Email Scandals
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Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Prostitution, Religion, Rudeness, Women's Issues
A Contraception Controversy -- and an ATL Debate
Getting upset over inadequate access to contraception is one thing. What about getting upset -- at a Catholic law school, mind you -- over a discussion of birth control? Can you imagine what kind of comments about contraception could cause a law school community to get all riled up? Let's look at -- and argue about -- the email that caused students at one top-ranked Catholic law school to get their diaphragms all scrunched up proverbial panties in a wad. Even the dean had to get involved.... -
Crime, Email Scandals, Food, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, YouTube
Lunch Theft Epidemic Continues, Spreads to Washburn Law
Last week, we covered an unsettling rash of lunch thefts at UCLA School of Law. The problem was sending hungry students into a tizzy. Now, like a way less deadly version of the Motaba virus, the outbreak has spread to Washburn University School of Law. Several tipsters have forwarded us an all-school email sent yesterday […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Email Scandals, Hotties, Job Searches, Public Interest, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Tweet of the Day: Try Applying to Chippendales
Landing a Summer Public Interest Legal Job: hotsexyskippy@yahoo.com is not an appropriate email address to have on your résumé. LOL. — PSLawNet, offering job search advice over Twitter.
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California, Email Scandals, Law Schools, Ridiculousness
There Is a Law School Lunch Thief Running Wild in Our Midst
With some of the truly horrible stuff going on in law these days — law students allegedly trying to kill each other, managing partners having affairs with their subordinates’ wives — it’s almost reassuring to know that people can still afford to get crazily worked up about good old-fashioned nothing. Some behaviors are the equivalent […] -
Biglaw, Books, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Kids, Litigators, Loyola Law School, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Weirdness
A Farewell to Remember: One Partner's Dramatic Departure Memo
Every now and then, you'll come across a colorful farewell message penned by a partner. One such email, sent out last Friday by a longtime partner leaving a major law firm, is now making the rounds. Here's a teaser: "I have realized that I cannot simultaneously meet the demands of career and family. Without criticizing those who have chosen lucre over progeny, let me just say that I am leaving the practice of law." Wow. So who's the partner in question, which firm did he just leave with such flair, and what's he planning to do next? -
Cardozo Law School, Email Scandals, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, Screw-Ups, Technology
You Know Your Law School Really Cares When You Get Holiday Cards Like This
You know that it's the holiday season when your inbox begins to fill up with holiday cards. Some are cute, some are clever, some are heartfelt, and some come from people and companies you don't even remember meeting or doing business with. So what happens when a law school sends out a holiday card, but completely botches it? -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Lawyer of the Month: November Reader Poll
November is typically a month where people give thanks for all of the good things in their lives. The vast majority of the scandalous lawyers featured in these pages seem to have forgotten about that small fact. They just don’t give a damn. Family ties? Meh. The troops? Screw ’em. Honorific ATL titles? Totally lame. […] -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools
USC Law's Snitch Patrol: Episode Two
Last week, we covered the apparent epidemic of snitching happening at USC Gould School of Law. A person who sympathized with the snitch wrote a sarcastic email making fun of those who were outraged by the tattletale. And he was just warming up. Read on for updates, amusement, and enlightenment.... - Sponsored
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Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools
Student Rats Out Professor, Then Flips Off Rest of Class
Some people will say that today's stupid law student email of the day comes from a rat. A snitch. A person who betrayed the trust of his fellow classmates. Others will say it comes from a whistleblower. A person of conscience. A student who saw a wrong being committed and decided to speak up. Either way, it comes from a person who needed to take a break, a nap, a siesta, before rattling off an email to his entire class.... -
Email Scandals, Evan Caminker, Law Schools, LSAT
The Life and Death of the Michigan 'Wolverine Scholars' Program
