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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Music, Religion, Videos, YouTube
How the Ninth Circuit Stole Christmas
Let’s play a quick game (which we might return to later if there’s interest). If we were to give out awards to the different federal judicial circuits, in the manner of a high school yearbook, which awards would go to the different circuits? Here are some of my nominations: Most Prestigious: D.C. Circuit Biggest Brainiac: […] -
Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
An Update on Judge William Adams (of Daughter-Beating YouTube Fame)
Earlier this month, a video showing Judge William Adams of Texas beating his disabled daughter went viral. Judge Adams didn't try to deny what he did (which would have been tough, given the video); instead, he defended his actions. Did the Texas Supreme Court find Judge Adams's advocacy persuasive? - 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… -
Boalt Hall, California, Law Schools, Police, Videos, Violence, Wall Street, YouTube
The Berkeley Beatings
Many of you have heard about the beatings that took place at UC Berkeley's Occupy Berkeley protests. Here's a memo for police: next time you simply must beat unarmed protesters who are not threatening you, maybe you shouldn't do it in front of a law school....
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Kids, Quote of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
Quote of the Day: The Texas Version of a Time-Out Corner
In my mind, I haven’t done anything wrong other than discipline my child after she was caught stealing. — Judge William Adams, defending the brutal beating of his disabled daughter, Hillary Adams, after a YouTube video of the event went viral. -
Family Law, Judge of the Day, Kids, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Texas, Videos, Violence, YouTube
Video Allegedly Depicts Texas Family Court Judge Beating Disabled Daughter
It swept the internet yesterday: it's a video of a man beating his daughter. Allegedly, that man is Judge William Adams, the Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge. And the video was uploaded by Hillary Adams, the victim. It's all a bit much. But it is what everybody is talking about.... -
Abortion, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Videos, Weddings, William Birdthistle, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 11.01.11
* Next week, people in Mississippi are going to vote on whether a clump of cells is a “person.” Are we really going to put this into the hands of people who can’t even spell the name of their own state? [New York Times] * If you’re a trial lawyer, even imaginary friends will do. […] -
Biglaw, Weddings, YouTube
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Buckeye Edition
In this edition of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, we've unintentionally chosen a slate of opposite-sex finalists that looks like a United Colors of Benetton ad campaign. Read on for the juicy details on our fabulously diverse contestants, plus pictures.... -
Free Speech, Law Schools, Videos, Wall Street, YouTube
Video of George Washington Law Student 'Occupying' Wall Street: Hilarity Ensues
A video has surfaced from this weekend's somewhat ludicrous "Occupy Wall Street" protests. One kid who is currently a student at George Washington University Law School, set the protest on fire with his plaintive, whiny, pathetic rantings, as he literally begged to be arrested. It's a great example of how NOT to use your legal training to bring about meaningful change.... - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Plaintiffs Firms, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Utah, YouTube
Hey Everybody, Don't Call the 'Guy in the Suit' a Lawyer!
In a highway accident in Utah, motorcyclist Brandon Wright was dragged under a burning vehicle and trapped. Wright could have been killed, but a group of bystanders lifted the car and pulled Wright to safety. Well, we should correct that account: almost everyone in the group of bystanders helped to lift the car so Wright could be pulled to safety. One guy, a man who shall forever be known as the "Guy in the Suit," was standing around and watching. It figures that someone claiming to be a small firm personal injury lawyer came forward as the Guy in the Suit.... -
Courthouses, Reality TV, Television, Videos, YouTube
Best (Or Perhaps Worst) Courtroom Entrance In The World
We're about to take all take a poll, and how you answer this poll will once and for all determine whether or not you are a good person. Although this revolves around a common legal situation, you don't even have to be a lawyer to take and learn from this poll. Just watch this video.... -
Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Everyone Should Go To Law School
If you can’t beat them, join them. I just watched a three-part, 25-minute-long YouTube song arguing that everybody should go to law school. It was an experience. In the chorus of the song, they talked about “law school housewives” helping their community. It was a happy song until the end. And it was free. Look, […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Job Searches, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos, YouTube
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 7):A Final Note on Networking.
We’ve reached the end of our career advice webcast, We Know What You Should Do This Summer, in which a panel of experts provided career advice for this summer. The panel was sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, which provides law students with free access to its excellent resources so they can […] -
Job Searches, Kids, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Should You Be A Lawyer? Ask A Four-Year-Old.
Unlike some of my fellow writers here at Above the Law, I don’t have anything against the legal profession or law school. I don’t have regrets about going to law school myself, and I believe it can be the correct decision for some (even many) people. See my prior post, In Defense of Going to […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Advertising, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Practical Law Company (PLC), Shameless Plugs, Summer Associates, This Is an Ad, Videos
ATL Webcast: Career Advice for This Summer (Part 6):What NOT to do: potential pitfalls for summer associates.
In prior installments of our Above the Law webcast offering career advice for this summer, graciously sponsored by our friends at the Practical Law Company, we’ve focused on what law students should do in order to make the most of their summers. We’ve discussed such subjects as how to find summer jobs, how to network, […] -
Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Congratulations To Our 2011 Law Revue Video Contest Winner!
After the closest vote in (the three-year) history (of the Law Revue contest), we are finally able to crown the best law revue video in 2011. May all of the pride and good feeling in all the land be sent henceforth to Boston University School of Law, for their winning video submission: I Like The […] -
Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest: Honorable Mentions
Voting in our Law Revue Video Contest continues through tomorrow night. Don’t forget to weigh in; the voting remains incredibly tight, and things are still up in the air. There’s a fierce East Coast / West Coast rivalry raging right now between BU’s I Like the Law and UC Davis’s Davis State of Mind. While […] -
Contests, Law Professors, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest 2011: The Finalists
You have seen our dishonorable mentions; now it’s time to take a look at the very best videos law students were able to come up with. It’s time to meet the finalists in this year’s Law Revue Video Contest. Some of these videos you have seen before. Others will be new to you. All of […] -
Canada, Contests, Law Revue, Law Revue Video Contest, Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions
We started taking submissions for our third annual Law Revue Video Contest way back in March. It’s taken us so long to review the videos because we’ve had scheduling challenges with our special, returning, awesome guest judge. As you’d already know if you follow Above the Law on Twitter, editor emerita Kashmir Hill has returned […] -
Law Schools, Videos, YouTube
One Person's Law School 'Decision'
Despite the waves of people trying to show me the humor and humanity of stomping a bird to death, I prefer my laughs to come in more traditional formats. Something light: like YouTube videos, made by prospective law students, that are both intentionally and unintentionally funny at the same time. And it just so happens […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Insider Trading, Non-Sequiturs, Tax Law, Videos, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 03.17.11
* Is associate hiring bouncing back? Not so fast. [Young Lawyers Blog] * Tape-recorded trash talk at the Raj Rajaratnam trial. [Dealbreaker] * Here’s a good response to Mark Herrmann’s request for examples of crappy behavior by partners: “Miss a deadline, and then throw your secretary and associate under the bus when called out for […]