Twittering
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Biglaw, Fabulosity, Facebook, General Counsel, Goldman Sachs, In-House Counsel, Twittering
Just How Rich Is Twitter's General Counsel?
The current and former general counsels to companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Goldman Sachs earn eight-figure sums. -
Basketball, Biglaw, Kimba Wood, Minority Issues, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism, Sports, Twittering
Adam Silver v. Donald Sterling: A Tale Of Two Lawyers
Embattled billionaire Donald Sterling and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver are both lawyers; let's look at their professional pedigrees. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
10th Circuit, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Gay Marriage, Job Searches, Law Schools, Morning Docket, NALP, National Association for Law Placement (NALP), Social Media, Sports, Trademarks, Twittering, Utah
Morning Docket: 04.11.14
* A three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit seemed a bit torn as to the constitutionality of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban during oral arguments yesterday. This one could be a contender to go all the way to the Supremes. [New York Times]
* Another concussion lawsuit has been filed against the National Hockey League by a group of former players, this time alleging a culture of “extreme violence.” The pleadings are a bit… odd. We’ll have more on this later today. [Bloomberg]
* “We’re not going back to 2006 anytime soon,” says NALP executive director Jim Leipold. The legal sector lost lots of jobs in the recession, and they’re not likely to come back. Happy Friday! [National Law Journal]
* It’s never too soon to start writing your law school application essay. Please try not to bore the admissions officers — make sure you have a “compelling” topic. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Katherine Heigl (remember her?) probably needed some cash, so she filed a $6M lawsuit against Duane Reade for posting a picture of her carrying one of the drugstore’s bags on Twitter. [Hollywood Reporter]
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Alex Kozinski, Celebrities, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, State Judges, Twittering
Best Parenthetical Ever?
A judge's clever homage to celebrity ridiculousness. -
Animal Law, Antonin Scalia, Bernie Madoff, Breasts, International Law, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 03.19.14
* I include this line not to highlight the horribleness of zoos, but because I’m doing NS today and this contains a fun anecdote about walrus masturbation. [Cracked] * Meanwhile, on Redline, I’m like, doing stuff. [ATL: Redline] * “I really want to go to law school to study international law and be a part of solving problems like what’s going on in Crimea right now.” — Dumb idiot who will wish he read Above the Law before he went to law school. [Radio Free Europe] * Student gets punished for sending a tweet from home. Should it really matter where you are sitting when you hit the button on the tweet calling your principal a “pussy ass bitch”? [It-Lex] * I think the jurors on the Bernie Madoff co-conspirator case might be running a Ponzi scheme. [Dealbreaker] * Everyone is overwhelmed, apparently. [Going Concern] * Scalia apparently comes up with his s**t while dozing off to sleep. So, literally now, Scalia’s dreams are the stuff of my nightmares. [Military.com] -
Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Events, Parties, Shameless Plugs, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Top Tweets From The Attorney@Blog Conference
Highlights from live commentary on the ATL blogger conference -
Adam Liptak, Harvard Law Review, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, Rankings, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
America's Next Top Law Review: New Rankings!
Who just dethroned the Harvard Law Review as the nation's #1 law journal? -
Bad Ideas, Facebook, Labor / Employment, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
Wait Until The Courts Get Hold Of This Vague, Stupid Facebook Law
Do you use Facebook for business? A court will have to decide. - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Biglaw, Football, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Sports, Twittering
Wherein Richie Incognito Thinks It's A Great Idea To Bully A Biglaw Firm
You're under investigation for bullying, stupid. Now is not the time to get smart with a law firm. -
Conferences / Symposia, Crime, Drugs, Facebook, Murder, Privacy, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering, Violence, YouTube
LegalTech 2014: The Internet Is For Porn (And Drugs, Contract Killings, And Other Illegal Activity)
How is technology shaping the world in which we live, affecting legal and illegal activities alike? Some thoughts from Jason Thomas of Thomson Reuters. -
Facebook, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Twittering
Social Media Matters For Solo And Small-Firm Lawyers
Here are three ways to use social media to get the most out of traditional, in-person networking, and to create new opportunities. -
Biglaw, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
The Social Law Firm Index: Biglaw's New Media Mavens
The Social Law Firm Index: a review of the Am Law 50's use of social media in the areas of reach, engagement, and owned media. -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Christopher Christie, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Twittering, Utah
Morning Docket: 01.17.14
* Parties in Utah’s gay marriage case are boosting their legal backbones. Utah picked up Gene Schaerr, of Winston & Strawn, who is leaving the firm to serve as lead outside counsel. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called upon Randy Mastro of Gibson Dunn to assist with Bridgegate’s fallout. Because messing with people’s commutes into New York City is that big of a deal. [Am Law Daily]
* Come next year, Yale Law School will be joining the majority of law schools located on this planet by holding its fall finals before winter break. They’ll still be studying anyway… just for fun! [Yale Daily News]
* “Being in Portland … is hard to facilitate when you are based in Eugene.” Oregon Law, sadly unable to master the fine art of teleportation, will allow students to take their 3L classes in Portland as soon as in 2015. [National Law Journal]
* Courtney Love was in court this week testifying in the first “Twibel” (Twitter + libel) trial in the nation. Oh, that’s so interesting, but what America really wants to know is what she was wearing. [Businessweek]
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Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Trademarks, Twittering
More Fun With Cease And Desist Letters -- Now Featuring Celebrities!
