Sex
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Jury Duty, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: Time To Pick A Jury
The day of reckoning is here for a partner accused of egregious sexual harassment. -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors, Sex Scandals
In Search Of Balance In Dershowitz v. Cassell
Retired judge Nancy Gertner takes issue with Tamara Tabo's recent column about Alan Dershowitz. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.08.15
* 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft got to live out many an American’s fantasy: he got to screw a lawyer, again and again. [Gawker]
* “I guess if I had to change one thing, it would have been to go to law school after college. But I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up until I actually grew up, and by then it was a little too late for those goals.” [XX Factor / Slate]
* Hoboken councilwoman Beth Mason and her husband, Wachtell Lipton partner Ricky Mason, just got hit with more than $40,000 dollars in fines for election finance reporting violations. [Politicker NJ]
* Some thoughts from Professor Jonathan Adler on standing up for free speech in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Speaking of Charlie Hebdo, Professor Ann Althouse isn’t a fan of slobbery kisses. [Althouse]
* How do legal rules contribute to the evolution of the institution of marriage? Thoughts from Professors Naomi Cahn and June Carbone. [Concurring Opinions]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.07.15
* Alan Dershowitz vowed to sue the lawyers who alleged he took part in a sex scandal for defamation, but it looks like he was too slow — they sued him for defamation first. The Dersh, however, seemed pleased as punch by the news: “This makes my day.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Illinois passed some of the toughest anti-revenge-porn legislation the country has seen to date. With possible jail time and huge fines, maybe people will be inspired to be decent human beings… but we doubt it. [International Business Times]
* Welcome to 2015: In what’s being called the “running of the laterals,” many Biglaw partners and associates are making their moves and taking their practices to different firms and businesses. We hope everyone collected their bonuses! [Am Law Daily]
* You may be “troubled by a program where people at the bottom pay for the people at the top,” but it’s happening at law schools across the country. Students with low LSAT scores are subsidizing their classmates’ education. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, getting into law school with lower LSAT scores is easier than it’s ever been before. From 2010 to 2013, nearly all of the nation’s Top 20 law schools admitted students with lower test scores. Thank them for paying your tuition. [Businessweek]
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Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors, Sex Scandals
A Second Look At The Allegations Against Alan Dershowitz
Until we get more evidence, we should reserve judgment on the allegations against Alan Dershowitz. -
Lawyer Advertising, Ridiculousness
Lawyer Films Crazy Commercial With Talking Sex Doll
This insane advertisement goes where no lawyer has dared to go before. -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Professors, Sex Scandals
Alan Dershowitz Fights Back Against Allegations Of Sexual Relations With A Minor
What do you make of these shocking allegations against a distinguished lawyer and law professor? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.05.15
* Per recent reports, human rights attorney Amal Clooney was threatened with arrest after she pointed out major issues with the Egyptian justice system in a paper sponsored by the International Bar Association. She was able to escape because officials feared the wrath of George Clooney. [The Telegraph]
* Uh oh! It looks like Alan Dershowitz got himself mixed up in a lawsuit involving a salacious underage sex scandal. In his own defense, the famed Havard Law prof said, “It’s a completely, totally fabricated, made-up story. I’m an innocent victim of an extortion conspiracy.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* The price of the billable hour may have risen by more than 10 percent over the course of the last four years, but according to the chairman of one Biglaw firm, “[t]he question is: Is anybody paying that?” Hahaha, yeah right. [National Law Journal]
* That was quick. The Bitcoin Foundation hired a global policy counsel who lasted there for less than a year. It seems the policy and regulation aspects of the digital currency’s existence were viewed as a “distraction.” [DealBook / New York Times]
* Chicago Biglaw and midsized firms are brushing up on their Mandarin language skills because Chinese investment in the Windy City hit more than $3 billion last year. FYI, senior associates, these firms may have a job for you. [Crain’s Chicago Business]
* Did she get SLC punk’d? Another woman was just nabbed for allegedly pretending to be a lawyer. It seems that Utah resident Karla Carbo reportedly impersonated a member of the bar at least three times in the past six months. [New York Daily News]
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Celebrities, Politics
Should 'Girls' Star Lena Dunham Be Prosecuted?
