The Jabot

The Tyranny Of Title IX: How The Case Of The Porn-Linking Law Professor Could Be Worse

Columnist Tamara Tabo asks: if Professor Lisa McElroy were a man, would observers be as quick to give the benefit of the doubt?

Whining Lawyer Highlights The Disrespect For Maternity Leave

That crybaby lawyer suing for benefits because a mean partner yelled at her overlooks an important point: her boss was totally right to yell at her.

A ‘Beadgate’ Update: Did Drexel Really Have To Investigate The Law Professor Who Accidentally Sent Porn To Her Students?

Here’s the argument in favor of investigating a law professor’s accidental discharge of pornography to her students.

Biglaw Mommy: Let’s Track Some Changes, Shall We?

Mommy Dear, Esq. can write column after column talking about ways to help working mothers, but if the boss doesn’t want to help, there’s not much she can do.

A Sexual Harassment Suit Against A Prominent Law Firm

Plaintiff Elina Chechelnitsky claims that the firm discriminated against women associates, by giving out work unfairly and holding an all-male golf outing.

Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Now Under Investigation

This is a bit ridiculous, isn’t it?

Biglaw Mommy: Let’s Hear It For The Dads

Flex-time for the dads? Mommy Dear is all for it. And firms should be, too, because it just might mean that a Biglaw mommy can bill more hours if someone lets dad come home once in a while.

Criminally Yours: Domestic Violence Is No Laughing Matter

No matter how high your earnings, if you get arrested for domestic violence, you’ll find yourself sitting on a bench in the front of the courtroom right next to the lowly perps with rap sheets as developed as your stock portfolio.

Biglaw Mommy: The Case for Flex-Time

Maybe we should all embrace a bit more flexibility, and cut the working moms a little slack.

Lawyer Moms Are Absolutely Terrifying

Lawyer moms are the real deal — and they’re scary.

Morning Docket: 03.23.15

* This would-be POTUS can’t jump? Ted Ruger, Penn Law’s new dean, used to hang out with Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz during law school, and he’d “like to think that [their] legal skills far exceeded [their] mediocre basketball skills.” [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Why do we still need law schools considering the crisis in the legal academy? Please allow Noah Feldman of Harvard Law — an unbiased law professor — to explain why “law school is absolutely essential — not for lawyers with clients, but for our society as a whole.” [Bloomberg View] * Apparently there’s some major drama going down with regard to which attorneys will argue the same-sex marriage cases before the Supreme Court. It seems that no one wants to give up their 15 minutes of fame before the high court. Sigh. [National Law Journal] * These days, law schools are looking at more than their applicants’ GPAs and LSAT scores. Prospective law students now need to be “well-rounded and involved.” For what it’s worth, not minding going into debt is a helpful trait, too. [Omaha World-Herald] * Another day, another gender bias lawsuit in Silicon Valley: This time around, Tina Huang, a female software engineer who used to work for Twitter, is alleging that the company’s secret promotion process bypasses women and favors men. [CNET]

The Curious Case Of Ellen Pao And The Lesson We Can Learn From It

This case is unique because it actually went to trial, so unlike mediation or a settlement, we are privy to all the salacious details.

Biglaw Mommy: Privacy Please

Biglaw, why not just let us lock our doors and keep working? We can bill and breastfeed at the same time, if only you’ll let us.

Morning Docket: 03.17.15

* A ballsy decision dripping with prestige? It seems that a few too many students at Yale Law School requested access to their student admissions evaluation records under FERPA, so instead of handing them over, Yale deleted them. [New Republic] * Here’s some good news for women attorneys visiting clients in Massachusetts jails: you’ll no longer be forced to lift up your shirt and shake out your bra if your underwire makes the metal detector go off. Instead, you’ll get felt up a pat down. [Boston Globe] * According to early data culled for the Am Law 100 rankings, from revenue to profits per partner to revenue per lawyer, Winston & Strawn posted record financial results in 2014. Perhaps the days of no-offers and layoffs are long gone for this firm. [Am Law Daily] * Just because more people took the LSAT in February, it doesn’t mean that the law school crisis is over. It does, however, mean that law school administrators may soon be wishcasting the year-over-year growth of their first-year classes. [National Law Journal] * Rahul Gupta, the graduate student who used the tried and true “my girlfriend did it” defense during his trial for the fatal stabbing of a Georgetown Law student, was convicted on first-degree murder charges yesterday. He’ll be sentenced on April 16. [WJLA]

Biglaw Mommy: Flex-Time And Fire Drills

Real fire drills will always be there, and Mommy Dear always standing ready to put out those real fires. But she’s getting burned out real quick chasing after smoke, and she have a baby to take care of, too.