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There are early indications that hiring at premier law firms for summer 2011 will jump -- in some cases by a lot -- after plummeting this summer, according to sources at law schools and firms. Cravath and Skadden are among the firms whose summer class for next year could grow.
The legal job market is waking from its doldrums, which may mean more opportunities to transition to new jobs, say consultants Valerie Fontaine and Roberta Kass. In this article, the first in a new series, the authors discuss the factors to consider when contemplating a move.
Check out some of the latest posts on the lawjobs.com blog, The Careerist. Little Toe Peep: Do women risk losing credibility and respect by exposing their toes in the office? And The Brits Are Still Snootier Also Is Northwestern Law School Clever or What?
In their latest column, Joel Cohen and Katherine A. Helm turn their attention to the Gulf Coast oil spill and its impact on the perennial issue of when judges should recuse or be disqualified from hearing a particular case. They conclude that, not only is it unrealistic to think we can eradicate all judicial biases, but it is also unwise. Say Cohen and Helm: We want our judges to live in the real world, so that they can bring their life experiences and common sense to the table when deciding cases.
A referee has ordered the ex-wife of Rolling Stones icon Mick Jagger to pay more than $700,000 in back rent and attorney fees to her former landlords after she lost a bitter five-year battle to keep her $4,600-a-month, rent-stabilized Park Avenue apartment. The ruling followed a 2008 decision by the New York Court of Appeals holding that Bianca Jagger and other foreign nationals in the country on tourist visas were not eligible for rent-stabilized units.
In a petition for writ of mandamus, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller has asked the state Supreme Court to vacate the public warning the State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued to her on July 16 due to her conduct in connection with the 2007 execution of convicted murderer Michael Richard. Keller alleges that the commission lacked authority under the state constitution to issue the public warning and asks the Supreme Court to dismiss all charges against her.
A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming he was roughed up during a citizen's arrest. After he allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside a van, Michael Dupree was apprehended by the owner and two others, who Dupree says pointed a gun at him, handcuffed him and kneed him in the back. Dupree is seeking $500,000 for disabilities and distress suffered during the takedown.
A Miami attorney's law license has been suspended for 60 days for disruptive and intimidating behavior in a deposition with DuPont attorneys in a Benlate damages case. The Florida Supreme Court also ordered a public reprimand, two years probation and mental health counseling for Robert Joseph Ratiner and required him to write letters of apology to people at the deposition. He must be videotaped or accompanied by co-counsel at future depositions.
A federal court has turned up its nose at an insurance company's attempt to brand as "pollution" the smells wafting from New York's famed Barney Greengrass delicatessen. The judge ruled that the insurer must defend the eatery, known as "The Sturgeon King," against claims that odors, smoke and exhaust forced a co-op owner to sell his apartment. "[W]hile the quality of the plaintiff's restaurant smells may be in the nose of the beholder, defendant's 'pollution' argument ... is malodorous to the court," he wrote.
Two law professors who researched the salience of legal research have concluded that, contrary to conventional wisdom, judges increasingly are citing law review articles in their opinions. Analyzing more than 296,000 reported federal circuit opinions filed between 1950 and 2008, David Schwartz and Lee Petherbridge found increased citation to law review articles during the past 20 years. Widespread acceptance of the idea that legal scholarship is irrelevant inspired their empirical look at the data, Schwartz said.
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