* Calling all cougars -- and the young studs who love them. If you're a single female who earns more than $500,000 a year (e.g., a Biglaw partner), you should check out this event. [DealBreaker]

* Canadian lawyers are horndogs, too. [Legal Blog Watch]

* "Though I did not think Judge Kopf owed me anything, I was not about to refuse a beer from a federal judge." [Sentencing Law & Policy]

* Hillary Clinton as Tracy Flick? [Slate TV via Althouse]

* Survivor winner Yul Kwon, with whom we went to law school, contemplates a congressional run. Go Yul! [Washington Examiner]

"Survivor" champ and YLS grad Yul Kwon made a triumphant return to his law school alma mater last week. In a speech entitled "How I Survived Survivor and Other Professional Challenges," Kwon, who was introduced by YLS Dean Harold Koh, spoke about breaking down negative stereotypes about Asian Americans.

At this point in his speech, Kwon suddenly went off-script and tried to bestow his wisdom on the crowd of predominantly law students.

"Make the best of it,' he said. "Think outside the box."

Profound. We can only hope that when he worked for McKinsey, his paying clients got a little more than that kind of "wisdom."

Speaking of stereotypes, someone did research on how much money men of various races need to make if they're trying to attract a woman of a different race:

For equal success with a white woman [relative to a white man], an African-American needs to earn an additional $154,000; a Hispanic man needs $77,000; an Asian needs $247,000.

For equal success with an Asian woman [relative to an Asian man], an African-American needs no additional income; a white man needs $24,000 less than average; a Hispanic man needs $28,000 more than average.

So Yul can take that $1 million he won on "Survivor" and buy four white women.

Just kidding! This serves as a good reminder that studies are all about averages. On one side of the Asian-American male spectrum you have Yul, who was in People's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, and on the other hand you have... well, let's just say that at least one Asian-American associated with YLS is known more for his "impressive body of work" than his impressive body.

(Thanks to the VC for the survey link.)

Earlier: "Congratulations to Yul Kwon -- Who Says You Don't Learn Anything at Yale Law School?"

The week before a major holiday is usually pretty slow. And the Friday before the holiday weekend is usually dead -- the perfect time for Mike Nifong to announce he's dropping the rape charges against the Duke lacrosse team defendants.

Other highlights from the past week in legal news and ATL:

* Get to know this year's Alito clerks!

* And help us get to know the current Breyer clerks.

* Dean Harold Koh's Christmas gift to Yale Law School conservatives: newfound warmth and friendliness.

* Speaking of Yale Law School, YLS grad Yul Kwon just won Survivor. Congrats, Yul!

* Stuff you knew already: Supreme Court clerks are cooler than you. Lawyers have mediocre sex lives. Pro se litigants are insane.

* Last week dragged in a few more law firm bonus announcements, but nothing exciting. To skim the coverage, click here, then scroll down through the headlines.

* On the subject of bonuses, Biglaw associates: Please take our 2006 bonus poll (first announced here):

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Apparently you learn how to survive on a desert island. And how to beat out your fellow competitors for a $1 million cash prize, on one of America's biggest reality television shows.

Yul Kwon, the newly crowned winner of "Survivor: Race Wars" "Survivor: Cook Islands," is a lawyer, former Second Circuit law clerk, and 2000 graduate of Yale Law School. This makes him one of the best-credentialed reality show contestants EVER.

We realize that Yul was working as a management consultant at McKinsey before joining the show. But he's still a member of the California and D.C. bars, so we'll claim him as one of our own. Congratulations, Yul!

P.S. Yul certainly has the best body of any YLS grad we've ever met. Not that we've seen so many Yalies shirtless. But you know what we mean -- Yul Kwon is formidable competition.

P.P.S. Ann Althouse was rooting for Ozzy. But she also thought that Yul was cool, and sends her congrats as well.

Update: In response to this comment, we did some fact-checking. We can now confirm, as previously suggested, that Yul Kwon clerked for Judge Barrington D. Parker, Jr., on the Second Circuit.

Yul Kwon Survivor bio [CBS]
Survivor: Yul Kwon of San Mateo "represents" in win [Mercury News]
Kwon tops `Survivor' heap: Brains beat brawn in `Cook Islands' finale [Chicago Tribune]

Earlier: "First Thing We Do, Let's Vote Off All the Lawyers"

Attention reality TV junkies: the new season of Survivor debuts tonight.

This edition is formally called "Survivor: Cook Islands." But as some have noted, you may know it better by its nickname: "Survivor: Race Wars."

Tonight, CBS kicks off the social experiment/ratings gimmick that is executive producer Mark Burnett's latest and brashest attempt to give his reality show an attention boost.

This time, blacks, whites, Hispanics and Asians will initially be separated into four tribes. That's 20 contestants divided along racial and ethnic lines, an idea that's stirred up a hot stew of outrage and curiosity.

We've never been that into "Survivor" (despite a general weakness for reality television). But maybe we'll tune in tonight. Why? Because two of the contestants are lawyers -- including a guy we went to law school with!

The two attorney contestants are both Asian-American -- and ridiculously good-looking. This is interesting, since (1) law isn't a profession widely associated with Asians, and (2) not many lawyers are ridiculously good-looking (ERISA hotties excepted).

Their names are Becky Lee and Yul Kwon. You can read more about them -- and check out their photos -- after the jump.