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After Tuesday’s discussion, readers submitted some beautiful examples of the bureaucratic glory that is character and fitness:
On my 2003 application I reported that I had lived in one location until "June 1996" and another location starting "July 1996." I got a call saying I had failed to account for where I lived for almost two months. When I asked them what they meant, they said they were missing addresses for the period between June 2, 1996 and...
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Law Librarian Hotties: Your Female NomineesFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2007-02-28 12:16:00
Earlier this month, we began accepting nominations in Above the Law’s exciting Law Librarian Hotties Contest . We received some excellent submissions -- librarians so hot that if you saw them in the stacks, you’d drop that Am. Jur. volume on your foot.
Now it’s time to announce the nominees. We’re starting with the women; the men will follow in due course. To kick things off, we quote a librarian at the U.S. Supreme Court:
To quote President Bush, "As Sam [A...
more Skaddenfreude: Wednesday Afternoon Open ThreadFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2007-02-28 11:10:08
It’s time for a new thread on associate compensation developments, since the last thread was some time ago.
There doesn’t seem to be much to report lately. But here’s some fodder for discussion: a recent post at the WSJ Law Blog , concerning a Crain’s New York Business feature entitled "The Business of Law Report." Money quote:
Following on our “Good Time for 2Ls” post last week, there’s a story, “2nd-Tier Schools Merit a Second Look.” “With ...
more NYU Law School Administrators Impair the Student Body’s Professional DevelopmentFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2007-02-28 09:43:00
Up in Cambridge, the students of Harvard Law School are trying to get those pesky undergraduates out of Hemenway gym .
But in New York’s Greenwich Village, the students of NYU Law School have a much more welcoming attitude towards college-age youngsters. In fact, that attitude may be TOO welcoming.
Yesterday a memo went out to all NYU law students from Yvette Bravo-Weber , Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. It concerned the upcoming "Spring Fling" party, scheduled for March ...
more A Tale of Two VanessasFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2007-02-28 08:52:45
Yesterday brought some good news for Connecticut state court judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant , nominated to the federal district court for Connecticut.
From the Hartford Courant (via How Appealing ):
The influential judicial screening committee of the American Bar Association has reversed itself on the nomination of Superior Court Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to the federal bench, concluding that the judge it found not qualified a year ago is now qualified. The chairman of the ass...
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