Holidays and Seasons
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Holidays and Seasons
Gradenfreude: An Underemployed Law Grad’s Guide on How to Achieve Mediocrity in 2013
Want to be your best in 2013? Aim low, says this underemployed law grad. -
Contests, Guns / Firearms, Holidays and Seasons, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.17.12
We’re getting the first black Senator from the Confederacy since Reconstruction, and it’s going to be Tim Scott. That’s kind of like having Clarence Thomas replace Thurgood Marshall. [The Caucus / New York Times] * A Newtown gun group has a beef with Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. A beef whose stupidity shouldn’t need to be highlighted by tragic deaths. [Washington Briefs] * I’m not sure how mandatory gun insurance helps anything. [Breaking Views] * Since God stubbornly refuses to use his omnipresent powers to stop bullets, I’d rather use a sensible legal framework to protect my child, not faith in things unseen. [Slate] * One thing that would keep us all safer would be to just keep guns out of the hands of white males. (I’m kidding, of course. I’m a liberal and I don’t believe in racial profiling.) [Salon] * The deadline for the Above the Law Holiday Card contest is tonight. Send us your holiday cheer NOW, or you’ll be so freaking sorry. [Above the Law] * We’ve got a real, pro-gavel court. [Onion] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Holidays and Seasons, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Predictions for 2013 -- Your Life May Still Suck
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum's got some results-oriented New Year's resolutions that may help him in his practice. What are your resolutions?
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Advertising, Fashion, Holidays and Seasons, Lawsuit of the Day, Sexism, Shopping, Shopping For Others
Diamond Makers Sue Over Who's Best At Parting Fools From Their Money
Apples are nicer than ice... -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Money, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Shopping, Shopping For Others
Assistants and Holidays: Some Hints on Gift Giving
Still haven't thought about holiday gifts for your assistants? There's still time! -
Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools
'Twas The Night Before Finals, And Law Students Were Freaking Out
Turning your case brief into a Christmas poem is the NKI... -
Holidays and Seasons, Shopping, Shopping For Others
Gradenfreude: Some Holiday Gifts for the Unemployed or Underemployed Law School Graduate
The holiday season is supposed to be full of cheer and happiness, but as an adult, it’s usually full of one thing, and one thing only: stress. Making matters worse is the fact that shopping for those you love can be a bit of a challenge. It’s always hard to tell what someone really needs […] -
Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Holidays and Seasons, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Small Law Firms
Above the Law’s Fourth Annual Holiday Card Contest
We welcome your submissions for our fourth annual holiday card contest. Here are the rules; please read carefully! - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Holidays and Seasons, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Small Law Firms
The Practice: The Ultimate Small Law Gift Guide (Even If You’re Cheap)
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum has some advice when it comes to buying holiday gifts for clients and other lawyers. -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Disasters / Emergencies, Drugs, Federal Government, Harold Koh, Harris Beach, Holidays and Seasons, Job Searches, Law Firm Mergers, Law Professors, Law Schools, Marijuana, Morning Docket, Music, Musical Chairs, Parties, State Department
Morning Docket: 12.10.12
* “The people who are paying us say this is what we want.” When it comes to cross-border mergers, law firms aren’t becoming behemoths for the hell of it. The end goal is to be able to edge out the rest of the competition. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* It’s been six weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast, and “[e]verybody wants to go back downtown,” but some Biglaw firms in New York City — firms like Harris Beach and Cahill Gordon — are still stuck in their temporary offices. [New York Law Journal]
* Following Jeh Johnson’s adieu to the DoD, drone-loving Harold Koh will be packing up his office at the State Department and returning to Yale Law to resume his professorship next month. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector is employing 5,800 more people than it was at this time last year. We’d be in good shape if 40,000 people hadn’t graduated law school in May. [Am Law Daily]
* Another day, another wrist slap: Villanova Law has been placed on probation for by the Association of American Law Schools over its grade-inflation scandal. Does that even mean anything? [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* The Lanier Law Firm, known for its spectacular Christmas parties, hosted some country superstars at this year’s event. Guess we know where Faith Hill and Tim McGraw go for legal assistance. [Houston Chronicle]
* A slim majority of American adults think that federal government employees should just sit back, relax, and smoke a bowl instead of enforcing federal laws against marijuana use. [FiveThirtyEight / New York Times]
