Pranks
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Bad Ideas, Cars, Police, Pranks, Racism, Rap, Reality TV, Traffic Accidents
Does a Traffic Stop Give an Officer Probable Case... To Make the Driver Rap?
Yet another sign that reality television has gone too, too far: City leaders have apologized after a program on Tempe’s cable channel showed a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a littering ticket by performing a rap…. [After pulling the car over,] the officer then tells the men that […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Pranks, Too Clever By Half
Associate Bonus Watch: The Milbank Memo Is REALLY Fake
Yesterday we requested tips from you about associate bonuses: leaked bonus memos, juicy rumors, etc. Please send this information to us by email, to tips AT abovethelaw DOT com (subject line: “Associate Bonus Watch”). Please send us tips that you believe in good faith to be true. Because if you send us stuff that’s fake, […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Pranks, Too Clever By Half
Associate Bonus Watch: The Milbank Memo Is Fake
We tend to think that fact-checking is overrated. But sometimes it pays dividends. This afternoon, a document purporting to be a Milbank Tweed bonus memo appeared on the oh-so-reliable message board of AutoAdmit.com, aka xoxohth. It sparked frenzied discussion at both AutoAdmit and Greedy Associates. We checked with our sources at Milbank. The “bonus memo” […]
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9th Circuit, A. Wallace Tashima, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Borat, Drinking, Movies, Pranks, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Reality TV, Sex, Television
Still More About Borat
On Friday night, we saw Borat at our local movie theater. We found it hilarious for the first fifteen minutes, before it turned repetitive. That said, there were some impressive set pieces in the second half of the film, such as the hotel room wrestling match. (We viewed Borat on the recommendation of one of […] -
Perverts, Pranks, Sex
Hey Brother, Do You Ever Get That "Not So Fresh Feeling"?
Yeah, we know, the law is what’s on the books — not what judges feel like it should be. So we don’t take issue with the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent sex offender registration decision as a legal matter. But we do question the case’s outcome as a policy matter. From the Newark Star-Ledger (via […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Pranks, Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates
Low-Hanging Fruit: Summer Associate Stories, Please
Okay, kids, it’s official. We’ve reached Labor Day weekend, and summer is pretty much over. Officially summer doesn’t end until next month (September 23, to be exact). But at law firms, the summer fun is done. Summer associates are heading back to law school (if they’re not back already). For permanent associates, who got to […] -
Depositions, Pranks, Sexual Harassment, Videos
Not Your Typical Deposition
We sure are glad we never worked on any sexual harassment cases when we were in practice. The depositions can get pretty awkward. Check out this video: Yes, the video is a gag. But read the comments appended to this post at Concurring Opinions. Oy! Candid Camera: Legally Punk’d [YouTube via Concurring Opinions]