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University of Chicago Law Student Hates Nintendo
It happens every year. After first semester some 1Ls belatedly realize they need to “step it up” for second semester. Law school isn’t like college: there’s a curve, there are jobs to be wrested from the clutching hands of fellow students, and just because a professor starts babbling about Floridian Burger Kings doesn’t mean you […] -
DUI / DWI, Health Care / Medicine, Jack Thompson, Morning Docket, Politics, Sex Scandals, Videos, Wall Street
Morning Docket 09.26.08
* The bailout is not on. Talks imploded at 10:30 p.m. last night. Congress is back at it today. [New York Times] * Two-time ATL Lawyer of the Day Jack Thompson, the crazy controversial video game crusader, has been permanently disbarred. [Crave / CNET News] * Words to live by: Don’t make sex videos. And […]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Videos
ATL Idol: Marin's Farewell
[Ed. note: This is the farewell post of MARIN, who was recently eliminated from ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] Marinheads: Bad news. Our plot to take over ATL and transform it into a site about celebrities and my Jewish dog […]
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Contests, Law Schools, Videos
'What are your worries as a law student?'
That’s the subject of this video contest, with a $10,000 scholarship for the winner. Alas, it’s too late to enter for this year; the ten finalists have already been picked. From a tipster: If you’re looking for something a little lighter, there’s a contest right now run by Access Group Inc. among law students for […] -
Bar Exams, Videos
Did You Take the Texas Bar Exam?
If so, then you might enjoy this short video, in which a Houston Chronicle reporter hangs out with a few folks who just took the test. In response to the “what are you going to do now / I’m going to Disney World” question, interviewee Masoud Darvishi says he wants to “kiss…. girls.” One gets […] -
Advertising, Layoffs, Videos
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Is Today 'Layoff Day' at Cadwalader? (Redux)
If the title of this post sounds familiar to you, it should. We used it back in January, a few hours before major layoffs — amounting to about 35 attorneys — at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. In the months since then, we’ve heard all sorts of other rumors about Cadwalader. There have been whispers that […] -
DUI / DWI, Isn't It Ironic, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Videos
Judge of the Day: Carlton Vines
Judge Carlton Vines presides over traffic violations and DUIs in Chattooga County, Georgia. It’s a tiny county with a population of just over 25,000. The local newspaper, The Summerville News, has an ongoing investigative series examining the county’s drunk-driving phenomenon and growing number of DUI arrests. Unfortunately, Judge Vines has become a part of the […] -
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ATL Field Trip: Hohensee, J., Dissenting
Meet Richard Hohensee. He’s a homeless man here in Washington, who has been living on the D.C. streets for some two years — which has been “very convenient,” since he’s running for president (see here). We met him yesterday outside the Supreme Court, during our recent field trip. Rick Hohensee is highly intelligent and articulate, […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Advertising, Videos
Adventures in Law Firm Marketing: Pillsbury Pulls Video
Shame on you, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Earlier this week, we promised our readers that we’d be writing about your cute little firm video. But when we tried to access the video just now on YouTube, via Legal Pad, we got this: For those of you who never got to watch the PWSP video, it […] -
Barack Obama, Book Deals, Books, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Videos, You Go Girl
The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama's Book Deal
We’re tired of the national lovefest for Barack Obama that is currently underway. It seems that Senator Obama, barely halfway through his first term in the U.S. Senate, can do no wrong — and the divalicious Hillary Clinton, the fabulous former first lady who also has a complete (and highly successful) Senate term under the […] -
Advertising, Lawsuit of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, Tort Reform, Videos
Lawsuit of the Day: Model Files Suit Over Super-Sexy Spot(No, Not That Spot. Jeez. You're Such a Sicko.)
We weren’t surprised to see this case get a shout-out on I Am Lawsuit Abuse. From the AP: A model who says she has worked hard to maintain a wholesome image has filed a $5 million lawsuit complaining that a jewelry company’s video advertisement in which she writhes and moans looks pornographic. The commercial, seen […] -
Advertising, Biglaw, Holidays and Seasons, Technology, Videos
A Few Law Firm Holiday Cards
We see that the WSJ Law Blog has beaten us to this subject. We’ve had this post ready for a while; unfortunately, technical difficulties have prevented us from posting for the past hour. The WSJ folks have already presented some of the cards that we were going to cover. But here are a few firm […] -
Crime, Nude Dancing, Perverts, Peter Barta, Pornography, Sex, Videos
Peter Barta's Milky Conditional Discharge
Time for a quick update on a past Lawyer of the Day Weekend. From New York Newsday: A former Legal Aid Society lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally using a hidden videocamera to spy on female co-workers as they changed clothes in their offices. Peter Barta, 32, of Queens, used a camera hidden in a […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Fashion, Fashion Victims Unit, Law Schools, Music, Videos, Weirdness, YouTube
America's Next Top Model: A University of Miami 1L?
We just finished watching America’s Next Top Model. So it’s quite appropriate for us to pass along this modeling montage video, which is amusingly bizarre. From a tipster: I hate to pile it on, but you have to check out this YouTube clip of a University of Miami 1L. It’s a seven-minute clip of various […] -
Benchslaps, Marilyn Milian, Reality TV, Television, Videos
Wherein Judge Milian Dispels the Stereotype of the Feisty Latina
This short video clip requires little introduction. Res ipsa loquitur. Just watch Judge Marilyn Milian, of The People’s Court, benchslap a cute-but-insolent 2L from the University of Miami: What is up with all these female Floridian jurists? See also Judge Laurel Myerson Isicoff. The People’s Court – Judge Milian Flips out on Defendant [YouTube] The […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Videos
Not Yet at $160K? Seyfarth It Ain't So!
Or maybe it is. From a tipster: Several offices of Seyfarth Shaw met yesterday and today to discuss the results of the Am-Law Mid-Level Associate Survey, as well as those from an internal survey distributed. [T]he data revealed in these surveys reflected a considerable level of dissatisfaction from associates regarding a variety of areas, and […] -
Intellectual Property, Music, Patents, Videos, YouTube
A Musical Shout-Out to the Patent Bar
A reader drew a legally-themed music video to our attention: It’s from a specialized patent blog, but some of your readers may find it funny — especially because is an actual partner from a large firm singing the song. Is this a new BigLaw marketing trend? Check out the video via Patently O. As you […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Job Searches, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Videos
Law Firm Videos: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
This morning’s New York Times has a painfully earnest article about law firm recruiting videos. It’s not a particularly juicy piece; they should have called us for comment (’cause we “give good quote”). But it’s still neat to see Biglaw getting a shout-out in the NYT. Here’s the lede: Law firms have discovered YouTube. Well, […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Bar Exams, Celebrities, Law Schools, Movies, Nancy Grace, Scott Turow, Videos
A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar
Over the past few months, a number of you have written to us about A Lawyer Walks Into a Bar. It’s a critically acclaimed, independent documentary film about lawyers and the legal profession. The movie made the rounds on the film festival circuit earlier this year, and now it’s out on DVD. Here’s a brief […] -
Bad Ideas, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Gay, Jack Thompson, Pornography, Practice Pointers, Videos
ATL Practice Pointers: Do Not File Gay Porn With Judge Jordan
When it comes to knowing how to make proper court filings, don’t bother with the FRCP, or even the local rules. Just read ATL. We tell you everything you need to know. E.g., don’t file an egg with Judge James Muirhead (D.N.H.). And don’t file gay pornography with Judge Adalberto Jordan (S.D. Fla.). From GamePolitics.com: […]