Retirement
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Succession Planning -- My Top 15 Recommendations (Items 8-15)
Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld's recommendations for effective and intelligent succession planning. -
Federal Judges, Rape
A Detailed Dive Into The Rape Allegations Against A Former Federal Judge
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Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Succession Planning -- My Top 15 Recommendations (Items 1-7)
What should you do (or not do) to preserve your amazing place to work? Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld's take.
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Biglaw, Old People, Partner Issues
Are You -- And Your Law Firm -- Ready For Retirement?
Don't postpone these tough but necessary conversations. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.16
* A debate between two British academics in honor of National Ukrainian Independence Day. [Debates.EU]
* Fascinating podcast with Professor Steve Drizin who heads up the legal team defending Making A Murderer’s Brendan Dassey. [Scalar Learning]
* You really don’t want a stressed out jury on your hands. [Law360]
* The University of Kentucky would rather sue its student newspaper than release documents about a professor accused of sexual assault. [Buzzfeed]
* Early retirement is probably not happening for law firm partners. [Law and More]
* The Title VII loopholes restaurants use to only hire pretty servers. [Jezebel]
* Scott Brown is denying Andrea Tantaros’ allegations that he sexually harassed her at Fox News. [Slate]
* Is law school worth the money? 1 percent of attorneys have high paying careers — you be the judge. [Investopedia]
* Analogizing law school to setting a track and field world record. [Tax Prof Blog]
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Books, Money, Wall Street
Empire Of The Fund: An Interview With William Birdthistle(Or: 4 Tips For Lawyers On Saving For Retirement)
An important new book addresses our nation's retirement income security crisis -- and contains investment advice too. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Partner Issues, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: Succession Planning – Yuck!
Is your law firm or legal institution prepared for the future? -
SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS Retirement Watch: Clarence Thomas To Hang Up His Robe?
Could it be? Could Justice Clarence Thomas actually be considering retirement? - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.26.16
* Did you know Virginia allows people with only a bachelor’s degree to be magistrates? And they are the ones approving search warrants. [Katz on Justice]
* Domino’s Pizza is the latest target of Eric Schneiderman, and the pizza chain is accused of discounting the hours employees have worked. [Pacific Standard Magazine]
* One way to avoid law firm layoffs is to totally restructure the way law firms operate. [Bloomberg BNA]
* What does one do when they retire from the Supreme Court? [SCOTUSblog]
* How much do Supreme Court justices interrupt each other? An interesting analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Baston rule and the integrity of the criminal justice system. [Slate]
* The repeal of Connecticut’s death penalty will now apply to the men currently on death row. [Huffington Post]
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Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: Is There A Farewell Victory Lap For Lawyers?
When lawyers decide to leave the business, whether voluntarily or not, what will they do? -
Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, Rape
The Judge Roberts Allegations -- Perspectives Of A Roberts Clerk
A former clerk reacts to the news of Judge Roberts's retirement and the allegations of rape. -
Federal Judges, Rape
Federal Judge Retires Amid Rape Allegations
Allegations emerge that a now-former federal judge raped a 16-year-old girl in 1981. -
Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: A Great Old Man Lawyer Retires
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.20.16
* Living the goddamn dream! This Biglaw attorney is retired… at age 33. [Mr. Money Mustache]
* Law school lecture goes viral! In fairness, “don’t talk to the police” seems like extra relevant advice after binge-watching Making a Murderer. [The Blaze]
* Pissed off about price gouging on Super Bowl tickets? Well, the Third Circuit sure isn’t going to help. [Bloomberg BNA]
* Is there a way to wish anger away? It may not be easy, but here are some tips to help with anger management. [Katz Justice]
* The ACLU has filed a class action over Louisiana’s underfunding of the public defender system. [ACLU]
* Great advice for keeping your firm’s (and client’s) sensitive information out of the hands of hackers. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* Congratulations to Elizabeth Wydra, longtime chief counsel of the Constitutional Accountability Center, who takes over as CAC’s new president. [National Law Journal]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.09.15
* Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who was jailed over her refusal to give marriage licenses to gay couples, was released by order of Judge David Bunning — with a warning not to interfere with her deputy clerks’ duties. Hmm, yeah, she’s totally going back to jail. [New York Times]
* The law school applicant pool is still dwindling after all these years, so it’s interesting to see which schools are offering students the biggest
bribesscholarships and grants (some of which may later disappear) so they can fill the seats in their classes with asses. [Bloomberg via PreLaw]* This Montana Law professor claims that he was forced to retire from his teaching position early due to the school’s ongoing budget cuts: “I am the first full-time member of the law faculty upon whom the ax has fallen.” We’ll have more on this later. [Missoulian]
* Hmm, what Dewey know about the standard of evidence for conviction in the D&L fraud trial? “Woulda, coulda, shoulda is fine for cocktail party conversation. In this courtroom and in any courtroom, the proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt.” [Reuters]
* Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross, who received an LL.M. in taxation from NYU School of Law, is making a $20 million donation to the school, its largest gift ever. We wonder how much he’s giving to his alma mater, Wayne State Law. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
A Name Partner Retires From A Prominent Boutique Law Firm
Will the firm be renaming itself to reflect this partner's departure? -
Biglaw
Skadden Partner Retires While Prosecutors Allege 'Serial' Misstatements
Skadden argues that it made innocent mistakes, but the bottom line is that the firm should never have found itself in this position in the first place. -
Career Center, Career Files, Lawyers, Money
From The Career Files: After Law School - Balancing Student Loans With Retirement Saving
Given the rising cost of education in the United States, new graduates face the challenge of balancing the competing interests of paying off student loans versus investing in other financial goals, such as retirement. -
Old People, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tells The World When She'll Retire
The world wants to know when she'll do it, and she's finally got an answer. -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg And The Myth Of The Indispensable Man
Wherein I beg, again, Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire.