Email Scandals
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Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Screw-Ups, Tax Law
Here's One Way To Reveal Your Firm's Non-Equity Partners
It’s one of the few things still shrouded in secrecy at most firms: which partners have equity in the firm and which don’t. Actual partners, of course, get a share in the firm’s profits, and are part of the PPP calculations reported by Am Law. Non-equity partners get the partner honorific, but in actuality they’re […] -
Deferral Stipend, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Summer Associates
Mutiny at Mayer Brown?
Apparently, people who summered at Mayer Brown in 2009 and received an offer are still waiting to hear whether they will be able to start work in a timely manner. Two former MB summer associates and current NYU Law students decided to take matters into their own hands. They sent out an email to everybody […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Pranks
Departing with Flair
Have you had the privilege of voluntarily leaving your Biglaw job? I have, and let me tell you, the last day is a special kind of awesome. You kind of walk around, taking a survey of things you no longer have to deal with. Many of your friends and colleagues look at you with envy […]
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Email Scandals, Money, Screw-Ups, Student Loans
Wake Forest Gives Law Students Money, Takes it Back Immediately
For one glorious moment, prospective law students thinking of going to Wake Forest Law School learned that they had received the Melanie Nutt Scholarship from the school. Then, in an instant, the scholarship was recalled. Apparently the offer of free money was a technical error: About ten minutes ago I received an e-mail from them […] -
Email Scandals, Screw-Ups
Total Recall? Not at Winston & Strawn.Email gaffe sends 'all partners' memo to 'all attorneys.'
Received last Friday from a tipster at Winston & Strawn (who was unhappy with the firm’s double salary freeze): To add major insult to injury — especially after Sidley Austin’s announcement [of a raise] this afternoon — the Managing Partner of Winston just accidentally emailed a memo to ALL ATTORNEYS (including all associates) which he […] -
Email Scandals, Job Searches, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
3L Achieves Networking Failure: Disaster Preserved via Email
Times are difficult for 3Ls. The legal economy is in shambles. Their debts are about to come due, and they have no reasonable opportunities for legal employment. Many third years have resorted to cold, unsolicited résumé dumps, hoping against hope that they’ll get lucky. There is a lot of pressure on 3Ls. But handling enormous […] -
Email Scandals, Facebook, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Solo Practitioners
The Revenge of Justice's Assistant
We’ve told you before, and we’ll tell you again: be nice to your secretary. They do important work for you. And during their down time — when they’re not playing solitaire — they may be thinking about ways they can screw you over should you cross them. An attorney in North Carolina apparently does not […] -
Cardozo Law School, Email Scandals, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Dodo 'Dozo Student Makes Some Laugh, Others Cry
If you attend or graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, you most likely knew this post was coming. For the rest of you, let me bring you up to speed. Cardozo Law is trying to connect students who want extra tutoring with students who are willing to help. Cardozo’s office of student services […] - Sponsored
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Email Scandals, Law Schools, Ridiculousness
Northwestern SBA Stays Silent, Others Plan Coup
On Friday, we told you that the Northwestern Law School Student Bar Association wanted people to watch their language come exam time. In a letter to all students, the SBA told the student body about the kind of language that would not be tolerated: Therefore, to be clear, saying things like “that’s so gay”, “that […] -
Email Scandals, Minority Issues
Lack of Commitment to Diversity Angers McGuire Woods Partner
It’s nice to see a firm maintaining its commitment to diversity despite tough economic times. Changing the culture of Biglaw is a hard thing to do, but it starts at the top. It looks like the partners at McGuireWoods understand that. But a McGuireWoods tipster reports that you can’t just force terrified and busy associates […] -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
JD / MBA of the Day: This Guy Gives A Big FU to SMU
SMU Dedman School of Law in Texas has turned out at least one charmer. We now have evidence that it can produce the not-so-charming type as well. Multiple readers alerted us to this thread on Reddit.com: How to Get Kicked Out of Grad School Before You Even Start. It’s an email conversation between an SMU […] -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Email Scandals, Reader Polls, Screw-Ups
Quinn Emanuel Believes in 'C.B.A.' (Check BlackBerry Always)
Ed. note: This post has been updated from the original version. Please see below. The only thing worse than being tied to your BlackBerry at all hours is missing something important because you were not tied to your BlackBerry the hour you were needed. Wait, this just in. There is something worse than missing a […] -
Email Scandals, Sex, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Former U.S. Attorney v. Angry Estranged Husband(And some reflections on reputation in the internet age.)
Thomas O’Brien is the former U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. He recently joined Paul Hastings, which trumpeted his arrival in a press release. Tom O’Brien is a public figure — he used to be the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate — so […]
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Email Scandals, listserv
New York State Bar Association Listserv Madness
A couple of days ago, an attorney sent in an email to the New York State Bar Association listserv. Like many people, the attorney was looking for a job. He decided to ask the listserv for some helpful tips: Subject: [nysba-nonres] (somewhat) new attorney still seeking first FT position From: [Redacted] To: nysba-nonres@lists.nysba.org Its a […] -
Email Scandals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Stepford Secretary Strikes Again
I’m sure you all remember the Stepford Secretary. She is the secretary that praised lawyers at her firm for their CHARACTER. She was fired, and then she lawyered up. But the President’s speech on health care last night inspired her. Well, at least it inspired her to email Above the Law: In his speech tonight […] -
Associate Advice, Email Scandals, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Blaze of Glory
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL – I will soon leave my biglaw job for greener pastures. My time at the firm has been awful — soul-crushing work, very low morale among associates, distrust of management, and stealth layoffs (luckily I’m not one of those). Recently a […] -
Email Scandals, Rudeness
Jones Day Slams Its Competitors
Jones Day has escaped a lot of the worst side effects of the recession. The firm hasn’t had massive layoffs, it hasn’t cut associate salaries, it hasn’t canceled its summer program. That is something to be proud of. And Jones Day seems very proud. Above the Law has obtained an internal newsletter from Jones Day […] -
Email Scandals, Screw-Ups, Summer Associates
Too Much Free Time at Winston & Strawn?
Last summer, Winston & Strawn only had a 90% offer rate for summer associates. Last year, that was worrisome. This year, summers would likely injure baby seals for a 90% offer rate. Summers are getting nervous, and it appears that a video conference from Winston’s managing partner, Tom Fitzgerald, didn’t help matters. Here is one […] -
Department of Justice, Email Scandals, Screw-Ups
Someone at the Justice Department Has a Sense of Humor
Here’s a blast email that went out last night to journalists who regularly receive updates from the U.S. Department of Justice. This particular press release was issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana. Pay special attention to the subject line. Fifteen minutes later, a corrected version went out. It was […] -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rod Blagojevich
University of Illinois College of Law Scandal: Now With Emails
This morning, we mentioned the University of Illinois College of Law admissions scandal. It appears that former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich pressured the University of Illinois Chancellor, Richard Herman, and Heidi Hurd, former dean of the University of Illinois College of Law, to admit underqualified students who were politically connected. In exchange for admitting those […]