Books
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Federal Judges, Richard Posner, Supreme Court
Judge Richard Posner On SCOTUS: 'The Supreme Court Is Awful'
Judge Posner thinks that only two justices are qualified to sit on the high court. -
Trivia Question of the Day
Lawyers Are Basically Paid Liars
In retrospect, maybe he would've been nicer. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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Social Media
Stop Avoiding Social Media -- Use It to Win
Ignore social media at your peril in litigation and trial. -
Books
Standard Of Review: 'Infamy' Is A Novel That Will Live In Ordinariness
Tanenbaum is a very experienced trial lawyer, and the novel’s courtroom scenes are excellent. -
Old People, Rudeness
Old Lady Lawyer: It's Not Just Talk
Rudeness, nasty emails and faxes (does anyone fax anymore?), snarky texts, whatever the written medium, society has lost its manners. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.19.16
* Surprise, surprise. The federal government isn’t such a great steward of the Trail of Tears. [AP]
* Litigator and writer Jonathan Shapiro speaks with Deborah Kalb about his novel Deadly Force (affiliate link) and his latest legal TV show, Goliath, which premieres next month. [Books Q&As]
* Thoughts on fixing our broken government from Philip K. Howard, Covington partner turned author and reform advocate. [Wall Street Journal]
* The biggest scams you need to know about, before it is too late. [Pawn Hero]
* How to get juries to feel an acquittal in their gut. [Katz Justice]
* American history is owed to booze. [Law and More]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Books, Trivia Question of the Day
Sometimes It Pays Off To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Know this tidbit about a lawyer turned famous author? -
Books, Law Schools
Standard Of Review: 'The Ugly' Is A Challenging Read But An Effective Law School Satire
If you are looking for insightful law school satire, consider reading The Ugly. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.16
* Jeremy Blachman and Cameron Stracher’s satire on legal education, The Curve (reviewed here and here), is being developed for television by NBC. [Variety]
* Netflix is doubling down on legal documentaries; now they are taking on the Amanda Knox case. [Huffington Post]
* Exploring the legal issues in a classic Star Trek episode. [The Legal Geeks]
* Which law school classes will actually predict your success at the bar exam? [TaxProf Blog]
* What are the repercussions for Donald Trump after more information is revealed surrounding his interactions with Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi? [Salon]
* Greta Van Susteren left Fox News — will there be legal action? [Law and More]
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White-Collar Crime
The Grace Of A Criminal Defense Lawyer
Brian Stolarz saved a man's life while you were billing some corporate client. -
Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: The Value of Presence
Interviewing skills are critical and many millennials are very uncomfortable about conversations, preferring to text and/or email, but that's an essential skill to avoid being a commodity.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Books, Federal Judges, Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner: An Interview With His Biographer, William Domnarski
Judicial biography isn't typical summer fare, but this book is a must-read for fans of Judge Posner. -
Books, Money, Wall Street
Empire Of The Fund: An Interview With William Birdthistle(Or: 4 Tips For Lawyers On Saving For Retirement)
An important new book addresses our nation's retirement income security crisis -- and contains investment advice too. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.16
* Is it time for Mike Pence to act on pardoning a wrongfully convicted man? [Huffington Post]
* Let the postmortems begin: Who killed Gawker? [New York Magazine]
* Lewis & Clark Law School fails Communications 101. [Law and More]
* This is a huge step backwards for Title VII enforcement. [Slate]
* The number of prospective law professors takes a tumble. [TaxProf Blog]
* Yale Law School grad J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy (affiliate link), explains the appeal of Donald Trump to certain voters. [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Books
Standard Of Review: 'The Last Days of Night' Puts A New Spin On Cravath
This excellent new novel depicts how Paul Cravath becomes embroiled in an epic patent battle. -
Biglaw, Books, Celebrities
Eddie Redmayne To Play Paul Cravath -- Yup, *That* Cravath
Attorneys all know the firm Cravath, but not the lawyer behind the name. -
Books
Standard Of Review: Traveling To The 1990s To Review 'Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil'
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is an easily readable, enjoyable novel that will entertain lawyers and non-lawyers alike. -
Biglaw, Books
Biglaw Partner Turns Author In Historical Debut Novel
A Q&A with the Biglaw partner who gave it all up to be a novelist.