Law School Offers Students An Amazing Opportunity — To Bag Groceries
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More details in the departure of a prominent dean paint the picture of an overwhelmingly toxic relationship with faculty.
Your Definitive Resource On Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
Morning Docket: 12.23.14
* "Instead of ordering the Marshal to permit a desegregated Christmas party at the Court, the Court hosted no party at all." Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote in his diary of the SCOTUS Christmas party that never was due to the high court's unspoken racism. [Supreme Court Brief] * We know of at least one lawyer who may be receiving a lump of coal in her stocking. A former partner of two major New York City firms allegedly stole millions of dollars from them to live a life of luxury. We'll have more on this later today. [Bergen Record] * Since "interest in law schools [is] dwindl[ing] nationally," the easiest cost-cutting measure comes in the form of faculty buyouts at another school. Don't hate the playa, hate the game, law professors. It's a "necessary" evil these days. [The Advocate] * President Obama is going to nominate Sally Quillian Yates, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, for the position of deputy attorney general. If confirmed, there'll be two women at the top of the DOJ. Yay! [Miami Herald] * Guess who just got promoted to partner at Boies Schiller & Flexner? It's none other than Joshua Schiller, the son of the firm's cofounder and managing partner. Aww. That's the most precious thing ever. We just want to pinch his cheeks. [Am Law Daily] * Before you submit your law school applications, you should probably make sure that you've read and followed all of the instructions, because just in case you forgot, you're applying to follow instructions for a living. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
Klassy Student Posts All His Offer Letters For His Fellow Students
Joe and Elie look at a Facebook kerfuffle between a student who posted his offer letters and another who called him out as a tool.
Above The Law Helps Crowdsource A Win In Cosmo’s Bachelor Of The Year Contest
With Above the Law's help, the lone lawyer in Cosmo's Bachelor of the Year contest took home the grand prize!
Meet the Lone ‘Lawyer’ From Cosmo’s Bachelor of the Year Contest
Which gentleman was selected by Cosmo to represent lawyers nationwide in the magazine's Bachelor of the Year contest?
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Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions
We’re ready to pass judgment upon the funny videos submitted by our wonderful readers for our fourth annual Law Revue Video Contest. But first, our dishonorable mentions...