Lesbians
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Feminism, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gender, Lesbians, Non-Sequiturs, Women's Issues
* Elie previously declared that Debrahlee Lorenzana, the too hot for Citigroup plaintiff, was “pretty,” but not “‘blood has stopped flowing to my brain’ pretty.” This video is proof that Elie underestimated her. [Dealbreaker] * Ugly people get fired on Wall Street too. How many of these 1,200 Morgan Stanley layoffs are in the legal […]
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Elena Kagan, Eliot Spitzer, Gay, Lesbians, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
It’s Official: Elena Kagan Is Straight!
We’ve had plenty of unnamed sources insisting on the heterosexuality of Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The most notable was the anonymous administration official who told the Washington Post that Kagan isn’t gay, in response to an online column by conservative blogger Ben Domenech claiming otherwise. But there have been other such […]
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INNOVATION IN ENTRY LEVEL RECRUITING
We’ve all heard how dysfunctional entry-level legal recruiting is: Inordinate expense, decisions made on the briefest of subjective impressions with opacity all around, and what do firms reap for all their efforts? Shocking attrition rates among junior associates. It’s time for a conference on what could work better, and this is it.
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Bill Clinton, Elena Kagan, Fabulosity, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Lesbians, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
Did Bill Clinton Just Join Team Kagan?
And what team does Elena Kagan play for?A question started percolating around the ATL offices this morning (your ATL editors do work out of an office, at least since our moms kicked us out of the basement): Is Kathleen Sullivan the FIRST female named partner in the Am Law 100? We figured that surely there was at least one other firm that […]
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Gay, Kathleen Sullivan, Law Firm Names, Lesbians, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Supreme Court
CHECK YOU FIRM NAME: Quinn Emanuel Adds Kathleen Sullivan to the Stationery
An ATL favorite, Quinn Emanuel, is making a change to its firm name. From the Quinn press release: John B. Quinn announced today that the firm he and Eric Emanuel founded 25 years ago will change its name, and henceforth be known as Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. The decision to add Kathleen M. […]
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Feminism, Gay, Gender, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Lesbians, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Women's Issues
Girl-on-Girl Sexual Harassment at Delaware Law Firm
Here at Above the Law, we’ve reviewed a lot of employment discrimination complaints over the years. But this one is special. The firm (like it matters): Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson. The plaintiff: Jennifer Braude. Why you care: Do I have your attention? Click after the jump for more details, plus Maron Marvel’s response.
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Biglaw, Civil Rights, Gay, Job Searches, Lesbians, Rankings
Let’s give credit where credit is due. The Human Rights Campaign has released its annual Best Places to Work list. It shows that law firms are great when it comes to creating a non-discriminatory environment for gays and lesbians. The ABA Journal reports: In 2006, the first year law firms were included in the Human […]
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Gay, Lesbians, Lindquist & Vennum, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment, Summer Associates
The Sapphic Summers: Fall Gals for Broader Debauchery?
Let’s close out the week with one more post about everyone’s favorite summer associate scandal: the girl-on-girl kiss that got two summer associates fired from the Minneapolis law firm of Lindquist & Vennum. Earlier today, we alluded to rumors of “additional lasciviousness” at Lindquist, and now it’s time to deliver. We wouldn’t want to be […]
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Job of the Week: Better Hours, Better Culture, Better Future
Are you a junior to mid-level corporate/finance associate who has been contemplating a move to (or within) Washington, DC? In response to increased deal activity requiring “NY (or like-kind) trained” corporate associates, the Washington, DC corporate/finance market is experiencing an unusually high demand for your skills. Read more, and check out www.g-s.com.
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Biglaw, Lesbians, Lindquist & Vennum, Sex, Sex Scandals, Summer Associates
Summer Associates of the Day: Sapphic Summers in Lesbianic Lip-Lock?
When we recently lamented the lack of summer associate scandals, in the New York Observer, did we speak too soon? Although we may be in the home stretch, law firm summer associate programs are not yet over — and neither, thankfully, are the salacious tales they generate. Here’s a story we’ve known about for a […]
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Gay, Judge of the Day, Lesbians, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Jay Spechler
The fabulous Monica Goodling — if you’re on Facebook, join her fan club — isn’t the only person being accused of anti-lesbian bias these days. From the Daily Business Review (via JAABlog):
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Fabulosity, Gay, Lawyerly Lairs, Lesbians, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Gay Gotham Edition
In Chicago, gay lawyers get to attend exclusive parties. In New York, they enjoy a finer prize: luxury real estate. The law schools of Columbia and NYU have been battling over faculty superstars for several years. And now NYU is bringing out the heavy artillery: multimillion-dollar condo purchases. From the New York Times: Columbia University, […]
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Biglaw, Civil Rights, Gay, Job Searches, Lesbians
Which Law Firms Are Down With the Gays?
The Human Rights Campaign has some answers. HRC, which is the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, recently released its annual list of Best Places to Work. And law firms were prominently represented: [T]he Human Rights Campaign Foundation released a report showing that numerous large U.S. law firms are providing important […]
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Bad Ideas, Craigslist, Crime, Lesbians, Romance and Dating, Technology
If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is
Several readers drew our attention to this fascinating article from our local free weekly, the Washington City Paper: Wanted: Gullible LawyersBy Arin Greenwood I was hired over e-mail. A boss I never met promised me $14,000 a month. How could I fall for that? Two tipsters have done an especially good job teeing it up, […]
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KINNEY’S EVAN JOWERS IN HONG KONG TODAY THROUGH MARCH 4
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