Kids
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Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures
Caption Contest Winner: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.” -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.” - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Kids, Pictures
Caption Contest: The Babes Of Biglaw
Sorry to disappoint you, but no, we didn’t mean “babes” as in “gorgeous men” or “beautiful women.”
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Family Law, Kids, Money
How Long Do You Have To Keep Supporting Your Child?
College could mean that your child support costs are just beginning. -
Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Kids, Videos, YouTube
A Lawyer Turned Entrepreneur Comes To The Aid Of Busy Parents
If you're having a hard time balancing practicing and parenting, this lawyer's new career may interest you. -
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Education / Schools, Health Care / Medicine, Kids, Politics
Infectious Diseases: The Back-to-School Edition
When state laws make it easier for parents to withhold vaccinations from their children, more children get sick -- and you might too.... -
Biglaw, Federal Government, Job Searches, Kids, Money, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Pregnancy / Paternity
Biglaw Might Be The Only Way You'll Ever Afford Child Care
Working and having a baby means you're probably working for free. - 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… -
Antitrust, BARBRI, BP, Copyright, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Kids, Law Schools, Lunacy, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Rankings, SCOTUS, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 08.14.13
* Victoria Espinel, chief IP counsel to the White House (better known as the “copyright czar”), has stepped down. A tech or trade company will snap her up in 3… 2… [Corporate Counsel]
* Child custody train wreck alert: Baby Veronica of SCOTUS fame was in the news after her father was arrested for refusing to return his child to her adoptive parents. [ABC News]
* Rather than watching people pump gas, BP is watching people pump out lawsuits against the company at a rather alarming rate as a result of its 2010 oil spill. [Businessweek]
* Cynthia Brim, the Illinois judge who was reelected despite the fact that she was legally insane, finally had a complaint filed against her by the state’s judicial board for being just a little bit too kooky for court. [Chicago Tribune]
* Your degree might not be worth a million dollars, but if you went to one of these schools, you probably got a good bank for your buck. We’ll have more on this later. [The Short List / U.S. News & World Report]
* The fight over attorneys’ fees in the antitrust lawsuits filed against BARBRI continues rage on, and class members still haven’t received a penny — which is all they’d really get, anyway. [National Law Journal]
* Congratulations to Newark Mayor and Yale Law alumnus Cory Booker! Last night, he handily won the New Jersey Democratic primary election for the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg’s seat. [CBS News]
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Kids, Rank Stupidity, Religion
Court Orders Baby's Name Changed From 'Messiah' Because It's The South
Religious zealotry shows up in chancery court, ordering a name change based on a complete lack of legal and religious understanding. -
Canada, Kids, Ridiculousness
Lawyer Turns Over Baby Naming To Crowd Vote -- What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
When you think about it, sending out formal ballots to decide on a baby name is the most lawyer thing ever. -
Biglaw, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Women's Issues
Being A Partner Isn't The 'Worst Job In Biglaw' -- Being A Pregnant Associate Is
Being a woman in Biglaw isn't all that it's cracked up to be. -
Immigration, Kids, Politics
The Impossible DREAM (Act): Why This Immigration Question Is Just A Distraction
The DREAM Act and its progeny don’t work, and they distract lawmakers from the larger, more consequential immigration debate.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Education / Schools, Kids, Law Schools
A Law School Tries To Rope Middle-School Students Into Its Clutches -- And It's Pretty Cool
A law school marketing to middle schoolers is actually a nice thing. -
Kids, Tort Reform
Liberal Announces War On Summer Fun
The senior senator from MA is fighting Wall Street, and the junior one is fighting Mickey Mouse. -
Gender, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sexism, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The Royal Baby Could Make Legal History
Could this baby banish centuries of sexism to the annals of history when it comes to succession to the crown? -
Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Kids, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Texas, Violence
Terroristic Threat Laws & A Texas Teen: There But For The Grace Go We
Have you ever written something stupid and intemperate on the internet? Watch out. -
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Kids, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Applications So Shockingly Low That Law Schools Are Now Admitting Newborn Babies
From Just Diapers to Juris Doctors? -
American Bar Association / ABA, B for Beauty, Bar Exams, Cellphones, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Insider Trading, Job Searches, John Edwards, Kasowitz Benson, Kids, Morning Docket, Privacy
Morning Docket: 06.06.13
* AG Eric Holder sat down and had a little chat about what’s been going on at the Justice Department. He’s not impressed with his agency’s work, but he claims he’s not stepping down just yet. [NBC News]
* “Can you hear me now?” Oh, Verizon, what an apropos slogan you’ve got considering the latest government scandal. The NSA has been spying on you through your phone records since late April. [Guardian]
* Lawyers for Matthew Martoma still want more time to comb through millions upon millions of documents in their client’s insider trading case, but it seems rather pointless after a judge’s kiss of death. [Reuters]
* Looks like she got her wish: thanks to Judge Michael Baylson, a little girl with terminal cystic fibrosis may have a better chance at getting a longer lease on life in this donor lung transplant case. [CNN]
* Being a politician didn’t really work out so well for him, so John Edwards is going to try his hand at being a lawyer again. Just think of all of the lovely ladies he’ll be able to pick up as clients. [USA Today]
* Speaking of former public servants who are getting back into the law, Ken Salazar will be opening the Denver office of WilmerHale — and when it comes to pay, he’s got a “very good package.” [Denver Post]
* And not to be forgotten, famous flip-flopper Joe Lieberman will be taking his services to Kasowitz Benson. We certainly hope the firm will appreciate his superior legal mind. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* The ABA is considering law school job data collection 10 months after graduation, instead of nine, because bar exam results come out so late. Like that extra month will help… [National Law Journal]
* Erika Harold, a Harvard Law grad and ex-Sidley associate known for her reign as Miss America, is running for Congress in Illinois. What will she she do for the talent portion of the competition? [Politico]