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By Barbri
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.03.16

* So you are a young Biglaw associate. You are miserable with your life and decide to get some therapy to deal -- how do you take the time to take care of yourself without appearing lazy at the firm? [Corporette] * The Biglaw v. Small Law showdown in... Little League. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * How can new law school grads navigate a changing career market? [Reboot Your Legal Practice] * Preet Bharara is bragging about putting Shelly Silver in jail for 12 years. [Twitter] * Is being a lawyer the most embarrassing profession? A new novel, The Neon Lawyer, suggests it just might be. [Guile is Good] * Even super lawyers can't stop bad press. [Law and More] * Is social media feeding the rash of graffiti in National Parks? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.30.15

* According to the Law Firm Group of Citi Private Bank's year-end predictions for the legal profession, profit growth for this year and next is once again going to be anemic. This is the "new reality for the foreseeable future." [WSJ Law Blog] * "[T]hese guerilla marketers believe they are above the law." Uh-oh! What has The Biebs done now? Pop star Justin Bieber has pissed off the San Francisco, California, legal community with sidewalk graffiti ads promoting his new album. [San Francisco Chronicle] * If you thought that the highest ranked law school in Virginia would've fared the best on the state's July 2015 administration of the bar exam, you'd be wrong. With a 93 percent passage rate, congratulations to Jerry Falwell's finest at Liberty Law! [One News Now] * Ay dios mio! Escándalo! In a recently filed lawsuit, a former faculty member at Amherst College claims that teaching assistants in her department were encouraged to "prostitute themselves" to increase enrollment in Spanish classes. [Washington Post] * "Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur..." The ear worm lullaby featured on The Big Bang Theory is now at the center of a copyright dispute, and it seems like this kitty could actually win. Showrunners probably wish they left this one in the litter box. [USA Today]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.15

* The New Jersey legislature is considering a law decriminalizing slingshots. Finally, New Jersey's leaders looked at a map and realized the word "Philadelphia" looks suspiciously like "Philistines." [NJ.com] * The case for drone-based graffiti. People have complained of drones invading the privacy of innocents for a while now and nothing's happened. Now that drones can deface corporate property, what do you bet regulation comes fast and furious. [The Legal Artist] * Over a quarter of Harvard Law grads don't practice law. [Tax Prof Blog] * Sentencing reform may be coming, but that's not going to keep private prison companies from raking in the cash. [Sentencing Law and Policy] * Professor Campos on the role of government subsidies on the rising cost of higher education. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * As a follow-up, here are even more tips for 0Ls researching law schools. [Law and More] * A legal analysis of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Apparently creating a genocidal death machine is not frowned upon as much in the Marvel Universe as it might be here. [Law and the Multiverse]

By Joe Patrice