Weirdness
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Guns / Firearms, Ridiculousness, Weirdness
Shooting Yourself in the Foot > Shooting Your Mouth Off
Writers tend to use the word “literally” too much — and literally incorrectly. In this case, the word is entirely appropriate. A lawyer literally shot himself in the foot. The ABA Journal reports: An Ohio lawyer shot himself in the foot on Monday as he was retrieving his gun from a locker at the courthouse. […] -
Biglaw, Weirdness
Worst Law Firm Scam Ever?
Why do people try to scam law firms? Is it because people know firms are flush with cash, or out of some deep-seated hatred of lawyers, or because they think law firm bookkeepers are stupid (since sometimes they are)? Earlier this month, the FBI issued a warning to law firms about overseas scammers sending e-mails […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Sex, Weddings, Weirdness
Michigan Lawyer Ryan Hill Has a Funny Way of Showing 'Marriage Matters'
Michigan law firm partner Ryan Hill has a very candid biography on his non-firm website: I am a self-proclaimed family man. My wife and I have open communication about everything, whether it is small things such as who is going to take out the trash, to bigger things such as communicating our sexual desires. We’re […]
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Clerkships, Election Law, Politics, State Judges, Weirdness
Looking for a Job? Wanna Be a Minnesota Judge?Some updates in the bizarre MN judgeship situation.
Yesterday we broke the story of a strange situation concerning a Minnesota judicial race. Judge Thomas G. Armstrong (10th District Court 3), a 30-year veteran of the bench, filed to run for reelection last month. Unsurprisingly, the longtime judge was initially unopposed. Hours before the filing deadline — which fell on Tuesday, June 1, at […] -
Clerkships, Election Law, Politics, State Judges, Weirdness
Did a Minnesota judge and his law clerk attempt to collude to put a clerk on the bench?
Something odd is going on in the great state of Minnesota. The deadline for filing to run for judicial office in the North Star State was this past Tuesday, June 1, at 5 PM. Incumbent judges usually face no challengers, since it’s practically impossible to unseat an even marginally competent incumbent. One such incumbent was […] -
Breasts, Feminism, Gender, Reader Polls, Weirdness, Women's Issues
The Breast Pump for the Corporate Woman
I can’t claim to know all of the difficulties nursing mothers are up against as they try to handle their personal and professional business. But I do know that the recession has pushed “work-life” balance concerns off the front page. We’ve all heard stories about the travails of nursing mothers. Horrible stories about women who […] -
Food, Media and Journalism, Weirdness
The New York Times vs. Kashmir
As some readers know, I’ve had a dispute with the paper of record before. But this time, the Grey Lady has gone after a different Kashmir: the restaurant formerly known as the Kashmir buffet. According to Midtown Lunch, the eatery across from the NYT headquarters recently changed its name to the “Times Restaurant”: Perhaps because […] -
Lawyerly Lairs, Small Law Firms, Weirdness
The Perks of Small Law: Tuesday Masseuse and Tagging Events
While there are a few offbeat Biglaw firms out there (think Venable and rooftop bocce ball), the quirkiest firms tend to be the small ones. Childress Duffy Goldblatt is a litigation shop that does insurance recovery work. Its Chicago office just moved to a new location where it’s rolling out new perks. One quirky perk? […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Media and Journalism, Music, Nina Totenberg, Videos, Weirdness
Nina Totenberg and Her NPR Colleagues Go Gaga for Gaga
Word on the street is that President Obama is about to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. This makes sense; there are many good reasons to nominate Kagan. But what if Obama were to think outside the box in terms of SCOTUS nominations? What if he nominated, say, Lady Gaga to the […] -
Law Schools, Weirdness
Psyching Yourself Up For Final Exams A University of Oklahoma 2L Knows How To Motivate
For most of our readers, this is just a regular week. The only noteworthy event is Elie’s birthday on Monday on Sunday (Mother’s Day — we hope you’ve done your filial duty and sent a card or mailed her some home-made pancakes.) For our little law student readers, though, this is a week that may […] -