Which "out of control" celebrity just got super-snarky in responding to a cease and desist letter? -
Facebook, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
George Zimmerman's Defense Attorney Did 'Nothing Wrong' -- Just Like His Client
Will the Florida Bar succeed in its ethics inquiry against Mark O'Mara? -
Biglaw, Facebook, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Biglaw's Brave New Social World
Why are law firms putting effort into social media, and how well are they doing? -
Airplanes / Aviation, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Breasts, D.C. Circuit, Deaths, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drugs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Morning Docket, Police, Politics, Social Media, Twittering
Morning Docket: 10.31.13
* Let’s get ready to rumble! Senate Democrats are threatening to go “nuclear” on existing filibuster rules if Senate Republicans decide to band together to block Patricia Millett’s nomination to the D.C. Circuit. [New York Times]
* AMR Corp. and US Airways are reportedly trying to broker a deal with the Department of Justice that would allow the airlines’ merger to go through. And this is the room full of people who care. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]
* Proskauer Rose and the zombie corpse of Dewey & LeBoeuf received a Halloween treat from Judge Martin Glenn in the MF Global case. The firms will each be receiving a combined $9 million for their work. [Am Law Daily]
* Twitter is facing a $125 million fraud suit filed by two financial firms claiming that the social media giant had them organize a private sale of shares and then canceled it. #OhShiat #LawyerUp [Businessweek]
* Jill Bjorkholm Easter, the lawyer accused of planting drugs on a PTA volunteer at her son’s school, has pleaded guilty to false imprisonment. Her hubby’s trial is next week. [L.A. Now / Los Angeles Times]
* She’s got the right to remain topless: Holly Van Voast, the photographer famous for roaming the streets of New York with breasts bared, settled a lawsuit against the city for $40,000. [New York Daily News]
* “Ed,” the anonymous editor of the defunct Blawg Review site, RIP. [Trial Warrior Blog; Simple Justice]
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Christopher Christie, Gay, Gay Marriage, Jury Duty, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
Morning Docket: 10.22.13
* President Obama defends Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act), saying that the dysfunctional HealthCare.gov website will get fixed. [Washington Post]
* “Calling All Unemployed Law Grads: Greenberg Traurig Is Hiring.” But there’s a catch. We’ll have more on this later today. [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
* The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case regarding how to determine mental disability in death-penalty cases. [National Law Journal]
* If you’re thinking of selling legal services over Groupon, proceed with care. [ABA via WSJ Law Blog]
* Want to get out of jury duty? Try flipping the bird at the defendant. [ABA Journal]
* Chris Geidner takes a closer look at Chris Christie’s decision not to keep fighting marriage equality in New Jersey. Is it all about 2016? [BuzzFeed]
* More details on the circumstances surrounding a Reed Smith partner’s profane and ill-advised tweet. Expect Steven Regan to be sent back to “Tweet School.” [Am Law Daily (sub. req.)]
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Baseball, Drugs, Football, Google / Search Engines, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Technology, Twittering
Non-Sequiturs: 10.18.13
* A high school teacher admits to taking heroin before teaching. But it was art class, so if he wasn’t on something it would have seemed weird. [Daily Mail] * Reed Smith issued a statement on the complete meltdown one of its partners had over Twitter. They did not go ahead and tell the partner to “go f@ck himself and die,” so that’s a start. [Roll on Friday] * Man fleeing police threw a parrot at the police officer to slow him down. The parrot bit the cop. Polly wants some bacon. [The Smoking Gun] * Anyone read through the new Google Terms of Service? Well, they’re going to start using your name and profile in sharing your endorsements of music and restaurants. Here’s how you can opt out if you don’t want people to know how much you love Ace of Base. [Electronic Frontier Foundation] * A veteran news reporter is suing the L.A. Times for discrimination after he was fired for not “taking it easy” on former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. The only person who went less easy on Frank McCourt was the former Mrs. McCourt’s lawyer. [Courthouse News Service] * A financial trader is suing his lawyer brother because he lost a bunch of money investing in real estate from 2004 through 2007. It seems like something more significant might have happened to real estate around 2007. But hey, congrats financial traders! You’re officially worse than lawyers. [Daily Business Review] * If reviews and endorsements aren’t honest, they undermine the entire process. [Associate's Mind] * 13 Signs You’re a Law Student. [Thought Catalog] * The House stenographer loses it during the shutdown debate. Have any court reporters done the same? [Chaos in the Courtroom] * Matthew Berry and Nate Ravitz of ESPN give an Illinois law student a hard time. The discussion begins at the 34:00 mark. And then they start making fun of the school’s ranking at the 39:00 mark. [ESPN] -
Biglaw, Environment / Environmental Law, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
A Biglaw Partner's Big Twitter Meltdown
This guy must have been really, really pissed off about something...