Romance and Dating
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Bar Exams, Hotties, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Television
Why Unemployed Lawyers Shouldn't Go On Reality TV Shows -- Exhibit A: Victoria, of MTV's Downtown Girls
With job prospects bleak and the allure of fleeting fame high, some lawyers have considered sending their résumés to reality TV show casting companies instead of legal recruiters. But competition is tough in the realm of trashy television, too. One unemployed New York lawyer is living the reality TV star dream. Meet Victoria. She is […] -
Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Television
Meet This Season's Lawyers from The Bachelorette
This past Monday, middle-aged housewives, quadriplegics who were not able to turn the channel, and yours truly tuned into the 763rd 20th season of The Bachelor franchise. This season stars Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky, an unemployed 25-year-old who quit her job at Facebook and moved back in with her parents to be on the show. Fans […] - Sponsored
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Craigslist, Elena Kagan, Romance and Dating, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
Soliciting a Date from the Solicitor General: Man Woos Kagan -- Over Craigslist?
There’s a long tradition of seeking Supreme Court love via Craigslist (see here and here). And the tradition continues. From a Craigslist posting entitled 40-something SJM ISO Elena Kagan (we’ve added some links to clarify various references): I’ve had a crush on you for almost twenty years (and you deservedly made fun of me when […]
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In-House Counsel, Romance and Dating, Sex
In-House Counseling: Where You Eat
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. Office romances are endemic in the legal profession. I see them […] -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
ATL Courtship Connection: Blind Date FAIL
It was bound to happen. New York is big, but it’s not that big. I sent two law school students (from different institutions) out on a Courtship Connection date on Monday night, armed only with a descriptor of their date. She said she’d be in a black dress, and he said he’d be in a […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating, Sex, Weddings
Valentine's Day Advice from Above the Law
The legal blogosphere has been shot in the heart with Cupid’s arrow. Here at Above the Law, we’re turning into matchmakers. The Texas Lawyer is telling us about lawyers in love. Am Law Daily is profiling Biglaw power couples. And Avvo has a guide to dating lawyers, claiming that you lawyerly types are a hot […] -
pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Pls Hndle Thx: A Life Settlement
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. ATL, With Valentine’s Day coming up, do you think there is any merit to the argument that people should settle when they are trying to find a mate? Is there particular merit to this claim as to (busy) attorneys? Litigate or Settle […] -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Getting Back Together with ATL Courtship Connections(Calling all single New York lawyers....)
Way back when, in 2008, we talked about starting a little something called ATL Courtship Connections. We know there are a lot of lonely lawyers out there, and we wanted to do our part to throw you together and see what happens. Unfortunately, over the last year, we’ve been more focused on lawyers getting laid […] - Sponsored
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Fashion, Religion, Romance and Dating
False Advertising Meets Sharia Law
Think back to first-year contracts class, specifically, discussion of the U.C.C. and non-conforming goods. Then check out this article, from BBC News: An Arab country’s ambassador to Dubai has had his marriage contract annulled after discovering the bride was cross-eyed and had facial hair. The woman had worn an Islamic veil, known as the niqab, […] -
Quote of the Day, Romance and Dating
Quote of the Day: I Would Do Anything for Love
One afternoon, she calls me at work and tells me I have to come over immediately to kill a spider. I’m like “You realize Diane Keaton already did this in Annie Hall, right?” No, it was evidence of whether I really cared about her, would I stay at work and finish the assignment the senior […] -
Clerkships, Craigslist, Romance and Dating, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places? A Craigslist 'Missed Connection' at the SCOTUS
Our obsession with Supreme Court clerks is longstanding, dating back to our blogging for Underneath Their Robes (where we used to profile SCOTUS clerks). And it seems we’re not alone in lusting after the Elect. Apparently oral argument makes people think of other oral activities. Check out this “Missed Connection” from Craigslist: Law clerk at […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Violence
Lawsuit of the Day: Hand Model Sues Meanies on Co-Op Board
Yesterday I had the quintessential New York City moment. At the bodega around the corner from Breaking Media’s lavish Nolita office, the bodega’s proprietor engaged me and two other people in a conversation involving three languages. I was speaking English, another guy was speaking Spanish, and I believe the third woman was speaking Portuguese, and […] -
Law Schools, Romance and Dating, UVA Law
Do You Date Only Ivy?
When we tried to launch the ill-fated Courtship Connection, a matching service for ATL readers, we were stymied. Matchmaking was hard (especially when people didn’t respond to our e-mails). Maybe we should have organized singles parties instead. That’s how the Ivy Plus Society operates. Whereas Courtship Connection sought to match up legal types, this dating […]
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Bankruptcy, Craigslist, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Weirdness
Missed Connections in Bankruptcy Class
Like most people, I’m having trouble focusing on my duties given the perils of Balloon Boy, Falcon Heene. According to my television, the balloon is down, there is no boy in it, and as of now we don’t know where the boy is. And the parents were on Wife Swap. Here’s a write-up of the […] -
Job Searches, Romance and Dating, Summer Associates
Summer Fling, Don't Mean a Thing?(Or: Another perspective on the summer associate experience and no offers.)
Here at ATL, we’ve received many, many emails about “no offers.” We’ve provided extensive coverage and open threads galore. The general message conveyed in these comments and emails is that firms somehow “owe” full-time, post-graduation employment to their summer associates. Under this line of thinking, once firms invite law students to spend a summer with […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline, Romance and Dating
Notes from the Breadline: Alone, Alone, Alone
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. On a drizzly Thursday morning, my friend Giovanna calls to […] -
Romance and Dating
Ladies, Are You Looking for Love in Boston? Try Suffolk Law
The Boston Globe runs an advice column called Love Letters. It’s no Pls Hndle Thx, but it does get a different kind of questioner than we do here at ATL. This week, the love seeker is a lawyer — and he is understandably quite proud of that fact. Perhaps there are ladies who read Above […] -
Romance and Dating, Sex, Sweet Hot Justice, Weddings
Respect the Ring?
[Ed. note: The following piece was authored by The Legal Tease, of Sweet Hot Justice fame. Check out her other musings from Sweet Hot Justice here.] Quick question: When you think of the average married, middle-aged guy slogging his way up the Big Law partner track, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating
Pls Hndle Thx: Don't Stand So Close to Me
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com. This week, we’re changing things up a bit here at Pls Hndle Thx. Does this have anything to do with the fact that the usual problem-response-counter response-response format is getting a bit tiresome? No! It has everything to do with this week’s […] -
Layoffs, Notes from the Breadline, Romance and Dating
Notes from the Breadline: It Ain't No Use to Sit and Wonder Why, Babe
Ed. note: Welcome to the latest installment of “Notes from the Breadline,” a column by a laid-off lawyer in New York. Prior columns are collected here. You can reach Roxana St. Thomas by email (at roxanastthomas@gmail.com), follow her on Twitter, or find her on Facebook. Cliff does not understand why attorney layoffs — mine or […]