Commencement
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Commencement, Education / Schools
Is It Racist To Charge Black People For Cheering?
You shouldn't have to go to court for cheering at commencement. -
Commencement, Law Professors
'Don't Be A**holes': The Graduation Speech You Must See
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Commencement, Law Schools
Commencement Speaker Tells New York Law School Grads To 'Go Play In Traffic'
This was quite the graduation speech.
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Commencement, Law Schools
On-Campus With Elie: Wiki Commencement
A pretty innovative approach to commencement speaking at a top law school. -
Celebrities, Commencement, Law Schools, Videos
Mindy Kaling Reminds Harvard Law Grads That They're Evil
You'll soon wish Mindy Kaling was your commencement speaker after hearing this awesome speech. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Celebrities, Commencement, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues
Morning Docket: 05.29.14
* Barnes & Thornburg’s managing partner is planning to step down after almost two decades in the firm’s top leadership role. His tenure ends on a high note: 2013′s gross revenue was up by 12% and PPP was up by 8.2%. [Am Law Daily]
* “To terminate Jones Day at that point is an incredibly bad idea. I hope the mayor hears me.” Judge Steven Rhodes politely called Detroit’s mayor a moron after the city official declared he’d fire Jones Day in September. [Detroit Free Press]
* “When you’re giving anything to a judge, you try to be careful about it.” In 2012, law schools paid federal judges almost $2M to teach and lecture. A useful way to spend tuition dollars? [National Law Journal]
* San Diego Law School, a branch of San Francisco Law School, is open for business. It’s being marketed as a “fresh start” — if you failed out at another law school, come join the party here! [Daily Transcript]
* If you weren’t aware, Mindy Kaling gave a commencement speech at Harvard Law this week. She praised the graduates’ dedication to tedium, and kindly reminded some that they were evil. [Boston.com]
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Commencement, Gay Marriage, General Counsel, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms
Morning Docket: 05.22.14
* Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Corbett, who really wants to win his reelection vote in November, won’t appeal the decision striking down the state’s ban on gay marriage, making him the third governor to concede after a major loss in court. [Bloomberg]
* Sen. Ted Kennedy finally received his diploma from UVA Law, albeit posthumously. The school’s registrar kept it for more than half a century — they didn’t have his address. Lucky guy never received donation letters, either. [National Law Journal]
* An associate is suing her former boss for six figures after he allegedly sent her erotic emails about his fantasy workplace affair. Her fantasy of loan repayment may come true if she wins this case. [Oregonian]
* Apple’s general counsel Bruce Sewell gave some pretty great advice to recent graduates at GW Law: “Be someone [your boss] can talk to, rather than someone she can give orders to.” [Corporate Counsel]
* The New Mexico Law Review is dedicating an upcoming issue to articles related to Breaking Bad, which officially makes it one of the only law reviews whose pages will be read by human beings. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Antonin Scalia, Commencement, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Student Loans, Supreme Court, William and Mary School of Law
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Commencement, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Videos, Weddings
'Till Debt Do Us Part': A Law School Graduation Proposal You've Got To See
Is this the most exciting stunt you could pull off while receiving your law school diploma? -
Celebrities, Commencement, Law Schools
Commencement Speakers (2014): Any Controversial Choices?
Graduation season is upon us, but has your law school selected a “crappy” commencement speaker? -
Commencement, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Law Dean Complains That School Is Too Poor To Pay For Caps And Gowns
Law school tries to nickle and dime students, right until the end. -
Commencement, Law Schools, LLMs
Top Law School Offers Graduation Tickets To LLMs First -- All Hell Breaks Loose
Guess What Happens When School Revokes Grad Tix It Accidentally Sold Early? I'll Spoil It: Students Act Like Entitled Tools -
Commencement, Law Schools, Money
Law School Keeps Price-Gouging Students Up Until The End With Outrageous Graduation Fees
Students at one top-tier law school have described what they're expected to pay as jaw-droppingly "insane"...
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Commencement, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Alumni Object To Commencement Speaker Whose Collar Isn't Popped Nearly Enough
Isn't it a bit early for a commencement speaker controversy? -
2nd Circuit, Commencement, Copyright, Harvard
While Oprah Is At Harvard, She Might Want To Retain Some Lawyers
You get a diploma, you get a diploma, you get a diploma... -
Commencement, Job Searches, Law Schools
The Commencement Emblem For the Class of 2013 Is...?
It's commencement season. What will you be bringing to flip off your dean? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Commencement, Job Searches, Keker & Van Nest, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Sports, Summer Associates, Tax Law, White House Counsel
Morning Docket: 05.20.13
* Obama might have found out about the IRS scandal “when it came out in the news,” but the Office of White House Counsel knew what was going on weeks ago. Hooray, a new reason for people to lose their sh*t. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through ridiculously expensive litigation: making up almost two percent of our GDP, our legal system is the most costly on earth, which isn’t exactly something we should be bragging about. [Corporate Counsel]
* “It’s no surprise these lawyers would want to get off this sinking ship.” It looks like things are going just swimmingly for Steven Donziger now that John Keker’s out as his defense attorney in the Chevron fraud case. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* “Fantasy sports is usually the first and last thing I’ll do each day.” Here’s some proof that there’s such a thing as work/life balance in Biglaw… which is only applicable if you’re a partner. [Am Law Daily]
* Law school enrollment is down, and so is tuition revenue, so the legal academy is now selling new degrees. It’s only a matter of time before they market employment timeshares. [National Law Journal]
* On the bright side, if you’re still looking for a job, our own David Lat has some advice on how to get one (and how NOT to get one). We miss summer associates’ misbehavior. [U.S. News & World Report]
* Congrats are in order for this weekend’s graduates, including the first graduates of LMU’s embattled law school — they won’t let a lack of ABA accreditation rain on their parade. [Knoxville News Sentinel]
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Biglaw, Commencement, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Morning Docket, Murder, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.10.13
* Growth was “steady” for New York’s top firms, with Latham & Watkins and Skadden Arps leading the pack in terms of gross revenue — which wasn’t surprising, considering their Am Law 100 gross revenue ranking. [New York Law Journal]
* Dewey know when we’ll be able to stop using this pun? Hmm, at this rate, probably never. Steve Otillar and Citi recently settled their dueling suits over the ex-D&L partner’s capital contribution loan to the failed firm. [Am Law Daily]
* Cahill Gordon was supposed to investigate the Rutgers basketball scandal, but the firm cited a conflict of interest, so Skadden Arps stepped in. [Insert the joke of your choice here. I don’t like or watch this sport.] [Reuters]
* Surely you’ve heard about Justice Orie Melvin’s sentence by now. As it turns out, shaming a judge like you’d shame your dog online might not be enforceable… which is too bad. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* When we last spoke about “controversial” commencement speakers, we didn’t bring up the fact that Nancy Pelosi would be pulling double duty at UC Davis and Baltimore. Thoughts? [National Law Journal]
* She’s got a death wish: the aggravation phase of the Jodi Arias trial was postponed at the last minute yesterday, and some think it’s because of the interview she gave after the verdict was announced. [CNN]
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Commencement, Law Schools
Adding Athleticism To Law School Graduation Ceremonies
Ways to draw attention to yourself during commencement... -
Celebrities, Commencement, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
Commencement Speakers (2013): Any Controversial Choices?
Which school has made students unhappy with its choice of commencement speaker?