Media and Journalism
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Biglaw, Blogging, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues
Buying In: Anniversary Reflections
On his first anniversary as a columnist, Anonymous Partner takes a look back on the experience of writing for Above the Law thus far. -
Blogging, Bloomberg, Media and Journalism, Pictures, Travel / Vacation, Videos, YouTube
Want To Leave the Law and Travel Around the World?
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
What’s the key to empowering your legal team with the efficiency and insight of AI while protecting the integrity of their work? Read this article… -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Student Loans, Unemployment
About Two-Thirds of Parents Want Their Kids to Be Lawyers
These people have very high hopes for their special little snowflakes.
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Animal Law, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Boalt Hall, Cocaine / Crack, D.C. Circuit, Death Penalty, Drugs, Eric Holder, Federal Judges, Gay, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Murder, Tax Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.24.13
* “Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs.” Thanks Obama, but AG Eric Holder was the one who kind of signed off on the James Rosen search warrant. [Open Channel / NBC News]
* The chief judge of the D.C. Circuit apologized for a lack of transparency in the James Rosen probe, and this is one of the least embarrassing things that happened this week. [Washington Post]
* Despite having “done nothing wrong,” embattled tax official Lois Lerner announced she’s been placed on administrative leave in light of recent events. I salute you, fellow WNE grad. [National Review]
* Watch out, patent trolls, because this proposed bill might actually be — gasp! — helpful. If enacted, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act’s goal is to help keep discovery costs down. [Hillicon Valley / The Hill]
* It’s a hell of a drug: for some lawyers, the sequester won’t be such a bad thing after all, because Coast Guard and Navy forces won’t be available to intercept 38 tons of cocaine. [Breaking Defense]
* Proskauer Rose’s ex-CFO, Elly Rosenthal, has cut down her $10 million suit against the firm to just one allegation. She claims the firm fired her solely for her diagnosis of breast cancer. [Am Law Daily]
* A third perpetrator emerged in the Berkeley bird beheading case, and he was just sentenced to two days in jail. Can you listen to BARBRI in a jail cell? I guess he’ll find out. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* The Boy Scouts of America will now admit openly gay youths into their ranks for the first time in the history of ever. You should probably “be prepared” for a flurry of litigation over this. [New York Times]
* A mistrial was declared in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial. Ugh, come on with this, the Lifetime movie is already in post-production! How on earth are they going to work this in? [CNN]
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, McCarter & English, Media and Journalism
Get A New Dean, Hire PR Firm, ???, PROFIT!
Instead of improving its product, this law school apparently just wants a different way of talking about it.... -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Media and Journalism, Money, New York Times, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyerly Lairs: A Small-Firm Lawyer's Big-Ticket Apartment
Big bucks beyond Biglaw: a partner at an elite boutique just bought a $12.5 million apartment. -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, Reality TV, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Television
Is Anybody Shocked That Americans Trust TV Judges More Than Supreme Court Justices?
This is just another reason why the justices of the Supreme Court need to be on TV more often. -
Blogging, Law Schools, listserv, Media and Journalism, Ridiculousness
Yale Students Avoid 'Most Impressive' Competition, Win Award For 'Most Self-Important Snowflakes' Unopposed
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New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
In this new report of more than 100 professionals at small and smaller midsize law firms, iManage and Above the Law shed new light on… -
Celebrities, Commencement, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
Commencement Speakers (2013): Any Controversial Choices?
Which school has made students unhappy with its choice of commencement speaker? -
Boutique Law Firms, Defamation, Labor / Employment, Media and Journalism, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Vanderbilt, Women's Issues
Can This Litigation Get Any Uglier? Alexandra Marchuk Amends Her Complaint Against Faruqi & Faruqi
Alexandra Marchuk isn't taking the Faruqi & Faruqi counterclaims lying down. Here's her vigorous response. -
Media and Journalism, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
The Practice: Are Public Relations Firms Still Relevant?
Should you invest in a public relations service? Thoughts from small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum. -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Sex, Sex Scandals
Gawker Tells Judge to 'Talk to the Hand' in Hulk Hogan Sex Case
Judge turns heel and enjoins Gawker. Gawker calls her bluff. -
Barack Obama, Christopher Christie, Elena Kagan, Joe Biden, Media and Journalism, Rankings
The Most Influential Lawyers in the World: Meet the Attorneys on the Time 100
Lawyers represent 14 percent of the list. Which legal eagles soared into the Time 100 this year?
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Attention Buyer: Not All Legal AI Models Are Created Equal
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New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
How To Maximize Productivity With Westlaw Precision With CoCounsel
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Media and Journalism, Morgan Stanley, Murder, Texas
Morning Docket: 04.19.13
* Fast moving developments in the Boston case. The FBI wanted your help finding these guys. Now it says one is already dead and the other is on the run. [New York Times] * Wow. The accused ricin mailer is messed up. [Washington Post] * Lawyer turns down an $8M settlement and wins $130M. If […] -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Pornography, Quote of the Day
What's the Difference Between Being a Porn Magazine Editor and a Lawyer?
Another difference: more briefs, fewer breasts. -
Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Free Speech, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Chief Justice, a Dean, and a Newspaper All Walk Into a Censorship Scandal
No good deed goes unpunished, as the Chief Justice's visit to an out-of-the-way law school leaves controversy in his wake. -
Blogging, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein
When Is a Law Blog Considered an 'Extreme Threat'?
You know you've reached the pinnacle of success when the mainstream media is scared of your blog. -
Ask the Experts, Associate Advice, Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Media and Journalism
From the Career Files: Dealing With the Press
Joshua Stein gives some practical advice to lawyers on how to manage their relationship with the press. -
Crime, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Technology
New York Times Has No Idea Reporter Broke A Law By Using Someone Else's 'HBO Go' Password
But which law? Here's a hint: it's the same one public document hacker Aaron Swartz allegedly violated. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Brown Rudnick, California, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Pro Bono
Morning Docket: 04.09.13
* Oh mon dieu, Justice Breyer was inducted as one of just 12 foreign members of France’s Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. C’est très chouette pour un Américain, non? [New York Times]
* Man, for a four-seeded firm that got knocked out of our March Madness competition after the Sweet Sixteen, Davis Polk is looking great in 2013′s first quarter as far as legal advising in M&A deals goes. [Am Law Daily]
* Brown Rudnick picked up a California boutique, and it’ll be doubled in size through lateral hiring. No layoffs are currently expected, but no one really advertises that as a merger selling point. [National Law Journal]
* The New York Times: bringing you last month’s news, today! South Dakota is offering a subsidy for law school tuition to keep lawyers in the state. Here’s our post from two weeks ago. [New York Times]
* Pace Law School’s “low bono” residency program was praised by New York’s Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, but if you’ve got other job offers, Dear Lord, take one of them. [New York Law Journal]
* AIG wants to prevent Hank Greenberg from suing in its name, probably because it’d prefer not to be known as “the poster company for corporate ingratitude and chutzpah.” [DealBook / New York Times]
* “[D]o I cover this really important story and maybe go to jail?” That’s the choice Jana Winter is facing after reporting on James Holmes’s massacre notebook and refusing to reveal her sources. [CNN]