Conferences / Symposia
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Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Partner Issues
Why Must Law Firms Be Strategic?Insights from WilmerHale, Cravath, and McDermott.
Last week, at the PLI Law Firm Leadership and Management Institute, three prominent law firm leaders opined on this question: “Why must law firms be strategic?” Each leader described his own firm’s approach to issues of strategy. The panel, moderated by Mark Shapiro of Blaqwell, Inc., featured an all-star cast: Evan Chesler, presiding partner, Cravath, […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Conferences / Symposia, In-House Counsel
What GCs Want
Last week, we dropped by NY LegalTech to find out What’s on the Mind of the General Counsel. Three GCs were on the panel: Seth Krauss of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.; Dawson Horn III of Tyco International; and Jonathan Broder of Conrail. Conrail is, of course, the railroad company. Take-Two is a software and video […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Education / Schools, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Changes in Legal Education: Some Thoughts from Dean David Van Zandt
Earlier this week, at the PLI Law Firm Leadership and Management Institute — which was excellent, by the way (and not just because we presented there) — Dean David Van Zandt, of Northwestern University School of Law, offered some reflections on the future of legal education. (We used one of his comments as a recent […]
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Bad Ideas, Conferences / Symposia, Dubious Conferences, Feminism, Gender, Reader Polls
Update: Some Panelists Won't Participate in Revised Panel for Lady Lawyers
Last week we wrote about an upcoming panel discussion, sponsored by the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Women in the Law, that generated some controversy. The panel, entitled “Their Point of View: Tips from the Other Side,” was going to feature “[a] distinguished panel of gentlemen from the legal field,” who would opine […] -
Bad Ideas, Conferences / Symposia, Dubious Conferences, Feminism, Gender
Hey, Lady Lawyers: Have We Got a Conference for You....
Ed. note: Above the Law is a bit estrogen-deprived this week, with both Kash and Marin on vacation. So your above-signed writer, who is more in touch with his feminine side than Elie, was called up for duty. He apologizes for not being able to do justice to this subject. UPDATE (6 PM): The New […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Federal Government, Federalist Society
Breakdown of the Public-Private Distinction: Implications for the Administrative State
Time to resume our lateblogging — or can we call it early-blogging, in light of the morning hour? — of the Federalist Society’s 2009 National Lawyers Convention. If you’re a conservative or libertarian lawyer (or law student), this is an event well worth attending every year. In addition to the lively and informative panel discussions […] -
Banking Law, Conferences / Symposia, Federalist Society, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Regulation of Financial Institutions
We continue our lateblogging of the Federalist Society’s 2009 National Lawyers Convention. The conversations at the conference are always interesting. As far as we’re concerned, this has to be one of the most painless ways to rack up CLE credits. Here’s the next panel discussion that we attended: Regulation of Financial Institutions Hon. Paul S. […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Federalist Society, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Politics
Free Speech: The Fairness Doctrine
Over the weekend, we had the pleasure of attending the Federalist Society’s 2009 National Lawyers Convention, down in Washington, D.C. As in past years, conservative and libertarian legal luminaries were plentiful, and the panel discussions and other events were excellent. Some folks — e.g., Josh Blackman — were liveblogging the proceedings. We’re only writing up […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Advertising, Conferences / Symposia, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, Social Networking Websites, This Is an Ad
A Pair of West Coast Events
Although Above the Law is based in New York, we adore our West Coast readers. We try to post stories that would be of special interest to them as often as possible, typically later in the day to account for the time difference. (We have one such post coming out after this one; we’re not […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Intellectual Property, Job Searches
The Economy Is Still Soft For IP Lawyers
Despite slight indications that the legal economy is recovering, the market continues to be difficult for would-be intellectual property lawyers. The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is having its annual career fair next Saturday. Unfortunately, employer turnout is depressed this year. Here’s the email that went out to AIPLA job seekers yesterday: To: AIPLA […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Gay, Small Law Firm Open Threads, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Small Law Firm Open Thread: Trusts and Estates(Plus another Lavender Law panel write-up.)
