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Advertising, Drinking, In-House Counsel, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Chicago-Area Readers: Please Join Above the Law for Drinks on June 12th
Chicago-area readers, please join Mark Herrmann and Above the Law for drinks on June 12th. -
Career Center, Career Files, John Marshall Law School, Law Schools, Law Students, Loyola Law School, Reader Polls
Who Are Chicago's Happiest Law Students?
According to the ATL Insider Survey, who are the happiest law students in Chicago? - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Benchslap Update: Skadden Partners Learn Their Fates
Remember the two Skadden partners who got hit with a big benchslap, an order to show cause why they shouldn't be sanctioned? What punishment did they get from the court?
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Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups, Sheila Birnbaum
Benchslap of the Day: Skadden, Smacked, Eats Crow
Responding to a big-time benchslap by a federal judge, a high-profile Skadden partner issues a giant mea culpa. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: The House That Winston Built
Behold the $10 million mansion built for Frederick Winston, the founding partner of Winston and Strawn. It's so huge, it looks like an apartment building. -
Crime, Election 2012, Judge of the Day, Judicial Divas, Lunacy, Politics, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
'Legally Insane' Judge Wins Re-Election in Chicago
Remember Judge Cynthia Brim, the two-time Judge of the Day who was declared "legally insane" by a court-appointed psychiatrist? She just won re-election -- before appearing in court hours later, not as a judge but as a defendant.... -
Judge of the Day, Lesbians, Lunacy, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Weirdness
Judges of the Day: Cook County Kookiness
A state court judge claims her "life is being ruined" by secret lawsuits, while one of her colleagues is declared "legally insane" by a court-appointed psychiatrist. -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Patrick Fitzgerald's New Home
When Patrick Fitzgerald stepped down as U.S. Attorney in Chicago, he seemed to pooh-pooh the prospect of his becoming a defense lawyer. But now he has joined a Biglaw firm -- where he will presumably do some defense work. Where is he headed? - 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. -
Murder, Quote of the Day, Weirdness
Quote of the Day: Who Are You Again? Why Are You Here?
What is the newest "unbelievable" motion in the Drew Peterson murder case? -
Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: It's Merely A Flesh Wound
This Chicago prosecutor saved the day, but took a beating in the process. -
Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: A Sidley Austin Partner's Mysterious Departure
Wherein we discuss a high-powered partner's mysterious departure from the Chicago office of Sidley Austin. -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Gay, Madonna, Music, Videos, YouTube
Strike a Pose: Meet the Attorney Behind That Fabulous Madonna Bar Mitzvah Dance Video
We chat with the attorney who starred in the viral Madonna bar mitzvah video. He is fabulous. -
Job Searches
'Aggressive' Associate Wanted, Albeit One With Extremely Low Expectations
How little are you worth? A Chicago firm hopes you think poorly of yourself...
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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.
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This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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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…
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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.
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Drinking, Non-Sequiturs, Rank Stupidity, Rape, Tobacco / Smoking
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.12
* This guy gets an A for imagination, but he fails the whole “How do you not realize that emergency dispatch will not send you a ride to go on a beer run, even if you call 911 nine times” test. [WCTI12] * You know you’re addicted to cigarettes when you’ll smoke cigarettes that were hidden in a baby’s diaper. Then again, smoking already involves inhaling something covered in s**t. [Legal Juice] * If you think tenants should get screwed because of a landlord who can’t pay his bills, you’re probably a horrible landlord. [The Consumerist] * A 49-year-old attorney is charged with sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman in her room at the Chicago W Hotel. Bad news Bears. Seriously, ugh. [Chicago Tribune] * Just give me all the foreclosed homes you have. Wait, wait. I worry what you just heard was ‘give me a lot of foreclosed homes.’ What I said was: Give me all the foreclosed homes you have. Do you understand? [My Fox Detroit via Legal Blog Watch] * Whoever produces public-service announcements forgot that not only are drugs bad but so is a propensity toward violent anger. One could argue the latter is more likely to land you in jail. Either way, hilarious. [Buzz Feed] -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Into the Great Law Yonder
Our final installment of the Bar Review Diaries. Where are Andrew, Jeanette, and Nathan going next? -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Thank God That's Over!
How did our Bar Review Diarists feel about the bar exam? -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: And Now We Come to the Payoff
Our Bar Review Diarists are rounding the home stretch… -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: We're All Mad Here
With just two weeks until the Bar Exam, our diarists struggle to maintain their sanity. -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Tornadoes, Facebook Withdrawal, and Hibernation
Our Bar Review Diarists are rounding the home stretch, and they are working hard to not let things go off the rails… -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Advice from Strangers, Imaginationland, and Trying to Stay Focused
Our Bar Review Diarists are are getting advice from strangers, navigating a never-ending parade of graduation parties, and starting to see hallucinations of bar exam questions in real life situations…