Paulina Slagter

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.30.15

* In the aftermath of the Tamir Rice shooting, two Yale Law students, Marvin Brown and Olevia Boykin, have created a powerful visual project asking #isitreasonable. [Mic] * What is Amal Clooney's billing rate? Normal people may be shocked by it, but it seems well in line with Biglaw. [The Sun] * Looks like Stanford Law student Paulina Slagter has "nabbed her man" -- God, what a terrible phrase. Anyway, she reportedly got engaged to Ryan Phillippe over Christmas. [ET Online] * Hope is in short supply in the legal profession. [Law and More] * Which films were included as selections to be included in the National Film Registry? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.31.15

* Ugh, you throw one stinkin' party that infringes on the Pokemon copyright and the lawyers shut you down. Buzzkills. [Vice] * You know what Ryan Phillippe loves to do? Run around without his shirt on and talk about how his Stanford Law girlfriend is awesome. Dontcha love it when a piece of man meat has respect for the T-14? [Daily Mail] * Are you gambling in Vegas attending the ILTA conference today? Come Hear Legal Bytes play favorites of the legal industry like Old Technology Blues and Lawyers Love Lexis. [Business of Law Blog] * Just in time for OCI season -- what should you do if your Biglaw dreams go pop? [Underdawg Law] * You're not alone feeling the Biglaw burnout after a few years, but maybe technology can help? [Bloomberg BNA] * Greeeeeaaaat... Now employers can deny employees birth control for non-religious reasons. [Think Progress] * Opening lines to opinions can really set the tone. Take a look at this forceful start from an old Ninth Circuit decision. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Podcast with the curmudgeon of the legal profession, Mark Herrmann. [Hsu Untied]

By Kathryn Rubino