No Laughing Matter: Humor’s Place In Legal Pedagogy
Hopefully the lesson won't put you to sleep.
Willy Wonka’s In-House Counsel Is The Best Lawyer Parody You’ll Watch Today
This is fantastic.
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.
State Bar Leader Blasts Email To Lawyers About ‘Beautiful Tits’ — A Play In Three Acts
Emailing jokes in a professional setting can be difficult, especially when they aren't funny.
The Best Lawyer Excuses
While excuses may not work all of the time, some of the time, or even none of the time, they are endlessly entertaining.
No Bones About It
Wish bone, funny bone, backbone, essential skeletal parts for lawyers who want to have any career longevity.
Law School Is Greeting The New Trump World Order With Jokes
Well f-ing played.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
The Silver Linings Of Trump’s Victory
So if it's our new reality, maybe it's time to look for the silver linings?
You Can Use A Laugh Right Now
Take a break from the news.
How To Respond To Lawyer Jokes
Maybe, as lawyers, we take ourselves too seriously.
Friday Afternoon Fun With Instagram
Just trying to survive the afternoon.
Learning After Law School
Once you’ve got your law degree, how do you keep your professional skills up to date? Share your perspective in this brief survey, and you may be eligible to win a $250 gift card.
Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.16
* It's official: a judge has ruled Beyoncé's landmark visual album, Lemonade, did not infringe on a white dude's indie film. [Hollywood Reporter] * Tim Cook is pissed off about his Irish tax bill. [Huffington Post] * Will writing these things on legal documents get you fired? [Defenestration Magazine] * The chances of lawyers landing on their feet when they've been fired at 61. [Law and More] * Does the length of a jury's deliberation have a correlation to the verdict returned? [Versus Texas]
Old Lady Lawyer: Lawyer Jokes Are Exactly That — Jokes
Lawyer jokes are great because we need to jab a needle in the pomposity that seems to be our specialty.
Principled Premises, Platitudes, Presuppositions, Palliatives, And Post-Mortems Of Posnerian Jurisprudence
"These tweets provide unique insight into the work of the American judicial mind -- Judge Posner’s mind is quite typical."
Non-Sequiturs: 06.02.16
* If only all court filings were as easy as The Onion imagines they could be... Maybe with the next Apple update. [The Onion] * Fascinating, and maybe just a bit unsettling for those that've gotten inked: how law enforcement is using biometric technology in tattoo identification. [Electronic Frontier Foundation] * Are the members of the Supreme Court getting bored waiting for a ninth justice? [Slate] * The true story of how a small, informal lawyer listserv got recognized by the Supreme Court. [New York Personal Injury Blog] * New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, isn't mincing words when it comes to Trump University, calling it a "straight up fraud." [Huffington Post] * Don Verrilli is retiring, here's a look at the Solicitor General's role and success in generating petition grants when he (and his office) recommends them. [Empirical SCOTUS] * A Black Lives Matter activist was convicted on for "attempting to unlawfully remove a suspect from police officers" in a move some have criticized as an attempt to chill lawful protests. [Gawker]
Old Lady Lawyer: What Is An SOH?
Have a good lawyer joke? Columnist Jill Switzer would like to hear it.