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Biglaw, California, john quinn, Money, Partner Issues
Can Somebody Break a Hundred for John Quinn?
John B. Quinn, managing partner of Quinn Emanuel, is one of our favorites here at Above the Law. We like people who have a personality. We also like people who are so rich they just don't give a f***. Quinn seems to have gotten to the point where he can legitimately start a Twitter account called "rich people problems." We have evidence of his tribulations from the Quinn Emanuel San Francisco firm reception.... -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, California, Federal Judges, Movies, Pictures, Sports, Stephen Breyer
Judge Kozinski Occupies Oakland
These days, mentioning the California city of Oakland conjures up images of tear gas and violence. It's not a place that people associate with innocent fun right now. But Oakland isn't all protesters and police. We bring you a report from a recent visitor to that city, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.... - 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… -
Biglaw, California, Career Alternatives
Former Nixon Peabody Associate Opens San Francisco Bike Shop
A few weeks ago, Chris Danzig heard a group of men discussing ATL at a bar. He heard them mention Brian Smith, a former associate at Nixon Peabody, who opened the doors to his new business, Huckleberry Bicycles, last Friday in San Francisco. Chris met up with Smith last week, and they spoke about how Smith became a part of our growing club of lawyers not practicing law....
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American Bar Association / ABA, California, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Paul Clement, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 10.21.11
* According to Jacoby & Myers, “winning is everything.” And by “winning,” they, of course, mean “settling.” Ten points to Gryffindor Jay Shepherd. [New York Times] * Ah, DOMA. Like it or not, we’re footing the bill for a law the DOJ won’t touch. This guy wants us to stop putting money in Paul Clement’s […]
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Baseball, Intellectual Property, Screw-Ups, Sports, Trademarks
Whoops, the San Francisco Giants Forgot to Trademark Their Logo
Nobody ever seems to believe me when I say this, but San Francisco gets chilly. It is cold most of the time. And foggy. The warmest time of year is right now, in late October. If you come to visit in July, and you stay in the city, and you will get cold. That’s why […] -
California, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Gay Marriage, Small Law Firms, Weddings
Size Matters: Divorce Lawyer Gives Marriage Advice
Valerie Katz profiles a San Francisco family lawyer whose firm has become a highly regarded boutique that specializes in “Family Building,” “Divorce and Dissolution,” and “Asset Protection.” What's so special about him? This guy is a marriage counselor, too. Would you take marriage advice from someone who specializes in divorce? -
California, Small Law Firms
Size Matters: California Love
For the next few months, small firm columnist Valerie Katz is working and living in San Francisco. It is safe to say to that it is a different world here than in Chicago. This difference, she has learned, is present not only outside of the office, but inside as well. How? According to several small-firm attorneys, this difference manifests itself in a work culture that stresses healthy competition in a supportive environment. Let's examine this difference in a little more detail.... -
Bad Ideas, Crime, Cyberlaw, Free Speech, Police, Technology
San Francisco Subway Shuts Off Cell Service, Hackers Get Angry
I rode BART into San Francisco on Monday for dinner. As our train approached the Embarcadero station, the driver came on the intercom. “We aren’t stopping at this station. Don’t want to drop you in the middle of a protest.” So my roommate and I got off a block later and backtracked. We encountered a […] - 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. -
California, Celebrities, Kids, Morning Docket, Pornography, Robert Wone
Morning Docket: 08.04.11
* Dreamboard is a pretty sick concept for a child porn website, but pedophiles are pretty sick people. At least we busted most of them. [CNN] * The reports of a possible settlement in the Robert Wone case turned out to be true. Too bad we’ll never know the terms of the deal. [Blog of […]
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Courtship Connection, Politics, Reader Polls, Romance and Dating
Courtship Connection: City Voting and Opposites Attracting
Anyone who has spent a swampy June/July/August in D.C. knows that it’s not the ideal setting for a sizzling summer romance. So it is time to shift locations for the Courtship Connection, Above the Law’s dating service for legal eagles. Given my miserable less-than-perfect matchmaking track record, I was surprised by the number of emails […] -
Andrew Sullivan, California, Health Care / Medicine, Jews, Kids, Politics, Religion, Weirdness
Circumcision, Anti-Semitism, and You
The phone’s been ringing off the hook here at the Circumcision Law Desk all weekend, so I apologize in advance if this post comes off sounding a bit distracted. Oftentimes, the intersection of foreskin and law is a lonely corridor filled with nothing but shattered dreams and crying babies. A screaming anti-semitism comes across the […] -
Facebook, Monica Goodling, Movies, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.11
* Kesha’s publicist really needs to talk to Kesha’s lawyers about filing lawsuits that make Kesha Ke$ha look lame. [Thomson Reuters] * You don’t really think you’re going to get a law school to roll over and pay $40 million to snookered students like a cooking school would? Crappy law schools might not be training […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.22.11
* Technology is a godsend, but old-school ways did have their charms. Ben Kerschberg reminisces about preparing SCOTUS briefs back in the days of hot-metal printing. [Forbes] * Ed Whelan calls out Linda Greenhouse regarding the D.C. Circuit nomination of Caitlin Halligan (in a blog post whose title I prefer not to dwell on). [Bench […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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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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Alex Kozinski, Defamation, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Technology
Did Blogging Kill the First Amendment?
Our buddy, the Honorable Alex Kozinski, is on a roll. On Monday, the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit benchslapped a pair of wealthy, persistently annoying and mildly famous identical twins. The same day, he gave a lecture at San Francisco’s Golden Gate University School of Law, where he […] -
Craigslist, Gay, Job Searches, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex
Proof That the Legal Job Market Still Sucks
It’s a little risqué, so we’ve placed it after the jump. If your sensibilities are delicate or you don’t like crudeness, please stop reading here. -
Biglaw, California, Silicon Valley, Skaddenfreude, Staff Layoffs
Skadden Takes Its Heart from San Francisco -- and Closes Its S.F. Office
Late last week, word started to leak out that Skadden Arps plans to close its San Francisco office, by the end of June 2011. A meeting was held on Friday where the closure was announced to the office. The S.F. office is essentially being folded into the firm’s Silicon Valley outpost. Some of the initial […] -
March Madness, March Madness 2010
ATL March Madness: Best City to Practice Law (Regional Finals). West and Midwest.
ATL’s competition to crown the best city to practice law continues. In the regional finals in the east and south, D.C. is dominating New York, and Dallas is doing away with Atlanta. Now it’s time for us to turn our sights westward. This round’s bouts will determine which city in flyover country is the best […]