Adam Liptak, Music, Weirdness
All Rise for Air Guitar Judge Adam LiptakAnd some other legal eagles who air rock
A few weeks back, a lawyer friend invited us to attend the Air Guitar New York Championships in Brooklyn. It was described to us as “pretty rad.” We declined to attend, but in doing so, missed out on taking part in an activity that seems to be taking the legal community by storm. ESPN recently […] -
Craigslist, Weirdness
Update on the Georgetown Law Grad Who Sold his J.D. on Craigslist
What do you think the resale value on your law degree is? Earlier this year, a San Francisco lawyer put his degree up for sale on Craigslist and found out. The Georgetown grad was miserable working for a large law firm in Silicon Valley. So he quit and posted his degree in the Craigslist “For […] -
Asians, Racism, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness, Williams Mullen
Williams Mullen Gets Out of a Pickle of a Lawsuit
Or make that a cucumber of one. Remember this allegation, from the lawsuit filed by former case manager Hanh Nguyen Allgood against the prominent Richmond law firm of Williams Mullen? When the [office elevator] doors closed, [partner] Robert Eicher pretended to be sad and depressed. He asked Allgood for a hug. When she complied, he […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get…
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Biglaw, Partner Issues, Weirdness
An Exorcism at Bryan Cave?
Last month, Midwestern firm Polsinelli Shughart raided Bryan Cave. Approximately 22 attorneys from Bryan Cave’s Phoenix, D.C., and Chicago offices spread their wings and flew over to Polsinelli. The Phoenix flock was the largest, consisting of 12 partners and associates. When a big group of attorneys leave, it sometimes spooks those left behind. We hear […] -
Weirdness
Mental Health Break: The Lawyers' Coloring Book
Loyal readers of our In-House Counseling column may have have missed their little dose of psychotherapy yesterday. Will Meyerhofer, aka The People’s Therapist, is regressing this week. He’ll be back next Wednesday. You’re stuck at work, but perhaps you’d like to do a little regression too? For your infantile pleasure, we bring you an oldie […] -
Musical Chairs, Weirdness
Christopher Austin, The Two-Week Partner
Christopher Austin spent sixteen years at Ropes & Gray, the crème de la crème of Boston law firms. He was the co-head of the Technology Company and Venture Capital Practice group. So it was with some fanfare that Cooley Godward announced earlier this month that the Yale Law grad was leaving Ropes to join Cooley’s […] -
Technology, Weirdness
What Can You Do With a J.D.?
There is an excellent new product on the market. A tipster reports: A machine that turns your JD into something useful. Or, what to do with all those resumes “on file”. Or, the next cost cutting measure. So many possibilities… Remember when K&L Gates decided to go with cheap toilet paper in their office bathrooms? […] -
Career Alternatives, Job Searches, Labor / Employment, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Weirdness
How Jeff Fenster Landed on the Workers' Comp BoardOr: How to Get a Government Job
Over the weekend — yes, we often publish over the weekend, so do check in with us — we wrote about the happy story of Jeffrey Fenster. Fenster, a 29-year-old lawyer who previously worked for a short time at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, was recently selected by Governor David Paterson to serve as executive […] -
Career Alternatives, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Weirdness
Who says government jobs are impossible to get?
We’re doing a little catch-up blogging this weekend, covering some stories we meant to cover during the week but didn’t get around to hitting. E.g., the update on Loren Friedman, a former Lawyer of the Day who doctored his law school transcript. This post is a happier one. It’s about a lawyer at a big […] -
11th Circuit, Food, Jury Duty, SCOTUS, Sex, Supreme Court, Trials, Weirdness
Chocolate Penis Pokes a Hole in a Death Penalty Case
The Supreme Court handed down a tasty opinion [PDF] today. The issues at hand though make for an odd coupling: the death penalty and chocolate genitalia. In 1993, Marcus Wellons was convicted of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. The jury sentenced him to death. Apparently the case was a bonding experience for […]