Ridiculousness
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Bankruptcy, Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Las Vegas Firm Serves Up Second Helping of Ham
Our favorite lawyers in Las Vegas are at it again, and this time around, we get more awesome porcine puns, cheesy acting, and ugly sweaters. -
Bad Ideas, Boutique Law Firms, Holy Crap, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Hey Girl, I'll Be the Fearless Lawyer You Need
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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… -
Boutique Law Firms, Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness, Small Law Firms
Murray & Murray: Giving New Meaning to Family Law
Nepotism and small-town law practice have gone hand in hand since the invention of the shingle. One firm out in Ohio, however, has taken the family business concept to a whole new level...
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Benchslaps, California, Cocaine / Crack, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Judicial Divas, Patents, Ridiculousness, Technology, Trials
Benchslap of the Day: Are You On Crack?
Apple v. Samsung moves right along and still manages to maintain the crazy. -
Law Schools, Money, Ridiculousness
The Credited Response To Your Law School Asking For Money
If McKayla Maroney graduated from law school in 2010, and then the law school asked her for money... -
Document Review, Job Searches, Ridiculousness, Technology
This 'Refreshing' Document Review Job Ad Is Actually Just Annoying And Unprofessional
Does this company want document review attorneys or “camp counselors?” -
Malpractice, Ridiculousness, Tort Reform
Infographic of the Day: American Litigiousness Statistics That Will Make You Angry
Exactly how over-litigious is the United States? THIS much. -
Contests, Lawyer of the Day, Reader Polls, Ridiculousness
June Lawyer of the Month: 'The Internet Is an Archive, Idiot'
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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. -
Accounting / Accountants, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness
Accountant Claims Wrongful Termination Essentially Because Her Job Was Too Hard
Woman files lawsuit over stressful job... -
Hotties, Law Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Privacy, Ridiculousness
'Aspiring' Law Student Claims Reputational Damage From Leaked Lingerie Photos
Wanna-be law student claims leaked photos are preventing her from following her dreams... -
Contracts, Defamation, Lawsuit of the Day, Nude Dancing, Ridiculousness
Lawsuit of the Day: Strip Club Seeks Emergency Injunction Over Octomom's Refusal to Bump 'N Grind
A Florida strip club is seeking an injunction against Octomom to prevent her from bumping and grinding on an alternative pole... -
Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Billable Hours, California, Drugs, Morning Docket, Ridiculousness, Sam Sparks, Sexism, Sports, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 07.11.12
* Following yesterday’s hearing, Kleiner Perkins may be able to get a second bite at the proverbial apple after a judge tentatively denied the firm’s bid to arbitrate Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination suit. [The Recorder; Bits / New York Times]
* Ogletree Deakins has allegedly got 99 299 problems, and a b*tch ain’t one billing errors are all of ‘em. Arizona’s Maricopa County wants a refund, and it plans to debar the firm from additional work for the next three years. [ABA Journal]
* Not everything’s bigger in Texas: attorneys for Lance Armstrong have refiled a shorter version of his lawsuit against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after suffering a brutal benchslap at the hands of Judge Sam Sparks. [Los Angeles Times]
* Screw your ban on non-lawyer investors, we’ll expand anyway! Jacoby & Meyers merged with Chicago’s Macey Bankruptcy Law to create a 300-attorney adventure in awful lawyer advertising. [National Law Journal]
* The bell has not yet tolled for Florida lawyer Frank Louderback, who will now be able to attend the 32nd Annual Ernest Hemingway Look-alike Contest thanks to his client’s last minute guilty plea. [Tampa Bay Times]
* “I don’t care what the law says, you’re getting a summons.” Sorry, officer, but you don’t mess with a Brooklyn Law student’s booze, because he’ll challenge New York’s open-container law. [City Room / New York Times]
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Airplanes / Aviation, Boalt Hall, California, Contests, Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Nauseating Things, Reader Polls, Ridiculousness, Trials
Lawyer of the Month: June Reader Poll
Who should receive the title for June's Lawyer of the Month? Vote in our poll!
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Crime, Federal Judges, Lawyer of the Day, Murder, Ridiculousness, Trials
A Farewell to Dismiss: Judge Tolls the Bell on Hemingway Doppelganger
Attending an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest is not a valid excuse to suspend a federal death penalty trial. But you got to admit, it was a valiant attempt… -
Crime, Email Scandals, Food, Law Schools, Nauseating Things, Ridiculousness, Rudeness
Law School Lunch Fights Revisited: Biological Warfare
It's the newest trend in law school lunch theft... -
9th Circuit, California, Conferences / Symposia, Quote of the Day, Ridiculousness
Quote of the Day: It's Not Like They're Flying to Guam
The Ninth Circuit catches flack for holding a judicial conference… in the Ninth Circuit. -
Defamation, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Nude Dancing, Ridiculousness
Potential Lawsuit of the Day: Octomom Refuses to Ride the Pole at Florida Strip Club
Nadya Suleman (aka Octomom) may be facing an epic lawsuit, but to be honest, we’re surprised that it took this long for someone to threaten to sue her…. -
Celebrities, Jonathan Lee Riches, Pro Se Litigants, Ridiculousness
Pro Se Filing of the Day: Jonathan Lee Riches v. The Kardashian Sisters
Jonathan Lee Riches is back, and he's sued the Kardashian sisters. What are his allegations? -
Bad Ideas, Blog Wars, Blogging, Cyberlaw, Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Technology
New York Lawmakers Want to Ban Anonymous Commenting. I Wish I Were Kidding.
If they held a contest for stupidest proposed legislation, this would have to win. -
Breasts, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Gloria Allred, Hotties, Jews, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Lawsuit of the Day: Yet Another Woman Claims She Was Fired for Being 'Too Hot'
Yet another woman is suing because she claims she was fired for being "too hot." Who is she, and what does she look like?