* “I’m sorry they are confused in the White House.” Puerto Rico’s statehood referendum received a majority of votes, but lawmakers say the results of the two-part plebiscite are too confusing to add a 51st state. [CNN]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, California, Cars, Education / Schools, Federal Judges, Gender, Holidays and Seasons, Hotties, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Sexism, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 12.07.12
* “Biglaw Bonuses for Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us!” By Elie Mystal. [Businessweek] * Just how quickly will state-by-state legal education be able to respond to changing market conditions? Thus far, both New York and California have proven themselves to be pretty damn nimble. [Legal Ethics Forum] * Here’s a cute docket sheet entry from Judge Marcia Cooke in the Southern District of Florida. Thanks for not being a grinch this holiday season, Your Honor! [Southern District of Florida Blog] * A town in Germany has started using “female friendly” parking spaces, because parking a car is just so hard for we womenfolk to do when we’re supposed to be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. :( [Telegraph] * Hiram Chodosh, once named as a law dean hottie, has been named the fifth president of Claremont McKenna College. Of course, the former title is cooler than the latter, don’t you think? [Sacramento Bee] -
Holidays and Seasons, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools
'Tis the Season to Offer Demeaning Jobs to Law Students
A law professor thought he was offering some holiday spirit, but all he did was bring his students' lack of real employment options to the forefront of the conversation. -
Holidays and Seasons, In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: December Drama
You know what the holiday season is like at Biglaw firms, but how does it all go down in-house? Susan Moon spills the beans.
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Events
You Like To Drink; So Do We
Do you live in or around New York City? And do you like to drink (responsibly, of course)? Then we have an event for you.... -
Abortion, Crime, Holidays and Seasons, John Roberts, Non-Sequiturs, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 11.28.12
* Allowing abortions only in cases where the life of the mother is at stake doesn’t actually protect the life of the mother. [Slate] * Chief Justice Roberts decided that living in a glass house shouldn’t prevent him from throwing a few stones. [Atlantic] * It’s that time of year when we start seeing lists of things to buy for the lawyers in your life. [Constitutional Daily] * You realize that people aren’t actually going to pay these loans back, you know. [Economix / New York Times] * Wow, there was a whole day in New York City where nobody got shot, stabbed, or raped. [Reuters] * While you contemplate living in a dangerous city, check out this list of most dangerous campuses. [Business Insider] * Hopefully you guys have noticed Above the Law in the News category on the ABA Blawg 100, but don’t forget to look at all the different sections and vote for your favorite sites. [ABA Journal] -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Drinking, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Holidays and Seasons, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Parties, Small Law Firms
Holiday Parties and You: All the Basics You Need to Know
It's just about time for law firm holiday parties. But what should you wear? What should you drink? Some tips from Corporette's Kat Griffin. -
Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Partner Issues
Buying In: O What A Night...
Anonymous Partner thinks holiday parties are a waste of time and money. Here's his proposal for what to replace them with. -
Holidays and Seasons, Job Searches, Law Schools
2012 Law Grad Has Thanksgiving Message of Threats And Recriminations for Law School Faculty
An unhappy recent law grad flips a Thanksgiving bird to his law school... -
Holidays and Seasons, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Closing Out the Year
Small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum has some advice for lawyers about year-end planning... -
Admin, Bankruptcy, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, LSAT, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Politics, Privacy, Technology
Morning Docket: 11.22.12
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: administrations of the LSAT plunge further, reaching their lowest level since 1999. [Economix / New York Times]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: judges are still offering unpaid clerkships (even though the days of law firm deferrals are behind us). [Salon]
* We’ve discussed this trend before, and it continues: law schools sometimes discriminate against conservatives, as jurors from the Teresa Wagner trial told Iowa’s leading newspaper. [Des Moines Register]
* Are you mooching off of someone else’s wireless internet? If so, consider yourself warned. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Are you a lover of Twinkies? If so, consider yourself warned (although it’s possible that a buyer might snap up the Twinkies brand). [DealBook / New York Times]
* Seven Am Law 200 firms are saying YES to work on a billion-dollar deal. [Am Law Daily]