1. Sorry, I got high/drunk/laid last night is not a valid excuse for missing class 2. “Because I got high/drunk/laid last night, I missed class. I can’t make it to any of your office hours, so could you come in on the weekend and tell me everything I missed in class?” 3. “My other grandmother…
I’m a Lawyer, But Not Yours — So Don’t Ask
I will not do any of these things because you are not my client. And I am not your lawyer.
Virginia Updates Bar Exam Dress Code to "Hipster Fabulous"
The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners have enforced a strict dress code of “proper business attire” for applicants during test-taking, much to the chagrin of recent law-school grads used to taking exams in pajama pants and ratty sweatshirts. After years of criticism, the Board of Bar Examiners for the Commonwealth of Virginia has finally relented…
Even More Awesome Legal Parody Songs
With so many talented, about to be under-employed, law students out there, we felt it was time to create another assemblage of ridiculous legal parody songs. And so, in no particular order and with our only purpose being to share the love, we bring you even more awesome legal parody songs. Syracuse Law parody of “1985”…
Is Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane The Comeback Kid?
The word is out, and without a leak. The investigative grand jury considering whether Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane (D) should face criminal charges has said she should, according to documents released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The released documents do not, however, provide any details on the testimony the grand jury heard. The released…
Lawsuit Of The Day: These Pantyhose Did Not Give Me An Orgasm
Sometimes you have a lawsuit that is so delightful as to be almost unbelievable. Witness this lady who is very very mad her pantyhose did not give her a foot massage or an orgasm and has sued the manufacturer for false advertising. Here’s the ad for the absurdly named “Kushyfoot” nylons: There’s some groans of…
Kathleen Kane's PA Pileup: Porn, Penn State, Porous Grand Juries, and Possible Charges
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane (D) appears headed for a bad year after having endured a pretty tough 2014. A leak from an investigative grand jury investigating a grand jury leak (yes, that’s right) says the jury has recommended criminal charges against Kane. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which cited unnamed sources, the investigative grand…
Lawyers, Don't Do This: Special Just For Prosecutors Version
So you are a prosecutor. Congratulations! And you are prosecuting actual criminals who seem to have done bad things! Also congratulations! You should be very proud of yourself. What you should not do, ever, though, is do what Canyon County (Idaho) Deputy Prosecutor Erica Kallin did and decide that it would be a great idea…
This Harvard B-School Prof And Lawyer Couldn’t Be More Of A Jerk If He Tried
We know Harvard nurtures and employs nothing but the best and the brightest. Exhibit the First: one Ben Edelman, who holds not one, not two, but three degrees from Harvard (including a law degree) and teaches at his alma mater. So much Harvarding! Mr. Harvard Business School Professor Lawyer Edelman ordered some Chinese takeout a…
Smoke Gets In Your Briefs
Let’s say you have a colleague who is a bit of a heavy smoker, and said friend likes to work on her cases into the wee hours, chain-smoking Camel straights all the while. And let’s say you’re the sensitive type, so when you get the case files back, you think “sweet Jesus, did she light…
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