Pittsburgh
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.25.21
* An ethics opinion is permitting a lawyer to practice New Jersey law remotely from his home in Florida. This is a boon to “snow birds” everywhere… [Daily Business Review]
* Van Jones claims Kim Kardashian is “going to be an unbelievable attorney.” [Yahoo News]
* A former drug dealer has been sworn in as an attorney by the same judge who told him to turn his life around. [Fox News]
* Check out this article on participation of chambers of commerce in lower court proceedings. [Juris Lab]
* A Pittsburgh strip club has filed a lawsuit alleging they should be allowed to receive COVID-19 relief money. Seems like they should be entitled to some stimulus… [CBS News]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.17
* What does Biglaw firm Cozen O’Connor share in common with Brooklyn hipsters? [Philadelphia Business Journal]
* Glenn Reynolds offers concise commentary on Comey. [Instapundit]
* “Kozinski, circuit judge, ruminating” — yeah, you know you want to click…. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* Professor Ann Althouse does not “like” punishing high school students for their Facebook activity. [Althouse]
* And Professor Orly Lobel questions the use of noncompetes, especially in terms of low-wage workers and women. [New York Times via PrawfsBlawg]
* How many Jewish justices have we had in Supreme Court history? [U.S. National Archives via How Appealing]
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Layoffs
Nationwide Layoff Watch: Attorney Jobs Slashed Due To Dismal Market
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Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Pre-Law, Rankings, Reader Polls
Happy Cities, Unhappy Law Students (And Vice Versa)?
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Craigslist, Job Searches
Collection Agency Is Just 'Fee Shopping' And Looking For Barely Competent Lawyers
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Cars, Deaths, Drinking, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
Associate Killed in Dramatic Drunken Car Crash
Last night, a dramatic scene unfolded in the parking lot of a movie theater. A suspected drunk driver allegedly took off without his headlights on, hit two police cruisers, terrified several witnesses, and then slammed his car into a tree, killing himself. The driver was a graduate of a top law school and an associate at a law firm.... -
Associate Bonus Watch 2011, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Morgan Lewis & Bucks-ius
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Job Searches, Law Schools, Paralegals, Reader Polls, Student Loans
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Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Administrative Shake-Ups At A Law School Falling in the Rankings
It’s the season for law school deans to step down. We never get to know exactly why deans step down, but when students relate stats like the one below, it certainly leaves an impression. Our tipster reports: “When she took over, [our school] was ranked tier one, around 46 or 47. Now it hovers around […] -
Biglaw, Gender, Labor / Employment, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Ex-Reed Smith Partner Drops Sex Discrimination Suit Against the Firm
Back in December, we covered a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by JoEllen Lyons Dillon, a comely corporate partner at Reed Smith, against the firm (where she still worked at the time). Dillon’s allegations were salacious. She claimed, for example, that “work was diverted … to female attorneys who were willing to engage in sexual relations […]