Email Scandals
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Alex Kozinski, Clarence Thomas, Email Scandals, Racism, Rudeness, Supreme Court Clerks
The Harvard Email Controversy: How It All Began
We’re hoping the Harvard Law School email controversy has run its course — and we suspect that it has. (But we still invite you to take our reader poll on whether Crimson DNA’s email was racist or offensive.) Before we close the door on this story, we’d like to give you the background on how […] -
Email Scandals, Harvard Law Review, Minority Issues, Racism, Reader Polls, Richard Posner
Was the Harvard Email Racist? Was it Offensive?Take Our Reader Polls
If you’re tired of reading about the Harvard Law School email controversy — judging from our traffic and comment levels, most of you aren’t, but maybe some of you are — we have some good news. Our coverage is winding down. (We do have a few loose ends to tie up, though, which may take […] - Sponsored
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Email Scandals, Minority Issues, Racism
Harvard BLSA Responds to Email ControversyPlus a statement from the HLS dean of students.
Yesterday, I asked why the Harvard Black Law Students Association had been silent on the controversial email from a third-year Harvard Law School student raising the “possibility that African Americans are, on average, genetically predisposed to be less intelligent.” Today, the organization released a statement on its website: Harvard BLSA denounces racially inflammatory language – […]
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Email Scandals, Harvard, Racism, Rank Stupidity
Harvard Law School BLSA and the Banality of Evil
Elie here: just wanted to make sure you all know what’s coming. Few things embarrass me like the Harvard Black Law Students Association. It could be the most credible foil to systemic racism against black law students. It has instead become a convenient tool to be used by those who wish to ignore the racial […] -
Email Scandals, Harvard Law Review, Martha Minow, Racism
The Harvard Law School ‘Racist’ Email Controversy:Dean Martha Minow Weighs In
Martha Minow, Dean of the Harvard Law School — and, by the way, a possible Supreme Court nominee — has issued a statement regarding the allegedly racist email by a third-year Harvard Law School student that has been making the rounds. (We refer to the 3L in these pages as simply “CRIMSON DNA” or “DNA”; […] -
Email Scandals, Harvard, Harvard Law Review, listserv, Racism
The Harvard Law School 'Racist' Email Controversy:Corrections and More Commentary
Earlier today, we wrote about an email controversy emanating from the halls of Harvard Law School. A 3L at HLS — referred to in these pages simply as “CRIMSON DNA,” and please help us keep it that way — sent out an email message that some construed as “racist.” In the email, “CRIMSON DNA,” following […] -
Email Scandals, Harvard Law Review, listserv, Minority Issues, Racism
Harvard Law School 3L's Racist Email Goes National
Every time you put something into an email, please remember that someone you send it to may hit Forward. If your email makes the case for a biological reason for racial disparities in intelligence, someone might hit Forward and send it to Black Law Student Associations across the nation. That’s what happened to a Harvard […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Paralegals
When Paralegals Burn Bridges
Here at Above the Law, we’re used to seeing funny and fiery departure memos. But the one we were forwarded last night is truly a special treat. Here’s the set up. The memo comes out of a small firm in the Atlanta area. It was written by a paralegal — we’ll call her “Blaze of […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Pranks
Departing with Flair
Have you had the privilege of voluntarily leaving your Biglaw job? I have, and let me tell you, the last day is a special kind of awesome. You kind of walk around, taking a survey of things you no longer have to deal with. Many of your friends and colleagues look at you with envy […] -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Ridiculousness
Northwestern SBA Stays Silent, Others Plan Coup
On Friday, we told you that the Northwestern Law School Student Bar Association wanted people to watch their language come exam time. In a letter to all students, the SBA told the student body about the kind of language that would not be tolerated: Therefore, to be clear, saying things like “that’s so gay”, “that […] -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Email Scandals, Reader Polls, Screw-Ups
Quinn Emanuel Believes in 'C.B.A.' (Check BlackBerry Always)
Ed. note: This post has been updated from the original version. Please see below. The only thing worse than being tied to your BlackBerry at all hours is missing something important because you were not tied to your BlackBerry the hour you were needed. Wait, this just in. There is something worse than missing a […] -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
The Perils of 'Reply All'Villanova Law Dean: 'The internet really is a type of hell!'
Last week, we wrote about Villanova University School of Law running out of work-study funds. Over the weekend, we received several copies of an interesting follow-up email — one that went to every 1L and 2L at Villanova, as well as every dean. Some background, from a tipster: This email is sent as-is, with typos […] -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sex Scandals
Kids These Days: Or, Why You Should Always Sign Out of a Public Computer
Curvaceous beauty Monica Lewinsky, who will go down in history as the world’s most famous intern, once joked about going to law school. Instead she went to the prestigious London School of Economics, from which she graduated with a master’s degree in social psychology. Interestingly enough, Lewinsky wrote a law-related thesis: “In Search of the […]
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Holy Crap, Pregnancy / Paternity
Breaking: A Dramatic Farewell Email
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Screw-Ups, Sheila Birnbaum
An Email Oopsie, By A Legendary Litigatrix
It’s not just Pepper Hamilton. Email screw-ups are committed by even the most renowned lawyers — like longtime Skadden Arps partner Sheila Birnbaum, a living legend of the product liability defense bar. As we previously wrote, “Birnbaum, who heads Skadden’s Complex Mass Tort and Insurance Group, has a nickname reflecting her expertise: ‘The Queen of […] -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Vicious Infighting, William and Mary School of Law
Turmoil at William & Mary - Law School Dean Takes Over as President
We love internecine warfare at law schools and in other academic settings. As the old saying goes — our cursory Googling doesn’t immediately generate the exact wording or source, so we’ll paraphrase — fights in academia are so vicious because the stakes are so small. As Hillary and Barack do battle in Virginia today, so […] -
Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Email Scandals, Jews, Rudeness
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Bunch of Nazis?
The firm of Dewey Ballantine was never known for being particularly PC. From a 2004 article by Anthony Lin, for the New York Law Journal: Nearly one year after lawyers at Dewey Ballantine infuriated members of the Asian-American community by performing a stereotype-laden parody song at their annual dinner, the law firm is again dealing […] -
Biglaw, Blogging, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Screw-Ups
Our Favorite Skadden Associate Moves On
Remember Jonas Blank? He was the fellow who, while working at Skadden Arps as a summer associate in 2003, sent out this infamous email: “I’m busy doing jack shit. Went to a nice 2hr sushi lunch today at Sushi Zen. Nice place. Spent the rest of the day typing emails and bullshitting with people. Unfortunately, […]