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Hotties, Legal Ethics, Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), Music, Rap, Videos, YouTube
So You Failed the MPRE... Now What?
Last week, we mentioned in Non-Sequiturs that the results for the November administration of the MPRE had been released. While most were elated with their scores, others had a serious case of the WTFs (i.e., “WTF, how did I fail this stupid multiple-choice test?!”). If you’re a member of the latter camp, you might be […] -
Career Alternatives, Music, Rap, Solo Practitioners
Is This the 'Only Rapping Lawyer on the Planet'? God, I Hope Not
Here at Above the Law, we sometimes write about career alternatives for attorneys. But what about attorneys who are living double lives in seemingly conflicting professions — attorneys like Alisha Smith, district attorney-cum-dominatrix extraordinaire? Today, we bring you a story about an attorney coming straight outta Compton Knoxville. Enter Lawyer Mike, a man who claims […] - Sponsored
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Enron, Law Professors, Music, Rap, Sarbanes-Oxley / Sarbox / SOX
Because Sometimes You Just Need to Rap About the Law
It’s the end of October, and you know what that means: law school finals are lurking. As law students begin to hunker down and make sweet, sweet love to their outlines and flashcards, others are busy thinking up more clever ways to study the same materials. Visual learners think that drawing pictures will help them […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Breasts, Career Alternatives, Michael Jackson, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Nude Dancing, Rap
Morning Docket: 10.13.11
* People seriously need to stop complaining about alternative careers for attorneys. Having a JD can lead to a fulfilling career outside of the law, assuming you can make partner at Cravath first. [DealBook / New York Times] * Due to a decline in filing fees on the killing of the American dream, the Florida […]
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Breasts, D.C. Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Music, Racism, Rap, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.05.11
* An EEOC lawsuit claims that white workers were fired for being muy perezoso, and Hispanic workers were hired instead. Well, that’s a reverse stereotype if I’ve ever heard one before. [Businessweek] * Guns only have two enemies: rust and liberals. And apparently there are a lot of liberals in the nation’s capital, because the […]
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Biglaw, Crime, Defamation, Disasters / Emergencies, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Rap, State Judges
Morning Docket: 08.26.11
* With four states sounding their emergency alarms, will this weekend’s hurricane be the next natural disaster to rain on the legal world’s parade? [Los Angeles Times] * Should we deregulate the practice of law? Do you want someone like me to be an actual lawyer? Easiest debate ever. I should’ve been on moot court. […]
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Biglaw, Celebrities, Crime, Legal Ethics, Lindsay Lohan, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Partner Profits, Pictures
Morning Docket: 08.22.11
* Unfortunately, it looks like law schools aren’t the only ones cooking the books. According to Citigroup, partner profits in the Am Law 100 may have been a teensy bit overstated last year. [Wall Street Journal] * A perp walk is a terrible thing to waste. Prosecutors may be dropping the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn […]
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California, Celebrities, Food, Football, Jews, Money, Morning Docket, Rap, Religion
Morning Docket: 08.15.11
* What kind of a lawyer can’t spot a Nigerian scammer before being bilked out of millions? If you fell for that, please hit me up. I have a bridge I’d like to sell you. [Washington Post] * Will Juliette Youngblood, the self-proclaimed “luckiest girl in the world,” still feel the same way if her […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.19.11
* Ja Rule, another resident of Lat’s hometown, was sentenced to 28 months in jail, for failing to pay taxes. Rather than making some joke about him not being Always On Time with his tax payments, let’s instead just celebrate the existence of this hilarious picture. [Associated Press] * J. Paul Oetken was confirmed to […]
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Celebrities, Crime, Fame Brief, Guns / Firearms, Music, Rap, Violence
Fame Brief: Is This the Man Who Shot Tupac?
Back when things were real, musicians didn’t get hurt jet skiing. They got shot. And if realness can be measured in bullet wounds, nobody was as real as rapper extraordinare and do-rag styling visionary Tupac Shakur, who was shot five times in 1994 and then again, fatally, in 1996. None of the gunmen from either […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.17.11
* Dominique Strauss-Kahn will go to Rikers for three or four years just to prove his point. [CNN] * A South Carolina jail is being investigated by the Justice Department for allowing its inmates to read only the Bible. Instead of a joke, how about you goofballs learn something and read this article that Christopher […]
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Holidays and Seasons, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit of the Day, Pranks, Trademarks, Twittering
Cease and Desist Follow Up: Check You Calendar
As many of you figured out, the cease and desist letter from Chris Webby, claiming ownership of the hashtag #webby, was an April Fool’s hoax. This week’s sign that the apocalypse is upon was a hologram launched by the Webby Awards people. Here’s the official reveal. Really, we thought a few more of our loyal […] -
Intellectual Property, Lawsuit of the Day, Rap, Trademarks, Twittering
Cease and Desist Letter of the Day: Who Owns Your Hashtag?
If you enjoy the fact that a company called PeerViews apparently claims ownership of the term “Small Law,” you’re going to love this latest piece of IP ridiculousness. Rapper Chris Webby has sent a cease and desist order to the Webby Awards. He wants them to stop using the hashtag, #webby. I’m pretty sure that […]
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Celebrities, Morning Docket, Music, Rap
Morning Docket: 03.29.11
* In Louisiana, girls must wear traditional dresses to the prom. Another tradition for girls in Louisiana is to marry your brother. Maybe traditions aren’t that great. [Daily Comet] * Double bagging it: not just for skanky girls and groceries. A lawyer divulges the details of his love affair with plastic bags. [Wall Street Journal] […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.24.11
* Still more benchslappery, this time from the Second Circuit. Professor Nita Farahany wonders whether Judge Gary Sharpe “may have missed a few important days of his genetics class in high school or in college.” [Law and Biosciences Digest] * In other federal judicial news: I’ve never bought into the silly claim that Clarence Thomas […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Music, Rap
Leader in the Clubhouse for Worst Job of the Year
This has not been a great weekend for the University of Pittsburgh community. As many of you know, the school’s college basketball team choked disappointed fans with an early round exit from the NCAA tournament. You should always avoid comparing a school’s basketball team with its law school, but it appears that things aren’t going […] -
Elena Kagan, Quote of the Day, Rap, Williams & Connolly
Quote of the Day: As Nasty As She Wanna Be?
In other words, my homegirl Kagan was saying people could not be aroused by the lyrics “’cause my dick’s on bone” or “me so horny, me f*** you long time.” — Luther Campbell (aka Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew) endorsing Elena Kagan in the Miami New Times based on her work on the band’s […] -
Deferral Stipend, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Music, Rap
A 'Genius' Use of Deferral Time
A little over a year ago, law firms came up with a unique plan to deal with the problem of too many associates and not enough work to go around: the deferral. It did not apply just to incoming associates; it was also offered up to those already at the firm who were open to […] -
Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Music, Rap
To The Window; To The Wall;Till The Sweat Drips Down My Boalt?
If you are looking for a good reason for Stanford and Harvard to stay away from a modified pass/fail grading system like they have at Berkeley and Yale, here you go: Yes, you are seeing that video correctly. That there was a self-styled Boalt student rapping the Rules of Civil Procedure, replete with dance interludes. […] -
Career Alternatives
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Rapper?
Having just discussed Janet Jackson (or her breasts), we’re going to remain on the subject of music. This installment in our continuing series of open threads on career alternatives for attorneys — i.e., “things you can do with a law degree other than Biglaw (or contract attorney work)” — is inspired by lawyer turned rapper […]