He allegedly wrote in a motion that his farts contain "more integrity and legal competence than is possessed by all the [judges] on this panel combined."
* Even Jordan Weissmann of Slate, who is relatively pro-law school, accepts that there are some people who shouldn't bother going. [Slate] * Yet another prosecutor with a temper: sorry he whipped out a gun at the office, but "Assistant Prosecutor Chris White is really [really, really] afraid of spiders." [Charleston Gazette-Mail] * Moot Court: the movie! Unleash your inner gunner and check out this documentary next month. [DOC NYC] * Roadkill: it's what's for dinner (and apparently there's no law or regulation against this). [Grub Street / New York Magazine] * Professor Michael Koehler on "The Uncomfortable Truths and Double Standards of Bribery Enforcement" (beyond the FCPA). [FCPA Professor] * Nationwide Layoff Watch: sports bloggers. Grantland, RIP. [Bloomberg] * ICYMI, here's your chance to be a D.C. judge (Superior Court, not D.D.C. or D.C. Cir.). [D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission] * Elsewhere in interesting employment opportunities, Practical Law / Thomson Reuters is looking for an experienced IP lawyer to join its Intellectual Property & Technology Service. [Glassdoor] * We wish all our readers a happy (and safe) Halloween -- and remind you to submit legally themed costumes in our annual competition. [Above the Law]
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We may soon see a reduction in talent in the market for associates.
If the NYPD wants to be pissed at a director, be pissed at these guys.
A GOP Debate "Fallacy Index" that “highlights each candidate’s average use of fallacious statements.”
If you recently started my first law job, how can you get used to receiving multiple assignments from different supervisors and having to prioritize everything yourself?
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Another breastfeeding law, made by men who are dumb.
Which Supreme Court justice wrote "Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It"?
Whatever the reason for the problem, if you are not getting paid what you should and when you should, address your and your clients’ concerns right away.
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Can we look forward to law school tuition finally being regulated via federal loan caps?
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Hopefully we are not one hundred years away from gender equality in the partnership ranks.
For almost a year now, a Wisconsin district attorney (now the state's Attorney General) has been trying to keep allegedly embarrassing footage of him from making its way into the hands/eyes of the public.
What happens when you allegedly begin to act like your clients and commit a crime -- in court, no less?