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Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Federal Judges, Kasowitz Benson, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Scott Rothstein, Screw-Ups
Greenberg Traurig and the TD Bank To-Do: What Happened at the Contempt Hearing?
Remember the discovery dust-up involving Greenberg Traurig, which gave rise to contempt proceedings? The two-day hearing took place last week. What happened? -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv, Screw-Ups
More Finals Week Ridiculousness: Law Prof Rips Final Exam Straight from Commercial Outline
What should happen when a professor doesn't even write her own exam -- and just takes it straight from a widely available outline? - Sponsored
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Huge Exam Screw-Up Requires Class to Retake Portions Of Test
An amazing exam administration screw-up defies explanation...
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Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Greenberg Traurig and the TD Bank To-Do: A Final Rebuttal
Here's a final story (for now) on the TD Bank / Greenberg Traurig controversy.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Scott Rothstein, Screw-Ups
More About the TD Bank To-Do: In Defense of Greenberg Traurig
Is Greenberg Traurig getting a bum rap in the TD Bank litigation? -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Federal Judges, Kasowitz Benson, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Greenberg Traurig Gets Dropped By Client After Alleged Misstatement To Court
Did a partner's alleged misstatement cost Greenberg Traurig a client? Or is the partner in question being made into a scapegoat? -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Litigators, Partner Issues, Patents, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: Leading IP Litigator Gets Taste of 'Pimp Hand'
A prominent IP litigator gets the "pimp hand" from an ALJ. What did superstar Matt Powers allegedly do to earn this rebuke? -
Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: A Cooley Law Grad's 'Epic Fail' in Court
An "epic fail" jumps straight out of Katy Perry's lyrics and into a bankruptcy court opinion.... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Gay, King & Spalding, Lesbians, Screw-Ups
Maybe King & Spalding Thinks There's A Whole Country Of Gay People Somewhere?
Sometimes, attempts at political correctness lead to directly to hilarity… -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Hotties, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Sex, Sexism
A Quinn Emanuel Partner's Lecherous 'Reply All'
A Quinn Emanuel partner recently sent a "reply all" email that was, er, not very politically correct. What on earth did he write (to the entire New York office)? -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Practice Pointers, R. Ted Cruz, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Easterbrook Benchslaps Biglaw
Lately the Seventh Circuit has been laying down its pimp hand. Biglaw just got a big benchslap -- from none other than Chief Judge Easterbrook. Which firm incurred His Honor's wrath, and for what alleged infraction? -
11th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Death Penalty, Gregory Garre, Pro Bono, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rules on Sullivan & Cromwell's Mailroom of Death
We've previously written about the mailroom of death at Sullivan & Cromwell. To make a long story short (read our prior posts for the full background), a mailroom mix-up at 125 Broad Street caused an Alabama death-row inmate to miss a deadline for filing an appeal. The Eleventh Circuit rejected the condemned man's attempt to reopen his case. Presumably feeling bad for what had happened, S&C appealed to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Maples v. Thomas. What did the high court have to say? -
Football, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Screw-Ups, Sports
How to Get Fired From Your Job as General Counsel to an NFL Team
Tim Tebow is a God in Florida, and he was sitting there in the draft when Jacksonville passed on him. Now, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a new owner. Coincidence? The Jaguars seem to be a terribly run organization. Even the Jags' lawyers can't get it together. The new owner removed the team's general counsel for something that looks like an unforgivable error for a lawyer to make....
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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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Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Gender, Jews, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Religion, Screw-Ups, Women's Issues
Oy Vey! Milbank Mistakenly Touts 'Only Orthodox Jewish Woman Partner' in Biglaw
Milbank Tweed, in a recent press release about its new partnership class, gave a special shout-out to Atara Miller. It identified Miller as "likely the only Orthodox Jewish woman partner at a major Wall Street firm." A big shot in Biglaw, and a baleboste to boot. But is it accurate to assert that Miller is unique? -
Cardozo Law School, Email Scandals, Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools, Screw-Ups, Technology
You Know Your Law School Really Cares When You Get Holiday Cards Like This
You know that it's the holiday season when your inbox begins to fill up with holiday cards. Some are cute, some are clever, some are heartfelt, and some come from people and companies you don't even remember meeting or doing business with. So what happens when a law school sends out a holiday card, but completely botches it? -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Stop Reusing Your Old Exams, You LAZY Law School Professors!
How hard is it to write an exam for a course you've taught all semester? On a scale of one to ten -- ten involving programing a rocket ship, one somewhere around putting on pants in the morning -- where does formulating a law school exam rate? A two? During this finals period alone, we've got students from three law schools, including two law schools in the top ten, alleging that their professors couldn't be bothered to come up with fresh exams for this year's students.... -
Amy Schulman, Depositions, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Interview Stories, Job Searches, Litigators, Litigatrix, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Litigatrix, Toppled
A story I often tell is about the first time I took a deposition. I got there early, and I thought that the most important thing was to control the witness. I didn’t realize the first time around that the way you control somebody is not by intimidating them. But I adjusted the chair that […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Law Professors, Reader Polls, Richard Posner, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
Was Judge Posner a Dodo in His Ostrich Opinion?
Of course not! But the headline got your attention, didn’t it? The notion of Judge Richard Posner as being anything other than a genius will certainly make people sit up and take notice. There’s a reason why there’s a Facebook group called Richard Posner for Philosopher King (of which I am a proud member). It […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, California, Department of Justice, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Screw-Ups, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Benchslap of the Day: What Not To Do If You're A Prosecutor
[T]his Court is compelled to find that the Government team allowed a key FBI agent to testify untruthfully before the grand jury, inserted material falsehoods into affidavits submitted to magistrate judges in support of applications for search warrants and seizure warrants, improperly reviewed e-mail communications between one Defendant and her lawyer, recklessly failed to comply […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Richard Posner, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Texas
A Reverse Benchslap? Chastised Lawyer Lashes Out at Judge Posner
On Thanksgiving Day, while you were enjoying your turkey, we wrote about a different bird: namely, the ostrich. In a somewhat snarky opinion, Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit compared a lawyer appearing before him to an ostrich. What did the lawyer in question have to say for himself?