Denver
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.24.22
* The ACLU is fighting an Arizona law that prevents citizens from recording police officers within 8 feet of them. Personally, I hope they win. Harder to turn off iPhones then bodycams. [CNN]
* Zuckerberg is no longer party to a Meta antitrust suit. [Axios]
* Shortly after being released from prison, he was deported to Cambodia. You think they’d let you enjoy society for a bit after you paid your debt to it, yeah? [SF Chronicle]
* This drug pricing law could be a poison pill for cancer research. [Axios]
* Pay up!: Firm wants Ghislaine Maxwell to cover her $878k tab. [Denver Post]
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Government
Denver's Law Lets Cyclists Treat Red Lights Like They Probably Already Do
Yellow lights may now be taken as invitations to pop a wheelie. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money
Another Firm Raises Its Clerkship Bonus; Is This A Trend In The Making?
Are clerkship bonuses heading higher? Here's one new data point.
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Events, Marijuana
3 Things You Must Know If You Want To Work In Marijuana Law
If you’re interested in becoming an attorney in the burgeoning marijuana industry, here are some things you need to know before you dive in. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.15
* Manny Pacquiao is headed to court after a pair of Nevada fans sued him for failing to disclose his torn rotator cuff before entering the ring. They feel this was dishonest, but Manny is a politician, so… [Bloomberg Business]
* Trial of man who knocked out his lawyer delayed after he… attacked his new lawyer. [Post Star]
* What are the lyrics to “Louie, Louie”? It’s a question that stumped our “top men” back in the day. [The Legal Satyricon]
* Tort reform advocates talk a big game, but the harms they try to cure are mostly non-existent. [LFC 360]
* Could this be another Indiana lawyer behaving badly? [Indianapolis Star]
* Lat will be chatting about his unusual career path — in case you hadn’t heard, he has a book, Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link) — in Denver on May 13. [Federalist Society]
* Speaking of Colorado, a prisoner there serving a life sentence wrote Above the Law the other day explaining that his pro bono lawyer had died and asking us for legal help. We don’t do that kind of work, but if you’re an interested criminal defense lawyer in Colorado, let us know.
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Contract Attorneys, Job Searches, Law Schools
This Law School Is Finally Being Honest About Job Prospects
Which law school has created a matchmaking service to place recent grads in contract attorney jobs? -
Alex Kozinski, Bloomberg, Elena Kagan, Non-Sequiturs, Rape, Sports, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 07.22.13
* Sorry, ladies — the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a baby boy. Unlikely to be named “Joffrey.” [Today] * The PAC-12 is trying to block a for-profit university from joining Division I athletics. Hear hear. Division I athletics is for making millions exploiting an unpaid labor force and is no place for something as crass as a for-profit school. [Sports Illustrated] * Professor Kyle Graham wonders: Do judges have slumps? [noncuratlex] * If you’re fed up with the law, consider being a trophy wife! [The Careerist] * For those high school graduates who already know they want to be lawyers, Denver Law has a joint Bachelor’s/J.D. program. So what’s the angle here? Locking undergrads into DU Law years in advance, or protecting DU’s LSAT median by filling the class with students who don’t take the LSAT? [University of Denver Law School] * Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai has pardoned a Norwegian woman who had been sentenced to prison for the transgression of being raped. Remember, Dubai is the relatively forward-thinking country in the region. [CNN] * Justice Kagan can get a little snarky, can’t she? [Dorf on Law] * Trevor Faure of Ernst & Young explains how a variety of market forces have placed law firms and their clients in an almost adversarial setting. Video after the jump…. [Bloomberg Law via YouTube] -
John Edwards, Kasowitz Benson, Plaintiffs Firms, UNC Law
Old Politicians Never Die, They Just... Join Law Firms
Three politicians are going to law firms, and not as lobbyists! It may be the apocalypse. - 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. -
California, Fabulosity, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
Patent Office Comes to California, Where the Innovators Live
The Patent and Trademark Office is escaping its northern Virginia bubble. Go West, young trademarks! -
Jury Duty, Screw-Ups
When an 'Innocent' Attempt to Avoid Jury Duty Goes Horribly Wrong
When you call in to the radio to tell the story of jury duty shenanigans, you never know who is listening… -
Craigslist, Drinking, Drugs, Job Searches, Weirdness
This Is the Weirdest Craigslist Job Ad I Have Ever Seen
Last week we covered a confident San Diego attorney's entertaining Craigslist ad for a young, hip, attractive assistant. I'ma let you talk, Legal Baller. Your ad was pretty good, but I wanted to let you know that a Denver business just posted the most bats**t-crazy Craigslist lawyer ad of all time. OF ALL TIME. Let's take a look… -
Conferences / Symposia, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Travel / Vacation
House Rules: The Mile-High Club
I recently spent a week in Denver over two days (“ba dum bum”). The day I arrived, the temperature hit a record high of 80 degrees, and it snowed several inches the next evening. I was supposed to be attending (and enjoying) the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Annual Meeting, but instead, I was frantically trying […]