Rudeness
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Quote of the Day, Trademarks
Holy F*ck! This Appellate Opinion Is So F*cking Obscene!
Here's an opinion that'll leave you saying, "WTF?!" -
Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: The Bluetooth Tool
Have you ever encountered an interviewer as rude as this one? - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Interview Stories, Job Searches
Interview Horror Stories: How To Respond To A Raging Racist?
How should candidates respond when subjected to offensive behavior during the recruiting process?
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Law Schools, Rudeness
The Yale Law Student With The Profane T-Shirt Speaks
It turns out that his accuser wasn't exactly a paragon of fashion virtue. -
Law Schools, Rudeness
Have Yale Law Students Gotten Too Big For Their Britches?
One Yale law student has seriously ticked off some members of the Yale Club of New York City. -
Judicial Divas, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
The High Cost Of Bringing A Judge To Justice
How much have taxpayers spent on the defense of this judge, and how many law firms has she burned through? -
Biglaw, Music
Skadden D.C. Really Has No Idea What It's Doing
Skadden told their lawyers they "negotiated" with the band hurting their precious ears? What does a Skadden "negotiation" actually look like? You'll be embarrassed. At least they should be. -
Biglaw
Why Are D.C. Lawyers Such Frigging Babies?
Which law firm called THE SECRET SERVICE to file a damn noise complaint? - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Rudeness, State Judges
Benchslap Of The Day: A Judge's 'Retarded' Remarks Result In Reversal
A state high court benchslaps a trial judge for making impartial and derogatory remarks in a child custody dispute. -
Rudeness
Who Needs Civility Anyway? A Postmortem Post
Remember, as lawyers, your most valuable asset is your reputation. Do you want to be known in your community as an unethical, unnecessarily aggressive jerk who is always difficult to work with? -
Federal Judges, Rudeness
Federal Prosecutor Says Ticking Off Judges Is His 'Public Interest' Duty
Why you gotta be so rude, Preet? -
Biglaw, Email Scandals
Biglaw Firm Makes Big Joke Out Of Work/Life Balance
Does this firm really care about its associates' quality of life? Nope. -
Education / Schools, Free Speech, Politics
Persecution For Unpopular Opinions Or Pedagogical Nightmare? Prof Kicks Student From Class For Doubting Rape Stats
Columnist Tamara Tabo takes a look at an interesting controversy rocking a prominent liberal-arts college.
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Email Scandals, Gay, Law Schools
3L At Top Law School Writes 'Derogatory' Anti-Gay Email, Hits 'Reply All'
Bigotry on open display thanks to a "reply all" mishap. -
Food, Law Schools
Law Student Loses His Mind In Nasty Note, Wishes Decades Of Debt Upon Classmates
Feast your eyes upon the ramblings of a pissed-off law student. -
Rudeness, Small Law Firms
It's Okay For Lawyers To Be Jerks (Sometimes)
The thing is, being a jerk all the time doesn't make you a jerk, it makes you an a-hole. -
Federal Judges, Rudeness
This Pissed-Off Judge Is Really Sick Of Discovery Disputes
The judge was so annoyed with the litigants in this case that she wrote a rather sarcastic ruling. -
Drinking, Real Estate, Rudeness
Rich Lawyer's Wife Leaves Incredibly Drunk, Racist Message Promising 'Massive F-ing Lawsuit'
She was so pissed off and drunk that she accidentally referred to herself as a rich piece of sh*t. -
Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A 'Shocking' Revelation
A federal judge professes ignorance of an infamous hand gesture. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.19.14
* A third-year student from the Louisiana State University Law Center was indicted for allegedly raping one woman and allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rape another. He’s currently free on bail under GPS monitoring supervision. [The Advocate]
* Here’s some news you can potentially use (with extreme caution): you may be able to give a law firm partner the finger and still be eligible to receive unemployment benefits after you’ve been fired for flipping the bird. [Madison St. Clair Record]
* Ever go to law school? Ever go to law school… on weed? Lots of law schools are adding courses related to marijuana law to their curricula because “[f]or most students, this is an inherently interesting topic.” Yessir, it is. [National Law Journal]
* Hmm, this advice article says you should evaluate your GPA and LSAT score to determine which law schools to apply to, but we know the only real qualification is a pulse. This is confusing. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
* The Federal Communications Commission renewed a radio license for a station owned by Washington Redskins’ owner Dan Snyder, despite the fact that the agency’s chairman previously called the team name “offensive and derogatory.” [WSJ Law Blog]