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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.24.16
* So, you’ve found a new job. Yay! You give your boss your two-week notice and your current job comes back with a counter offer. Should you take it? [Manila Recruitment]
* Evaluating the impact of the ghosts of decisions past on this term’s Supreme Court. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Law school applications are down, but medical school applications are up. A look at the trends that have created this phenomenon. [Law School Cafe]
* Are Justices Alito and Thomas in denial? [Slate]
* If a student commits suicide after being bullied, is the school liable? [Litigation Daily]
* Interesting podcast about what it is really like to be a criminal defense attorney. [LST Radio]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.03.16
* So you are a young Biglaw associate. You are miserable with your life and decide to get some therapy to deal — how do you take the time to take care of yourself without appearing lazy at the firm? [Corporette]
* The Biglaw v. Small Law showdown in… Little League. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog]
* How can new law school grads navigate a changing career market? [Reboot Your Legal Practice]
* Preet Bharara is bragging about putting Shelly Silver in jail for 12 years. [Twitter]
* Is being a lawyer the most embarrassing profession? A new novel, The Neon Lawyer, suggests it just might be. [Guile is Good]
* Even super lawyers can’t stop bad press. [Law and More]
* Is social media feeding the rash of graffiti in National Parks? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.16
* Is there a strategy for dealing with the dreaded performance review? [Modern Mom]
* Particularly pertinent advice on the Monday after a blizzard: how to interview (and what to wear) in a snowstorm. [Corporette]
* Uber is facing a staggering number of lawsuits… and they have 27 job openings for attorneys worldwide. Get those résumés ready. [Fusion]
* You are being judged by the food you choose to eat at your desk; maybe you should rail against the conventions. [New York Magazine]
* Lawyer arranges secret Dominican Republic divorce to shield his assets from his “wife.” [New York Post]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.03.15
* Weed legalization seems like a good idea on paper, but this probably isn’t the way to do it. Unless you’re a fan of cartels and Nick Lachey. Yes, that Nick Lachey. [Gawker]
* Is there a legal controversy brewing surrounding Demi Lovato’s new album? In related news: there’s a new Demi Lovato album coming out. [Entertainment Weekly]
* Which legal TV show is law firm life really like? [Daily Lawyer Tips]
* Ralph Nader? In the tank for creditors? Say it ain’t so. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* Practical advice for laid off lawyers — don’t get fooled by the “advice industry.” [Law and More]
* Are we looking at the future of legal advertising? [AZA Law]
* It’s time to start thinking about what to put into your holiday cards. [Attorney at Work]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.21.15
* Tough legal questions that need to be answered: What to do when you inherit a school bus full of guns? [Adequate Man]
* Do you know when to quit Biglaw? If you’re miserable, when should you start the search for your next career? [Corporette]
* When it is Justice v. Football on college campuses, justice usually loses — a look at Baylor’s investigation of Sam Ukwuachu. [Deadspin]
* Finally, a job that makes Biglaw look appealing. [Careerist]
* A Biglaw firm doing parental leave right. [Talentkeepers]
* What is real? Can it be the essence of a character distilled? [What About Paris]
* Toddlers’ favorite lawyer makes a late night appearance [YouTube]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.30.15
* The National Association for Law Placement released slightly improved jobs numbers for the law school class of 2014, so yay? [National Law Journal]
* The battle royale that pits local musicians versus Biglaw heavyweight Skadden continues to rage on. [Washington Post]
* Guess what? Prosecutors don’t like the Second Circuit’s higher threshold for insider trading cases and now they’d like the Supreme Court to do something about it. [Wall Street Journal]
* A group of merchants including Amazon, Wal-Mart and Starbucks want the $7 billion settlement negotiated over interchange fees with Visa, Mastercard and American Express in an antitrust case vacated due to attorney Gary Friedman’s alleged misconduct. [Law360]
* Don’t cha love it when media scandals become real life litigation? All your deflategate legal questions answered. [Stradley Law]
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Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files, Job Searches, Lawyers
From The Career Files: Your Second Job Out Of Law School
Joshua Stein provides practical suggestions for lawyers looking to go solo or move on to another law firm. -
In-House Counsel, Job Searches
Moonlighting: Just Trying To Fit In
Besides technical skills, what else do in-house interviewers fret about during their unbillable time in deciding whether to hire someone? -
Bar Exams, Job Searches, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians
Bar Review Diaries: How Did Last Year's Diarists Do?
