Legal Secretaries
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Blogging, Crime, Non-Sequiturs, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.13
Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! While we focus a lot on lawyers, judges, and law schools around here, I wanted to take this opportunity to appreciate our legal staff audience — the legal secretaries, paralegals, clerks, recruiters, office managers, word processors, receptionists, and everyone else affiliated with the legal practice other than the J.D. crowd. Not only do you do great work, but you also help keep this site running with your anonymous tips. Keep ‘em coming! [Above the Law] * Why yes, I do want a Tumblr of GIFs about public defenders. [What the Public Defender] * A mega-retailer with a reputation for ruthlessly destroying its competitors makes life difficult for anyone who has to subpoena them? No! [Associate's Mind] * UVA College Republicans see a massive infringement of student rights in the administration’s decision that fraternities conclude pledging early as an anti-hazing measure. Republicans: Protecting your God-given right to create a naked pyramid since Abu Ghraib. [Cavalier Daily] * “The Blogger as Public Intellectual.” See, we’re a lot more than dick jokes about law firms, people. [PrawfsBlawg] * Of all the reasons to lock your cell phone, “To Avoid Arrest” is one of them. [Legal Juice] * Biglaw explained: Clinical depression is contagious. [Law and More] * SJL Attorney Search has acquired The Shannon Group, a Washington, D.C.-based career transition, coaching and talent development firm. [SJL Shannon Press Release via Wall Street Journal] * Arrested Development is coming back soon! Check out this infographic that tells you which Arrested Development character you are. To the surprise of no one, I’m Lucille. Unfortunately, Barry Zuckercorn, Maggie Lizer, and Bob Loblaw aren’t options. [OK Gorgeous] -
Biglaw, Pregnancy / Paternity, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Women's Issues
Lathamed Secretary Alleges Pregnancy-Related Discrimination
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Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Voluntary Departures at Latham
Is Lathaming about to return to Latham?
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Layoffs, Money, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs, Supreme Court Clerks
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Days Are Numbered for Some at Jones Day
If you're a Supreme Court clerk, Jones Day is a great place to be. But some folks in less exalted positions are being shown the door at the firm.... -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Severance, Staff Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Staff Stricken at Stroock
What's behind the firm's decision? -
Pornography, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms
Law Firm Partner Allegedly Threatened to Whip Secretary for Being a 'Bad Girl'
Sticks and stones may break this partner's bones, but whips and chains allegedly excite him. -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Books, California, Confirmations, Defamation, Lateral Moves, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Musical Chairs, New York Times, Partner Issues, Privacy, Prostitution, SCOTUS, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.30.13
* Justice Sotomayor’s memoir made the NYT’s best-seller list, and in terms of sales, she’s officially beating the pants off other Supreme Court justices who’ve released books of a similar nature. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* In case you were sleeping under a rock yesterday when this happened, John Kerry was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state. Don’t think we’ll be getting a Texts From John Tumblr, though. [New York Times]
* Despite having a “pretty spectacular” year, Blank Rome’s legal secretaries may soon find themselves blankly roaming in search of new employment. Better hurry up, the buyout offer expires on Friday! [Legal Intelligencer]
* Straight up now tell me, do you really wanna sue me forever? Corey Clark once claimed he had an affair with American Idol judge Paula Abdul, and now he claims MoFo and Gibson Dunn defamed him. [Am Law Daily]
* In this round of musical chairs, we learn that Orrick hoovered up three energy and project finance partners from Bingham, one of whom will co-chair the firm’s U.S. energy group. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Remember the Zumba prostitution ring? Now we know you can’t be prosecuted for secretly filming Johns in the act in Maine, because there’s no expectation of privacy in “bordellos, whorehouses, and the like.”[Wired]
* Energy drink makers are facing class action suits over claims made about their products. Fine, Red Bull may not give you wings, but it tastes like piss, and that’s gotta count for something, dammit. [National Law Journal]
* Much like herpes, Lindsay Lohan’s legal drama is the gift that just keeps on giving. Her longtime lawyer Shawn Holley wants out, and her new lawyer, Mark Heller, isn’t even licensed to practice in California. [CNN]
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Canada, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Technology
Law Firm Institutes New Fingerprinting Policy, Support Staff Give Attorneys the Finger
To combat extra-long lunches and to improve security, a midsize Canadian firm is making employees clock in and out by swiping their finger through a machine. -
Biglaw, Divorce Train Wrecks, Election 2012, Election Law, Gloria Allred, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Politics, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Morning Docket: 10.26.12
* Gloria Allred’s “October Surprise” for Mitt Romney didn’t exactly go according to plan, but that’s probably because she never filed the appropriate motions related to the gag order in this decades old divorce case wherein Mitt Romney testified. [Bloomberg]
