Romance
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.15
* Marriage equality, religious freedom, voting rights, campaign finance reform, racial justice… one civil rights issue outweighs them all: the composition of the Supreme Court. [Talking Points Memo]
* Reminder to all the fresh lil’ 1Ls out there: you just might find love. [Go Knoxville]
* I’m glad someone is fact-checking How To Get Away With Murder; watching that show was getting exhausting. [Refinery 29]
* How quickly what is considered “offensive” changes. [What About Paris?]
* The latest review of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), by Katelyn Kye of Major, Lindsey & Africa (note: some spoilers). [In Brief]
* Try not to let the misery of the courtroom get you down. [Katz Justice]
* Taking a look at the process of adopting legal tech. [Law Technology Today]
* A tribute to how Doug Kendall changed the way liberals talk about the constitution. The founder of the Constitutional Accountability Center, Kendall passed away this weekend. [Think Progress]
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Adoption, Books, Copyright, D.C. Circuit, Environment / Environmental Law, Kids, Lindsay Lohan, Non-Sequiturs, Sandra Day O'Connor
Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.13
* Court rules that overlapping elements between romance novels do not amount to infringement. I mean, there’s only so many ways to phrase “throbbing member.” [Courthouse News Service] * Pinellas County, Florida (Tampa Bay area) returns to using fluoridated water after a governmental sea change brought on by the issue. Don’t they understand the Communist plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids? [Tampa Bay Times] * In fairness, I think pro se litigants generally have a pretty good ineffective assistance claim. [Lowering the Bar] * The D.C. Circuit managed to irritate both environmentalists and industry by affirming Fish and Wildlife’s designation of polar bears as “threatened.” It’s a nice middle ground. You know who else would appreciate some middle ground? A polar bear clinging to a shrinking ice floe. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor thinks kids need a healthier respect for the American democratic process. It would be unfortunate if the will of a democratic majority could get hijacked by five partisan hacks. [Courthouse News Service] * Following up on yesterday’s profile of Lindsay Lohan’s attorney Mark Heller, the judge declared him “incompetent.” Fair enough. [TMZ] * Oh, but trust him, he’s a doctor (of law). [The Economist] * To quote the inimitable Spencer Hall, “Fine, here, cry.” [New York Times]
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Biglaw, Politics, Romance and Dating
Cory Booker: The Perfect Wingman for This Seyfarth Shaw Associate
Need some help with your marriage proposal? Have no fear, Cory Booker is here! -
Britney Spears, Celebrities, Music, Romance and Dating
Britney Spears Is Kind Of Dating A Lawyer... Okay, Not Really
Britney Spears has a new beau, and he works at a law firm. Who is he? -
Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Videos, YouTube
Awful Reason No. 487539475346 To Go To Law School: You Might Fall In Love
For your information, law school is not a matchmaking service. -
Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sexism
If You Are A Lawyer, Chances Are Last Night Was Premature and Unfeminine
Are lawyers bad at sex, or are they just good at complaining about it? -
Contracts, Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating
Slaying Romance, Lawyer Style: A Romantic Valentine's Day Memorandum of Understanding
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Cellphones, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Lawyer Sends a Passive-Aggressive Break-Up Brief Via Text
As we know from our Courtship Connection service, the dating scene is pretty rough for lawyers in New York City — but it’s even worse if you’ve chosen a non-lawyer as your date.... -
Biglaw, Blind Item, Partner Issues, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sex Scandals
Biglaw Blind Item: Making (It With A) Partner
We begin this Biglaw blind item with a fairly familiar setup: a partner sleeping with an associate. Shocking, right? Well, let's add a few elements to the mix.... -
California, Courtship Connection, Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating, Silicon Valley
Courtship Connection: Moving West
Happy Valentine’s Day to you if you have a date lined up tonight! For the rest of you, Happy Staying-In-To-Watch-A-Movie-And-Drink-With-Your-Single-Friends Day. Last year, two Washington lawyers actually let me set them up on a V-Day date. This year, with my pool of Chicago candidates, I didn’t bother. I wouldn’t wish the boring Chicago dating scene […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Labor / Employment, Quote of the Day, Romance and Dating, Sexual Harassment
Quote of the Day: That's What You Think...
