Romance and Dating
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Bad Ideas, Funny Headlines, Holy Crap, Lunacy, Nauseating Things, Pictures, Pranks, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Love Hurts, Especially When Your Boyfriend Gives You a 'Tatt-poo'
As it turns out, the the crazy "poop tattoo" lawsuit story is full of crap. But it was fun while it lasted, no? -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Romance and Dating
Law Student Breaks Up With His Law School
At some point law students have to take responsibility for their own choices in professional schools. There really is enough information floating around on the internet warning potential law students about what they are getting into. At this point in time, if you believe what American legal education is trying to sell you, it's your own damn fault.... - Sponsored
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Blind Item, Law Professors, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Law School Blind Item: Hot for Teacher
Romances between law professors and law students: they happen. Law students are adults, after all, and they should be allowed to make their own decisions in matters of the heart. Our latest blind item has to do with the extracurricular activities of a prominent law professor....
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Law Schools, Parties, Romance and Dating
What Kind of a Law School Has a 'Man Auction'?
We recently found out that a student group from a New York area law school is holding a Man Auction this Friday. We hear that this event has gone off without a hitch in the past, but this year, the group has changed the name of the event to the “Cake Sale.” Maybe they got […] -
Craigslist, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, Romance and Dating
Let's Help This Law Student Find His Missed Connection
It's the great downside of Halloween. You meet a girl, you like her, things seem to be going well. And then, poof, she's gone. And because she was in costume, you don't even know what her face looks like. But we live in the internet age, where Craigslist has devised a partial solution for these situations: the Missed Connections page. And this one should be easier to match than most, because he actually knows the woman's name. Let's help these two law students out.... -
In-House Counsel, Romance and Dating
The Dæmon Lover
The People's Therapist, Will Meyerhofer, wants you to know that this happens a lot. It begins with the standard set-up. You feel trapped. Hate your life. Nerves shot. Self-esteem shredded. You know the drill: Biglaw. That's when the dæmon lover appears. It doesn't end well.... -
Courtship Connection, Drinking, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: If At First You Don't Succeed, Try to Get Her Wasted
Since the dates in D.C. have been a little more exciting than those in Chicago, Kash decided to spoil you with one last set-up in the nation's capital. She brought in a pinch hitter for this one. The two legal eagles both sounded like thrill-seekers to her, so she sent them to The Russia House after work on a Friday and hoped for an epic night. Epicness ensued.... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: Please Try To Be Less Boring
The latest Chicago pairing involved two lawyers in their 20s. Asked why he agreed to be set up by a random legal blogger, our male lawyer, who described himself as "kinetic, adventurous, and faux-angsty," said, "regardless of the outcome, it'll probably be a good story, which is generally the important thing." He asked to be set up with someone "outgoing and hilarious." Our female lawyer volunteered that she has "HUGE brains." That seemed like a decent match. It wasn't.... - Sponsored
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Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, Texas, Weddings, You Go Girl
What Happens When You Get Engaged Too Soon? You Get Sued
Here we have the case of a doctor and a hot blonde who got engaged after knowing each other for only five months. That was probably mistake number one. But hey, he liked it and he put a ring on it -- a four-carat ring, in fact. Now, diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but contrary to the title of that James Bond movie, they aren't forever. They broke up about a month after they got engaged. It looks like the doctor took the break-up really hard, because he sued five days later.... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connections: Out Of His League
Dating sucks sometimes -- especially when it's a date set up by a legal blogger with no particular aptitude for matchmaking. Last week, Kashmir Hill thought she had actually done a decent job. She sent two Washington, D.C. lawyers out to Eighteenth Street Lounge on a Thursday night. Halfway through the date, the dude sent her an email, "Going really well so far." She thought she finally set up a date that was going well.... -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, English Grammar and Usage, Lawyer Advertising, Pro Bono, Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Announcements and RFPs
