Email Scandals
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Email Scandals, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Racism
Judge Who Sent Racist Email Sent Lots Of Racist Emails... Probably Because He's Racist
Judicial bias, one racist email at a time. -
Biglaw, Contract Attorneys, Document Review, Email Scandals
Document Review Attorney Was Fired. What Happens Next Will Amaze You.
Firm-wide emails railing against the associate who got you fired are infinitely entertaining. - Sponsored
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… -
Holidays and Seasons, Partner Issues
Managing Partner Reminds Minions That He's Way Richer Than They Are
A holiday greeting to the firm takes a turn for the hilarious when a partner starts explaining just how much merrier his Christmas gets to be.
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Blogging, Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Media and Journalism, Videos, YouTube
The Perils -- And Pleasure -- Of 'Reply All'
When can "Reply All" be a GOOD thing? -
Attorney Misconduct, Email Scandals, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Rank Stupidity
Lawyer Falls For Nigerian Inheritance Scam, Gets Suspended
Which is worse, to be unethical or to be stupid -- really, really stupid? -
Bar Exams, Biglaw, D.C. Circuit, Email Scandals, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 11.25.13
* In November, Supreme Court justices engaged in the “totally unnecessary” practice of releasing 41 pages of nondecision opinions. In all fairness, we can’t really blame them for enjoying hearing themselves speak. [National Law Journal]
* These D.C. Circuit judges of differing political viewpoints “disagreed less than 3 percent of the time” over the course of two decades. Please, keep arguing about the court’s “ideological balance.” You’re accomplishing lots. [New York Times]
* With more tie-ups than ever before and another record broken, 2013 is officially the year of full-blown law firm merger mania. Query how many more we’ll be able to add to the already huge list of 78 by the end of December. [Am Law Daily]
* Speaking of which, Baker Hostetler is merging with Woodcock Washburn, an intellectual property firm with a name that sounds like the aftercare instructions for a painful sex toy injury. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Of course a fired ADA’s scandalous emails landed on BuzzFeed. This is one more embarrassing chapter in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. [New York Times]
* It’s amazing how things can change in a year. In 2012, New York bar pass rates for in-state schools fell. In 2013, they’re up — except for one school, which is way down. Which one? [New York Law Journal]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, Email Scandals, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rudeness
Dewey Have A Postmortem For You: The New Yorker Dissects Dewey's Death
Which former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner referred to various former partners as "pathetic," "little prick," and "f**kwad"? -
Email Scandals, Legal Ethics, Screw-Ups, State Judges
This Is Why You Always Check The Address Field Before Sending An Email
One lawyer decides to make fun of the state supreme court and emails his comments... to the state supreme court. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, King & Spalding, Quote of the Day, Rankings, Technology
Associates Outraged Over Access To Personal Email Being Blocked By Firm
And the firm received a devastatingly low score on the latest technology survey as a result.... -
Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Labor / Employment, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Sign Of Softening?
Are we seeing a de-escalation of hostilities in this epic litigation? -
Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Labor / Employment, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: Seeking Sanctions
Can this case get any nastier? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Email Scandals, listserv, Small Law Firms, Technology
Last Friday’s Lesson In Unwanted Email
Here's the craziness that happens when lawyers encounter unwanted listserv emails... -
Email Scandals, Law Schools, Music, Parties, Rudeness
The First School-Wide Angry Email Of The Year
Look what NYU students found in their inboxes this morning...
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Associate Advice, Banking Law, Biglaw, Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Racism, Shira Scheindlin, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.29.13
* Is Justice Ginsburg, our favorite judicial diva, foiling her own jurisprudential legacy by refusing to retire from the Supreme Court before another president takes office? [Daily Beast]
* Year-over-year, there’s been a double-digit drop in demand for legal services, so now is a great time to start speculating about which firm will be the next to conduct layoffs. [Am Law Daily]
* Don’t despair, the results of the Am Law Midlevel Survey are out, and associates are more satisfied than ever — except for the women. They’re “leaning out,” so to speak. [Am Law Daily]
* New York City (d/b/a Mayor Michael Bloomberg) wants Judge Shira Scheindlin to stay her stop-and-frisk rulings pending appeal, because racial profiling is an effective crime fighting tool. [New York Law Journal]
* If you want to know why law school is three years long instead of two, it’s because back in the day, the T14s of the world were convinced it’d “stop the proles from sullying the image of the bar.” [The Economist]
* In an effort to keep law school deans’ listserv drama and email scandals to a minimum, the American Bar Association just doled out some rules to keep their ivory tower talk in check. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* “[I]f I die because of this, my life will have been worthwhile.” The HSBC whistleblower is willing to face death to talk about big banks’ alleged money laundering — and to see Marni Halasa. [Huffington Post]
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Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Labor / Employment, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Vanderbilt, Women's Issues
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: The 'He Said, She Said' Battle Rages On
Is Alexandra Marchuk the victim of Juan Monteverde, or his tormentor? The answer to the latest complaint paints a picture of a woman obsessed. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Summer Drama At Cleary Gottlieb
A terminated employee rose from the cyber-grave to haunt the living -- before he was electronically exorcised by the powers-that-be. -
Boutique Law Firms, Disasters / Emergencies, Email Scandals, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Small Law Firms
Faruqi & Faruqi: A Kinder, Gentler Law Firm?
Do you think small law firms are always "nicer" workplaces than large firms? Not necessarily, if these emails are any indication.... -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, David Boies, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Email Scandals, Facebook, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, SCOTUS, Student Loans, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
Morning Docket: 03.27.13
* With SCOTUS justices questioning standing in the Prop 8 case, and one even stating that gay marriage is newer than cell phones and the internet, you can guess where the decision is headed. [New York Times]
* “This badge of inequality must be extinguished.” With men like Ted Olson and David Boies representing the plaintiffs in Prop 8, at least we can say that they fought the good fight. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* OMG, remember when DLA Piper allegedly overbilled a client and got dragged through the mud over scandalous emails? Now the firm says they were totally joking. So cray. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Less than a month after handing out pink slips across multiple offices, Patton Boggs named a new managing partner in New York who just so happens to be a Dewey defector. Ominous. [Am Law Daily]
* These are great tips on negotiating financial aid, but try this: tell admissions you’ll happily enroll elsewhere, and watch them throw cash at you. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* It looks like Paul Ceglia’s zany misadventures in being fired as a client by Biglaw firms and suing Facebook may finally be at an end thanks this scathing 155-page recommendation of dismissal. [CNET]
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Billable Hours, Email Scandals, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Lateral Moves, Legal Ethics, Money, Partner Issues
Overbilling Gone Wild: Paying the (DLA) Piper
Can you believe the emails that went around internally at DLA Piper about this client's legal bill? Check them out -- along with news of lateral partner moves. -
Asians, Email Scandals, Law Schools, listserv
Student Sends Open Letter To Classmates Explaining, In Detail, Why He Hates Them
A very angry law student professes his undying hatred for the people he goes to school with...