There’s no Valentine’s Day exemption to the sexual harassment laws. — Labor and employment attorney Steven Palazzolo, commenting on what not to do in the workplace on Valentine’s Day. -
Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating
Be My Contractually Obligated Valentine
Yesterday was Valentine's Day. That means different things to different people. For a married man, it's a day when you can only get in trouble for underperformance. For a single woman over 30, it's a day to make you feel like you are going to die alone. For a single man with money, it's a day to shoot fish in a barrel. For a young woman, it's a day of presents. For Hallmark, florists, and chocolatiers, it's a day of straight cash, homey. For lawyers? Well, it's a day to enter into a non-binding contractual agreement for affection and fellatio, silly....
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Biglaw, New York Times, Weddings
Easiest Way to Get into the NYT Wedding Section? Be an 'Elite' Lawyer
You literally cannot go wrong with a write-up in the NYT wedding section. So is there an easy way to get into the esteemed wedding section? As proven by our very own Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, lawyers seem to have been featured in abundance. But that's just the first part of the equation, according to a new demographics study.... -
Blind Item, Law Professors, Law Schools, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Law School Blind Item: Hot for Teacher
Romances between law professors and law students: they happen. Law students are adults, after all, and they should be allowed to make their own decisions in matters of the heart. Our latest blind item has to do with the extracurricular activities of a prominent law professor.... -
Craigslist, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, Romance and Dating
Let's Help This Law Student Find His Missed Connection
It's the great downside of Halloween. You meet a girl, you like her, things seem to be going well. And then, poof, she's gone. And because she was in costume, you don't even know what her face looks like. But we live in the internet age, where Craigslist has devised a partial solution for these situations: the Missed Connections page. And this one should be easier to match than most, because he actually knows the woman's name. Let's help these two law students out.... -
In-House Counsel, Romance and Dating
The Dæmon Lover
The People's Therapist, Will Meyerhofer, wants you to know that this happens a lot. It begins with the standard set-up. You feel trapped. Hate your life. Nerves shot. Self-esteem shredded. You know the drill: Biglaw. That's when the dæmon lover appears. It doesn't end well.... -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, English Grammar and Usage, Lawyer Advertising, Pro Bono, Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: Announcements and RFPs
With the departure of Jay Shepherd, small firm columnist Valerie Katz is now (at least temporarily) filling the role of small firm chica (Val) and small firm expert (Jay). Let me tell you, it is exhausting. So, she am going to do what any smart, small-firm partner would do in this situation, and she am going to delegate. And, by delegate, she means push the work off on you. She have a few new features that she would like to unveil (and she swears, it will be better than the new Facebook)... -
Courtship Connection, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection Chitown: Hush, Puppies
One of the past Courtship Connection couplings that beat the odds included two New York lawyers paired because of their shared love of My Cousin Vinny. Seeing that two Chicago early-twenty-somethings had named Vincent Gambini as their fave legal fictional character, Kashmir Hill sent these two yutes out on a date, hoping to replicate that success.... -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Family Law, Litigators, Litigatrix, Loyola Law School, Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, Weddings
An Update on Chicago's Runaway Bridegroom and Jilted Bride
In a Chicago lawsuit, a lovely young lawyer, Lauren Serafin, sued her handsome ex-fiancé, Sidley Austin associate Robert Leighton, for "breach of promise" to marry. Serafin alleged that Leighton cheated on her during his Las Vegas bachelor party, with a woman named "Danielle," and then broke off the engagement -- saddling Serafin with almost $63,000 in wedding- and honeymoon-related expenses. We now bring you an update on this saga....