California
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California, Crime
Attorney Brutally Pummeled In Courthouse Beating
An investigator for the D.A.'s office and a defense attorney got in a fight, and the defense attorney came away much worse for wear. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Triplets Trouble
Please welcome new columnist Ellen Trachman, who will be writing about Assisted Reproductive Technology aka “ART” law. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
California, Marijuana
A Pain In The Bud: Restructuring A (California) Medical Marijuana Non-Profit
Cannabis businesses operating in California as a non-profit now should keep close watch on the situation and keep their options open as California unveils its new systems in the coming months.
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Entertainment Law
#OscarsSoWhite: Inside Info From An Entertainment Law Expert
Until there are real changes, the Oscar will continue to go to… the white actor. -
California, Marijuana
Emerald Triangle Update: Humboldt County, California (Finally) 'Robustly Regulates' MMJ Operations
If you’re cultivating or plan to cultivate in Humboldt, take a deep breath and get ready to embrace robust regulation, and fast. -
Education / Schools, Kids
Lawyer With $1 Million To Spare Sacrifices Boat Purchase To Pay Kids' College Tuition
Hop aboard the S.S. Full Ride, thanks to this generous lawyer. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: This Firm Went 'Above And Beyond' This Year
Some very happy campers at this prominent firm. -
State Judges, Women's Issues
Judge Gets Slap On The Wrist For Disrespecting Women
This judge needs an attitude adjustment. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Latham & Watkins
Do the firm's bonuses reflect how well it's doing? Opinions differ.... -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: A West Coast Player Weighs In
These aren't the biggest bonuses of the season, but associates seem quite content. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: 'Very Pleased' Associates At A Leading Silicon Valley Firm
"People are generally happy. We went from well under market to market." -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.15.16
* If you’re searching for a city where women lawyers elbow out men when it comes to leadership positions, then Chicago may be the place for you. Eight women serve as office managing partners there, more than any other city. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
* Conservative advocacy group Citizens United is back in the news, but this time it’s in search of correspondence between Chelsea Clinton and State Department officials during her mother Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Sometimes all it takes is a Tweet: After being referred to as a “slave” by a law firm partner, this African-American woman took to Twitter to vent about needing to start her own law firm, and she ended up meeting her new law firm partners as a result. [ELLE]
* A widow of an American who was killed during a terror attack in Jordan is suing Twitter because she claims the social networking site has given ISIS “unfettered” means to spread its hateful messages in violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Retweet? [Reuters]
* “18 year olds have nearly every burden and privilege of adults… except the right to drink alcohol.” That’s why three states — New Hampshire, California, and Minnesota — may soon lower their legal drinking ages, through legislation or ballot initiatives. [MTV]
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Benchslaps, Women's Issues
Why This 'Sexist Comment' Sanction Misses The Point
The news is abuzz with a court sanctioning a lawyer for his sexist remarks, but everyone's missing the bigger picture.
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Benchslaps, Sexism, Women's Issues
Lawyer Receives Stern Benchslap And Amazing Sanction For Sexist Deposition Comment
What did this lawyer say to draw the judge's ire? -
Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: What Some Fellow Dinosaurs Are Thinking
These are the most significant changes in the legal profession over the last 50 years. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.07.16
* The statute of limitations giveth, and the statute of limitations taketh away. Los Angeles prosecutors have declined to charge Bill Cosby in a case where a woman claimed that the comedian raped her in 1965 when she was 17 years old. [L.A. Now / Los Angeles Times]
* Apparently sick and tired of people continuing to just waive in, the D.C. Court of Appeals is considering allowing third-year law students to take the D.C. bar up to 190 days before they even graduate, making it the most permissive early bar program in the country. [Blog of Legal Times]
* This is apparently the new way for law firms of all sizes to survive and thrive: Per Altman Weil, 2015 was yet another record year for law firm mergers and acquisitions, with 91 announced over the course of the year. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Congratulations to Elizabeth “Betty” Temple, the first woman to serve as chair and CEO of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. She joins about two handfuls of other women who are leading some of the country’s largest law firms. You go, girl! [WSJ Law Blog]
* “The food-borne illness costs extra. Is that okay?” Thanks to numerous food scares and an outbreak of norovirus, Chipotle now finds itself at the center of a federal criminal investigation being conducted by the Central District of California and the FDA. [AP]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.30.15
* According to the Law Firm Group of Citi Private Bank’s year-end predictions for the legal profession, profit growth for this year and next is once again going to be anemic. This is the “new reality for the foreseeable future.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* “[T]hese guerilla marketers believe they are above the law.” Uh-oh! What has The Biebs done now? Pop star Justin Bieber has pissed off the San Francisco, California, legal community with sidewalk graffiti ads promoting his new album. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* If you thought that the highest ranked law school in Virginia would’ve fared the best on the state’s July 2015 administration of the bar exam, you’d be wrong. With a 93 percent passage rate, congratulations to Jerry Falwell’s finest at Liberty Law! [One News Now]
* Ay dios mio! Escándalo! In a recently filed lawsuit, a former faculty member at Amherst College claims that teaching assistants in her department were encouraged to “prostitute themselves” to increase enrollment in Spanish classes. [Washington Post]
* “Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur…” The ear worm lullaby featured on The Big Bang Theory is now at the center of a copyright dispute, and it seems like this kitty could actually win. Showrunners probably wish they left this one in the litter box. [USA Today]
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Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: Uncivil Procedure
What is some of the worst behavior you've witnesses by attorneys? -
Law Schools, LSAT
How The Grinch Lost The LSAT Exams: A Crappy Christmas Caper
You’re a monster, LSAT Grinch! Which would-be law students will be affected by the missing LSAT answer sheets?