Sports
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Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Lessons For Law Firms As ESPN Loses A Rainmaker
What can lawyers and law firms learn from ESPN and Bill Simmons parting ways? Some thoughts from columnist Gaston Kroub. -
Law Schools, Sports
Law Student Gets Scholarship To Play Big East Ball
Imagine playing top-flight basketball during your 1L year. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Celebrities, Law Schools, Sports
What Law Students And Young Lawyers Can Learn From NBA MVP Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry's ability to rebound from adversity may be his greatest strength of all, according to columnist Renwei Chung.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.01.15
* Floyd Mayweather’s lawyer says that his client will post Suge Knight’s insanely high $10 million bail if he wins his fight against Manny Pacquiao. Suge says he was “really going to pull for him to win, but now [he’s] going to have to pray for him to win.” [Los Angeles Times]
* Northwestern University School of Law is launching a first-of-its-kind loan repayment assistance program to help grads in “modestly salaried private sector jobs” — that is, if you make less than $85,000, the school will pay your loan interest for up to a year. [National Law Journal via CBS]
* If you haven’t heard, the class of 2014 was much more employed than the class of 2013 by a factor of a few percentage points. Apply to law school right now! (No, don’t do that. The class of 2014 was smaller, so it looks like the job stats were better.) [ABA Journal]
* “[T]he jury is out and the only sane thing you can say about Dentons is check back in three years.” Hot on the heels of the announced merger between Dentons and McKenna Long, many lawyers are running for the exits. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* If you’re interested in going to law school on the east coast, then you may want to take a look at this list of schools, ranked by total employment of the class of 2014. We’d shudder to see what this list would look like if only long-term, full-time jobs were used. [BostInno]
* A lawyer who’s suing former U.S. Representative Aaron Schock on behalf of a campaign donor says he’s been unable to locate the disgraced politician to serve him. What will happen now? We bet you can find out on the next episode of Downton Abbey. [ABC News]
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Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: When To Never Give Up (Or, What Lawyers Can Learn From Bill Simmons)
Columnist Gaston Kroub examines the career of Bill Simmons, the bestselling author and sports television personality, and pulls out wisdom for lawyers. -
Biglaw, Sports
Stats Of The Week: Biglaw Revenues Outpace The Fortune 500 And Pro Sports
Revenue growth for law firms from 2003-2013 compares favorably to that of Fortune 500 companies. -
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Football, Sports
Providence Journal With Second-Worst Aaron Hernandez Story This Week
Wherein "murder charges" are different from "football games." - 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. -
Football
What Are The NFL's Biggest Legal Issues? A Conversation With Sports Illustrated's Peter King
Just because the NFL has not played a game in months does not mean we can't talk a little football. -
Sports
Donald Sterling Can't Lose
The lawsuit between Donald Sterling's wife and his mistress heats up. -
Football, Masturbation
Professional Football Player, Alleged Masturbator, Litigant
What is the proper amount of time that one should stand accused of beating off in public? -
Sports
Penn State President Engages In Mexican Standoff
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier is going after Louis Freeh like a cornered animal. -
Football
Looking For A New NFL Players Association Leader? Send In The Clowns
It may be true that people get the leaders they deserve. But it's equally true that no one, not even Joe Flacco, deserves this.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.26.15
* Kim Kardashian is reportedly seeking law firm experience despite having no “legal training” or “redeeming qualities,” and she wants Amal Clooney to give her a hand. [Legal Cheek]
* Do you remember Jennifer Gaubert, the New Orleans lawyer and radio host who hooked up with her cab driver… on video? She’s been sentenced. [Times-Picayune]
* Supreme Court hears attorneys’ fees case. Baker Botts wants to get paid, yo. [Washington Post]
* With three NFL teams publicly announcing their intention to build multi-billion dollar arenas in L.A., now’s a good time to mention that firms specializing in sports work have a pretty sweet business model. [The American Lawyer]
* That was fast. Days after Dean Nora Demleitner announced that she was stepping down, Washington & Lee already has a new dean. [TaxProf Blog]
* Jury slams Apple with $533 Million verdict. As they say, everything’s bigger in Texas. [The Litigation Daily]
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Canada, Sports
The View From Up North: Two Lawyers Chase Their Hockey Passion
Two lawyers explain their interesting outside pursuit to Canada columnist Steve Dykstra. -
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Caption Contests, Law Schools, Sports
Caption Contest Winner: Law School Ruins Sporting Events
Law school is so tough that students have to study all the time -- even when it's embarrassing to be caught doing so. -
Sports
Kevin Durant Gets His Law Degree In 3 Days
It seems like this is a purely fictional vanity institution concocted to make a guy feel like he’s a lawyer. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.11.15
* Katy Perry’s lawyers from Greenberg Traurig lob another volley at the sculptor of Left Shark. Amazingly, they’re trying to use his sculpture in their trademark application. Can’t make this up. [Political Sculptor] * Former ATL Lawyer of the Year, Paul Weiss’s Roberta Kaplan, has an interesting new project. She’s asking Americans to co-sign an […] -
Caption Contests, Law Schools, Sports
Caption Contest Finalists: Law School Ruins Sporting Events
Maybe these law students were scoring the basketball game the old school way -- not studying in the stands.