Books
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Books, California, Crime, Federal Judges, Guns / Firearms, Judicial Divas, Violence
Hopefully Reading Won't Cut Too Much into His Fake Grenade Launcher Sales
A Bay Area judge allowed a defendant out on bail on condition that he read daily and compose book reports. That's some creative judicial thinking! -
Books, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Money, Old People
Inside Straight: The Generational Divide In Legal Humor
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Books, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: The Annoying Ramblings Of An Uber Douche
Business meetings: We have them all the time, and people misuse them. How can we fix this?
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Barack Obama, Books, California, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Private Equity, Violence, Wall Street, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.12
* California is cutting prisons. That’s step one. Step two is to shuttle all the prisoners to Los Angeles. Step three involves a series of earthquakes… [McClatchy] * Private equity billionaire Stephen Schwarzman isn’t into 50 Shades of Grey (affiliate link). But David Lat apparently is. I dunno, if you are going to bother with that kind of stuff, you might as well hit Brazzers and get it over with. [Dealbreaker] * I’m all for making sure that the Violence Against Women reauthorization prevents violence against women, not annoyances against women, or criticism against women. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Speaking of violence against women, I never blame the victim, but dating gun-toting dumbasses rarely helps matters. [Legal Blog Watch] * @chrisdanzig: Stop bullying Obama @realjonlovitz. Leave him alone. Leave Obama alone! [Huffington Post] * What do Vladimir Putin and former Dewey partner John Altorelli allegedly share in common? [New York Post] -
Book Deals, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, Shameless Plugs
Inside Straight: Provide 'Advance Praise' For 'Inside Straight -- The Book'!
The "Inside Straight" column is being turned into a book. And some of your words might appear in it! -
Books, Litigators, Music, Paul Clement, Quote of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: 'All Apologies' for Killing Obamacare?
What type of music does celebrity lawyer Paul Clement enjoy listening to? The answer might surprise you. -
Abortion, Books, Money, Public Interest, Texas, Women's Issues
The Trials and Tribulations of Tucker Max: Did He Try to Pull a Fast One on Planned Parenthood?
Why did Tucker Max wait so long to start spreading the news about his Planned Parenthood donation fiasco? Maybe it’s because he was scamming us all along…. -
Biglaw, Books, In-House Counsel
Checklist
Ed. note: This post is by Will Meyerhofer, a former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney turned psychotherapist. He holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work, and he blogs at The People’s Therapist. His new book, Way Worse Than Being A Dentist, is available on Amazon, as is his previous […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Adoption, Biglaw, Books, California, Cars, Facebook, Fashion, Fenwick & West, Law Schools, Morning Docket, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 02.02.12
* How many friend requests did these firms just get? Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher are the Biglaw stars of Facebook’s S-1 filing for its $5B initial public offering. Like. [Am Law Daily] * The prosecution is expected to make its arguments today in Julian Assange’s appeal of his extradition from the U.K. to […]
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Books, English Grammar and Usage, New York Times, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Sex
Fun Fact of the Day: Talk Dirty to Me
Prosecutable hate speech in 17th-century Massachusetts included calling people “dogs,” “rogues” and even “queens” (though the last referred to prostitution); magistrates took serious umbrage at being labeled “poopes” (“dolts”). — John McWhorter, the noted linguist, in his New York Times review this past weekend of Speaking American: A History of English in the United States. […] -
Biglaw, Blogging, Books, In-House Counsel, Law Reviews, Media and Journalism
Inside Straight: 'Recreational' Writing, In-House and Out
Complete honesty is such a dangerous thing. I’m going to give it a shot. I’m posing three questions to myself today. First, why might a lawyer at a law firm choose to write articles? Second, what topics should lawyers write about, and where should they publish the articles? Finally, why might an in-house lawyer choose […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Books, Boutique Law Firms, Guns / Firearms, LLMs, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 01.19.12
* Dressing shrinks as wizards when they testify would be an AWESOME idea. I’m serious. Why can’t we have this? And titles, too. “Your Honor, I call Dr. Freud — Ph.D in weakness management and keeper of the sacred staffs of Ivory guard — to the stand.” [Overlawyered] * iTextbooks! Could be awesome, could widen […] -
Ann Althouse, Books, Crowell & Moring, Department of Justice, Education / Schools, Emily Goodman, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Office of Legal Counsel, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.12
* Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has a challenge for you: “I defy you to tell the difference between a naked prostitute and any other naked woman.” [Dealbreaker] * It’s not often that Cravath partners leave for other firms, but it happens. Jeffrey Smith, former head of the environmental practice at Cravath, recently decamped for Crowell & […]
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Books, Constitutional Law, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Litigators
Inside Straight: Torpedoing Class Actions
In 2009, Professor Martin H. Redish of Northwestern Law School published a book arguing that class actions are in large part unconstitutional: Wholesale Justice: Constitutional Democracy and the Problem of the Class Action Lawsuit (Stanford Univ. Press 2009). Where is the practicing bar? I understand that nobody reads law review articles or books published by […] -
Books, Feminism, Google / Search Engines, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 01.11.12
* Being 15 minutes early to crucial meetings is not all that it’s cracked up to be. [The Ying-a-Ling] * Law school fiction: possible comic gold, possible Shakespearean tragedy. Check out excerpts from Cameron Stracher’s work in progress. [The Socratic Method] * The key for women getting ahead in 2012: working for companies that don’t […] -
5th Circuit, Ann Althouse, Barack Obama, Books, Clerkships, Depositions, Drinking, Drugs, Fat People, Gay, Lesbians, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 01.05.12
* Pepsi lawyers offer a creative (if disturbing) defense to a lawsuit by a man who claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. [Madison County Record via The Atlantic Wire] * Will birther queen Orly Taitz get to depose — i.e., “rupture the jurisprudential hymen” — of President Barack Obama? That would be […] -
Books, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Size Matters: Carolyn Elefant Teaches Us How to Go Solo
Valerie Katz would bet that at least half of you resolved to find a new job in 2012. And, for many, that new job means going out on your own. As with most New Year's resolutions, however, such a measure may seem overwhelming. Lucky for you, Carolyn Elefant has updated her book, Solo by Choice, and it provides a thorough road map for lawyers looking to make the leap to solo practice.... -
Biglaw, Books, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Kids, Litigators, Loyola Law School, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Weirdness
A Farewell to Remember: One Partner's Dramatic Departure Memo
Every now and then, you'll come across a colorful farewell message penned by a partner. One such email, sent out last Friday by a longtime partner leaving a major law firm, is now making the rounds. Here's a teaser: "I have realized that I cannot simultaneously meet the demands of career and family. Without criticizing those who have chosen lucre over progeny, let me just say that I am leaving the practice of law." Wow. So who's the partner in question, which firm did he just leave with such flair, and what's he planning to do next? -
Accounting / Accountants, Baseball, Books, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 12.21.11
* A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled that selling sex for Phillies tickets doesn’t make you a prostitute. She was already a Phillies fan, so calling her a whore was redundant. [Legal Blog Watch] * Occupy Wall Street is looking for a few good accountants. Man, they are about six months from telling us that some […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Books, Celebrities, Crime, Fabulosity, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Food, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
An Afternoon With Ed Hayes, Celebrated Litigator and Memoirist
What draws people to the practice of law? Some do it for the paycheck, some do it for the prestige, and some do it for the excitement and fun of it all. Veteran New York litigator Edward Hayes belongs firmly in the final camp. Although he has amassed fame and fortune over almost four decades of practicing law, his legal career reflects a quest for adventure. And what adventures Hayes has had....