New York City
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Legal Eagles Sell Their $3 Million Nest
Behold the beautiful apartment that a Biglaw partner and an in-house lawyer just sold for more than $3 million. -
Biglaw, Layoffs, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Staff Layoffs, Technology
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Careers Kidnapped in Cleveland, Negated in New York
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Cellphones, Layoffs, Michael Jackson, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Staff Layoffs, Technology, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 06.21.23
* I would totally go see “Jaws 2013: Lawyers On The Beach.” [The Legal Geeks] * Downey Brand laid off support staff this week. Man, I thought that laundry detergent was recession-proof… oh, wait, I’m being told that Downey Brand is law firm, a very well-scented law firm. [ABA Journal] * Sleep expert testifies in Michael Jackson case. Keeps jurors awake! [Expert Witness Blog] * It’s illegal to burn you ex’s clothes? Bah. Next you’re going to tell me you can’t set fire to his car. [Legal Juice] * Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s inability to prosecute his political rivals makes it harder for him to do whatever he wants by threatening his political rivals with prosecution. That’s not exactly a bad thing. [Simple Justice] * Oh look, the FAA might finally acknowledge that making people turn off their electronic devices during takeoff and landing is a stupid rule that has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on flight safety. [Wall Street Journal]
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Fabulosity, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: A Professorial Palace Sells For Many Millions
How much did this 12,000-square-foot mansion in Manhattan sell for? -
Boutique Law Firms, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Sonia Sotomayor
Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Sotomayor's Former Boss Sells His $20 Million Townhouse
This dream home actually comes with a nightmarish history.... -
Crime, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Police, S.D.N.Y., Shira Scheindlin
Eric Holder Wants to Stop and Frisk the NYPD
Federal monitors for the NYPD on the table if stop and frisk declared unconstitutional. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms. -
ACLU, Biglaw, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Drinking, Immigration, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Practice Pointers, Privacy, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Morning Docket: 06.12.13
* “Going forward, nobody is going to get everything they want. Not Democrats, not Republicans, not me.” What a way to open the door to debate on the president’s newly endorsed bipartisan immigration bill. [New York Times]
* The ACLU is suing the United States over the collection of Verizon phone records, citing a possible “chilling effect” on the people who may contact the ACLU. What an entertaining (and egocentric) cause of action. [Bloomberg]
* When businesses throw cash at judges’ election campaigns, jurists tend to rule in favor of their donors — which is likely why Sandra Day O’Connor called state judges politicians in robes. [Washington Post]
* If it’s not news of layoffs, it’s news of office closures: Dentons partners will vote on whether to close the firm’s doors in Kuwait, and Curtis Mallet-Prevost already got the hell out of the Gulf. [The Lawyer]
* If you want a law school where professors pat you on the head and give you a treat each time you answer a question correctly, use this method to choose your alma mater. [U.S. News & World Report]
* There’s a pretty high probability that you’re a legal procrastinator, so here are some tips to stop the madness. Apparently alcohol isn’t the answer to your problems. Who knew? [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* New York City may be trying to defend a ban on sugary drinks that are larger than 16 ounces, but if your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, it doesn’t matter how big it is. [Associated Press]
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Biglaw, Disasters / Emergencies, Real Estate
Electrical Fire Forces Evacuation of Several Biglaw Offices
Lawyers need to get out of their offices more, but these are not the ideal circumstances. -
Fabulosity, Judicial Divas, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate, Reality TV, Television
Lawyerly Lairs: Judge Judy Parts With Pricey Pied-à-Terre
So many millions, so few bedrooms.... -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.06.13
* A recovering attorney is starting a cake pop business. Never had a cake pop? Then you’re dumb. Or, I guess, diabetic. Sorry if you’re diabetic. [Kickstarter] * Wondering what happened to the survivors of the crash of the USS Vengeance in the new Star Trek movie? This is how their trials would likely go down. [The Legal Geeks] * If you’re looking for a new dean for your law school, look no further. [Law Prof Blawg] * Student debt is crushing the business dreams of a Tulane law grad. Apparently she just can’t make her payments running her sorority recruiting business. Wait a minute? I thought “sororities” handle “sorority recruiting.” [Bloomberg] * New York City feels hipsters everyone needs to be warned not to wear bowling shoes outside. [Lowering the Bar] * As promised, the second installment of an interview with biochemist attending Yale Law School. [Science to Law] * Before rising 3Ls realize nobody is coming to interview them, maybe we should point them towards the Schola2Juris program of Waller Lansden? It’s application period opens on June 7th. [Schola2Juris] -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Blogging, Bloomberg, Career Alternatives, Fabulosity, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Videos, YouTube
Are Male Lawyers Fashion-Impaired?
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Civil Rights, Nude Dancing, Police
Know Your Rights, Take Your Shirt Off
Take your shirt off, for liberty's sake.
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Election Law
New York City Loves Voting So Much It Might Let Foreigners Do It
Non-citizens might get to vote in NYC. This will anger citizens who never vote in NYC elections... -
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. -
Career Center, Career Files, Law School Rankings, Law Schools, Pre-Law, Rankings
The ATL Top 50 Law Schools: A Roundup of Criticism
Why do the ATL rankings look the way they do? -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Wall Street
Lawyerly Lairs: Partners Part With Pricey Penthouse
A power couple -- the former general counsel of an investment bank, and her husband, a Davis Polk partner -- sell their $6 million penthouse. -
Biglaw, Death Penalty, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Politics, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket: 04.23.13
* The Department of Justice announced federal charges against suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev yesterday, leaving the decision of whether the death penalty will be sought in Eric Holder’s hands. [National Law Journal]
* Andrew Ceresney, most recently of Debevoise, was appointed to run the SEC’s enforcement bureau alongside George Canellos, an agency veteran. Maybe they’ll both be able to boost morale. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “[T]he best way to find Albany on a map is to look for the intersection of greed and ambition.” Preet Bharara is mad as hell about corruption, and he’s not going to take it anymore. [New York Law Journal]
* If Anthony Weiner decides to join the New York City mayoral race, partners from Am Law 200 firms will be responsible for his second coming thanks to their pre-wiener scandal funding. [Am Law Daily]
* “It’s done. Turn the page. The distraction is over.” The new dean of St. Louis University’s law school would like to move forward from the “slow-motion train wreck” of years past. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
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Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Partner Issues, Pictures, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: An $8 Million, Full-Floor Flat
A partner at a major law firm just acquired a beautiful prewar apartment on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. -