Adjunct Law Professors
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Law Schools
Law Schools Should Hire More Adjunct Professors
Part-time adjunct professors are often more likely to teach law students the skills they need to succeed after graduation. -
In-House Counsel, Law Schools
An Apology To All Law Professors
An in-house lawyer gives teaching a chance -- and finds it's not what he expected. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.15.16
* The jury deliberated for just two hours before convicting Dylann Roof of the Charleston church murders. [The Daily Beast]
* Tables turned: how Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.) got the Second Circuit, which normally reviews his judgments, overturned. [Bloomberg BNA]
* Keith Lee takes a deep dive into newly released law school data (the ABA 509 disclosures). [Associate’s Mind]
* Eugene Volokh breaks down a new Fourth Circuit ruling that protects the right of police officers to criticize department policies on Facebook. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* David Lander evaluates the pluses and minuses of law schools relying upon adjunct professors to fill curricular gaps. [PrawfsBlawg]
* What variables best explain the decisions of the Roberts Court? [Tennessee Law Review via Hangley Aronchick]
* Check out Womble Carlyle’s new podcast, Bulldog Bites. Says host Mark Henriques, “I promise it won’t feel like work. If you don’t learn something, hopefully you’ll laugh with us about something.” [Womble Carlyle]
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Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
What You Can Do While You’re A Lawyer (Part 1): Teaching
Once you’ve been a lawyer for a while, opportunities to teach are out there if you want them, according to columnist Gary J. Ross. -
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Law Schools, Layoffs, Money, Staff Layoffs
Much-Maligned Law School Conducts Faculty And Staff Layoffs
Which law school could it be? -
Environment / Environmental Law, Law Professors, Law Schools
What the Quack? Oregon Law Professor Has Meltdown, Gets Arrested
When professors attack! An Oregon professor gets into it with some protesters and ends up arrested. -
Attorney Misconduct, California, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
California Judge Accused in 'Quid Pro Quo' Sexual Affair... With a Law Student?
In this job market, trading sex for employment is allegedly a reality. Sad. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Attorney Misconduct, Law Professors, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals
Judge Tells Sports Law Professor Charged With Indecent Exposure to Shut Up During Sentencing
How do you piss off a judge during a sentencing hearing? Ask Clark Calvin Griffith for help on that one... -
Antitrust, Arnold & Porter, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Canada, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Football, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Patents, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sentencing Law, Television, Texas
Morning Docket: 07.27.12
* Dewey know whether this revised partner contribution plan will be well received? Well, from the looks of it, the firm’s executive committee members are being asked to repay a greater sum of money, so people will probably be happier. [Am Law Daily]
* Arnold & Porter’s William Baer, the man nominated to lead the DOJ Antitrust Division, received a warm reception from the Senate Judiciary Committee, and it was all because of his “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude. [National Law Journal]
* What do you get when you cross a Biglaw patent associate from Steptoe & Johnson with an NFL Redskins quarterback? A pretty cool hobby, and a new Adidas commercial. [Capital Business Blog / Washington Post]
* Up next in this judicial gong show, Madam Justice Lori Douglas’s lawyer has asked the Canadian Judicial Council to recuse itself and terminate the legal ethics inquiry against her client. [Full Comment / National Post]
* You saw this coming: attorneys for the man identified as Victim 2 in the Jerry Sandusky trial have released voice mails allegedly left by the former coach, and plan to use them in a civil suit against Penn State. [CNN]
* A lawyer’s former mistress who attempted to kill his wife on several occasions is expected to take a plea deal today in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence. Sounds like a soap opera plot. [Houston Chronicle]
* “Don’t say another word, because you’re just pissing me off.” Former adjunct law prof Clark Calvin Griffith said some interesting things to a judge during his indecent exposure sentencing hearing. [Pioneer Press]
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Biglaw, California, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Facebook, Football, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Prostitution, Reality TV, Social Networking Websites, Television, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.13.12
* Dewey even care if we spent money like it was going out of print? A new D&L bankruptcy court filing states that the failed firm used $43M of secured lenders’ funds in less than a month in an attempt to save the ship from sinking. [Bloomberg]
* The Jerry Sandusky trial continues: Mike McQueary’s testimony in the former football coach’s case was pretty disgusting, but then again, most things are going to be pretty disgusting when you’re dealing with an alleged child predator. [Daily Item]
* A few ways you can tell this isn’t England: 1) our dental hygiene is generally better; 2) our royalty is entirely made up of reality TV stars; and 3) you still can’t serve people via social networking sites like Facebook. [paidContent]
* Foul ball(s)! Remember Clark Calvin Griffith, the former William Mitchell adjunct sports law professor who was accused of unsportsmanlike penile conduct? He pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. [Pioneer Press]
* “Do I have to read the whole settlement?” Yup! UC Irvine Law’s consumer protection clinic will work to see if banks are keeping their end of the bargain in a $25B foreclosure-abuse settlement. [Los Angeles Times]
* Anna Gristina, the accused “Millionaire Madam,” claims in a motion to dismiss that police tried to make her name her johns, one of whom is apparently “a prominent Manhattan lawyer.” But which one? [New York Post]
* CBS claims that ABC’s “Glass House” is a rip off of “Big Brother,” and the network is trying to block the show from airing. OMG, please let it air so we can see this law school dropout in action. [Celebrity Justice / FindLaw]
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Attorney Misconduct, Law Professors, Law Schools, Sex, Sex Scandals
Elderly Sports Law Professor Accused of Unsportsmanlike, Penile Conduct
It’s not every day that you hear about a law professor who allegedly exposed himself to a law student, but today’s just one of those days.