Media and Journalism
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9th Circuit, Basketball, Biglaw, Deaths, Federal Judges, Gender, Jay Bybee, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 06.02.14
* Federal judges still have financial allegiances to their former firms that are reported on their mandatory annual disclosures. At least one appellate judge — Jay Bybee of the Ninth Circuit — made a killing after confirmation. [National Law Journal]
* After “a challenging 2013,” Bingham McCutchen is leaking lawyers like a sieve. Fourteen attorneys, including nine partners, recently decided to leave the firm, and they’re all headed to different Biglaw locales. [WSJ Law Blog via Reuters]
* Just one day after Donald Sterling was declared “mentally incapacitated,” he filed a lawsuit against the NBA, seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Skadden lawyers are stripping off their warm-up suits to take it to the court. [USA Today]
* This Am Law 200 firm thinks it figured out a way to help women combine their careers and home lives — by hiring a role model/mentor with an almost six-figure salary. Good idea or bad? [Dallas Morning News]
* We’ve got some breaking news for our readers from the “no sh*t” department: Law schools are competing to cut costs based on a shrinking applicant pool, but tuition is still quite unaffordable. [Houston Chronicle]
* Lewis Katz, co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and alumnus of Dickinson Law, RIP. [Onward State]
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Blog Wars, Blogging, Media and Journalism
Bloggers: Internet Trolls Are Broken People — Ignore Them
Do you willingly feed trolls who are trying to obscure their identities? Just stop. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Benjamin Brafman, Celebrities, Election Law, Media and Journalism, Politics, S.D.N.Y., White-Collar Crime
Selective Prosecution Or Equal Justice: What Kind Of Example Does Dinesh D'Souza Set?
What should we make of this pundit's prosecution? Some thoughts from conservative columnist Tamara Tabo.
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Biglaw, Blogging, Media and Journalism, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
On Blogging: Throw Your Heart Over The Bar, Let Your Writing Follow
Kevin O'Keefe, CEO and founder of LexBlog, offers expert advice on blogging. -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Books, Federal Judges, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Media and Journalism, Patents, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials
An Inside Look At Apple's Legal Battles
These must be interesting times for in-house counsel at Apple. -
Asians, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Murder, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.15.14
* “Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, if my client was the shooter, why would he have left the witness alive to testify? He’s a man who finishes the damn job.” [ABA Journal] * Who would pretend to be a lawyer who is not? Apparently this public figure. [Legal Cheek] * Jill Abramson is out at the New York Times. Could the reason be her decision to lawyer up? [Law and More] * If you’ve hung around ATL long enough, you’ve heard us speculate that it just doesn’t make economic sense to attend most law schools. Here’s proof — only about 50 are even worth it economically. Which is hard to believe because I thought law degrees were worth $1 million. [TaxProf Blog] * Lawyers get depressed, and not talking about it makes it worse. [Everyday Health] * Seven-year-old kids are developing health problems from picking tobacco, because we let children work on tobacco farms apparently. [Slate] * The Asian American Bar Association will be conducting a trial reenactment of 22 Lewd Chinese Women next Wednesday. Register here! [AABANY] * As the new movie comes out, lawyers are really worked up over the Godzilla intellectual property. They need to hire Jorge Rivers: Godzilla Lawyer, whose ad appears after the jump (starring Thomas Lennon)…. [The Columbus Dispatch] -
Books, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Politics, Quote of the Day
Blowing Up Eric Holder's Phone
What does Glenn Greenwald think of Hillary Clinton, and how much did he earn as a first-year Wachtell associate back in the 1990s? -
Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Rankings
Say Hello To The Most Influential Lawyers On Earth
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Blogging, Media and Journalism, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Dissenting Opinions And Strange Bedfellows
Our conservative columnist, Tamara Tabo, looks back on the past year of writing for Above the Law. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Nancy Grace, Sex, Sex Scandals, Television
Lawyer Who Billed Client $900 For Sex Reached For Comment
Nancy Grace has a nose for news. So what if that news is over a year old? -
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Biglaw, Blogging, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues
'Young Men Are Easily Deceived, For They Are Quick To Hope': The Slow Process Of Developing Business
How successful are outside writing and speaking at generating business? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann shares his thoughts. -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Outsourcing, Plaintiffs Firms, Technology
That's Why We Call it 'Work'
Dean Frank Wu tackles this question: What legal specialties offer jobs that are sexy, new, and numerous?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Advertising, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Events, Gay, Gender, Media and Journalism, Racism, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Women's Issues
Is Anonymous Commenting A Free Pass To Be Racist And Sexist?
If you had to use your real name when making online comments, would you still be as vile? -
Gender, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, New York Times, War on Terror
Trans-Action Attorney
How open should transgender lawyers be about their lives and backgrounds? -
Advertising, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Events, Floyd Abrams, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Practice Pointers, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad, Tim Wu
Interested In Media And First Amendment Law?
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Biglaw, Clerkships, D.C. Circuit, David Boies, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Litigators, Litigatrix, Media and Journalism, Politics, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Boies Schiller Expands In D.C. By Hiring Young Legal Superstars
Who is the latest legal eagle to feather her nest at the elite litigation firm? -
Blogging, California, Celebrities, Crime, Media and Journalism
On The Merits Of Celebrity Legal Gossip
Why should lawyers care about celebrity gossip? New columnist Jenny Brandt explains. -
Advertising, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Events, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Blogs As Agents Of Change: Choose Your Weapon
Come to Attorney@Blog and talk about yourselves. -
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