Rudeness
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Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Additional Perspectives on Fordham Law v. Reed Smith
From two distinguished commentators: lawyer and law firm consultant Bruce MacEwen, of Adam Smith Esq., and Professor Daniel Filler, over at the Faculty Lounge. Above the Law reader sentiment generally supported Fordham Law School and Dean William Michael Treanor. Interestingly enough, both MacEwen and Filler side with Reed Smith. MacEwen confesses to being mystified by […] -
Judge of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the F&*%ing Day: Jeffrey L. Marcuzzo
Jeffrey L. Marcuzzo is a Nebraska county judge with a temper. Leigh Jones at the National Law Journal reports that Marcuzzo’s corn got husked when a prosecutor rescheduled a matter before him back in October 2007. Marcuzzo called and left a vulgar message on the prosecutor’s voicemail: “I did not appreciate that one f**king bit. […] - Sponsored
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Job Searches, Law School Deans, Reader Polls, Rudeness
Fordham Law Lashes Out at Reed Smith RudenessDean Treanor to firm: Don't come 'round here no more.
We’ve heard from many frustrated law students who bid on a particular law firm for on-campus interviewing only to learn, after using up a bid or an interview slot, that the firm in question wouldn’t be coming to OCI after all. We’ve even heard from students who were told, mid-interview, that the office they were […]
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Email Scandals, Rudeness
Jones Day Slams Its Competitors
Jones Day has escaped a lot of the worst side effects of the recession. The firm hasn’t had massive layoffs, it hasn’t cut associate salaries, it hasn’t canceled its summer program. That is something to be proud of. And Jones Day seems very proud. Above the Law has obtained an internal newsletter from Jones Day […] -
Gay, Police, Rudeness, Violence
A Gay Gatesgate? D.C. Lawyer Arrested for Disorderly Conduct, Claims Officer Called Him 'Fa**ot'
Now that Gatesgate is behind us, capped off by a beer summit at the White House yesterday, what can we get riled up about now? Well, there’s always something going on with the police. From Arthur Delaney of the Huffington Post: A lawyer who moments earlier had been complaining to friends about police overreaction in […] -
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Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Rudeness
Legal Note: Unwinding Is Stressful
We know of quite a few lawyers who are trying to downsize their lifestyles, whether because of being laid off or opting for a sabbatical-sized salary. We thought you would appreciate this note and photo from an ATL reader: A lawyer in my building was having trouble selling an apartment and posted the attached sign […] -
Contempt, Federal Judges, Judicial Conference, Rudeness
How To Curse Out A Judge in New Orleans
There are a lot of things you can do in New Orleans that you can’t do anywhere else. But cursing out a judge is apparently not one of them. Ashton O’Dwyer has made a bit of a name for himself in the post-Katrina universe. A tipster provides some backstory on this former lawyer: Ashton O’Dwyer […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Cellphones, Layoffs, Rudeness
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to New YorkPillsbury Admits Gaffe -- and Looming Lawyer Layoffs
Time for a brief follow-up to our earlier post about Biglaw partner Robert Robbins, head of the corporate practice of Pillsbury Winthrop, and how he spoke — a little too loudly, on a crowded Acela train — about the firm’s planned layoffs. You may have already seen it in the comments, but in case it […] -
Biglaw, Cellphones, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Rudeness
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to New York(Or: Pillsbury associates, brace yourselves.)
Law firm partners need to watch more Gossip Girl. If they did, they’d learn the perils of talking about private matters in public places. In the age of BlackBerrys, texting, and cameraphones, it’s ridiculously easy for tipsters to leak details of overheard conversations and not-so-secret rendezvous to their favorite online gossip girl (or boy — […] -
AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Rudeness
What ever happened to that Yale gals / AK47 / AutoAdmit thing?
Back in 2007, two female Yale Law School students filed a lawsuit over allegedly defamatory and threatening comments written about them on AutoAdmit.com. The stuff written went way beyond lobsters and buttcheeks, and the women said the resulting Google hits on their names did serious damage to their job prospects. The case was near and […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Free Speech, Rudeness
New Above the Law Comment Policy
As the Above the Law community continues to grow, more people are posting absurd, inane, and arguably offensive comments. And more people are complaining about those comments — in the comments, as well by email and other means. Here at ATL, we reserve the right to moderate comments as we see fit. We delete comments […] -
2008 Year in Review, Lesbians, Lindquist & Vennum, Rudeness, Summer Associates
Top Biglaw Stories of 2008: #4 and #3 (Gossip)
Now that we’re a few days into 2009, we’re going to pick up the pace in our 2008 round-up posts. Some of you are getting impatient. Complained a commenter: “At this rate, we’re going to get to #1s sometime in June.” So, onward. We previously wrote about the #5 gossip story in Biglaw. Today we’re […]
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Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired (or Asked To Resign) from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 2)
Yesterday we introduced you to DB (not his real name — please keep it that way), formerly an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell. At S&C, and in law school before that, DB became notorious for bragging about his wealth and making politically incorrect remarks. We collected some of his impolitic quips in our prior post, […] -
Associate Advice, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness, Sexism, Summer Associates
How To Get Fired from Sullivan & Cromwell (Part 1)
Ah, Sullivan & Cromwell. It’s a top law firm — not just in prestige and profits, but also blog fodder. See, e.g., Carlos Spinelli-Noseda (partner who defrauded firm and clients of half a million dollars through expense fraud); Aaron Charney (associate who sued the firm for antigay discrimination, while still employed there). When people leave […] -
Harris Beach, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Rudeness, Women's Issues
Lawyers You'll Swear At, Not Work For
Many people have interviewing horror stories. But few people actually bother to send a letter to the offending firm. One Georgetown University Law Center student did just that. After her interview with Harris Beach, the student sent a letter to James Spitz, CEO of Harris Beach: I was looking forward to the interview until Mr. […] -
Job Searches, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
OCI Bloopers By Students: And We Have A Winner
Earlier this week, we created an open thread for the sharing of on-campus interview screw-ups. We then picked out a few favorite tales from the thread, and asked you to vote for the best (or worst?) of the bunch. Here are the results: You can read the winning story by clicking here. Many of you […] -
Job Searches, Rank Stupidity, Reader Polls, Rudeness
OCI Bloopers By Students: Selected Stories (and a Poll)
Yesterday we solicited stories from you about on-campus interview bloopers — this time by the student interviewees, rather than their law firm interrogators. We received an embarrassment of riches — or riches of embarrassment — in response. In terms of favorite stories, it seems the people’s choice was comment 177. Do a ctrl-F on the […] -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Rudeness
OCI Bloopers By Students: Share Your Horror Stories
We’ve done a few posts on screw-ups and rudeness on the part of lawyers conducting on-campus interviews (see here and here). But what about the interviewees? They’re not perfect either — even if some of them think they are. What are some ways that law students have torpedoed their chances of getting callbacks or summer […] -
Bad Ideas, Contempt, Fashion, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Should Wearing Short Shorts Be A Crime?
Judges who hold people in contempt, or even jail them, for letting their cellphones go off in court — e.g., Robert Restaino, Diane Boswell — may be overreacting. The same can’t be said for Judge Janet Booth, of Garrard County, Kentucky. Judge Booth just sent a woman to jail, for three days, for wearing short […]