuel Alito, Senate Judiciary Committee
Some Third Circuit Scuttlebutt
Judicial junkies, here are two quick items about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit: 1. New Novel. The eagerly anticipated Chambermaid — a roman a clef novel set in the Third Circuit by Saira Rao, a former law clerk to the totally terrifying Judge Dolores Sloviter (3d Cir.) — is now in […] -
ACLU, Books, Copyright, Free Speech, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics
Morning Docket: 06.07.07
* Banned children’s book about Cuba, “Vamos a Cuba,” now in court. [Miami Herald] * “Hit Movie ‘Knocked Up’ With a Lawsuit.” [WSJ Law Blog] * Should Libby be pardoned? [LA Times via BLT] * More pardoning analysis from NYT. [New York ]
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Advertising, Asians, Books, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 06.05.07
* These ads are as unfunny as the Jon Stewart skit, and both are a waste of Jack Chin’s legal credentials. [Arizona Daily Star] * I doubt books are in any danger. Remember the Rocket? [Out of the Jungle] * You are probably safe calling her hot and/or making phallic jokes, but please don’t make […]
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Biglaw, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hotties, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day: Elizabeth Wurtzel
We reiterate last year’s request for funny or interesting stories about summer associates. We’ll use them for our new feature, Summer Associate of the Day. Like ATL’s Lawyer of the Day and Judge of the Day columns — which may be somewhat misnamed, since they don’t appear daily, but whatever — we’re most interested in […] -
Advertising, Announcements, Blogging, Books, Contests
Win A Free Copy of Anonymous Lawyer
Hey, guess what, ATL readers? Here’s your chance to win free stuff! Happy news: Anonymous Lawyer — Jeremy Blachman’s very funny novel about law firm life, based on his wildly popular blog — is now out in paperback. Hooray! To learn more about the book, check out the hilarious website for Anonymous Law Firm LLP. […] -
Books, Gay, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Lesbians, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Tort Reform
Lawsuit of the Day Last Week: Lesbians and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
We realize this news broke last week. But we were on vacation — and it’s just too good to omit from these pages. From Metro.co.uk: A father in Arkansas is looking for $20,000 in compensation for his teenage sons, after they found a book in a public library called The Whole Lesbian Sex Book. According […] -
Books, Feminism, Gender, Weddings
Gentlemen: Do You Have a Parasite?
No, we’re not talking about the penis fish in Assistant Director Skinner‘s member on “Grey’s Anatomy” last night. (Although that was seriously cool.) Via the Legal Times, we see that Judith Warner has weighed in on the “mommy wars” in her NYT blog, commenting on the genre of anti-stay-at-home-motherhood writing, of which Leslie Bennetts’ “The […] -
Books, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Morning Docket, Politics, Ridiculousness, Tort Reform
Morning Docket: 04.27.07
* Texas legislature blocks mandatory HPV vaccine that fights cervical cancer. [MSNBC] * Indian court issues warrant for Richard Gere due to public kiss. [CNN] * Secretary Rice may assert executive privilege to avoid House subpoena. [MSNBC] * Review of new Justice Thomas biography. [Newsweek] * ALJ seeking $65 million in damages from his dry […]
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Books, Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Masturbation, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Rap, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 04.18.07
* The headline screams “Britney!” But, in fact, this plaintiff was not wearing too-long jeans and fleeing the press — he was tasered. [Houston Chronicle] * In my college days, this kind of activity was confined to private study booths known as “weenie bins.” We respected the books. [AP via Yahoo! News] * Are royalties […] -
Asians, Books, Kiwi Camara, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Racism, Weirdness
Kiwi Camara: We Are Still Confused
We recently blogged about Kiwi Camara — the young, brilliant, controversial legal scholar — and his mysteriously disappeared job offer from George Mason University School of Law. Camara is a legal Doogie Howser who was 16 when he entered Harvard Law School. At HLS, he caused an uproar after dropping the N-bomb in a group […]