Drinking
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Deaths, Drinking, Murder, Paralegals, Small Law Firms
Paralegal's Death In Boss/Boyfriend's Bathtub Declared Accidental
So what DID cause the death of this pulchritudinous paralegal? -
Announcements, Drinking, Events, Holidays and Seasons
URGENT: Above The Law Valentine's Day Party Rescheduled
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Announcements, Drinking, Events, Holidays and Seasons, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Join Us At The Above The Law Valentine’s Day Party
An invitation to Above the Law's Valentine’s Day Party in NYC on February 13th, 2014.
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Cars, Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, Drugs, DUI / DWI
Driving While Bieber?
Has Justin Bieber become a target for arrests simply because others have made claims against him? -
Asians, Books, Cass Sunstein, Celebrities, Drinking, Drugs, Elena Kagan, Jed Rubenfeld, Kids, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, SCOTUS, Student Loans, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 02.03.14
* Woody Allen’s lawyer, Elkan Abramowitz, responds to Dylan Farrow’s account of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of her famous father. [Gawker; Gothamist] * Sound advice from Professor Glenn Reynolds on how not to increase applications to your law school. [Instapundit] * What is a “nitro dump,” and will it provide information about who (or what) killed Philip Seymour Hoffman? [ATL Redline] * “Is Elena Kagan a ‘paranoid libertarian?’ Judging by [Cass] Sunstein’s definition, the answer is yes.” [Reason via Althouse] * A petition of possible interest to debt-laden law school graduates: “Increase the student loan interest deduction from $2,500 to the interest actually paid.” [WhiteHouse.gov] * Vivia Chen wonders: Is Amy Chua, co-author of The Triple Package (affiliate link), being attacked as racist in a way that it itself racist? [Time] * Yikes — journalists around the country have been receiving “a flurry of subpoenas in recent months,” according to Jeff Kosseff of Covington & Burling. [InsideTechMedia] * Congratulations to Orrick’s 15 new partners — an impressively diverse group, from a wide range of practice areas and from offices around the world. [Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe] -
Bad Ideas, Drinking, Law Schools, Rank Stupidity
Law School Enacts Scary And Stupid Alcohol Prohibitions
A law school embarrasses itself with a childish alcohol policy. -
Drinking, Law Schools
Law Students 'Party' Hard, Win Drinking Competition
Which T14 law school are we talking about? -
Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Litigators, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Tasty Tidbits From A Salacious Summary Judgment Motion
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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… -
Announcements, Drinking, Events, Holidays and Seasons, Shameless Plugs, Technology, This Is an Ad
Join Us At The Above The Law Valentine’s Day Party
An invitation to Above the Law's Valentine’s Day Party in NYC on February 13th, 2014. -
Drinking, Law Schools
Wherein Law Students Try To Bar Crawl Like College Students
This bar crawl shows maturity, if you look really carefully. -
Antonin Scalia, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.14
* Once again, a group is about to learn that “not being able to do whatever you want, whenever you want” is not really a Constitutional violation. This time it’s snowboarders. [St. Louis Tribune] * Justice Scalia’s snarky lesson in public speaking 101 continues to divide commentators. [The Blog of the Legal Times] * Former […] -
Advertising, Drinking, Events, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Join Us At The Above The Law Valentine’s Day Party
An invitation to Above the Law's Valentine’s Day Party in NYC on February 13th, 2014. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Drinking, Paralegals, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer Makes Millions After Sleeping With His Paralegal. What Happened Next Is... Totally Believable.
This guy's practice consisted of doing WHAT?!
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Crime, Drinking, Violence
Personal Injury Attorney Accused Of Stabbing Man With Steak Knife -- Hey, Anything To Drum Up Business
When keeping it real goes wrong, indeed. -
Biglaw, Confirmations, Crime, D.C. Circuit, Drinking, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Pro Bono
Morning Docket: 01.14.14
* Robert Wilkins was confirmed to the D.C. Circuit yesterday, which is significant because it marks the first time in decades that the court hasn’t had any judicial vacancies. Congrats! [Blog of Legal Times]
* Biglaw firms should be happy to hear about what the Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group has seen in its crystal ball: law firm profits are expected to grow by about 5 percent this year. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Unlike its stinky burger fiasco, Steptoe & Johnson managed to quietly converse with “three or four” firms about a possible merger, but the firm’s chairman refuses to kiss and tell. [National Law Journal]
* Take criminal disclosures on your law school apps seriously — after all, someone needs to worry about whether you’ll be able to pass C&F, and it won’t be your school if they just want your money. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Recent law grads working at the Chicago Justice Entrepreneurs Project might not be “rolling in money,” but they’re learning how be successful lawyers, and experience like that is worth millions. [Businessweek]
* The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, “a regulator that protects its industry from rules it deems unfair,” wants a list of all alcohol, everywhere. Treasury Department party! [DealBook / New York Times]
* Nadya Suleman, she of the clown car uterus, was charged with welfare fraud for failure to report income from her strip club appearances and porn videos. She’s the Octomother of the year. [CBS Los Angeles]
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Clerkships, Copyright, Drinking, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Sex, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 01.13.14
* A pimp is suing Nike for not labeling its shoes as dangerous weapons after the sex work entrepreneur used his Jordans to beat the holy hell out of a john. Good luck with your suit, Superfly! [USA Today] * Tattoo artists are suing over their artwork getting featured in media without getting compensation. So add “because shooting ink through a damn needle into your skin” as a reason never to get a tattoo. [Infringe That!] * There was a dream that was the law clerk hiring plan. Well, it’s dead now. [OSCAR] * Comparing strippers to lawyers. Makes sense. [Miami Herald] * Across the Pond, a Cambridge College masturbator gets punished. I see what you did there, you clever headline writer, you. [The Tab] * Boston has stopped using license plate scanners to probe the question, “Are these even worth it?” That’s the sort of question they might have wanted to explore before spending all that money. [IT-Lex] * A Pennsylvania lawyer was busted for selling wines out of his wine cellar without a license. God, liquor laws are stupid. [Philly.com] * Congratulations to the LGBT Bar Association’s 2014 Community Vision awardees: Mary Bonauto, Brian Ellner, and Credit Suisse. [LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York] -
Drinking, Fabulosity, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
The Greatest Response To A Cease And Desist Letter, Probably Written While Drunk
An AMAZING response to a cease and desist letter. You must read this. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Caption Contests, Contests, Drinking, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Parties, Pictures
Caption Contest Winner: Biglaw Bonus Blues? Drink Up!
Unhappy about your five-figure Biglaw bonus? Try this novel idea. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Caption Contests, Contests, Drinking, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Parties, Pictures
Caption Contest Finalists: Biglaw Bonus Blues? Drink Up!
Unhappy about your five-figure Biglaw bonus? Try this novel idea. -
Crime, Drinking, Holidays and Seasons, Sex
SantaCon Delivers Host of Legal Issues For Your Stocking
SantaCon has left NY for another year, but not before dropping a bevy of legal issues on the city.