With the departure of Jay Shepherd, small firm columnist Valerie Katz is now (at least temporarily) filling the role of small firm chica (Val) and small firm expert (Jay). Let me tell you, it is exhausting. So, she am going to do what any smart, small-firm partner would do in this situation, and she am going to delegate. And, by delegate, she means push the work off on you. She have a few new features that she would like to unveil (and she swears, it will be better than the new Facebook)... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection Chitown: Hush, Puppies
One of the past Courtship Connection couplings that beat the odds included two New York lawyers paired because of their shared love of My Cousin Vinny. Seeing that two Chicago early-twenty-somethings had named Vincent Gambini as their fave legal fictional character, Kashmir Hill sent these two yutes out on a date, hoping to replicate that success.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Celebrities, Deaths, Defamation, Donald Trump, Family Law, Law Schools, Madonna, Money, Morning Docket, Romance and Dating, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 09.08.11
* While med school grads can stop a person from bleeding out, law school grads could probably treat a papercut (but that’s a bit of an overstatement). Who will be there to stop our bleeding? [Am Law Daily] * Annie Le’s family is suing Yale over her death, saying the school failed to protect women. […]
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California, Cars, Hotties, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Law License Plates: Welcome to the Dating Game
Today, we are writing about lawyers who have announced their dating qualifications on their license plates. Maybe these folks are fans of our Courtship Connection series, but they're too afraid to go on blind dates. Let's help these people out, because they seem to be single and looking in California and New York. Let's check out our Dating Game contestants.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Family Law, Litigators, Litigatrix, Loyola Law School, Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, Weddings
An Update on Chicago's Runaway Bridegroom and Jilted Bride
In a Chicago lawsuit, a lovely young lawyer, Lauren Serafin, sued her handsome ex-fiancé, Sidley Austin associate Robert Leighton, for "breach of promise" to marry. Serafin alleged that Leighton cheated on her during his Las Vegas bachelor party, with a woman named "Danielle," and then broke off the engagement -- saddling Serafin with almost $63,000 in wedding- and honeymoon-related expenses. We now bring you an update on this saga.... -
Biglaw, Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection Chitown: Nothing To Feel Guilty About
Courtship Connection blew into the Windy City on the tail end of the summer. This week marks the city's first two Courtship dates. One couple went out last night. Kashmir Hill is hoping they had a better time than the two lawyers who met each other in front of a closed restaurant on Monday night. The two Biglaw associates said there wasn't "a spark." Instead of a spark, there was a big height difference. It's hard out there for the tall lady lawyers.... -
American Bar Association / ABA, Benchslaps, Department of Justice, Free Speech, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Pro Bono, Romance and Dating, Sam Sparks
Non-Sequiturs: 08.31.11
* Some thoughts from our colleague Matt Levine on the Justice Department’s opposition to the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. [Dealbreaker] * Judge Sam Sparks (W.D. Tex.), king of the benchslap — yes, we already covered his latest handiwork, so no need to email the “kindergarten party” order to us again — has blocked key parts of the […] -
Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Movies, Murder, Police, Pornography, Prisons, Romance and Dating, Violence
Probable Cause Found Against Stephen McDaniel in Lauren Giddings Murder Case
Bad news keeps on coming for Stephen Mark McDaniel, 25, the recent Mercer Law School graduate accused of killing Lauren Giddings, his former neighbor and classmate. Last week, a judge found probable cause in the murder case against McDaniel, which will now be bound over to Bibb County Superior Court. We were fortunate enough to have a reader at the hearing. Let's hear what this roving reporter has to say.... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Chicago Singles, Watch Out Get Excited: Here Comes ATL Courtship Connection!
There are many kinds of journalism: investigative, advocacy, tabloid, service… Okay, there are four kinds of journalism we can currently think of. Above the Law’s Courtship Connection is in the service journalism camp. It’s our attempt to help over-worked, under-socialized, but ultimately lovable legal types, both lawyers and law students, to find romance. Or, failing […] -
Craigslist, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Romance and Dating
Quote of the Day: Desperately Seeking... Katherine
THINGS I KNOW: Your name is Katherine (or Catherine). You are a lawyer. You live in my building, on either the 9th or 11th floor. We have talked only once, but have been in the elevator together 2 times THINGS I DO NOT KNOW: How I can get to know you better — from a […]