Travel / Vacation
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Small Law Firms, Technology, Travel / Vacation
The Practice: Technology and the Lost Art of Unavailability
Being out of the office is something lawyers need to do to avoid hating the practice of law, but it is becoming more and more looked down upon.... -
Drinking, Email Scandals, Letter from London, Sex, Sex Scandals, Travel / Vacation, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Letter from London: Shearman Lawyer in 'Spit-Roast' Email Shame
It was just another day at Shearman & Sterling. Daniel England, a British trainee lawyer based at the firm's Singapore office, took a break from whatever thrilling piece of work he was doing to email his friends about their forthcoming vacation in Dubai. Being a rules-obsessed lawyer, he included a list of "do’s and don’ts" for the group -- two of whom work in London's financial district, the City -- to follow on the trip. A few days later, the poor fellow found the email plastered across the British press.... - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Airplanes / Aviation, Lawsuit of the Day, Pro Se Litigants, Racism, Travel / Vacation
Lawsuit of the Day: Nightmare Vacation for Rich 'Honkeys'
Don’t you just hate it when rude and inefficient airline administrators ruin your vacation by stranding you on the ski leg of your vacation in Aspen, causing you to almost miss your cruise leaving out of Florida? It’s so annoying to have to stay in a series of luxury hotels across the country because the […]
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2nd Circuit, 9/11, Bar Exams, Depositions, Gloria Allred, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, Travel / Vacation
Morning Docket: 01.10.12
* In trying to resolve the Texas redistricting problem, the Supreme Court has come to a realization: everything really is bigger in that state, including its congressional delegation. [Los Angeles Times] * The Center for Constitutional Rights is suing to get video of the would-be 20th hijacker’s interrogations made public. Too bad no one really […]
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Holidays and Seasons, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Travel / Vacation
House Rules: Year-End Press
In-house columnist David Mowry mentioned in a past column that the year-end press can lead to some very interesting requests: field reps asking for things that they (should) know to be questionable ethically, absurd customer demands (funny thing how the customers know it’s year-end and try to use that leverage), and the like. It is times such as these, when the pressure is on to assist the Field achieve their targets, that in-house attorneys must be most vigilant in their duty to the corporation.... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Cellphones, Rudeness, Technology, Travel / Vacation
Why I Refuse to Turn Off My iPod for Takeoff and Landing
Like he does every time he gets on a plane, Chris Danzig took off his headphones until the flight attendant walked away. Then he put them back on. He also never turned off his cell phone or put it in airplane mode. You probably know this is not allowed. Airplane passengers are supposed to turn off all electronic devices for takeoff and landing. But WHY? -
Holidays and Seasons, Job Survey, Small Law Firms, Travel / Vacation
Size Matters: Small Firms Rule
Valerie Katz would like to thank everyone who participated in her Thanksgiving survey about taking a break for the holidays. She is happy to report that an overwhelming 93.2% of small-firm respondents are able to take time off for holidays. So, is it easier to take time off at Biglaw? -
Holidays and Seasons, Small Law Firms, Travel / Vacation
Size Matters: Gobble Gobble
Who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? What is not to love about a holiday that involves eating obscene amounts of food, lounging around, battling people at Black Friday sales, and working a short week? Unless, of course, you are Ted the Turkey. As holiday season comes into full swing, I am reminded of my lawyer friends who […] - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
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Advertising, Associate Advice, Biglaw, Career Center, Holidays and Seasons, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Travel / Vacation
Career Center: Top 5 Tips for Escaping From the Office During the Holidays
Now that Thanksgiving is almost upon us, some of you may already be thinking ahead to the winter holiday season. That’s precisely what you should be doing if you want to take more time off than just your firm’s designated holiday days. For some associates, the holidays are a good time to use your vacation […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Clarence Thomas, Eyes of the Law, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Fashion Victims Unit, Federal Judges, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Travel / Vacation
The Eyes of the Law: Justices Who Are Slumming It
Justices of the Supreme Court are sort of royalty -- or maybe even deities, gods, and goddesses who walk among us. Alas, it seems that two members of SCOTUS didn't get the memo. They are comporting themselves in public in ways that are inconsistent with the dignity of the Article III judiciary.... -
Conferences / Symposia, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Travel / Vacation
House Rules: The Mile-High Club
I recently spent a week in Denver over two days (“ba dum bum”). The day I arrived, the temperature hit a record high of 80 degrees, and it snowed several inches the next evening. I was supposed to be attending (and enjoying) the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Annual Meeting, but instead, I was frantically trying […] -
Law Schools, listserv, Ridiculousness, Travel / Vacation
Northwestern PC Police Trying to Change the Image Of Brazil, One Email at a Time
At Northwestern Law, the PC Police have a long and storied history. You are, of course, free to say what you want to say, but if you offend other people's cultural sensibilities, you had best expect a reaction from other Northwestern students -- whether the cultural slight was real or just perceived.... -
Judicial Divas, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Travel / Vacation
Judge of the Day: Banned from the Bench(Not that she spent much time on it anyway.)