Whatever happened to last year's Bar Review Diarists? Did they pass the bar? Do they have jobs? -
Bail, Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Copyright, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Divorce Train Wrecks, Google / Search Engines, Intellectual Property, Job Searches, John Edwards, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, Real Estate, Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 04.23.12
* No dowry, no problem: Dewey we have a suitor for this imploding Biglaw firm? Rumor has it that Greenberg Traurig was seen whispering sweet nothings into D&L’s ear about its possible interest. [Am Law Daily]
* BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired Milbank Tweed to work out a restructuring plan. Just think, maybe if your product didn’t suck so hard, you wouldn’t be in this position in the first place. [Reuters]
* Sex, money, and betrayal… it sounds like another failed TV series about lawyers on ABC, but in actuality, it’s just a preview of the John Edwards campaign finance trial set to begin this week. [Los Angeles Times]
* Technophobes beware, because this copyright battle over code is getting serious. Oracle v. Google turned into Larry v. Larry in court last week as the CEOs for both companies gave testimony. [Bits / New York Times]
* George Zimmerman thought he’d have to stay in jail longer because he was having trouble coming up with his bail money, but he was released in the dead of night. Bet he looked pretty suspicious. [CNN]
* “There are [fewer students] coming in and crying. I haven’t had a crier yet, which I have had in the past.” Given the legal hiring market, that’s a real accomplishment for a career services official. [Charlotte Observer]
* Who gives a sh*t? Not this Russian fertilizer tycoon. When you’re a billionaire, buying an $88M apartment for your kid is just a run-of-the-mill transaction. Come on, he’s not hiding his assets for his divorce. [Telegraph]
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
From J.D. to Food Stamps: The Personal Cost of Going to Law School
A recent grad qualifies for food stamps, and the other costs of going to law school...
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Job Searches, Law Schools
Now That's Transparency: 'Most Honest Law School' Admits a Graduate Is Employed as a 'Sheep Farmer'
But just a few weeks after winning our March Madness competition, Michigan Law actually did something really honest — the school released all of its employer statistics for the classes of 2009 – 2011. If that’s not transparent, we don’t know what is.... -
Job Searches, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Spring Clean Your Résumé
Spring has sprung, and instead of just cleaning out your home, small-firm columnist Valerie Katz advises that you should spring clean your résumé, too. -
Job Searches, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: More Like Week-Old Muffins?
Are the lawsuits against law schools over allegedly misleading employment data going to succeed? Some law professors opine on this question. -
Bloomberg, Job Searches, Law Schools
Twenty Additional Law School Class Action Suits Are in the Works; Is Your School One of Them?
David Anziska vowed to make 2012 the "year of law school litigation." Anziska told us that Team Strauss/Anziska's strategy going forward would be to sue as many law schools as possible in the first half of 2012. How's that working out for them? Anziska recently sat down with Bloomberg Law for an on-air interview where he revealed some noteworthy information about the next wave of law school lawsuits. The most relevant piece of information? Twenty more law school class action suits are coming down the pipeline. Which schools will be named as defendants? -
Ave Maria School of Law, Job Searches, Law Schools, NALP
Which Law Schools Are Trying to Be Honest About Their Employment Information?
Law School Transparency (LST) wrote to all law schools accredited by the ABA to request the NALP reports for the class of 2010. The NALP reports contain much more detail than that of the reports released by the ABA, such as information concerning part-time and temporary employment, as well as the number of graduates in jobs that do not require a law degree. This time around, 34 law schools provided their NALP reports, either by sending them directly to LST, or posting them on their websites. But which schools provided LST with the information? And which schools are still avoiding action? -
Antonin Scalia, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Job Searches, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Scalia's Advice: Don't Work Too Hard, Move to Cleveland
On Monday, as the world was learning about Justice Stephen Breyer getting robbed at machete-point, fellow Justice Antonin Scalia was getting cozy in the hallowed halls of the University of Chicago Law School. A few years ago, Scalia criticized the law school's political drift to the left. But just before Valentine's Day, they kissed and made up. On Monday, Scalia gave a speech at U. Chicago, where he used to teach (and served as faculty advisor to the Federalist Society). He also offered some, how shall we say, unexpected career advice for attorneys who are just starting out.... -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Law Schools
Maryland Law's Response Highlights Career Services 'Expertise'
On Tuesday, we brought you news of a job opportunity that is currently available on the University of Maryland School of Law's Symplicity job bank. When we first wrote about the listing, we called it a "career services nightmare." After all, the job had more to do with orange parking cones than the law. Instead of hanging their heads in shame for trying to sell a job as a parking garage manager to its students, the career development office issued a vigorous defense of this exciting opportunity in vehicular supervision and coordination. The email was written by the assistant dean for career development herself. What did she have to say?