Boston
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Baseball, FCC, Free Speech, Sports
Red Sox' David Ortiz Unleashes An Expletive During Televised Speech; FCC Says 'F**k It'
FCC makes an entirely reasonable decision. I'm woozy. -
Constitutional Law, Crime, War on Terror
The Lawyers Representing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Disasters / Emergencies, Plaintiffs Firms, Quote of the Day
Because Boats With Bullet Holes Don't Float Very Well
Will you chip in to get a new boat for the guy who found the suspected Boston Marathon bomber in his backyard?
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Disasters / Emergencies, Immigration, Quote of the Day
This Senator Thinks It's a Great Time to Be Afraid of Foreigners
Because there's nothing like exploiting a tragedy to try to make your point. -
Crime, Disasters / Emergencies, Law Schools, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering, Violence
Is Suspect #2 in the Boston Bombings a Law Student?
A fake Twitter account briefly gave law students a bad name. -
Courthouses, Disasters / Emergencies
Federal Courthouse in Boston Evacuated Due to Bomb Threat
This is a developing story, and we'll update you as we learn more. -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Divorce Train Wrecks, Edwards Wildman, Guns / Firearms, Job Searches, Law Schools, Litigatrix, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 04.16.13
* Without issuing any reasoning, the justices of the Supreme Court gave a thumbs down to New York’s “de facto ban” on carrying guns in public, prompting members of the National Rifle Association to poop their pants. [New York Times]
* Now that Mary Jo White is the chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Debevoise has picked her successor to act as co-chair of the litigation department. Congratulations go out to Mary Beth Hogan. [DealBook / New York Times]
* In its latest court filings, Ropes & Gray explains why failing to give its “token black associate” a recommendation letter wasn’t an act of retaliation. That’ll surely be an interesting read. [Am Law Daily]
* A former client sues a major law firm, raising fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and other claims. [Bailey & Glasser (press release and complaint)]
* Boston Biglaw firms — like Dechert, Edwards Wildman, and Foley & Lardner — were “really shaken” by yesterday’s blasts, but report that all employees are safe and accounted for. [National Law Journal]
* Six out of 10 of the 4,967 class of 2012 graduates from New York’s law schools were able to find full-time, long-term positions as lawyers nine months after graduation. Yay? [New York Law Journal]
* Secrets, secrets are no fun; secrets, secrets hurt… someone’s wallet. Sorry, Jamie McCourt, but all of the secret MLB documents concerning the Dodgers’ $2 billion sale will remain secret. [Bloomberg]
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Crime, Running, Sports, Violence
Explosions Hit the Boston Marathon
At least two people have been killed and 22 people have been injured. - Sponsored
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Bad Ideas, Drinking, Law Schools, Parties
Later, When Students Have Sex On Or With A Duck Boat, The Law School Will Regret Rationing Water
Shouldn't water always be free if we care about student intoxication? -
BU Law, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Pre-Law
Which Is the Most Wicked Awesome Law School in Boston?
How do law students in the Boston area rate their schools in terms of academics, career counseling, social life, and other important areas? -
Gay, Law Schools, Minority Issues
Office Of Law School LGBT Group Vandalized With Hateful Graffiti Over MLK Day Weekend
Over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, the office of the Lambda Law chapter at BC Law School was vandalized with hateful graffiti. -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Money, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Texas
Which Cities Give Young Lawyers the Biggest Bang for Their Buck?
Where can you get the biggest bang for your buck as a Biglaw associate? -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Litigators Leaving Goodwin Procter for Latham & Watkins
Three leading litigators are leaving their current law firm for Latham & Watkins. Who are they?
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Craigslist, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day
Misdemeanor Offense of the Day: Judicial Cribs. Like, Baby Cribs, Not Lawyerly Lairs.
Judge is charged with misdemeanor larceny for not having all the pieces to her used baby thingy... -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, King & Spalding, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Dewey Know Where the Firm Leaders Are Going? Heads of Departments Head for the Exits
Two of Dewey & LeBoeuf's leaders, both members of the Office of the Chairman, are abandoning ship. Where are they going? -
Law Schools
Law Students Cry Over School's Absurd Subway Ad Campaign
Back in October, we told our readers about one Boston-area law school’s exciting new advertising campaign. These days, the best way to promote your law school is by hanging posters in city subway stations that proclaim the strength of the nonexistent job market for law school graduates. Now, just a few months later, the law […] -
BU Law, Romance and Dating
Desperately Seeking Michael: Help This Girl Find Her Missed Connection at BU Law!
During the fallout of the Pats losing the Super Bowl, a girl and a boy met by chance while attempting to catch a cab. The young couple shared the ride home, but perhaps they could have shared much more if only phone numbers had been exchanged. We've wondered in the past if Above the Law readers could crowdsource a lawsuit, but could it work for a budding romance? Let's find out.... -
Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, Edwards Wildman, Partner Issues, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wildman Harrold
Wild Alleged Love Triangle at Edwards Wildman
In chapter 19 of The Prince, Machaivelli suggests restrictions on the Prince's absolute power. Machiavelli essentially argues that the Prince must not take the people's sheep ("sheep" being a metaphor for the ability of peasants to have enough food) or their women ("women" being a metaphor for women). This advice applies just as easily to a totalitarian ruler of a country as it does to a managing partner of a law firm. Managing partners, ignore Machiavelli at your peril. You could end up with a full-scale revolt on your hands -- or, at the very least, an embarrassing lawsuit from a former, allegedly cuckolded partner.... -
2nd Circuit, Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Holidays and Seasons, Jed Rakoff, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, SCOTUS, Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Twittering, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 12.28.11
* How many of these suggested New Year’s resolutions should the members of the Supreme Court consider following? Eight out of ten resolutions wouldn’t be too shabby. [Huffington Post] * Like a virgin, detained for the very first time: thanks to this court order, Egypt will be forced to come out of the dark ages […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Ropes & Gray Gets Boston Off to an Early Start
Usually, firms with main offices outside of Manhattan let the New York bonus market settle down a little bit before jumping into the fray. D.C., Chicago, Boston, and even L.A. — they all tend to allow New York to sort itself out before raising the hopes and dreams of people who aren’t paying NYC prices. […]