We continue our series of open threads about small law firms focused on different areas of practice. In light of the turmoil being experienced by Biglaw, as well as the many laid-off lawyers and job-hunting law students looking for other opportunities, now is an excellent time to look beyond large law firms. Today we turn […] -
Biglaw, Conferences / Symposia, Gay, In-House Counsel, Minority Issues
From the Lavender Law Conference: Coming Out in the Profession
We’re having a pretty gay Monday here at Above the Law. Earlier today, we discussed which top law firms won recognition from the Human Rights Campaign for being LGBT-friendly. Perhaps we’ll still recovering from the weekend. As we mentioned before, we spent part of it attending the excellent Lavender Law conference, over in Brooklyn (just […] -
Admin, Announcements, Conferences / Symposia, Shameless Plugs
ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference 2009
Your above-signed writer will be delivering the keynote address at this year’s ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference, taking place in Philadelphia from November 12-13, 2009. In this tough economy, the subject of how to market your law firm effectively is more important than ever. To learn more about the conference, click here. To register, […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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9th Circuit, Conferences / Symposia, Federal Judges, Kathleen Sullivan, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
At the Ninth Circuit Conference: Kathleen Sullivan and Janet Napolitano
Greetings from the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. We’ve been having a great time schmoozing with federal judicial celebrities, here in lovely (but surprisingly chilly) Monterey. Yesterday we participated in an excellent panel discussion about the future of journalism, together with some boldface names: Linda Greenhouse (moderator), former Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times; […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Conferences / Symposia, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Merrick Garland, Technology
At the ACS National Convention: The Internet and the First Amendment
The second panel we attended at the recent convention of the American Constitution Society (ACS) focused on a topic near and dear to our heart: free speech on the internet. The panel, The Internet Revolution and Its Effect on the First Amendment, featured the following participants: Judge Merrick B. Garland, U.S. Court of Appeals for […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Conferences / Symposia, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Thomas Goldstein
At the ACS National Convention: Keeping Faith With the Constitution
We’re quite talented at bringing you last week’s news. See, e.g., our ridiculously extensive coverage of the Battle of the Law Firm Bands. The main reason for our D.C. visit was not the Battle of the Bands, but the national convention of the American Constitution Society (ACS) — the left’s answer to the Federalist Society. […] -
Admin, Announcements, Conferences / Symposia, Law Schools, Shameless Plugs, Technology
West Virginia, Take Me Home
We regularly receive tips about free events that might interest our readers. Because we don’t have the ability to give shout-outs to all, and to ensure equal treatment, we direct everyone with events to promote to mention them in our Community section. If your event is more commercial in nature, you can advertise it on […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Conferences / Symposia, Dahlia Lithwick, Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein, Tony Mauro
At the ACS National Convention: Covering the Court
Welcome to the latest post in our recent series on the 2008 National Convention of the American Constitution Society. We attended lots of excellent events as part of the conference. Prior posts appear here and here. One of our favorite events was the Saturday lunch panel, “Covering the Court.” It was moderated by Thomas Goldstein, […] -
Antonin Scalia, Conferences / Symposia, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Parties, Pictures, Samuel Alito
More About the Fabulous Fed Soc Fête
At the Federalist Society festivities: Ryan Bounds, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy; Deputy Associate Attorney General John O’Quinn; and Susanna Dokupil, Assistant Solicitor General for the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. Last week, the Federalist Society celebrated its 25th anniversary, with a black-tie gala at Union Station. The […] -
Ann Althouse, Arthur Leonard, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Dahlia Lithwick, Fashion, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Media and Journalism, Pictures, Randy Barnett
Writing About the Law: A Correction, and Photographs
A pair of Volokh Conspirators, Professors James Lindgren and Randy Barnett, at last week’s NYLS conference on writing about the law. Inset: Professor Cameron Stracher, who organized the symposium. In our write-up of the NYLS conference panel on law reviews, we offered the following fashion commentary: Professors Barnett and Stracher are both rockin’ the “downtown […]