Shakespeare

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.11.16

* According to the latest report from the Center for the Study of the Legal Profession at the Georgetown University Law Center, in a battle of the fittest, Biglaw firms may be heading the way of the dodo bird thanks to their refusal to evolve. [DealBook / New York Times] * The members of the most prestigious sorority around -- the women leaders of America's Biglaw firms -- dine together every few months to discuss the challenges associated with being in charge in a profession that's essentially still a boys' club. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * The makeup of the Supreme Court and its justices' past, present, and future rulings continue to be a big issue on the Election 2016 campaign trail, but what really makes this a true shame is that many U.S. citizens couldn't name a single justice if they tried. [CNN] * Why do Supreme Court justices love quoting Shakespeare so much? A study conducted by Scott and Ami Dodson found that Justice Antonin Scalia quoted The Bard most often in opinions, and perhaps it's because some believe he was a lawyer himself. [Economist] * Steven Avery, the defendant profiled in Making a Murderer, has a new lawyer who hopes to prove his innocence. Kathleen Zellner joins the Midwest Innocence Project to fight for his second exoneration after an allegedly wrongful conviction. [NBC Chicago]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.15

* Is it possible to bounce back in Biglaw after a bad performance review? [Corporette] * Justice Alito takes his place with the far-right in recent anti-gay comments. [Slate] * Great tips to turn your terrible interview moments into wins. [Law and More] * Good news for law students in Louisiana. Scholarship money is up for grabs! [Harrell & Nowak] * New York Law School hosts the first annual Internet Safety Conference. [New York Law School] * Leave your legal job, refinance your loans, and become a be a full time author. Respect. [Time] * Careful what you blog or you could get suspended. [Legal Profession Blog] * The Bard comes out on top of SCOTUS citations. [ABA Journal] * The latest in legal events includes the ATL Academy for Private Practice. [Codex]

By Kathryn Rubino
Books

Non-Sequiturs: 06.11.13

* Shakespeare’s “First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” has multiple meanings. Or so say lawyers trying to lawyer their way out of being reviled. [The Read Zone] * Embracing your identity is good advice for life and career. Just note that one of those identities is as a meaningless cog in the legal machine. [Ms. JD] * Florida attorney Marshall Dore Louis sought some phone records from the government that he claims might provide an alibi for his client. The government claimed it did not have the records. Judge Robin Rosenbaum politely called bulls**t, having recently read about the government having EVERYONE’S PHONE RECORDS. [Southern District of Florida Blog] * Lisa Linsky muses about the difficulty of waiting for universal recognition of same sex marriage. [Huffington Post] * Attorney Carolyn Barnes, who landed in hot water after shooting at a census worker, has been convicted. I wonder where she’ll be residing in 7 years? [KXAN] * Albany Law School is cutting enrollment and slashing faculty appears to be next. It sucks to lose your job, but at least you’ll be able to move out of Albany. Small miracles! [The Business Review] * A review of Run, Brother, Run: A Memoir of a Murder in My Family (affiliate link), a memoir from attorney David Berg covering his career and family from arguing before the Supreme Court, to serving as legal counsel to President Carter, to the killing of his brother at the hands of Woody Harrelson’s father. [NY Times] * Three SUNY-Buffalo Law Students have a band and their cover of Icona Pop’s I Love It is trending. The Spin Wires turn the electro house number into an Offspring like rock song. Video after the jump… [BroBible]

By Joe Patrice