Sexism
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Biglaw, Sexism
Female Lawyer Who Called Out Biglaw Partner's Sexist Remarks Now Considered 'Unemployable'
Women lawyers shouldn't have to be publicly lambasted in the name of decrying sexism. -
Television
Making The Case For Annalise Keating As An Important Fictional Lawyer
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Internal Memos, Interview Stories
You Won't Believe This Biglaw Memo From The 1950s
Biglaw hiring policy says no to "girl lawyers."
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Sexism
Biglaw Partner Taken To Task Over 'Sexist' And 'Misogynistic' Behavior
What could this lawyer have said that was so offensive? -
Fashion, Sexism
Is Your Office Temperature Sexist?
On Thinking Like A Lawyer, we explore the vagaries of professional fashion and temperature. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.25.15
* Too many students who still apply and attend law school, convinced they are the special snowflake that will beat the odds, are just lying to themselves. [Law and More]
* A new motion in the case of Adnan Syed, featured in the inaugural and highly successful first season of the Serial podcast, casts doubt on key evidence used to convict him. [Gawker]
* Attention in-house counsel: Please, please, please stop sending money to a Nigerian prince. It is, in fact, a scam. [Corporate Counsel]
* The legal battle to define mayo has reached its conclusion. Cutting edge of the legal world people. [Slate]
* Colleges are back in session and have to deal with the ramifications of incredibly offensive and juvenile behavior. Again. [Popehat]
* Is it possible there will be a legal research competitor to Lexis and Westlaw? Or Nah? [William Ha]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.15
* I get that litigation is expensive, but I promise, Tom Brady doesn’t need donations for his Deflategate legal bills. Especially not when they’re solicited in an obituary. [Deadspin]
* Protip: Don’t ask a female attorney if she is going through menopause, unless you like sanctions. [Lawyers for the Profession]
* Great time waster: what’s the weirdest law in your home state? [Yahoo!]
* Lat reviews Allegiance (affiliate link), a novel by Kermit Roosevelt featuring a Supreme Court clerk. [Wall Street Journal]
* An all too realistic look at what it is like to be a lawyer — substance abuse, terrible workload, self-loathing and all. [Vice]
* A case study of estate planning as played out in the life of fashion icon Helen Gurley Brown. [New York Times]
* Heads up to Missouri lawmakers — you don’t end sexual harassment by telling interns to dress “modest.” [Think Progress]
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Job Searches
How To Make Your Résumé Shine For Racist, Homophobic, Misogynists
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.24.15
* Cocaine-swiping judge out on work release. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* Autozone settles $185 million suit over firing a pregnant worker. [Jezebel]
* Once Donald Trump shuts up about illegal immigrants, maybe the adults in the room can start talking about the horrific conditions facing legal migrants, specifically those with H-2 visas. [BuzzFeed News]
* It sounds like this guy deserved more than a 30-month license suspension. [Legal Profession Blog]
* Things you can’t tell your employees: that they look “quite f**kable.” [Legal Cheek]
* A new report focuses on disabilities in the legal profession. [BWB Solutions]
* If you write off “trigger warnings” as an assault on academic freedom, you might be missing the point. [TaxProf Blog]
* More on why a ban on T-14 hires is stupid. [Break Into Biglaw]
* Kaye Scholer’s Michael Solow discusses his experiences with the real-life Professor Kingsfield. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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Sexism, Women's Issues
3 Biggest Reasons Men Should Fear Women In Charge
When women run things, things get worse for men. Fact. -
Sexism
Can They Do This? Should They Do This? ACLU Takes On Hollywood
The ACLU is going after Hollywood... I wonder how that'll work out. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.09.15
* Amal Clooney, the attorney who tamed George Clooney’s heart and is now considered one of the most famous human rights lawyers in the world, will be teaching at a New York law school this spring. Which one? We’ll have more on this fun news later today. [USA Today]
* Talk about a Hail Mary play: The ACLU has decided to come to the defense of a very unlikely cause. Per a recently filed federal brief, the organization thinks that the USPTO’s cancellation of the Redskins trademark was unconstitutional. [WSJ Law Blog]
* According to a new BARBRI study, the vast majority of third-year law students think they’re ready to go when it comes to practicing law, but the lawyers who have had the (dis)pleasure to work with new graduates don’t seem to agree. [National Law Journal]
* “Those kinds of jobs are never going to be enough to absorb the number of people graduating from law school over the next five or 10 years.” Northeastern’s dean laughs in Biglaw’s face — his grads measure their success in other ways. [Boston Business Journal]
* Ellen Pao’s “racy” gender discrimination lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins serves as a harsh criticism of the sexist culture of Silicon Valley. Luckily, jury members will be able to busy themselves with the case’s more lurid details. [The Upshot / New York Times]
* Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency is working on a new podcast that will help prospective law students to see what working in the legal profession is really like. “I Am The Law” debuted in January 2015, and it’s worth a listen. [U.S. News & World Report]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.29.15
* An interview with Judge Paul Cassell, the former jurist representing the woman accusing Professor Alan Dershowitz. Will this be the face of Dershowitz's reversal of fortune? (See what I did there?) [The Careerist] * Indiana is making moves to end litigation financing. If you want to see a naked attempt by deep pockets to influence the law, read this story. Or, you know, any story about lobbying ever. [LFC 360] * For people who kvetched that their precious feelings get hurt when Staci writes about sexism in the legal industry, it may warm your hearts to learn that, according to a UC Hastings Law study, STEM careers are just as bad. Yay? [Mashable] * Oh and finance is the same way. [Law and More] * Elementary school conducting poop inspections. Holy s**t. [Huffington Post] * Anti-vaccination parents have brought measles roaring back to ruin Disneyland vacations. Is it time to start suing them for turning their kids into plague vectors? [Forbes] * SpaceX drops its lawsuit against the Air Force. [Slate] * If you're interested in Sports Law, Penn Law is hosting a symposium on February 13. Get your tickets at this link. [Penn Law Sports Law Symposium] * Practice alert: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution has issued a new set of rules. For any general counsel out there plagued with cross-border business-to-business disputes, check them out. [What About Clients?] * Our friend Sidney Powell's book, Licensed to Lie (affiliate link), earned a starring role at the Loretta Lynch confirmation hearings. Check out the questioning below. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54uoOH_qh7U&feature=youtu.be -
Sexism, Women's Issues
Sexism In The Legal Profession: An Uncomfortable Truth
I’ll stop writing about sexism in the legal profession when there aren’t any more things for me to write about. Sadly, I don’t think I’ll ever run out of material. -
Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues
Musical Chairs: Differing Views On A Prominent Partner's Move
Is this a big blow to Kirkland & Ellis, or is K&E glad to see her go? -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Women's Issues
Law School Dean Urges Students To Stop Making 'Wildly Inappropriate' Sexist Comments About Female Professor
Why aren’t more law school deans willing to protect the women of this profession? -
Law Schools, Pornography
From Berkeley Law To XXX: One Law Student Cum Porn Star's Journey
The way fellow law students treat this porn star suggests that some stereotypes can lead to double standards. -
Lawyer Advertising, Women's Issues
Legal Ad Boils Down To 'Hey, Check Out This Girl's Boobs'
"Is this an ad for a strip club or a corporate consultant?" That's a question readers of a respected bankruptcy journal asked after seeing this ad. -
Quote of the Day, Sexism, Women's Issues
Is 'Ayatollah Preet Bharara' A Sexist Who Practices Sharia Law?
Pregnant women deserve respect, but it seems this U.S. Attorney won't give it to them.