Biglaw Partner Tells It Like It Is
Think the head of your firm might be reading your emails? Might as well put him on blast.
Biglaw Partner And Associate Destroyed Evidence, Suborned Perjury
What Biglaw firm is in hot water for ordering the destruction of dox?
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Partner Doesn’t Give A Damn If Associates Freeze To Death
Freeze your asses off or get a new job, associates. The decision is in your ice-cold hands.
Don’t You DARE Send This Rainmaker Insulting Emails, You Sniveling Idiot
Which partner fired off such a harsh email?
Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Blames Everyone But Herself
What did Drexel University's investigation into "Beadgate" conclude, and what does Professor Lisa McElroy have to say for herself?
The Tyranny Of Title IX: How The Case Of The Porn-Linking Law Professor Could Be Worse
Columnist Tamara Tabo asks: if Professor Lisa McElroy were a man, would observers be as quick to give the benefit of the doubt?
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
A ‘Beadgate’ Update: Did Drexel Really Have To Investigate The Law Professor Who Accidentally Sent Porn To Her Students?
Here's the argument in favor of investigating a law professor's accidental discharge of pornography to her students.
Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Now Under Investigation
This is a bit ridiculous, isn't it?
Biglaw Firm Makes Big Joke Out Of Work/Life Balance
Does this firm really care about its associates' quality of life? Nope.
What The Hillary Clinton E-mail Scandal Means For Lawyers
Legal technology columnist Jeff Bennion takes the controversy over Hillary Clinton's emails and uses it to examine important issues in e-discovery.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
alt.legal: Could Hillary Clinton Go To Jail?
Does Hillary Clinton bear potential exposure to be held in contempt? And what are the right questions to be asking about data, preservation, life, the universe, and everything?
Morning Docket: 03.10.15
* "While some argue that going to law school is still a safe bet, little evidence exists to support this position." This law professor thinks law schools are in a "death spiral," and that a "top" school may soon be in danger of closing. Uh oh! Which one could it possibly be? [Washington Post] * "Rascal was the perfect law student because he never missed a class. If Rascal was asked a question he never said 'pass.'" In 1937, Samford's Cumberland School of Law graduated its first and only dog. In 2015, dogs bark and howl at Samford because of its new U.S. News rank. [Alabama.com] * "You do not need to have a law degree to understand how troubling this is." Politicians are pissed at Hillary Clinton over the email scandal she got herself into at the State Department, but it turns out she technically obeyed the law. [National Law Journal] * Why do law firms fail? Dean Frank Wu of UC Hastings Law thinks that it's because "[s]mart people overestimate the importance of being a smart person" -- that is, your firm can still flop even if its lawyers are the best lawyers in the world. [Huffington Post] * According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after two months of soul-sucking declines in the market, the legal sector gained 3,100 jobs in February. Wow, we only need 40,000 more jobs until all of last year's class is employed. [Am Law Daily]
3L At Top Law School Writes ‘Derogatory’ Anti-Gay Email, Hits ‘Reply All’
Bigotry on open display thanks to a "reply all" mishap.
Morning Docket: 01.12.15
* George Zimmerman was arrested for aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon. His lawyer said his client "has not been lucky with the ladies." He hasn't been lucky with being a decent human being, either. [USA Today] * Lawrence McCreery, the Hawaii lawyer who licked a client's ear and inspired the judge on his case to call him a "dirty old man," has had his harassment conviction upheld on appeal. Get excited, he's still got a law license, ladies. [Associated Press] * We may soon see same-sex marriage bans in three states struck down, as the Fifth Circuit "appeared poised" to do so after oral arguments on Friday. Roberta Kaplan, our 2013 Lawyer of the Year, delivered a standout performance in arguing against Mississippi's ban. [BuzzFeed] * What do Sidley Austin, Baker & McKenzie, Reed Smith, Hogan Lovells, and Skadden Arps have in common? Their names were used in phishing emails to scam people out of their money. Some might say that's business as usual. [Crain's Chicago Business] * An arrest was made in the forcible rape of a woman -- presumably a law student -- that took place in the stacks of the Southern University Law Center's library last semester. The accused rapist is currently behind held without bond. [WBRZ]
Law Firm Rocked By Allegations Of Affairs, Financial Problems… And A Missing Cat
Allegations of an affair between a senior partner and a junior attorney, crazy conduct by the senior partner's furious wife, and a mysteriously missing cat.