Rank Stupidity
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Education / Schools, Fashion, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Privacy, Rank Stupidity
'Shame Suit' Leads To Stupid Lawsuit
Dude, your daughter is in high school. The only punishment she understands is humiliation... -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Billable Hours, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rank Stupidity
Mirabile Dictu! Alternative Fee Proposals That Move Goalposts!
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann wants to know: why do outside law firms keep proposing such insulting alternative-fee arrangements? - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
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Caption Contests, Contests, Drugs, Marijuana, Pictures, Rank Stupidity, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Caption Contest Winner: I Was Gonna Go To Court, But Then I Got High
Because rolling up and smoking your court summons might land you in the joint. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Drugs, Marijuana, Pictures, Rank Stupidity, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Caption Contest Finalists: I Was Gonna Go To Court, But Then I Got High
Because rolling up and smoking your court summons might land you in the joint. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Drugs, Marijuana, Pictures, Rank Stupidity, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Caption Contest: I Was Gonna Go To Court, But Then I Got High
Court documents probably make crappy rolling papers, but this kid wants to smoke his summons anyway. -
Bad Ideas, Drinking, Law Schools, Rank Stupidity
Law School Enacts Scary And Stupid Alcohol Prohibitions
A law school embarrasses itself with a childish alcohol policy. -
Media and Journalism, Rank Stupidity, Real Estate
Local Idiot Tries To Adversely Possess Houses; Media and Owners Seem Confused
Crazy man breaks into people's houses and claims adverse possession. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Law Schools, LSAT, Quote of the Day, Rank Stupidity
Dumb Blonde Thinks There Are Two NYU Law Campuses
This was an actual conversation that took place today. -
Kids, Rank Stupidity, Religion
Court Orders Baby's Name Changed From 'Messiah' Because It's The South
Religious zealotry shows up in chancery court, ordering a name change based on a complete lack of legal and religious understanding. -
Media and Journalism, Politics, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Rudeness
Egyptian Politics As Filtered Through The Dumbest Attorney Alive
Let's check out more from this attorney's bats**t editorial, shall we? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Rank Stupidity
On Tweedledee And Tweedledum, Esq.
The average lawsuit thus pits Tweedledee against Tweedledum, and, sadly, they can't both lose. After the verdict comes down, Tweedlewhoever boasts on his website of another great victory. Twenty years later, what does that look like? -
Quote of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Reality TV, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Videos
The Lay Response to Judge Judy's 'Appointment' to the Supreme Court
Some news to make you wish you didn't live on this planet anymore.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Clerkships, Football, General Counsel, Harvard, Non-Sequiturs, Rank Stupidity, Rankings, State Judges
Non-Sequiturs: 02.12.13
* BREAKING: Law enforcement appears to have cornered Chris Dorner in Big Bear. Two injured in a shootout. [NBC News] * Ranking the rankings? Who’s a bigger joke: National Jurist or Cooley? If only we had a ranking system for rankings. Hmm, that gives me an idea… [Brian Leiter's Law School Reports] * A 2009 Harvard Law grad and Proskauer associate Megha Parekh just took over as the General Counsel of the Jacksonville Jaguars. She’s a much better hire than Blaine Gabbert. [Big Cat Country] * Looking for a clerkship in the present state of anarchy in the post-Clerkship Scramble world? This new website can help. [PrawfsBlawg] * Call 911 for a sexy emergency! [Legal Juice] * Papal resignation is a little more complex than you’d think. But what’s all this stuff about Benedict XVI having to “take the Black” and move somewhere called “The Wall?” [Volokh Conspiracy] * When is a blogger a journalist? This question becomes pretty important when a state boasts a shield law for journalists. [Simple Justice] * The profiled study here asks whether judges prefer plain language or legalese? Unfortunately, it doesn’t consider the fact that some judges prefer neither. [Associate's Mind] * After the jump, watch some video of what happened when hackers hit the Montana emergency alert system and said zombies were taking over…. -
Abortion, Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Divorce Train Wrecks, Judge of the Day, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rank Stupidity, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: A State Judge's Alleged Affair and Baby Mama Drama Exposed -- Via Incriminating Texts
The Michigan judge who sent half-naked pictures of himself to a bailiff via text is now back in the news with some more scandalous (and sexy) allegations. -
Bad Ideas, Blog Wars, Blogging, Defamation, Federal Government, Free Speech, New Orleans, Rank Stupidity, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
When Anonymous Commenting Goes Wronger
Can you believe what's going on in the U.S. Attorney's Office down in New Orleans? -
Drugs, Judge of the Day, Marijuana, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, State Judges
Judge Tells Drug Trafficking Defendant He Can't Have Another Joint 'For Old Time's Sake'
A judge's fabulous reaction to a defendant's plea for more pot before he's forced to give up the ganja. -
Crime, Google / Search Engines, Non-Sequiturs, Rank Stupidity, Robert Bork
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.12
* Google asked Gregory Sidak and Judge Robert Bork to write a report on its antitrust investigations. [Criterion Economics] * Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom just caught a tough break, courtesy of the government of… Gabon? [Threat Level / Wired] * Marco Delgado, lawyer and former trustee of Carnegie Mellon University, is accused of laundering half a billion dollars for a Mexican drug cartel. [Post-Gazette] * I’m very, very uninterested in getting tangled in racial debates after the election. But this stuff is messed up and scary. [Gawker] * And this too. Ick. [Jezebel] * Next time you plan a robbery, maybe plan on taking a nap before you reach the front door of your score. [Legal Juice] -
Cars, Judge of the Day, Kids, Rank Stupidity, Videos
Judge of the Day: Calling An Idiot An Idiot
This is what happens when you don't wait patiently for a school bus. -
Books, Contracts, Crime, Non-Sequiturs, Rank Stupidity, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 10.23.12
* So you want to be the next top legal scholar? Step 1: find some better friends. [lawprofblawg] * Clean your room! Otherwise you might not get into Harvard Law School. Seriously. [Greedy Associates / FindLaw] * What’s the absolute worst-case bank-robbery scenario, from the robber’s perspective? The teller who says, “Oh hello, Ms Robinson. Would you like to make a deposit today?” [Consumerist] * Apple unveiled a new mini-iSomethingOrOther today. I wonder who they’re gonna sue next? [Bits / New York Times] * Back in the day, David beat Goliath with a slingshot. In modern times, underdogs use Twitter. [IT-Lex] * I hated Moby Dick, but historical legal and literary documents are always cool. [Lowering the Bar] * If you’re planning on attending a law school — or heck, law firm — Halloween party, here are some costume dos and don’ts. [Legal Blog Watch]