Way back in 2008, Elie noted with derision the University of Michigan's "Wolverine Scholars" Program. He wasn't the only one. The initiative allowed Michigan undergraduates with very high GPAs to get into Michigan Law without having to take the LSAT. There's been much less fanfare about the end of the program than there was about its start, but we obtained some FOIA documents.... -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Lawyer of the Day, Partner Issues, Reader Polls
A Prominent Partner Gets Out the Vote and Avoids 'Lawyer of the Month' Honors
A mere 11 votes separated the winner and the runner-up in last month's Lawyer of the Month competition. Given the closeness of the vote, maybe Laura Flippin should have focused more on voter turnout, to boost the tallies of her rivals. It seems that Ira Schacter did just that. Check this out.... -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, LSAT, Quote of the Day
Quotes of the Day: Quite Ingenious -- and Quite Busted
After reading our Quote of the Day, you might get an inkling as to the reason why Paul Pless, former dean of admissions at the University of Illinois College of Law, no longer has a job there.... -
Email Scandals, Football, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.11
* Remember Judge William Adams, the Texas state court judge who was reportedly videotaped in the act of beating his daughter, Hillary Adams? He has now commented on the situation (and so has his ex-wife, Hallie Adams). [KZTV.com] * And here is Kashmir Hill’s take on the whole sad situation. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Airplanes / Aviation, Disasters / Emergencies, Email Scandals, Technology
Airline E-mails Could Play a Big Part in Buffalo, NY Plane Crash Lawsuit
I’ve been writing about electronic discovery for almost three years now. I’ve learned that most of the time, it’s not worth trying to interest non-attorneys in the subject. My friends’, family’s, and girlfriend’s eyes glaze over pretty quickly when I started mentioning the EDRM model or document review. So when I saw the story early […] -
Antitrust, Associate Advice, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Email Scandals, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups, Skaddenfreude
An Inside Look at the Skadden Annual Review Process
Today, we take an inside look at the annual review process for attorneys at Skadden Arps. In this special report, we'll provide general observations on the Skadden review process, highlight noteworthy comments from leaked attorney evaluations, and show you a few reviews in their entirety. If you're interested in learning more about performance reviews at one of the world's biggest and best law firms, please keep reading.... -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Money, Vicious Infighting
NYU Law SBA Scandal Resolution: Administration Throws Former Treasurer Under The Bus
Remember the recent NYU Law SBA squabble between its President and former Treasurer? You'd think something of this magnitude would just kind of fade into the background, but the NYU administration decided to give this thing new life. The administration conducted an investigation into the dispute. And the administration is coming down on the side of President Party Law.... -
Email Scandals, Facebook, Google / Search Engines, Screw-Ups, Technology
You Are Your Company's Biggest Security Risk
I write about hacking and data security periodically, even though sometimes I get the feeling legal professionals try hard not to think about the subjects. But the stories in this realm bear repeating. Corporate data security is a real concern for many, many corporate attorneys, and especially in-house counsel. Data security problems used to stem […] -
Bad Ideas, Email Scandals, Law Reviews, Law Schools
How 1Ls Should NOT Approach Peer Networking
Every year, new 1Ls get to law school campuses and invariably, some of them quickly look around to see which boots are most in need of licking. The first few weeks they kiss so much faculty ass they look like they're applying for tenure. And right around now, they start looking for fellow students to suck up to. But cold, unsolicited emailing -- while fine for general networking -- is almost always the wrong way to approach your peers.... -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Law Professor Basically Tells Student to Stop Being Such a Whiny Little Person
Last week, we received an email titled "the problem with tenure." Elie Mystal actually thinks that this tip illustrates the problem with law students and the classic awesomeness of tenure, but he'll let you be the judge of that. Let this just be a reminder to everybody that they need to respect the chain of command.... -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Rudeness, Summer Associates
The Best Way to Brag About an Offer Is Under the Guise of Charity
With offer season well under way, some law students may be wondering how to tell the world that they've landed summer associate jobs without sounding like complete braggarts. Maybe you're a law student who feels only slightly guilty bragging about a job offer, so you think up a creative way to broach the subject with peers? One law student at a leading law school has got this method of breaking the news about offers on lock....