Clerkships
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Clerkships, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Congratulations To The 2015 Bristow Fellows
Which law schools and lower-court judges send the most people into prestigious Bristow Fellowships? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Money, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Which Law Firm Won The SCOTUS Clerk Sweepstakes (Again)?
Is this collection of top talent worth more than $2 million in signing bonuses? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Books, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, In-House Counsel, SCOTUS, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Do You Harbor Supreme [Court] Ambitions?
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann reviews Above the Law founder and managing editor David Lat's forthcoming novel, Supreme Ambitions.
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Books, Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
An Afternoon With Three Supreme Court Justices
Over the weekend, Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Sotomayor participated in an extraordinary joint interview at their alma mater, Yale Law School. -
Blind Item, Clerkships, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, Food, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Blind Item Revealed: A Judge Whose Clerks Must Cut His Grapefruit
Should a high-powered clerkship require clerks to cook? -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Football, Kids, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Partner Issues, Rankings, Rap, SCOTUS, Summer Associates, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 09.15.14
* “Operas can get pretty gory. I should have put that in my brief.” In the upcoming Supreme Court term, it looks like law clerks will have to educate their justices about the intricacies of rap music’s sometimes violent lyrics. [National Law Journal]
* The pay gap between equity and non-equity Biglaw partners is growing wider and wider. According to recent survey, on average, equity partners are bringing home $633K more than non-equity partners each year. [Am Law Daily]
* Hackers are targeting Biglaw firms to acquire their clients’ important secrets. Unfortunately, no one is brave enough to step up to the plate and say their firm’s been hit — admitting that “could be an extinction-level event.” [Tribune-Review]
* Which Biglaw firms had the most satisfied summer associates this year? There was a big rankings shake-up at the top of the list this time around, and we’ll have more on this later today. [Am Law Daily]
* In the wake of the Ray Rice scandal, Adrian Peterson screwed up many of your fantasy football teams after he was indicted for hurting his child “with criminal negligence.” He’s now out on $15,000 bail. [CNN]
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Bonuses, Books, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Kellogg Huber, SCOTUS, Shameless Plugs, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Into 2016 We Go -- Plus SCOTUS Clerk Bonus News
Who are the latest Supreme Court clerks, and how high are signing bonuses going for outgoing SCOTUS clerks? -
Clerkships, Crime, Federal Judges, Sex, Sex Scandals, Violence
Federal Judge Accused Of Beating His Wife Allegedly Has Sleazy History With Women
What has this judge been accused of doing in the past? - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Clerkships, Crime, Federal Judges, Sex, Sex Scandals, Violence
Federal Judge Allegedly Has Affair With Law Clerk, Goes To Jail Over Domestic Violence Incident
This federal judge had an action-packed weekend... -
9th Circuit, Clerkships, Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Professor Dan Markel: Some Personal Recollections
What do friends and former colleagues of Professor Dan Markel have to say about him? -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Canada, Clerkships, Job Searches, Law Schools, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Politics, Television
Greetings From The Great White North
What are some of the major differences between the U.S. and Canadian legal professions? -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Official List For OT 2014, Plus More OT 2015 Hires
How far along are the justices in their October Term 2015 hiring? -
Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Looking Ahead To October Term 2015
Who are the first hires of October Term 2015?
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Clerkships, Craigslist, Real Estate, Supreme Court Clerks
Law Clerks Try To Construct Most Toolish Apartment On The Block
This all-lawyer house would make for a good reality TV show but is a terrible real-world idea. -
Clerkships, Rankings, U.S. News
Which Law Schools Get The Most Clerkships?
U.S. News releases its findings on the most successful law schools when it comes to placing grads in clerkships. -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Susman Godfrey
Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
What are the SCOTUS clerks from October Term 2004 up to nowadays? -
Clerkships, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Technology
Oops! Top Law School Email Screw-Up Reveals Grades, Ranks Of All Clerkship Applicants
This is one of the juiciest and most prestigious accidental data dumps we've seen yet. Which law school did it? -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Headhunters / Recruiters, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Politics
Anonymous Recruitment Director Answers Your Email Questions (Part 2)
How do law firms assess job moves on a résumé, and how do they feel about different types of prior non-Biglaw experience? -
Basketball, Biglaw, Clerkships, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 05.12.14
* Due to the extreme polarization of SCOTUS, with its near constant 5-4 opinion line-ups, “it becomes increasingly difficult to contend … that justices are not merely politicians clad in fine robes.” Yep. [The Upshot / New York Times]
* Tim Wu, the Columbia Law professor who first introduced the term “net neutrality” to the world, had two of his clerkships (Posner; Breyer) “arranged” by Professor Lawrence Lessig. If only we could all be so lucky. [New York Times]
* We’re getting the sinking feeling that the lack of diversity in law school is one of those problems that everyone and their mother claims to be trying to fix, but the lack of momentum keeps it from ever truly improving. [National Law Journal]
* When contemplating what law schools would have to do to get a bailout, this law professor has three ideas, and they involve changing her colleagues’ lives in uncomfortable ways. Well played. [Boston Globe]
* Cole Leonard is struggling to decide between going to law school and going to Mars. Well, he’s more likely to have a job doing anything on Mars than here on Earth as a lawyer. HTH. [Dallas Morning News]
* The L.A. Clippers have a new CEO, for the time being. Say hello to Dick Parsons, the former chairman of Patterson Belknap, a man who the world hopes is not quite as racist as his predecessor. [Am Law Daily]
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Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Are Any Spots Left For October Term 2014?
Can you help us find the two missing SCOTUS clerks for October Term 2014?