* This Election Day, 16 Biglaw firms in offices across the country will be manning an Election Protection hotline to field questions, because despite the bad jokes about the legal profession, “lawyers can play a really valuable civic role.” [Am Law Daily]
* “We never make decisions to eliminate positions with any discriminatory conduct.” In other news from the CYA Department, Paul Hastings really doesn’t like getting sued by former legal secretaries who were laid off. [JD Journal]
* The assistant dean of academic support at TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law claims the school discriminated against her based on her skin color. Did we mention she’s white? [Courthouse News Service]
* Apparently the allegations of false reporting levied against TJSL are a “crock of crap” because the school claims the ex-employee who told on them never alerted the dean. Hmm… [Thomas Jefferson School of Law]
* A nice pipe dream: now that “the twilight of the generalist law degree is here,” perhaps law schools will move to a two-year model, with an optional third year for specialization purposes. [DealBook / New York Times]
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Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Toobin, John Roberts, Lawyerly Lairs, Layoffs, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sentencing Law, Staff Layoffs, Supreme Court, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Videos, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 10.08.12
* In light of Chief Justice Roberts’s historic vote to uphold Obamacare, should we expect JGR to be more liberal going forward? According to Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Oath (affiliate link), “Do not expect a new John Roberts. Expect the conservative he has always been.” [Talking Points Memo via How Appealing] * Law firm staff layoffs: they’re not just an American thing. Slaughter and May is dropping the ax on 28 secretaries. [Roll On Friday] * “[A]ny robot or high school graduate can calculate numbers in a matrix to arrive at the highest possible sentence. But it takes a Judge — a man or woman tempered by experience in life and law — to properly judge another human being’s transgressions.” [Justice Building Blog] * Professor Dershowitz’s $4 million Cambridge mansion? Robert Wenzel is not impressed: “if I lived in that house, I would want to attack Iran and most of the rest of the world, also.” [Economic Policy Journal] * A man sues a strip club, alleging that a stripper ruptured his bladder when she slid down a pole and onto his abdomen. Ouch. [Legally Weird / Findlaw] * Still on the subject of Torts, two attractive blonde sisters walk into a bar — and discuss who can be held liable if a man suffers a heart attack during a threesome. Video after the jump…. -
Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
The Practice: Engaging the Client, Before and After You're Retained
Practical pointers from Brian Tannebaum, one of our small-firm columnists, on how to engage with your clients. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: How To Drive Your Boss Nuts!
Hey secretaries, want to learn how to drive your lawyer bosses nuts? (Or: passive-aggressive lawyers, here is a post to share with your secretaries.)
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: On Robin Williams And Saying 'Thank You'
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann offers some good, simple advice -- which not enough people follow, sadly. -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Paralegals, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Dewey & LeBoeuf: A Paralegal's Lament
If Dewey goes under, staffers will also lose their jobs. Here is one paralegal’s perspective on what’s going on at D&L…. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Hotties, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sex, Sexism
A Quinn Emanuel Partner's Lecherous 'Reply All'
A Quinn Emanuel partner recently sent a "reply all" email that was, er, not very politically correct. What on earth did he write (to the entire New York office)? -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Practice Pointers, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Inside Straight: On Being 'Light'
How do you keep a client (or a boss) happy? Be "light." What does it mean to be light? -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Lateral Moves, Money, Partner Issues, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Dewey Have a Plan of Action?
We recently wrote about various developments at Dewey & LeBoeuf. There have been reports of the firm having some financial issues, and there have been some notable partner departures as well. Sources we’ve heard from at Dewey feel significant anxiety right now about the direction of the firm. What is the latest news? -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs
Staff Layoff Watch: Bingham McCutchen Makes Cuts
Are staff layoffs at large law firms on the upswing? Bingham McCutchen just announced some cuts. How many individuals were affected, and what was the rationale for the reductions? -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Federal Government, Money, Paralegals, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
A Shout-Out to All The Legal Types Getting a $0 Bonus This Holiday Season
Our bonus coverage only deals with those few, those happy few, who are lucky enough to receive any type of bonus whatsoever. For many in and around Biglaw, their bonus this year will be $0. We're talking about paralegals. We're talking about secretaries. We're talking about government lawyers and law clerks and a bunch of other people who worked really hard in 2011 and might get no bonus at all. We feel your pain....