Weirdness
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Biglaw, Crime, Lateral Moves, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Police, Romance and Dating, Weddings, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 11.18.14
* “The notion that some of us weren’t invited, selected or chosen to join Morgan Lewis is ridiculous.” Bingham McCutchen partners who aren’t moving to Morgan Lewis don’t want you to think they’re losers. [Am Law Daily]
* MGA is back in court to sue Mattel, and now it wants $1 billion after its $88 million verdict was nixed by the Ninth Circuit. Here’s hoping Quinn Emanuel will come to the rescue in a hot pink Barbiemobile. [National Law Journal]
* “We want an indictment. The cops don’t like it.” Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency ahead of the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict the police officer who shot Michael Brown. Yikes. [Reuters]
* Not that it’s a wise choice, but you can still apply to law school with a low GPA. Almost nothing is “too low” these days. Most law schools want a pulse, that’s all. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Everyone can find love, even mass murderers and cult leaders: Charles Manson applied for a marriage license so he could get hitched to a 26-year-old woman who’s visited him since she was 17. [E! Online]
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Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Weirdness, Willkie Farr
Musical Chairs: A Recent Lateral Partner's Mysterious Departure
Why would a high-profile lateral leave his new firm so quickly and with such little notice? - 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… -
Celebrities, Contracts, Defamation, Fat People, Free Speech, Weirdness
A Case That Will Make You Want To Gag
Can the maker of a product use contract law to shut up its users?
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Caption Contests, Contests, Federal Judges, Pictures, Reader Polls, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Three Chiefs
Here is your very deserving winner, which crushed the competition. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Caption Contests, Contests, Federal Judges, Pictures, Reader Polls, Weirdness
Caption Contest Finalists: Three Chiefs
Which caption is the best one for this rather strange photo? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Caption Contests, Contests, Federal Judges, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest: Three Chiefs
One of these things is not like the others.... -
Contract Attorneys, Craigslist, Job Searches, Weirdness
Former Biglaw Big Shot Seeks Work, How He Did It Will Amaze You.
This intrepid individual has posted an ad seeking work as a contract attorney. And the results? They're spectacular.... -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Reader Polls, Summer Associates, Weirdness
A Summer Associate's Premature Departure: 'I Would Rather Be Farming'
Why would a summer associate quit just a few weeks into the program? - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Career Alternatives, Lawyer Advertising, Legal Ethics, Texas, Weirdness
'The Psychic Lawyer': Probably Not A Psychic. Is He Even A Lawyer?
It's not clear what being a lawyer has to do with this psychic's routine -- or that he is, in fact, a licensed attorney. -
Bar Exams, Screw-Ups, Technology, Weirdness
Congrats, February Bar Passers!(And how one New Yorker got early results.)
How did one New York bar exam candidate get early word? -
Asians, Biglaw, Blog Wars, Blogging, California, Politics, Reader Polls, Weirdness, Women's Issues
An Update On Mayer Brown's Curious And Controversial Case
Should Mayer Brown be ashamed of taking this case? -
Airplanes / Aviation, Biglaw, Books, Celebrities, Cocaine / Crack, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 04.04.14
* “Those who support limits see the court right now as the T. rex from ‘Jurassic Park.’” Folks are pretty worried even more campaign finance laws will fall thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the McCutcheon v. FEC case. [New York Times]
* Skadden Arps and Simpson Thacher are at the top of their game when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Both firms did very well in new deal rankings released by Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and Thomson Reuters. Nice. [Am Law Daily]
* Former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown has reportedly ditched Nixon Peabody to try his hand at a U.S. Senate run in New Hampshire. We hope he doesn’t lose his shirt again. Oh wait… [Boston Globe]
* As it turns out, the book in the Harvard Law library once believed to be bound in human skin is actually bound in sheepskin. Congrats, this is slightly less creepy. [Et Seq. / Harvard Law School Library Blog]
* Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson was turned away from a flight to the U.S. after her admission to coke usage in a trial. She should probably stop sticking her nose in other people’s business. [The Guardian]
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Asians, Biglaw, Blog Wars, Blogging, California, Politics, Reader Polls, Weirdness, Women's Issues
A Biglaw Firm's 'Disgusting' And 'Despicable' Lawsuit?
Is this lawsuit, filed by a leading law firm, deserving of condemnation? Or is it just par for the Biglaw course?
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lunacy, Weirdness
Is This The Craziest Law Professor Job Application Ever?
Insane, unsolicited law professor "application" shows up in inboxes around the country. Are you ready to hire a professor for way too much money to do no teaching? -
Hillary Clinton, Law Professors, Law Schools, Politics, Weirdness
A Law Professor Announces For Vice President?
Which prominent law professor has declared himself "Ready For Hillary" -- to be his 2016 running mate? -
Caption Contests, Contests, Courthouses, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Naked Justice
A woman gets completely naked in front of a courthouse to put on a "show." -
Caption Contests, Contests, Courthouses, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest Finalists: Naked Justice
Justice is blind, and you're going to wish you were too after seeing this courthouse picture. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Courthouses, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest: Naked Justice
Justice is blind, and you're going to wish you were too after seeing the picture for our latest caption contest. -
Law Schools, Weirdness
Fake Student Infiltrates Top Law School
What kind of loser PRETENDS to be a law student? -
Biglaw, Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Hot Cups
This firm's lawyers are super hot, and now you can get them at a discount!