Exercise
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Exercise, Running
Lawyers on the Run: The JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge
Here in New York, we’re in the midst of the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge, a race sponsored by JPMorgan that raises money for the Central Park Conservancy. An ATL reader at a major New York law firm described the race (which is really two races; it’s now run over two consecutive evenings, due to the large […] -
Exercise, Food, In-House Counsel
In-House Counseling: The Golden Trough
Ed. note: This post is written by Will Meyerhofer, a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist, whom we profiled. A former Sullivan & Cromwell associate, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work. He blogs at The People’s Therapist. When I summered at Shearman & Sterling back in the late […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Cheapness, Exercise, Law Schools
Columbia 2L Julia Neyman and Her 'Buns of Steal'
It’s hard to fit the gym into your schedule. Sometimes it’s even harder to fit it into your budget. Especially if you live in New York, where monthly gym membership fees could fetch you a studio apartment somewhere in flyover country. Of course, there are more hard bodies to ogle at Equinox than in Phoenix. […]
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Exercise, Kids, Running, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law
'Run, Forrest, Run!' (And then go get a J.D.)
The New York City marathon happens this Sunday. We know many lawyers who will be running it, and we wish them luck. The marathon did not impose a minimum age until 1981 (16, raised to 18 in 1988). Pegged to the upcoming marathon, the New York Times had a fascinating article earlier this week about […] -
Exercise, Lawsuit of the Day, Violence, Wall Street
Lawsuit of the Day: So You Think You Can Dance?
Have you ever considered the possibility of getting sued for not being able to dance? That’s the reality now facing James Graeber, who allegedly flung a hedge fund employee right off of a dance floor at a New Jersey wedding. The New York Post reports: An Upper West Side woman is suing a rowdy reveler […] -
Exercise, Federal Judges, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Good thing the Supreme Court has its own gym!
When Justice Sonia Sotomayor needs to work off all the rice, beans and pork she’s consumed, she hits the gym. Alas, it appears that Her Honor’s Equinox gym membership was canceled, after she apparently refused to show identification when trying to enter the premises. We’re with Justice Sotomayor on this: she’s a frickin’ federal judge, […] -
Crime, Exercise, Guns / Firearms, Murder, Violence
LA Fitness Shooter Worked at K&L Gates(And discussed K&L layoffs in his diary.)
Last night, George Sodini, 48, walked into an LA Fitness Center near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire on those exercising inside. Early reports say he killed three women and injured up to 15, including his ex-girlfriend. He then turned the gun on himself. Sodini’s LinkedIn profile says he was a systems analyst at K&L Gates. […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Exercise, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Weirdness
OMG. Law Firm in Memphis Offers Yoga.
Not all firms are cutting back on the perks. The Memphis Commercial Appeal has an enthused article today about the perks to be had at the small Tennessee firm of Burch, Porter & Johnson. The article, “Legal firm helps its employees find essential balance,” talks about the firm’s AMAZING perks: Something refreshing for body and […] - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Cellphones, Department of Justice, Exercise, Job Searches, Morning Docket, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, UVA Law, Wall Street
Morning Docket 10.17.08
* Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias speaks out against the DOJ’s ACORN probe. [Talking Points Memo] * Judges in China refuse to take lawsuits over tainted milk. [Associated Press] * They may cause rashes. And brain cancer. But we still love them. [Reuters] * Grand jury investigations for Lehman, in New York and New Jersey. […]
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Exercise, Fat People, Food
Diet Strategy: Think Less Hard?
We know you legal folk struggle with your weight. Nearly 70 percent of respondents to Justin’s weighty April survey admitted to putting on the pounds since embarking on the legal track. Maybe it’s because you’re such deep thinkers! Thinking makes you hungry, says Science Daily. A Canadian research team has found that intellectual work, that […] -
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Department of Justice, Exercise, Federal Government, Health Care / Medicine, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Federal Government Perk Watch: Germ-y Gyms
If you’re an employee of the U.S. Department of Justice, and your name isn’t Susana Lorenzo-Giguere, your job probably doesn’t have many perks. They toss a few four-dollar meatballs your way, and public outcry ensues. And now you can’t even go to the office gym, thanks to a potential outbreak of staph infections, aka “Staphylococcus […] -
Asians, Exercise, Music, Prisons, Sentencing Law, Videos, Weirdness
Sentencing Reform: Dancing Will Set You Free
We’re guessing you’ve all seen this video of 1,500 Filipino prisoners dancing to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” It has been discussed all over the blogosphere and MSM. E.g, Gawker; Concurring Opinions; Times of London. (We’re just surprised that sentencing guru Doug Berman — who, by the way, moderated a great panel on the federal sentencing guidelines […]
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Biglaw, Exercise, Perks / Fringe Benefits
Shape Up or Ship Out: An Open Thread on Gym Memberships
As we mentioned yesterday, over the next week or two we’ll be doing a series of posts on fringe benefits at law firms. Each day we’ll have a post dedicated to discussion of a specific type of perk. Today’s fringe benefit: gym memberships. Although you might never have guessed, based on the proliferation of pasty […] -
Exercise, Food, Football, Litigators, Sports
Ed Hochuli: Football's Fabulously Fit Finder of Fact
Sunday’s NYT sports section features a short interview with our favorite NFL referee, Ed Hochuli. Hochuli is a minor celebrity among football fans for two things: his brawny physique and the commendably detailed on-field explanations he gives when announcing penalties and other calls. He’s also a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Jones, Skelton, […] -
Bad Ideas, Elena Kagan, Exercise, Law Schools, Ridiculousness
HLSers Protest: Our Law School Is Not A Joke
Oh you Harvard Law School kids! We poke some fun at the (rather silly) proposal to rename the HLS sections, which are currently identified by numbers. And then we get grief for it in the comments, including a claim that we “have very little understanding of irony or satire” (even though the survey didn’t seem […] -
Aquagirl, Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Exercise, Nude Dancing, Summer Associates, You Go Girl
An Update on Aquagirl: Things Are Going Swimmingly
Yesterday we told you the tale of Aquagirl — the Clearly Goatlips Cleary Gottlieb summer associate who stripped down to her underwear and dove into the Hudson River. At a summer associate event. At night. At Chelsea Piers. Seriously. In the comments, some of you updated us on Aquagirl’s fate. Now we’re happy to bring […] -
Affirmative Action, Exercise, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Racism
Non-Sequiturs: 11.02.06
* If it’s about avoiding an intimidating environment, there should be a “No Hot People” rule. What’s wrong with grunting if it doesn’t involve intermittent moaning? [Althouse (prior ATL post here)] * Professor Le comments on a recent Northwestern University study of different ethnic groups’ views of affirmative action. Sometimes things are black and white. […] -
Announcements, Aquagirl, Biglaw, Blogging, Exercise, Nude Dancing, Summer Associates
Scuttlebutt Central: Legal Gossip Blogs
If you haven’t already done so, we recommend that you read this article (and not just ’cause we’re featured in it). It’s entitled Scuttlebutt Central, by Stephanie Francis Ward, and it’s from the November 2006 issue of the ABA Journal. The piece is a fun and interesting read; check it out for yourself. We’ll just […] -
Bad Ideas, Exercise, Free Speech, Police
To Grunt or Not To Grunt?
This hasn’t turned into a lawsuit — yet. But we can see one coming from a mile away. And local law enforcement did get involved. So it’s appropriate fodder for Above the Law. Here’s the story: You can lift, strain, crunch and sweat all you want at the Planet Fitness in the Dutchess County village. […]