Law School Screws Up Final Exam, Students Have To Restart Halfway Through
Remote exams get a vote of no confidence at this school.
Guy Giving Up Law School To Try Out For The Dolphins
Apparently the defensive line is a more inviting career than the defense bar.
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Non-Sequiturs: 12.07.16
* Which Biglaw giants are "committing tens of millions of dollars in free legal services" to the gun control cause? Seems like they're getting a great return on that investment... [New York Times / Dealbook] * The EU fined JPMC and two other banks $552 million for manipulating futures. As if the EU has any future now! [Courthouse News Service] * Lawsuit filed against teacher for 16-year-old bad grade that trapped lawyer in low prestige career. It's like the Plasgraf of bad life choices. [Legal Cheek] * Police called because man whistled "Closing Time." Good. [Lowering the Bar] * Celebrate the holidays with this buyer's guide for trademark disputed beer and wine! [Trademark & Copyright Law Blog] * Immigrant children need assistance coping with trauma. Pro bono lawyers can help. [Psychology Today] * A short reaction to today's piece on Tiffany Trump's law school plans -- and make sure to note the update to that story about her experience taking the LSAT. [Law and More]
Non-Sequiturs: 05.10.16
* Oxford Law students can miss classes if they find the crimes being discussed upsetting. What's happened to the legendary British stiff upper lip? [HeatStreet] * Update on the story about the lawyer who apparently lied about his mom's death to get out of court deadlines. Judge Ross didn't even need to reach the question of whether or not he lied to slap down some sanctions. [ABA Journal] * A short horror story inspired by author Timothy DeLizza's Biglaw summer experience. [Your Impossible Voice] * As we mentioned earlier today, David Boies played a hotshot lawyer on the series finale of The Good Wife. Pfft, typecasting. [The Careerist] * BYU law student says he was almost expelled for writing in support of marriage equality. [Tax Prof Blog] * Kaley Cuoco understands the value of a good lawyer. [Jezebel]
Should This Indiscreet Young Lawyer Get A Second Clifford Chance?
A young lawyer's ill-considered remarks could cause him to lose his job.
Which Law Schools’ Grads Run Biglaw? An ATL Infographic
An aquatic look at which law firms' alumni have the top spots at the largest U.S. law firms.
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Letter from London: Prison for Biglaw Partner With Fabricated Kidnapping Story
“Oh, What a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive,” said Judge Guy Anthony, quoting Sir Walter Scott’s poem Marmion, as he sentenced British Biglaw attorney Francis Bridgeman to 12 months in prison on Friday. The former Allen & Overy (A&O) and Macfarlanes partner, who had already had his membership of the latter firm's limited liability partnership terminated, then collapsed in the dock....
Letter from London: Port, Nazis, and In-House Lawyers
To qualify as a lawyer in the U.K., you first have to eat 12 dinners. Seriously. OK, it’s only barristers (British trial lawyers) who must meet this requirement. And they have to pass legal exams as well as eat. But the essence of my slightly sensationalised opening sentence is true: no dinners, no qualification. Here’s […]