Quinn Emanuel

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The Games Law Students Play: Law school BINGO: at some point in their academic career every lawyer has played it. Now Joe Patrice passes the time-honored tradition down to the next generation of 1Ls. And I’m not saying it should be played as a drinking game, just that it could be played as a drinking game.

https://abovethelaw.com/2015/01/the-quintessential-law-school-game-lets-all-play/

Mexico’s Baffling Generosity: Mexico has offered assistance to Texas in the wake of the historic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Elie Mystal is … a lot more petty than that, but that’s why he’s not in charge.

https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/should-mexico-help-our-country-recover-from-harvey/

Quinn Emanuel Wows With Special Bonus — But There’s A Catch: It’s a classic story of good news, bad news. Staci Zaretsky reports Quinn will be banking 1% of firm profits for special bonuses (in addition to end-of-year bonuses) for second- through sixth-year associates, but the money doesn’t vest for three years, and the lawyers have to be at the firm to get the payday.

https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/associate-bonus-watch-litigation-powerhouse-announces-special-bonus-pool/?rf=1

Holy Sexism Batman! Baylor Law School sent around a job listing for a local law firm seeking “Baylor Law School wives” for a clerical position. The out-of-touch language is drawing ire, since, you know, now they admit women to law school.

https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/law-school-posts-job-listing-seeking-wives-of-students/?rf=1

* Last night’s Ninth Circuit argument drew a live audience of more than 137K people. But remember there’s no audience for real-time Supreme Court coverage. [Litigation Daily]

* Despite the public interest, Judge Neil Gorsuch reportedly dodged questions about the ban “like the plague” according to Senator Schumer, who met with the nominee yesterday. With a president so fond of bluntness, it’s good to see the old ways of spineless deflection and disingenuous evasion still have a home in Washington. [Law360]

* ABA rejects tighter law school standards because why throw the brakes on the runaway train? [National Law Journal]

* Maryland takes a firm stance against courts using financial wherewithal to determine whether someone sits in jail or goes free on bail. [Washington Post]

* Quinn Emanuel’s investigation finds widespread corruption at FIFA. In other news, the sky is blue. [Bloomberg]

* The “Internet of Things” is going to blow up discovery. [Legaltech News]

* Pillsbury takes its talents (from Boies Schiller) to South Beach. [Daily Business Review]

* And congrats to the new editorial team over at ALM. Heather Nevitt was named executive editor of Corporate Counsel and Inside Counsel while Gina Passarella was named executive editor of The American Lawyer.

* A judge who drank alcohol “on court premises” now has a lot of free time to drink in comfort elsewhere. [Legal Cheek]

* A fascinating research paper on how the media is leading everyone astray by portraying the Islamic State as lawless — their key to holding land is based in large part on their imposition of legal institutions. [Brookings Institute]

* Quinn Emanuel’s Susan Estrich is representing Roger Ailes. Am I alone in hoping she manages this case like she managed the Dukakis campaign? [Observer]

* The DNC Wikileaks fallout hits a law firm. Marc Elias of Perkins Coie is on record urging DNC officials to accuse Bernie Sanders of lying. I’m sure Perkins Coie will respond that he was just being “nuanced.” [Am Law Daily]

* F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law was just kidnapped in Brazil and is being held for a $36 million ransom. But, you know, let’s definitely have the Olympics there! [NPR]

* A review of the courtroom fates of a number of voter suppression tactics proposed around the country. [Economist]

* This University of Chicago professor is not happy with Judge Frank Easterbrook [Valparaiso University Law Review]

* The folks at Practice Panther took the ABA law school data and made this nice infographic. [Practice Panther]

* NO-NO-NO-NOTORIOUS! Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continued her verbal assault against presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling him a “faker” with “no consistency,” even after the would-be world leader referred to her as a “disgrace to the court.” [CNN]

* The only person who’s a winner at Nixon Peabody right now is this former associate: After 7 years of litigation, Noah Doolittle, an ex-associate who sued the firm over the size of the less-than-lucrative bonus he received after landing a major client, has finally won his case. The firm could now be forced to make a payout of close to $1 million. Ouch! [Daily Record (sub. req.)]

* We could be wrong, but something tells us associates at this firm probably won’t be receiving the $180K salaries they might have been hoping for. Dan Radler, the incoming managing partner of Quarles & Brady, says he’s “not a proponent of giving across-the-board raises to associates” — he thinks raises should be earned. [Big Law Business]

* Cosby sweaters didn’t fit in with this firm’s flip-flops: Contrary to prior reports, Quinn Emanuel left comedian Bill Cosby high and dry after withdrawing from his defense in the civil suits that have been lodged against him as well as his criminal case. Los Angeles-based Liner will take over Cosby’s civil cases. [The Recorder via Philadelphia Inquirer]

* Albany Law School has announced a new program that will allow students to receive their law degrees in two years. Unlike many of the two-year law degree programs that are being offered at other schools, Albany Law is only charging prospective students for two years’ worth of schooling, not three. Congratulations on making sense! [ABA Journal]

* Bill Cosby replaces Quinn Emanuel as his counsel. [Deadline]

* One of the One Direction boys is dating a law student… [Legal Cheek]

* Take the Lowering the Bar Supreme Court trivia quiz! [Lowering the Bar]

* Showing the sort of rationality long thought lost on major studios, Paramount releases guidelines for Star Trek fans hoping to make fan films. [The Legal Artist]

* “Law School Is The New Bootcamp.” The title may be a bit misleading, but this article bemoans the rise of lawyering over soldiering in political appointments. [American Spectator]

* Prosecutors clinging to their own deluded sense of justice seek same prison term at resentencing — even after some vacated convictions. [Sentencing Law and Policy]

* More analysis of the Justice Ginsburg comments on Donald Trump. In all the hubbub over free speech and judicial ethics, it seems to me that we give judges lifetime tenure specifically so they can voice whatever goddamned opinions they want without fear of reprisal. [The Faculty Lounge]

* It shouldn’t shock anyone, but some other countries are a lot better about handling student debt. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]