There is nothing insensitive about asking women who use the media to spread their accusations to also respond to media inquiry. -
Canada, Quote of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals
The Tawdry Tale Of Justice Lori Douglas Comes To An End
This story, which started off with a bang -- or rather banging, memorialized in nude photos -- ends with a whimper. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.26.14
* Indiana Tech Law has yet another new dean after a little more than a year of operations — he currently serves as a dean at the second-best law school in the nation, Cooley Law. [Journal Gazette]
* A Pennsylvania lawyer allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl in his office, and prosecutors have already reserved a “special place in hell” for him, and possibly a jail cell. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* “We feel like we’ve been left hanging in a really stressful time.” While Bingham McCutchen partners and top staffers made moves, less senior staffers were left crying and without a clue. 🙁 [Am Law Daily]
* Since a grand jury failed to indict Darren Wilson in Michael Brown’s death, people are counting on the DOJ to come through for them. “I just don’t think Ferguson has a leg to stand on,” says one negative nancy law professor. [National Law Journal]
* After being down in the dumps for a while due to the recession, according to Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group, law firm leaders are feeling more confident and optimistic about the economy — as one can see from these bonuses. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics, Sex, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer Accused Of Hypnotizing Clients Into Sex Acts
You may not believe this headline, but you have to read the disciplinary filing. -
Canada, Celebrities, Crime, Media and Journalism, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trials
The View From Up North: Jian Ghomeshi's Pre-Trial Foreplay
A salacious case offers a window into crisis management and the challenges faced by lawyers handling high-profile matters.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Email Scandals, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Pets, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals, Small Law Firms, Vicious Infighting
Law Firm Rocked By Allegations Of Affairs, Financial Problems... And A Missing Cat
Allegations of an affair between a senior partner and a junior attorney, crazy conduct by the senior partner's furious wife, and a mysteriously missing cat. -
Non-Sequiturs, Police, Religion, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Ted Frank
Non-Sequiturs: 11.05.14
* A cautionary tale about using online dating to cheat on your spouse — you might end up upwards of $54K poorer. [Legal Cheek] * Alabama wasted time and energy passing a ballot measure for the purely symbolic purpose of reaffirming Xenophobia? Shocking! [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Interesting tale of reporting a female boss for sexual harassment. [Vice] * When the police inevitably come down on you, turn off your iPhones first. [Versus Texas] * 6 Hilarious Trials That Prove the Legal System Is Screwed. [Cracked] * CCAF is hiring. Good pay, flexible hours. Sounds like a great gig if you hate plaintiffs’ firms. [Center for Class Action Fairness] * Should Jewish judges recuse themselves in Palestinian terrorism cases? Um. No? [Tablet Magazine] * Jameis Winston’s lawyer is just the worst. [Jezebel] -
DUI / DWI, Legal Ethics, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms
Lawyer Accused Of Extorting Sex From Clients, Amateur Porn, Polygamy
If only this guy were at an Am Law 100 firm so we could make Biglaw/Big Love jokes. -
Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Women's Issues
In Further Defense Of Jonathan Dach, The Yale Law Grad Dragged Into A Sex Scandal
A prominent accuser of Jonny Dach turns out to have a prostitution problem of his own. -
Canada, Legal Ethics, Pictures, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Lawyer Urges Ethics Panel To View Nude Photos Of Judge Lori Douglas
What does a Canadian judge share in common with Jennifer Lawrence? Controversial nude photos. -
Politics, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Women's Issues
In Defense Of Jonathan Dach
Is Yale Law School graduate Jonny Dach getting a bum rap? -
Food, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.14
* Florida State QB Jameis Winston is still in a heap of legal trouble and it turns out his best legal move might just be to drop out. It’d save him the trouble of getting demolished by Mississippi State. [Sports Illustrated] * A follow-up on the Yale Law/Colombia Prostitution/Secret Service/Obama scandal. An amateur poet was hot on this story from the start and sent cryptic verse about it to a Yale student paper way back in the day. [Ivy Gate Blog] * Ron Swanson explains lawyers. Best line, “The man who kills me will know.” [Legal Cheek] * Remember when the Texas Supreme Court cited Walter from Big Lebowski? Now we have the proper citation form for the occasion. [The Legal Satyricon] * Perdue has settled two lawsuits against it over the use of the phrase “humanely raised.” Apparently its chickens were “not that.” [Salon] * One lawyer explains why it’s high time we eliminate this holiday. [Katz Justice]