Romance and Dating
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Associate Advice, Money, Romance and Dating, Women's Issues
In Defense of Tommy, Who Used to Work on the Docks
In the comments to Elie’s Sugar Mama post from yesterday, which chronicles the woes of a female Biglaw associate who is being harassed by coworkers for affiancing (KABLAM: Princeton Review Hit Parade) a Starbucks barista “peasant,” Bonobo_Bro wrote: Not bad big guy (other than the usual typo issues which must be intentional); however, I really […] -
Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Love and the Small Law Firm
Ed. note: This is the latest installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Valentine’s Day was yesterday, and everywhere you turned, someone was trying to spread the message of love. Rachel Ray was on Good Morning America, showing us how to cook breakfast in bed. Every grocery store […] - Sponsored
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American Bar Association / ABA, Courtship Connection, Non-Sequiturs, Romance and Dating, Theater
Non-Sequiturs: 02.14.11
* The anatomy of Courtship Connections. Kash explains why it’s so difficult to set lawyers up with each other. [Forbes] * Alan Dershowitz and Julian Assange make a love connection. [Politico] * Does compassion really have any place in the law? [Underdog] * Many of the lonely among you will be drinking heavily tonight. That’s […]
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Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Romance and Dating, Women's Issues
Advice for 'Sugar-Mama' Attorneys and Their Low-Income Male Life Partners
This is a very modern Valentine’s Day story, and one that is only possible in the prestige-obsessed world of Biglaw and a few other similar professions. A woman is an associate at a law firm. She’s probably an associate at a Biglaw firm, since she claims to earn a six-figure salary. She’s engaged to a […] -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: A Rocky Start in Washington, D.C.
With Valentine’s Day swiftly approaching, now seems like a great to time to relaunch ATL’s Courtship Connection — our well-intentioned but only sporadically successful program for hooking up our single legal-eagle readers. Like the Real World, the series is back and in a new city. Judging from the date we’ll now recount, our matchmaking adventures […] -
Alston & Bird, Biglaw, Book Deals, Books, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Romance and Dating, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices, UNC Law
Save as Draft: Meet Natalie Lee, Novelist and Federal Prosecutor
Might we be seeing a new trend, namely, federal prosecutors moonlighting as novelists? Last year, as part of Above the Law’s Career Alternatives series, we profiled Allison Leotta, an assistant U.S. attorney in D.C. who wrote a well-received thriller, Law of Attraction. Today we introduce you to Natalie Lee — an assistant U.S. attorney in […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Divorce Train Wrecks, Legal Ethics, New Jersey, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sex Scandals
Disbarred Partner Blames Trampoline for Female Divorce Client's 'Soreness'
The accusations against disbarred New Jersey lawyer Kenneth Denti — who allegedly falsified time sheets, slept with a client he was representing in her divorce, and got reimbursed by his firm for dinner dates with women he met on the internet — have been covered extensively throughout the legal blogosphere. We previously linked to a […] -
Admin, Announcements, Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Capital Courtship Connection: Calling Single Lawyers in D.C.
When we launched the ATL Courtship Connection in New York, we received a number of plaintive emails from lawyers in other cities asking us to give matchmaking a whirl in their towns. Judging from these emails, Chicago, L.A. and D.C. are all cities with numerous single lawyers desperate enough adventurous enough to turn their love […] - Sponsored
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In-House Counsel, Job Searches, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating
Pls Hndle Thx: There Are Daggers Behind Men's Smiles
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Hi: I’m an associate at a small firm with a very specialized practice area. My firm shares a client with a Biglaw firm that handles most of the client’s litigation and other work. As such, there are a couple of partners at […] -
Craigslist, Law Schools, Pranks, Romance and Dating, Sex
Horny Seton Hall Law Girl Takes to Craigslist
This is probably a joke. In fact, I’m almost sure this is a joke. Law school women don’t really talk like this, not on Craigslist. And law school guys are more than capable of satisfying their female classmates. Wait a minute, that last line is false — almost entirely false. Crap, does that make this […] -
Romance and Dating, Sweet Hot Justice
Does a J.D. Turn You Into a Cougar?
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. If you’re the kind of person who has eyes, you’ve probably noticed that you can’t throw a vial full of Botox down an airshaft lately without hitting a cougar […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Romance and Dating, Sexual Harassment
The Sexting District Attorney: Ken Kratz to Resign as DA, But He'll Always Be 'The Prize'
Guess we won’t have Kenneth Kratz to kick around anymore. Kratz, aka the Sexting District Attorney, will soon step down as DA of Calumet County, Wisconsin. According to his attorney, Kratz’s resignation will take place before October 8, the date set for his removal hearing. The news was reported on Tuesday by the Associated Press. […] -
Bad Ideas, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Romance and Dating, Sexual Harassment
The Sexting District Attorney, Ken 'I Am the Prize' Kratz:Does He See Dead People -- On a Date?
Thanks to the internet, your memory is probably getting worse. But surely you remember our recent Lawyer of the Day honoree, District Attorney Kenneth Kratz of Calumet County, Wisconsin. A domestic violence victim who turned to Kratz’s office for help claims that the DA sexually harassed her via numerous text messages, trying to convince her […]
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Craigslist, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Sex
Ode to an Adjunct Professor
Craigslist might have had to close down its adult section, but its Missed Connections area is still alive and kicking. And that’s a good thing, at least for one UC Hastings law student who had one stimulating lecture with an adjunct law professor teaching intellectual property. The lady was quite taken by the guest lecturer, […] -
Feminism, Gender, Romance and Dating, Sweet Hot Justice, Women's Issues
Does This Law Degree Make My Ass Look Fat?
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: You’re a single guy, let’s say in your late twenties to mid-thirties, with a decent job. Given the choice between the following two single women to date, […] -
Law Schools, pls hndle thx, Romance and Dating
Pls Hndle Thx: Upgrade U
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com Dear ATL, I am just starting law school and I have a boyfriend from college who’s in a different state now going for a degree in architecture. I like him a lot, but now that I’m here I’m wondering if I should […] -
DealBreaker, Harvard, Romance and Dating
Date Harvard Men Without Streetwalking Down Mass Ave.
You know the old joke: How many Harvard men does it take to screw in a light bulb? Just one; he holds the bulb in place while the world revolves around him. Many a Harvard man takes that approach to household maintenance, professional endeavors, and even dating. You’re not going to believe this, but some […] -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connections: A Dog of a Date
Spring is usually thought of as the time when dating season goes into full swing, but we think summer is when it really heats up — perhaps because of the way that clothing disappears as temperatures skyrocket, as noted in this New York Times piece about half-naked people at a MIA concert on Governors Island. […] -
Media and Journalism, Reality TV, Romance and Dating
Skadden Associate Graces The Cover of In Touch Magazine Thanks to Rumored Relationship with The Bachelorette
It’s not every day that we see a Biglaw associate on the cover of a celebrity gossip magazine. So we were a bit shocked when a tipster sent along the scanned image (right) of last week’s In Touch magazine, with this message: The guy identified as “Ali’s new guy” in this week’s Intouch weekly (and […] -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
ATL Courtship Connection: Should we have a singles mixer?
It’s been a while since our last Courtship Connection report. We still have many, many single types in our database, though. We are thinking about having a singles mixer at a bar in New York in July. Is this a brilliant idea or a terrible idea? Please email Kash with your thoughts on this. The […]