Facebook just got a lot less cool, and a lot more LinkedIn. Watch out, for your firm may be coming to F-book soon.

The ABA Journal reports that Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has launched a Facebook page to aid in its recruiting efforts:

Looking for a way to better promote itself to the next generation of lawyers, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle has launched a Facebook page as part of its broader law school recruiting efforts.

"We are pleased to be capitalizing on the popularity of the most widely used social networking site," Nancy Delaney, a Curtis partner who is a member of the firm's personnel committee, says in a release (PDF) about the page. "As a Firm, we recognized the power of this format of communication and the wide use being made of it by future lawyers."

Their page has 55 fans at the moment. We would pooh-pooh that, but the Above the Law fan page currently has just 96 fans.

(The ATL group page on Facebook, however, has more robust ranks, with over 800 members.)

Facebook Page is New Twist in Biglaw Recruiting [Robert Ambrogi's LawSites]
BigLaw Firm Recruits on Facebook [ABA Journal]
Curtis, Mallet, Prevost, Colt & Mosle Facebook Page [Facebook]
CURTIS DEPLOYS FACEBOOK PAGE TO HELP ATTRACT TOP LAW STUDENTS [Curtis, Mallet, Prevost, Colt & Mosle Press Release - PDF]

Ah, those inscrutable transcripts from the University of Chicago Law School -- gotta love 'em. They're chock full of numbers, but they don't use the standard "As = 90s, Bs = 80s" scale. For example, if your grades are all in the 80s, you're a rock star.

Nobody can make heads or tails of the U. Chicago transcripts. So what's wrong with a little "tweaking" here and there? From the ABA Journal (via TaxProf Blog):

A lawyer who attended the University of Chicago Law School has been accused in an ethics complaint of lying about his grades when he applied for a summer position at Sidley Austin.

Loren Elliotte Friedman is accused in a complaint filed May 6 by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. He was listed as an associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle in New York on the firm's website earlier Tuesday, but his name was removed by the afternoon.

Joseph Pizzurro, managing partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, told ABAJournal.com that Friedman, a bankruptcy associate, disclosed the bar complaint to the law firm on Friday and submitted his resignation.

The complaint says Friedman altered transcripts of his law school grades in 20 classes to reflect better grades than he received. Friedman worked at Sidley Austin the summer of 2002, and the firm extended an employment offer for him to begin work as an associate in 2003.

The complaint also alleges that Friedman failed to reveal he flunked out of medical school in his application to law school, and that he failed to disclose the altered law school transcripts in his bar application.

It looks like medicine, and now law, haven't worked out for Loren Friedman. What's next?

Maybe betting on horse races? The Legal Profession Blog has dubbed his three alleged omissions a "trifecta."

More details, after the jump.

The markets are closed today for Good Friday, which is why it's a reduced-publication day here at ATL (and our sister sites, Dealbreaker and Fashionista). We're ready for the holiday weekend to begin -- and so are most of you, we're guessing. We have a few more posts to publish, but things are winding down around here.

To start the holiday weekend off on the right note, here is a heartwarming tale: lawyer couple saves family from fire! Hopefully this will improve the standing of the legal profession in the eyes of the public. Read the full story over at Newsday.

We're not sure where Helene Horowitz works (and some cursory online searching didn't yield an answer). But Kenny Horowitz (pictured) is a real estate associate at Curtis Mallet.

ATL salutes Helene and Kenny Horowitz for their heroism. Maybe they can get pro bono credit for this?

Family of 6 OK after escaping burning house [New York Newsday]
Kenneth Horowitz [Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle]