Travel / Vacation
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Biglaw, Travel / Vacation
Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Take Vacation from Biglaw Without Being Sent Packing
It’s that time of year. The never-ending winter is finally retreating and we’re getting the few weeks that pass for spring in New York, before the city turns into a humid swamp for four months. The lucky ones who pocketed spring bonuses want an excuse to spend them. Minds drift to thoughts of vacation — […] -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Money, Public Interest, Student Loans, Travel / Vacation, Weirdness
The Skadden Associate Who Picked Up and Moved to Nepal: An Update
On Wednesday we wrote about the great departure email sent out by Brian Emeott, a former corporate associate at Skadden in Chicago. Emeott, a 2004 graduate of Harvard College and 2008 graduate of Harvard Law School, picked up and moved to Kathmandu, Nepal. Brian’s wife, Claudine Emeott, resigned from her own job in December and […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Travel / Vacation, Weirdness
Another Great Departure Memo: Skadden Associate Trades Chicago for... Nepal?
Young lawyers of Chicago: What the heck is going on with you people? You seem to be losing it. Has the brutal Chicago winter driven you crazy? Do we need to put The People’s Therapist on the next plane to O’Hare? Let’s look at the evidence. You’re quitting prestigious and lucrative law firm jobs to […]
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Admin, Announcements, Tobacco / Smoking, Travel / Vacation
Elie's Vacation Memo: Time To Turn Over a New Leaf (And Try Not To Smoke It)
As regular readers know, this is usually the time of year I go to Vegas, blow my bonus, and come back to work a week later angrier than ever. Well, this year, it’s going to be different. Oh, don’t worry, when I return to Above the Law’s pages on March 14th, I’m sure I’ll be […] -
Quote of the Day, Travel / Vacation
Out of Office Reply of the Day: Europeans Know How to Take A Day Off
— A Parisian lawyer who knows the true meaning of work/life balance. Check out Roll on Friday to find out what firm this guy works for and to see his snazzy picture. -
Biglaw, Career Alternatives, Email Scandals, Exercise, Travel / Vacation
Want Out of Biglaw? Take a Hike!
Reading law firm departure memos is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. Sometimes you taste bitterness. Sometimes the flavor is spicy hot. Sometimes you get a little Costa Rica crunch. And sometimes you get… this, which was sent to everyone at Sidley Austin yesterday by an associate leaving […] -
Exercise, Law Schools, Travel / Vacation
Columbia 3L Julia Neyman Brings Her 'Buns of Steal' to an End
Last time we checked in with Columbia law student Julia Neyman, she was sweating her way through a year-long exercise regimen. Her new year’s resolutions were similar to many: she resolved to exercise more and spend less money. Her unique inspiration, though, was to combine these two resolutions into one: she spent 2010 working out […] -
Layoffs, Travel / Vacation
The Grass Is Not Always Greener: Layoffs in Bermuda
Nothing depresses me more than when bad things happen in the Caribbean (except for Haiti, ’cause I’m used to it, or Cuba, because they get better health care than we do). Especially during the winter months, I like to imagine that I could leave every material possession behind and move to the Caribbean and find […] - Sponsored
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Admin, Announcements, Travel / Vacation
Out of Office Memo
To quote The Bard, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” So I’ll make this vacation memo witty. (Elie writes great vacation memos, but I don’t aspire to his standards.) I’m going on vacation, from today until Monday, November 8. And unlike my usual “vacations,” which involve constant checking of the Crackberry, this time I’m going […] -
Bar Exams, Travel / Vacation, Trendspotting
Open Thread: Bar Trips and Summer Vacations
Hello? Anyone home? Right now it feels like everyone is on vacation, even though Labor Day is still two weeks away. C’mon, folks, this isn’t freakin’ Europe. Maybe some people are still on their “bar trips” — multi-week (or even multi-month) post-bar-exam vacations, to some exotic destination (or destinations; I have friends who have traveled […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Nauseating Things, Real Estate, Travel / Vacation
Lawyerly Lairs: A Skadden Partner's 'Hideous' House Causes Cape Cod Controversy
Longtime Skadden partner Hilary Foulkes, recognized by Chambers and Partners for his expertise in cross-border M&A work, is quite distinctive-looking. And so is his Cape Cod vacation house, in Chatham — which is causing some trouble with the locals. Hilary and Tina Foulkes — we thought they were lesbians, until we saw his photo — […] -
Admin, Announcements, Travel / Vacation
Elie's Semiannual Vacation Memo
From time to time, I find it necessary to give Above the Law readers an extended break from their tireless work as copy editors, issue spotters, and defenders of American values. That’s right — it’s time for me to go vacation. What will I be doing? Well, to be honest, I’ve been inspired by the […] -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Travel / Vacation
In-House Counseling: Vacation Memo
Ed. note: This post is written by Will Meyerhofer, a Biglaw attorney turned psychotherapist, whom we profiled. A former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney, he holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work. He blogs at The People’s Therapist. As some of you have noticed, his weekly Wednesday column has […]
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Advertising, Biglaw, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad, Travel / Vacation
Career Center: Vacation and Face Time
Welcome to the next in our series on the results of the 2010 ATL/Career Center Associate Satisfaction survey. We’ve used the survey results to revamp the Career Center, powered by Lateral Link, with completely updated profiles and each week, we are highlighting insider information that Members shared about their firms in the eight key areas of associate satisfaction covered by the Career Center. […] -
Biglaw, Cars, Fabulosity, Layoffs, Lesbians, Travel / Vacation
Alternatives for Laid-Off Lawyers: Road Trip in a Porsche
So you’ve been laid off. What do you do? There are so many options: sulk; cry; send out résumés; try to sell your degree; spend time in the Above the Law comments section, complaining about your deadbeat firm… Or you could take your 2009 Porsche Cayman S on a road trip across America. That’s what […] -
Admin, Announcements, Travel / Vacation
Vacation Memo: Elie's Annual Winter Gambling Extravaganza
Last year at this time, I took a winter break to visit sunny Las Vegas. Everything went well until a drunk Irishman pushed all in with A-Q, against my A-K wired. He flopped a queen, two days’ worth of winnings evaporated, and I tried to commit suicide via the MGM Grand lion enclosure. This year, […] -
Scott Rothstein, Scott Turow, Travel / Vacation, White-Collar Crime
Scott Rothstein and His Amex Card: He Never Left Home Without It
In the new movie Up in the Air — which is worth seeing, if you haven’t already — Ryan Bingham, played by George Clooney, is on a quest to rack up 10 million frequent flyer miles. That’s a heck of a lot of miles. In the Walter Kirn novel the film was based on, it […] -
Travel / Vacation
Vacation Changes At WilmerHale
I can only recall one time when a partner “encouraged” me to use all of my vacation time. As I remember it, the conversation went something like this: ME: I’m seriously considering killing you and all of the people in this building. BOSS: Huzzah! I like that kind of fighting spirit. You will go far, […] -
Akerman Senterfitt, Health Care / Medicine, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Swine Flu, Travel / Vacation
Another Way to Handle Swine Flu
We previously reported on Ropes & Gray hoarding Tamiflu for its employees. Reaction was mixed. Some people applauded Ropes looking out for the health of their employees and their families; others feared that Ropes was unwittingly contributing to a drug-resistant strain of the H1N1 virus. But there are many ways to prevent an outbreak of […] -
Fashion, Lawsuit of the Day, Sex, Tort Reform, Travel / Vacation
Lawsuit of the Day: Defective Underwear Causes Penis Pain
Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way. Albert Freed (pictured) won a trip to Hawaii (not pictured). As part of the vacation celebration, Mrs. Freed bought her husband some new Hanes brand briefs. But Mr. Freed is a husky gentleman, and apparently the new trunks couldn’t contain all of his junk. He sued […]