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Canada, Hotties, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
'Dear 16-Year-Old Me, Don't Go To Law School'
If you're a law student or a lawyer, do you regret going to law school, or are you happy with your decision? If you're in the former camp, this video's for you. -
Biglaw, Canada, Cars, Guns / Firearms, Kids, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 02.23.12
* Apparently attorneys at a “prestigious firm” in Washington, D.C. are fans of hobo hunting. What the hell does that mean? Well, there’s an app for that (one that Apple has rejected three times for its outrageous offensiveness). [VICE] * “I want to (blank) Michelle Bachmann in her (blank) with a Vietnam era machete.” First […] - 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… -
Biglaw, Canada
Truth In Advertising: Firm Jokes About Working Associates Like 'Slavies'
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is one of the most respected law firms in Canada. It's consistently ranked highly on the Chambers list, and the firm has a low partner-to-associate ratio. People who work at Davies are called "Slavies" because of how hard they work. The advertising people at Davies decided to have a little fun with the moniker. Now some people are calling the ad insensitive to, oh, we don't know, slaves?
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Canada, Education / Schools, Law Schools, LSAT
The Early Numbers on Law School Applications
Somebody got a hold of a password-protected report from LSAC that discusses the state of law school applications. Do you want to hear the good news? It's too early to know the full scope of this law school application season, but the early numbers suggest that law school applications are going to be down -- way down.... -
Antitrust, Basketball, Canada, FTC, Gloria Allred, Morning Docket, Sex, Sex Scandals, Technology, Twittering
Morning Docket: 12.14.11
* Apparently Gloria Allred will only take male clients if they’re controversial enough to keep her in the limelight. She’s representing the alleged sex abuse victims in a suit against Syracuse and basketball coach Jim Boeheim. [CNN] * Law School Transparency breaks it down for the guy who believes that the “apocalyptic” views of the […]
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Canada, Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Music
Open Thread: What Would You Have Done Instead of Going to Law School?
Given all of the other opportunities that you may have had, was going to law school the best choice you could have made? If you knew then what you now know, would you still have signed on the dotted line and accepted your seat in the class? What would you have done instead of going to law school? -
Canada, Job Searches
Is the Legal Job Crisis Spreading to Canada?
Canada's legal education system is different -- and, by some accounts, better than ours. At least if you define "better" in terms of "better at getting law school graduates into legal jobs." But could things up north be changing -- for the worse, eh? -
11th Circuit, American Constitution Society (ACS), Canada, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 10.06.11
* Saying your dog ate something isn’t a creative enough excuse these days. Try this instead: “I kept the clients’ missing money in my car, which I left running in the parking lot to keep my dead dog’s ashes from freezing. Someone then stole the car, and now the missing client money is gone forever!” […] - 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… -
Canada, Email Scandals, Rudeness, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms
I'm Rubber and You're Glue: Is Name-Calling a Part of Law Firm Culture?
You'd figure that when people grow up, go to law school, and get real jobs as attorneys, that name-calling would stop. But you'd be oh so wrong. With the advent of modern technology, name-calling is ten times easier than it was before. Lawyers can now insult colleagues in the blink of an eye and with the click of a button, making for great email scandals. But has name-calling become a part of law firm culture? One wrongful termination suit claims that it has.... -
Antitrust, Baseball, Biglaw, California, Canada, Crime, Department of Justice, Law Schools, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Paul Bergrin, Pornography, Utah
Morning Docket: 09.01.11
* Paul Bergrin wants to represent himself in his racketeering case. They say that a man who represents himself has a fool for a client, but that’s not the case when you’re considered the Baddest Lawyer in the History of Jersey. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Hordes of Biglaw lawyers couldn’t stop the DOJ from trying to […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Canada, Conferences / Symposia, Quote of the Day, Sex, STDs
Quote of the Day: No Glove, No Love
People see our sign. They read it. They walk away. They turn around. They come back and they grab a handful. — Shelley Hayes, chair of the ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee, commenting on the fact that even lawyers can’t pass up a free condom. The Committee offered free condoms and HIV testing at the ABA […] -
Antitrust, Benchslaps, Canada, Crime, Immigration, Technology
Sue a Giant Corporation, Get Rewarded with Audacious Criminal Charges
A few weeks ago, I wrote about an attorney who faced some humiliating — and completely false — allegations. Doesn’t get much worse, I thought. Wrong. This week we have another intersection of technology and false accusation. But this time, the attorneys appear to be the bad guys. A recent Canadian court ruling sheds a […] -
Canada, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Pictures, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals
Quote of the Day: Words of Wisdom for Women
Here’s a cautionary tale for every woman. Never, never, never allow your husband (or anybody else) to take dirty pictures of you. The pictures could wind up on the Internet. You could be publicly humiliated. You could lose your privacy, your dignity and your career…. Lori Douglas’s only crime was to choose an unstable spouse, […]
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Canada, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Pictures, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Bad News for Madam Justice Lori Douglas
Remember Madam Justice A. Lori Douglas, the Canadian judge featured in pornographic photos that found their way to the internet? As it turns out, Judge Douglas will be subjected to a public inquiry for her nudie pics, and may be disrobed yet again. -
Canada, Education / Schools, Gay, Politics, Religion
Apparently, God Hates Rainbows Now
I was a very good student in Catholic school (except for the Catholic bits). But a quick Google search reveals that God explained rainbows to Noah as follows: “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I […] -
Canada, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Politics, Prostitution
Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.11
* If you divorce a male banker, you’ll probably get to keep the kids — but be ready to fight over the dog. [Dealbreaker] * Former escort now a lawyer in Canada. I can see the Lifetime movie now: Prosti-Suit. [Toronto Star] * Speaking of prostitutes, if they were legal it’d be much harder for […] -
Biglaw, Canada, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Paul Weiss Snags Corporate Partners from O'Melveny -- Along With a Top Client
The high-powered law firm of Paul Weiss has a legendary litigation practice. But their corporate department is strong too — they’re working on, for example, the big Warner Music deal — and it’s only getting stronger. Yesterday corporate lawyers at Paul Weiss received an unusual email: “We would like to ask all counsel and associates […] -
Canada, Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions
We started taking submissions for our third annual Law Revue Video Contest way back in March. It’s taken us so long to review the videos because we’ve had scheduling challenges with our special, returning, awesome guest judge. As you’d already know if you follow Above the Law on Twitter, editor emerita Kashmir Hill has returned […] -
Canada, Defamation, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Lawyer of the Day, Parties, Partner Issues, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Booty-Dancing Toronto Partner: 'I Was Falsely Accused'
Back in January 2009, a moot court after-party hosted by Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke got wild enough to spark allegations of sexual harassment. Canadians do know how to party, eh? The “night of debauchery” has haunted David Cowling ever since; he was one of the partners accused of getting overly friendly with female associates and […] -
Baseball, Canada, Guns / Firearms, Insider Trading, Morning Docket, Sports, Weddings
Morning Docket: 04.22.11
* Attorney Jason Goldfarb pleaded guilty to securities fraud and conspiracy yesterday in a case that originated with the Rajabba investigation. Here’s his firm website photo. [WSJ Law Blog] * Harvard Law is being investigated for violating Title IX. As someone who did not attend Harvard, I assume IX rhymes with sticks. Which brings me […]