Baylor Law School

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.07.23

* Baylor Law School out of compliance with ABA standards. [KWTX] * But the good news is that some other schools are back in compliance! [ABA Journal] * O'Melveney explains how expansion pushed them into a billion-dollar firm this year. We've said this before, but as we wait for the Am Law 200, make note of these stories because it's "the notes they're not playing" -- every peer firm that's not rushing to tell their story to the American Lawyer right now is probably sitting on some iffy numbers. [Law.com] * Police charging attorney observer from the SPLC with "domestic terrorism" for monitoring Cop City protests. Branding legal counsel as "domestic terrorism" might seem like a prelude to fascism, but we've all been assured that the REAL fascism is Yale students not inviting kids they don't like to parties. So we're all fine. [AL.com] * The EU is coming for Asiago. [Bloomberg Law News] * Supreme Court throws head in sand and refuses to consider that FedEx might have a workforce that crosses state borders... as a delivery company. [Reuters]

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See Also: Surviving 1L Year

Ed. note: "See Also" is a new column we'll be running in place of Non-Sequiturs. It's going to be an evening ATL Digest for people who missed some of our content earlier in the day. The Games Law Students Play: Law school BINGO: at some point in their academic career every lawyer has played it. Now Joe Patrice passes the time-honored tradition down to the next generation of 1Ls. And I'm not saying it should be played as a drinking game, just that it could be played as a drinking game. https://abovethelaw.com/2015/01/the-quintessential-law-school-game-lets-all-play/ Mexico's Baffling Generosity: Mexico has offered assistance to Texas in the wake of the historic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Elie Mystal is ... a lot more petty than that, but that's why he's not in charge. https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/should-mexico-help-our-country-recover-from-harvey/ Quinn Emanuel Wows With Special Bonus -- But There's A Catch: It's a classic story of good news, bad news. Staci Zaretsky reports Quinn will be banking 1% of firm profits for special bonuses (in addition to end-of-year bonuses) for second- through sixth-year associates, but the money doesn't vest for three years, and the lawyers have to be at the firm to get the payday. https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/associate-bonus-watch-litigation-powerhouse-announces-special-bonus-pool/?rf=1 Holy Sexism Batman! Baylor Law School sent around a job listing for a local law firm seeking "Baylor Law School wives" for a clerical position. The out-of-touch language is drawing ire, since, you know, now they admit women to law school. https://abovethelaw.com/2017/08/law-school-posts-job-listing-seeking-wives-of-students/?rf=1 [newsletter]

By Kathryn Rubino