Earlier this year, we brought you the story of Judge Rae Lee Chabot, a state court judge in Michigan. Judge Chabot was accused of taking three-hour lunch breaks and long shopping trips to the Gap, in the middle of the workday. I wrote in defense of Judge Chabot, whose judicial work was well-regarded despite her, […]
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Airplanes / Aviation, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Privacy, Travel / Vacation
Two Minutes of Terrorist Triumph: Alone With the TSA
Elie Mystal's objections to the TSA and the invasive search techniques they employ have been well documented on Above the Law. He believes their tactics are violative of our rights and would be deemed unconstitutional in any America where courts placed justice ahead of fear. He believes citizens who support these procedures do not deserve the liberty they so eagerly toss aside. And he believed all of that before he was actually molested by the TSA just last week.... -
Bar Exams, Immigration, Job Searches, Libraries / Librarians, Travel / Vacation, Unemployment
Bar Review Diaries: The End Is The Beginning
If you took the bar exam last month, you might be trying hard to forget the experience, or you might be flying far, far away on an exotic vacation. Maybe you are counting the days until results come out in November, or maybe you’re frantically searching for employment before those organ bill collectors start knocking. […] -
Admin, Romance and Dating, Travel / Vacation, Weddings
Elie's Vacation Memo: On Marriage
Our editor, Elie Mystal, is on vacation this week to celebrate his wedding anniversary. Could he have been a better husband if he stuck it out in Biglaw for however long it took until he and his wife were debt-free? Read on for Elie's thoughts on the matter.... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Lawsuit of the Day, Privacy, Travel / Vacation
Lawsuit of the Day: Asking For Proof Of Panties Is One Way To Put Them in a Bunch
Did JetBlue go too far in its passenger screening procedures? One New York woman alleges that a JetBlue employee demanded not just proof of identification, but proof of... panties. -
Small Law Firms, Travel / Vacation
Small Firms, Big Lawyers: A Week Without You, Thought I’d Forget
July is turning into a cushy month for me in ATL Land (not a real place; more of a state of mind). The first Monday of the month was the Fourth, meaning a much-appreciated day off for my colleagues and me. Then there’s this post today, which is nearly half done and I haven’t even […] -
Privacy, Travel / Vacation
Honestly TSA, WTF Is Wrong With You?
We live in strange times. Unreasonable times. Times when the federal government has stopped rationally protecting people and started irrationally molesting people. What has the TSA done now? -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Exercise, Travel / Vacation
Into the Wild: Where In the World Is Tyler Coulson?
Do you remember our Lawyer of the Month for March, Tyler Coulson? He’s the former Sidley Austin Chicago associate who decided that he’d rather walk from Delaware to California than do another day of lawyering. Is he still alive, or did he get eaten by a bear?