Parties
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Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Parties, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: From Big to Small to the Paralegal Who Made It Clap
Ed. note: This is the first installment of Size Matters, one of Above the Law’s new columns for small-firm lawyers. Who am I? I graduated from a top law school in Chicago. (Okay, there’s only two.) From there, I went to work for Biglaw for several years. Or, maybe it was only a year and […] -
Celebrities, Fame Brief, Family Law, Television
Fame Brief: Martin Sheen to Seek Conservatorship Over Charlie? (Or: Not Another Charlie Sheen Post)
When Charlie Sheen heard the news that Charlie Sheen was found naked and coked out of his mind in a trashed suite at the Plaza with a porn star hooker locked in the bathroom, Charlie Sheen knew he had to do something drastic – something epic – to top himself. Last week, the Two and […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Holidays and Seasons, Parties
Holiday Party Open Thread: What Did (or Will) Your Firm Do This Holiday Season?
Last night, we gave you a little recap of the ATL holiday party — if you will forgive the expression — that PLC and ELR Search sponsored. Wow. Some of you commenters are really mean, especially after Kash takes out a restraining order against you. Your clever use of ouchy words really did a number […]
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Admin, Fabulosity, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Pictures
Above the Law Holiday Party Recap -- With Pictures!
The Above the Law holiday party last Wednesday was a huge success. So I’ve been told. Apparently, my night ended at some diner on the LES with Marin telling the waitress I needed an IV of fluids. Or something like that. Also, if you have my cell phone, hat, left shoe, or Livescribe Echo Smartpen, […] -
Admin, Fabulosity, Holidays and Seasons, Parties, Practical Law Company (PLC)
Invitation to the ATL Holiday Party
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not because we enjoy wasting time and money trying to buy off family members with presents. It’s a great time of year because we are about to have an opportunity to interact with our readers, face-to-face. That’s right, it’s time for a holiday party. Our friends […] -
Football, Harvard, Minority Issues, Parties, Racism
Racism Will Find You, Even at the Harvard-Yale Game
The Harvard-Yale Game was this weekend. I didn’t attend. I’m at that uncomfortable age where I’m too old to go to The Game and get black-out drunk at the keg, but too young to show up in a fur coat handing out glasses of Cristal (rhymes with “Mystal”) while my butler grills porterhouse steaks out […] -
Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, Media and Journalism, Parties, Politics, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Technology
Justice Scalia at the Federalist Society Fête
On Thursday evening, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual dinner at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, in Washington, D.C. The event — attended by an estimated 1,400 people, and held in the cavernous ballroom at the Omni Shoreham — featured, as always, conservative and libertarian legal luminaries galore. (Did Judge Diane […] -
Associate Advice, Music, Parties, pls hndle thx
Pls Hndle Thx: Night at the Roxbury, With Partners
Ed. note: Have a question for next week? Send it in to advice@abovethelaw.com ATL: So I was invited to a rock concert in California with a couple of young, “normal” partners. Presumably it was because I expressed interest in the music (and would have attended anyway). What is the expected protocol for concert attendance in […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Parties
Would You Want to Join the 'Big Law Society'?
A D.C.-based friend of Above the Law sent us an email Friday, with very simple instructions: LOL … please find out more about these d-bags: http://biglawsociety.eventbrite.com/ The link took us to an invitation to the launch party for the “Big Law Society.” It’s tomorrow night at 8 p.m. at the BlackFinn American Saloon. While BlackFinn […] -
3rd Circuit, Gender, Parties, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Female Partner's Discrimination Case
There’s a serious gender-based wage gap in the legal profession. Female partners make $66K less than male partners on average. If you’re a female partner who has thought about tackling that gap with a lawsuit, you may be interested in the case of Alyson J. Kirleis. Kirleis, a shareholder at Dickie McCamey in Pennsylvania, has […] -
Canada, Defamation, Drinking, Labor / Employment, Parties, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Partner of the Day, Eh: Canadian Lawyer Sues Two of His Former Associates
Sometimes law firm after-hours parties get pretty wild. The Great Recession didn’t put a damper on one Toronto firm’s celebrations last year. In January 2009, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clarke threw a rager in honor of its annual labour law “moot” competition for Canadian law students. (We mentioned this story briefly in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs.) After awards […] -
Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Parties, Summer Associates
ATL Summer Associate Event Contest: The Winner!!!
Times are tough, but firms are still treating their summer associates to some fun, even if it’s cheaper fun than in years past. Last week, we brought you the finalists in our 2010 Summer Associates Event Contest. Some of them are not scrimping: Quinn Emanuel: Firm-sponsored hiking trip up Mount St. Helens. (Bonus: If you […] -
Advertising, Announcements, Parties, Shameless Plugs
ATL Summer Party: It's Tonight
Just a quick reminder that the Above the Law summer cocktail party, brought to you by ATL and the Practical Law Company, is taking place tonight. You’re cordially invited to enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres with the ATL editors and your fellow readers. The details: Monday, July 12, 2010 6 PM – whenever Amity Hall […]
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Parties, Summer Associates
ATL Summer Associate Event Contest: The Finalists
This summer is not as thrilling for law students as summers past. Firms have tightened their belts, and the law students lucky enough to snag one of the few summer associate positions out there are not getting the royal treatment. Or they are, but now the royal treatment is defined as allowing summers to order […] -
Admin, Announcements, Drinking, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Reminder: ATL Summer Party on MondayIt's free, and you're invited.
We’ve mentioned it before, but since it’s just a few days away, we wanted to issue a reminder about the Above the Law summer soiree. It’s taking place this coming Monday here in New York. You’re cordially invited to come have drinks and hors d’oeuvres with the ATL editors and your fellow readers. The party […] -
Advertising, Announcements, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
An ATL Summer Party: You're Invited!
What will be the most fabulous summer associate event of 2010? We don’t know yet, but we are still accepting your nominations. For those of you who will be in New York on July 12, we’d like to bring this fabulous event to your attention, hosted by Above the Law and the Practical Law Company. […] -
Biglaw, Contests, Fabulosity, Parties, Summer Associates
ATL Contest: Which Is the Best Event for 2010 Summer Associates?
Some summer associates are already halfway through their Biglaw summer experiences. We hope that Northwestern’s “No More I Love Yous” is not ringing true for you, and that your offices don’t bear any resemblance to the photo from our last Caption Contest. We have heard that you’re not eating out as often or spending as […] -
Fabulosity, Music, Parties, Pro Bono
A Rocking Fundraiser in L.A.: The Justice Ball
You know the drill when it comes to nonprofit fundraisers: hour-long open bar, followed by an excruciatingly long sit-down dinner. Like hamsters, you are rewarded for sitting through each speech with another course served. Once you’ve finished dessert, you hope for a video or slideshow, so the lights are dimmed and you can slip out […] -
Alex Kozinski, Antitrust, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Media and Journalism, Parties, Pictures, Politics
An Evening With Judge Kozinski: At the CEI Annual Dinner
Last Thursday, June 17, I had the pleasure of attending the 2010 annual dinner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, in Washington, D.C. In case you’re not familiar with it, CEI is “a public interest group dedicated to free enterprise and limited government” — i.e., a libertarian think tank. At this year’s dinner, the honoree was […] -
Advertising, Announcements, Drinking, Parties, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Save the Date: An ATL Summer Party
We realize that an open bar and free food are nothing new to summer associates, even in these relatively restrained times. But Above the Law and Practical Law Company are hosting a summer party offering both, here in New York on July 12th. We promise you it will be more fun than watching your associate mentor […]